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Realism

19th October 2020 By

What the papers said in the week ending October 17th Care: This is a week when the importance of care and the people who deliver care have come to the fore. Madeleine Bunting's articles and book … [Read more...]

Filed Under: NEWS

Chaplaincy in Care Homes

15th October 2020 By

You can now share a Sunday morning service for the Church of England Care Home Chaplaincy led on 11 October 2020 by Debbie Thrower, founder of Anna Chaplaincy.  The focus, of course, is on older … [Read more...]

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Churches are not part of the hospitality industry

14th October 2020 By

Hundreds of Church leaders have written to the political leaders of the UK nations seeking assurance that churches will not be closed again as part of any new lockdown.  The Church Times reports that … [Read more...]

Filed Under: NEWS, Speaking Out

Words of hope

12th October 2020 By

What the papers said in the week ending 10 October 2020 We have leadership and a well-grounded, compassionate message from Pope Francis. A blessed assurance rising above the frantic sound-bites and … [Read more...]

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How Churches can help older people in the pandemic

8th October 2020 By

An article our executive committee member Marion Shoard has written for The Church of England Newspaper about ways in which churches can engage with older and disabled people who are continuing to … [Read more...]

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Care for creation and each other

5th October 2020 By

What the papers said in the week ending October 3rd Celebrating Creation We are increasingly aware of environmental threats to the future of the world we have known: Governments appear to be … [Read more...]

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Conference Calls: Reports and Invitation

30th September 2020 By

We may be locked-in (sort-of) but our minds are still free to roam.  We may not be able to meet each other (much) and exchange our ideas in person.  But, we can still talk to each other and see each … [Read more...]

Filed Under: NEWS

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Speaking Out

There are some things which just have to be said.  We have to speak out because at the heart of the Christian message is our belief that God is not silent.  God has spoken through creation itself and the evolving universe; through the human story; through the dwelling of Jesus Christ in time; through the indwelling of the Holy Spirit in the Church and in each believer; through the inspiration of the scriptures; and through the wisdom and the teaching of the Church through the ages.

We use words all the time.  Words of welcome.  Words of wisdom.  Words of warmth.  Words of warning.  Words of wistfulness.  Our words are wasted if words are just words.   In the beginning was the Word.  And the Word was with God.  And the Word was God.  Through him all things came to be, not one thing had its being but through him.   The Word became flesh and dwelt among us. The Word made things happen.

As Christians, as followers of the Word, we do something about what we have heard.  Our own best words are our actions.

Please tell us what you would like us to Speak Out about by contacting:  info@ccoa.org.uk

 

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News

Struggle and strife

Forty-year high -that’s inflation, not heat

Integrity in public life

Hotair and other hazards

The Condition of the Country

Who’s afraid of older people?

Greengross and Glastonbury

Sally Greengross

Equality and Opportunities

The State of the Country and the World

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Reflect and Pray

Help me to journey beyond the familiar and into the unknown. Give me the faith to leave old ways and break fresh ground with you. Christ of the mysteries, I trust You to be stronger than each storm within me. I will trust in the darkness and know that my times, even now, are in your hand. Tune my spirit to the music of heaven, and somehow, make my obedience count for You.”

St Brendan the Navigator   484-577

Prayers and Reflections

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