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| Choirs have been told they are not welcome to sing Christmas carols in areas of Parliament because it puts MPs off their lunch. Hemel Hempstead MP Mike Penning objected to the ban. The choirs come from his constituency and have entertained MPs and his staff for the past four years. | |
| Church | Evangelicals Now- August 2009 |
| Communion wine from chalices is no longer being shared among parishioners as churches battle the swine flu pandemic. Advice form the Diocese of Lichfield and the Diocese of Chester has warned spiritual leaders to stop passing around the Communion cup for parishioners to drink from. Instead the vicar, after using an alcohol hand-ash will dunk a communion wafer into the wine then hand it to the parishioner to avoid spreading disease. | |
| Church | The Sentinel- August 2009 |
| The Archbishop of Dublin has warned that the Church in Ireland must “move away from any temptation to maintain an attitude of dominance” in its relationship with the Irish State and Irish Society. Considering the changing role of the Church in Ireland in an address entitled The Irish Economy – What went wrong? How will we fix it?, Archbishop Diarmuid Martin said he was not giving “a sort of blessing to a more secular vision of Ireland” and added that “no-one wanted a Church which just gives a moral veneer to the ways of Society”. | |
| Church | The Universe- August 2009 |
| New wedding services for couples with children conceived out of wedlock are being attacked by traditionalists for betraying the Church’s teaching on sexual behaviour. Two new services allow for couples to have either their children christened while they wed, or offer a thanksgiving for the gift of a child. The Church is bowing to current trends which see 44% of children born to unmarried women. The Bishop of Wakefield, the Rt Rev Stephen Platten, chair of the Liturgical Commission said: “Baptism normally is celebrated in a Sunday act of worship – but patterns of relationship and marriage within society are presenting new opportunities for the Church. | |
| Church | Church Of England- July 2009 |
| The Bishop of Southwell and Nottingham has called on the Government to simplify the gift aid system to help charities. Bishop George Cassidy argued it was important to encourage wider take-up before the end in 2011 of transitional relief, a scheme that protects charities from the impact of the drop in the basic rate of income tax. | |
| Church | Church Of England- July 2009 |
| Pope Benedict XVI stressed the Catholic Church’s opposition to abortion and stem cell research in his first meeting with US President Barack Obama. The pope pressed the Vatican’s case with Mr Obama, who is already under fire from some conservative Catholics and Bishops in the US. The 30-minute meeting at the Vatican on July 10 was described by both sides as positive, constructive talks between two men who agree on helping the poor and pushing for peace in the Middle East, but disagree on what the Vatican considers prime ethical issues. | |
| Church | The Universe- July 2009 |
| The Church must be involved in restoring our country's values – that was the message from the Evangelical Alliance to Gordon Brown in a letter and prayer handed to Downing Street recently. As Britain reels from crises of financial and political integrity, the Alliance’s new General Director Steve Clifford has challenged the Prime Minister to invite the Church, with its expertise on values and community involvement, to contribute practically to the policy dialogue on the solutions. Clifford reminded the Prime Minister of his speech on the eve of the G20, when he said religious leaders need to provide a “shared moral sense” to help in the crisis. “You invited us then to build a new world together, and we agree with you that we need to believe in something greater than ourselves to do this,” said Clifford. | |
| Church | Keep The Faith- July 2009 |
| The Catholic Church was aware of long-term sexual abuse of children in Ireland’s church and state run institutions, a report revealed in May. The report from the Child Abuse Commission detailed sexual, physical and emotional abuse of thousands of children in the church’s care during the last 70 years. The inquiry produced specific findings against 216 church-run institutions. | |
| Church | Evangelicals Now- July 2009 |
| The majority of Christians think attendance in their own church will increase over the next 20 years. Although less optimistic about the UK Church in general, almost half nevertheless still expect to see attendance grow in that period. | |
| Church | Salvationist- June 2009 |
| More people than ever before will take up the invitation of friends and neighbours and return back to church it has been predicted. Up to half a million people have been invited to take part in back to Church Sunday by the Church of England members this year, making it one of the largest coordinated evangelism events in recent history. Every one of the church’s 44 dioceses is taking part by encouraging members to invite someone they know who used to attend church to return. In total, up to 16,000 Church of England churches will take part in Back to Church Sunday on September 27, supported by congregations from Churches Together in Scotland, the Church in Wales, Baptist, Methodist and United Reformed Churches nationwide, Elim Pentecostal churches and Anglican churches in Australia, Argentina, New Zealand and Canada. | |
| Church | The Sentinel– 13 May 2009 |
| Christians are being urged to invite people back to church in September, after a campaign last year saw congregations across the country swell by 40,000. Back to Church Sunday is an initiative to encourage churchgoers to invite someone back to church who no longer attends. Launched in 2004 by one Anglican Church in Manchester, it has since been taken up across thousands of churches. Planned for September 27th this year, it is set to be one of the largest coordinated Anglican events shared across denominations in recent history. | |
| Church | Christianity- May 2009 |
| The UK’s leading advertising watchdog is cracking down on churches that distribute “irresponsible” leaflets testifying to God’s miraculous healing power. In recent months, four churches have fallen foul of the Advertising Standards Agency (ASA) regulations after handing out printed material promoting their healing services. Despite receiving only one complaint in each case, the ASA ruled that the churches breached advertising codes by making “unverifiable” claims that might “mislead” vulnerable people into believing prayer could cure their medical conditions. | |
| Church | Christianity– June 2009 |
| A Catholic church in the Potteries is one of several places of worship to receive English Heritage and Heritage Lottery Fund grants worth millions of pounds. The grants package has been made available for essential repairs to Grade II listed places of worship across England. They will help to repair 56 historic places of worship. St Joseph’s Catholic Church in Burslem, Stoke-on-Trent, is an unusual Italianate style building (designed by JS Brocklesby in 1925) which features sanctuary and ceiling panels lavishly decorated with paintings, patterns and symbols. | |
| Church | The Universe– May 2009 |
| A County Tipperary priest has expressed sadness at the desecration of a holy well which dates back to early Christian times. Fr Pat Butler. Parish priest of Clogheen, said the damage done to Tobat Losa-Which lies on the outskirts of Cahir town at the foot of the Galtee mountains - showed a lack of respect for sacred places. | |
| Church | The Universe- 26 April 2009 |
| Figures released by Tearfund at the end of January show that one in four adults in the UK attend church at least once a year, and that (contrary to popular belief) churchgoing is not in decline. According to research carried out by the Christian relief and development agency, 12.8 million adults in the UK attend church at least once a year, of whom 7.3 million attend at least once a month. Chief Executive Matthew Frost, a member of Holy Trinity, Claygate, said: “We have noticed that in the last year, there has been a significant increase in monthly attendance, bringing the figure for autumn 2008 to 15 per cent after a number of years of reported decline. | |
| Church | The Wey - March 2009 |
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