Our vision is that the UK can and must be transformed into a country where everyone can live a full life, free from poverty. In the midst of a global pandemic, we might feel further from this goal than ever, but our Christian faith drives us to believe that another world is possible.
Niall Cooper – Transformation a task for us all
Launch of ‘Guardians of Creation’ ecological project
The Diocese of Salford has launched a new research project that Bishop John Arnold hopes will spearhead the efforts of the Catholic community in England and Wales to tackle the current ecological crisis by paving the way to a sustainable, carbon neutral future.
The research team will collaborate with other dioceses, parish communities, industry experts, theologians and other groups to develop carbon accounting and environmental management tools that will lead to an implementation framework for use in other dioceses…..
For the full story please visit the CBCEW website at https://www.cbcew.org.uk/bishop-john-arnold-spearheads-catholic-efforts-to-go-carbon-neutral/
Whoever and wherever we are we have no choice but to see ourselves as only one member or one group amongst all living things in one fragile planet, and we must live and act accordingly
Read the full article here – Barbara Butler-Acting for Healing
Stations of the Cross prepared by Anne O’Connor for the season of Lent 2021
Please download and use in parishes, schools and in local justice and peace groups.
Stations of the Cross in a time of Fear and Uncertainty
For Catholic national youth charity Million Minutes, Lent 2021 marks its 10th year as a charity and ten years creating a deafening silence for overlooked young people through its sponsored silence initiative – siLENT.
Full article below
Million Minutes stands in solidarity with silenced young people in its tenth year
The next NJPN Open Networking Day will take place on Saturday 27 February from 11am – 3pm via zoom
The main speakers for the day will be:
Dr. Harriet Crabtree OBE Executive Director for the Inter Faith Network for the United Kingdom
Jon Dal Din Deacon of the Southwark Diocese and the inter-faith representative of the Focolare Zone of Western Europe.
Everyone is welcome to join us.
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A message from our Editor
Racial Justice is our lead issue this weekend, but there is also a big mixture of Actions to take part in, plus many events, including the opening of bookings for our own Annual Conference, with the theme: ‘Action for Life on Earth 2021’
We forge ahead towards our Conference with a sense of positivity that this year it will happen and we will meet again.
The next bulletin will be out in two weeks’ time and, don’t forget, if you have something you particularly want shared please send it to:
ebulletin@justice-and-peace.org.uk
Please download the latest E-Bulletin and share as widely as you can. Thank you
NJPN E-Bulletin 31 January 2021
The latest issue of the NJPN newsletter is available to read below, the issue focuses on a number of different topics,
NEW BEGINNINGS – A JOURNEY FROM LENT TO EASTER
A message from Anne O’Connor
For the past few years, I’ve produced a Lent reflection leaflet continuing a format started by Bryan Halson during our time together on the former Shrewsbury Diocesan Justice and Peace Commission. This year Lent takes on a new meaning for me following the death from natural causes of my beloved elder daughter Annie in June 2020. For Advent 2020 I put together a series of weekly reflections based on her writings as a scripture scholar, teacher, and evangelist. For Lent this year I am sharing some more of her material as we journey through Lent towards Easter.
The resource is available here – A LENTEN JOURNEY 2021 NEW BEGINNINGS
Booking forms now available for NJPN Conference 2021
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