Category: Christian
Don Foster endorses A Year of Service
Minister for Community Cohesion Don Foster MP made the following comments following the Bishop of Bedford, the Rt Revd Richard Atkinson's lecture earlier this week at the University of Bedfordshire: "A Year of Service is a celebration of the practical contribution that ...
Bishop says “Faith communities own traditions are the riches to tackle spiritual poverty”
The contribution of the faith communities to the common good is so great that it cannot be sidelined and doesn’t depend on numbers alone says the Bishop of Bedford, the Rt Revd Richard Atkinson, speaking ahead of the 2011 Census ...
Bishop urges Faith Communities in Bedfordshire to ‘keep the faith’ as part of A Year of Service
As part of a national initiative between faith communities and the Department for Communities and Local Government, the Bishop of Bedford, the Rt Reverend Richard Atkinson will be delivering a special Advent lecture on the theme of Spiritual Poverty on ...
Advent – Preparing for Christmas with the Saint Vincent de Paul Society
Volunteers are needed to help feed the homeless, and to prepare a St. Vincent de Paul Society shop for Christmas, sorting, decorating, and wrapping presents. The Saint Vincent de Paul Society, an international Christian charity, is dedicated to tackling poverty and disadvantage by ...
At a time when religion seems to be fuelling conflict in many parts of the world, it’s good to be able to tell a very different story here in Britain in Interfaith Week. It began a few years ago with a ...
Thanksgiving Celebration Brings Joy to Elderly
The Bedfont Church and the CSCA celebrated the Harvest Festival on Saturday 20th October 2012. The event brought many people together. Harvest is traditionally celebrated by churches and is a time when worshippers are asked to bring food to give away ...
Eric Pickles MP attends Harvest Festival Procession
The Rt Hon Eric Pickles MP led a multi-faith procession through Borough Market on Sunday 21 October to honour the Christian Harvest Festival, a time when churches celebrate the wonder and generosity of God in creation and often donate food, ...
Foodbanks Benefit from Joint Harvest – Guest Blog Post from the Faithful Neighbourhood Centre
Foodbanks across Birmingham have been receiving food collected by people from faith communities who have come together to celebrate harvest festival. Harvest is traditionally celebrated by churches and is a time when worshippers are asked to bring food to give away ...
Trussell Trust – in partnership with A Year of Service
A Year of Service is pleased to be partnering with the Trussell Trust’s Foodbank Network for Harvest festival, in particular supporting their Harvest appeal. Launched in 1997, the Trussell Trust works to empower local communities to combat poverty and exclusion in the UK ...
This year, the unique A Year of Service programme is encouraging members of different faith communities and people of no faith to come together to volunteer and help improve local neighbourhoods. In most Churches, Harvest Festival is usually celebrated only ...
