Individuals are invited to donate, and churches are invited to hold collections – see https://www.christianaid.org.uk/appeals/emergencies/gaza-appeal
Posters can be downloaded, and appeal envelopes ordered.
The Morrisons Foundation supports registered charities making a positive difference in local communities across England, Scotland, and Wales.
Grants are available for up to £10,000 for capital spend or direct project delivery.
The Morrisons Foundation prioritises applications from small charities, those with an income of less than £1m, but applications from larger charities are welcome. Click here to learn more.
In collaboration with the Methodist Church, All We Can have produced a resource to help churches explore and embody the 5 Practices of Justice from the Justice-Seeking Church report. This is not to encourage churches to start lots of new initiatives, but to help congregations ‘move the dial’ towards better ways of doing justice in what they are already doing. The sessions feature games, prayer activities, videos, and practical suggestions around the areas of Being With Not For, Humility in Community, Self-Awareness and the Use of Power, Transformation, and Prayer.
All We Can have produced downloadable Harvest Resources.
Are you looking for small group resources connecting the Christian faith and action for justice? Do you want to run sessions for your church or group this Autumn?
JPIT has different small group resources and materials available, with session plans, videos, blogs and activities. Take a look.
JPIT have produced resources for considering how change happens, and how you can campaign more effectively. There are resources for small groups, presentations, videos and blogs.
Read the Methodist blog and start thinking!
General Election 2024
On behalf of the churches that we serve, we encourage Christians in Scotland to engage actively, constructively, and charitably in the democratic process of the General Election called for 4th July 2024.
We recall, from the history of Scotland, the moment when King James VI was reminded that there are “two kingdoms”: a temporal kingdom in which he was King and a spiritual kingdom in which Christ is King. We as Christians in Scotland belong to “two kingdoms” and as such are called to participate in the shared life of the society in which we live, to seek the common good and promote a social order in which all can live together in peace.
As those who seek to follow Christ, we are called to see the image and likeness of God in each person, especially when we disagree deeply on matters which affect our common life. In an age where there is the temptation to amplify sensationalism, stimulate knee-jerk reactions, and create echo chambers, it may be that our most important contribution to public life is to model “good disagreement” in which respect and love are evident.
In closing, whilst recognising that the timing of the election and the new requirements on Voter ID may pose particular challenges, we urge all to exercise the privilege of casting a vote and, beyond the election, to pray that God will give wisdom, courage and vision to those who will assume the responsibility of government on behalf of the whole country.
We pray:
Gracious and merciful God,
Giver of life and creator of all that is:
We ask that you will hear us
As we pray for the life of our country at this time.
In all that we do, may we work for the good of our country
And of the Kingdom of your Son.
Lord, in your mercy,
Hear our prayer.
We are those who are made in your image
And we bear your image in common with all humanity.
You call us to reflect your image
And in the world in which we live:
May we treat each person with respect
And with the dignity that they are due.
Lord, in your mercy,
Hear our prayer.
In your goodness and in your providence,
You seek to provide order and good governance in our world.
In our response, you call upon us to play our part
And to participate in our common life.
May we exercise our vote wisely
And do so having sought to listen to all who seek to govern on our behalf.
Lord, in your mercy,
Hear our prayer.
Gracious and merciful God,
We return to you with a renewed sense of our calling at this time:
The calling to pray for the life of our country
And to play our part in its common life.
Grant to us wisdom and insight that we might better play our part
And, in all that we do, to be shaped by the Kingdom that is to come.
Lord, in your mercy,
Hear our prayer.
Signed:
