Looking Outwards
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Altrincham, Hale and Timperley Christians Together Handing
on the Torch All
three local ecumenical bodies to which AURC belongs Christianity is the largest movement our world has ever seen. It continues to grow at an immense pace - especially in Asia (including China). Africa and Latin America. Christianity in the West struggles to grow and - perhaps - even to survive. This 5 part course considers some of the reasons for this and what it might mean for individual Christians, for churches and for Western culture, in a world of many faiths. A
Christian Country? A Secular Society? Altrincham Christians Together and Churches Together in Hale will be running discussion groups featuring the recorded voices of leading Christian thinkers. The course, written by John Young, is introduced by Former Archbishop of York, Dr David Hope. Clifford Longley, Catholic journalist and broadcaster, Rachel Lampard responsible for the Methodist Church’s engagement with political issues and 97th Archbishop of York John Sentamu contribute to the thinking. Bishop Graham Gray Archbishops’ Missioner and Leader of the Fresh Expressions team provides closing reflections. Each group will meet weekly on 5 occasions beginning in the week commencing Sunday 26th February. The Churches Together in Hale groups will meet in Peter House on Mondays 10.30 a.m. - 12.00 Noon and on Wednesdays 8.00 - 9.30 p.m. in participants’ homes. CTiH registration forms are available at AURC and should be returned to Ruth Neal by Sunday 12th February, together with payment of £5.00 for the course booklet. Churches Together in Timperley will be holding 5 joint Sunday evening Services, at 6.30 p.m., linked to the course, beginning on 26th February at Christ Church or Holy Cross Church. CTiT will also be holding simple lunches and short periods of reflection each Friday from 12.15 - 1.15 p.m. at Timperley Methodist Church. |
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MEN’S BREAKFAST
The February Meeting of the Men’s Breakfast group will take place
on Saturday February 11th (8-15 – 9-30am) when Nick Sturgeon will
give a short talk “Housing the homeless, from despair to discovery”.
Nick recently opened a 15-bed community housing project. Cost £4-00
per person. Contact Michael Moore |
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WOOD STREET MISSION Wood Street would like to thank all those members and friends who donated articles of school uniform and other items during the year. They have been helping children and families since 1869 and the children you have helped this year are :
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Churches Together in Hale - Eco Festival
Churches Together in Hale are considering the idea of an Eco Festival.
Such an event would be held at a suitable location in the Hale area,
one Saturday between 10 am and 4pm. If
you may be interested in being part of the team that puts this together,
please contact Brian Jolly or Edmund Shaw. |
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Altrincham
Interfaith Group
Altrincham
Interfaith Group AIG’s popular Annual Shared Meal will be held on the evening of Saturday 4th February 2012, 7.00 for 7.15 p.m., at Altrincham Grammar School for Boys. Christians attending are invited to contribute food for the sweet course. Tickets will be available early in the new year: Adults £8, Doubles £15, Children over 5 years £6, Families £20. For further information contact Edmund Shaw Altrincham
Interfaith Group All three local ecumenical bodies to which Altrincham United Reformed Church belongs are represented on Altrincham Interfaith Group (AIG). AIG exists to provide opportunities for people of different faiths to meet in growing understanding, friendship and co-operation. AIG has a programme of visits to places of worship of member faith groups. The places of worship visited to date are the Hindu Temple Chorlton, South Manchester Synagogue Bowdon, Altrincham Islamic Cultural Centre and Mosque Hale, Dunham Road Unitarian Chapel Altrincham, St. Vincent’s Roman Catholic Church Altrincham, St. Mary’s Church of England Bowdon, Sikh Central Gurdwara Manchester, Menorah Synagogue Sharston, Timperley Methodist Church, Zakariyya Mosque Bolton and All Saints Friary Manchester. For
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Inter
Faith Friendship Circles
Altrincham United Reformed Church is represented on Altrincham Inter Faith Group via the three local ecumenical bodies (ACT, CTiH and CTiT). Altrincham Inter Faith Group (AIG) exists to provide opportunities for people of different faiths to meet in growing understanding, friendship and co-operation. In addition to maintaining its varied and popular programme of events AIG is seeking to provide more intimate opportunities to meet by the formation of Friendship Circles. Each Friendship Circle will consist of about eight people of different faiths meeting in one another’s homes, on weekday evenings, perhaps three or four times a year. Friendship Circles will provide an environment in which friendships between local people of different faiths can develop and we can gain insights into one another’s traditions, spiritual outlooks and lifestyles. If you would like to join a Friendship Circle please contact: Revd Brian Jackson or Edmund Shaw |
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AIG
has a website providing details of its work, activities and events:
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All
three local ecumenical bodies to which Altrincham United Reformed
Church belongs are represented on Altrincham Interfaith Group (AIG).
AIG exists to provide opportunities for people of different faiths
to meet in growing understanding, friendship and co-operation.|
THE COTTAGE, Hale At
its recent forum meeting the churches of Churches Together in Hale agreed
to support the work of ‘The Cottage’ at the bowling green
in Hale. The ministers of the area are to visit regularly on a rota basis.
This is to be part of the ecumenical outreach of the churches and is seen
as a valuable way of expressing the churches’ pastoral care in the
neighbourhood. |