Monday 18 May
1843 – Disruption of the Free Church of Scotland from the Church of Scotland
1920 – Birth of Pope John Paul II (nee Karol Wojtyla)
Monday 18 May
1843 – Disruption of the Free Church of Scotland from the Church of Scotland
1920 – Birth of Pope John Paul II (nee Karol Wojtyla)
Catholic Church – Saint Eric of Sweden, Saint Dioscorus, Saint Felix of Cantalica, Saint Pope John I, Saint Venantius of Camerino
Eastern Orthodox Church – Saint Alexandra
International Museum Day
Noise Awareness Week
House of Lords: Coroners and Justice Bill – Second reading (Lord Bach)
House of Lords: Sangatte and non-European Union immigrants (Lord Naseby)
8th session of the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues, 18 – 29 May, New York City
Circle the City, Christian Aid sponsored walk around London, registration from 1pm at St Mary-le-Bow, Cheapside EC2 or All-Hallows-by-the-Tower, EC3R; Pre-walk service at 1.15pm, St Mary-le-Bow, +44 (0) 20 7620 4444 / www.christianaid.org.uk
Eurovision Aid Contest, BOND, parody campaigning stunt where countries get points based on their aid performance to mark launch of new AidWatch report, Brussels, [email protected]
Tuesday 19 May
1296 – Death of Pope Celestine V
1649 – England declared a Commonwealth by Long Parliament
Catholic Church – Saint Dunstan, Saint Peter Celestine, Saint Ives, Saint Pudentiana, Saint Maria Bernarda Butler, Saint Joaquina Vedruna de Mas, Saint Calocerus
Anglican Church – Festival of Dunstan, Archbishop of Canterbury, Restorer of Monastic Life
World Hepatitis Day
The Dynamics of Reconciliation: Building Relationships with The Other, St Ethelburgas, Johnston McMaster and Helen Gilbert, reflections on the themes of identity, collective and individual narrative, the nature of reconciliation, forgiveness, justice and truth telling from experiences of peacemaking in Northern Ireland and London, 10.30am – 4pm, 78, Bishopsgate, London EC2N 4AG, +44 (0)20 7496 1610 / [email protected]
‘Ffermio, Bwyd a Chefn Gwlad’ – Yr Her i’r Dyfodol – Ymgynghoriad gyda: Farming Food & Countryside – The Challenge for the Future, Rural Life Advisors of the Church in Wales, a Consultation with Rory O’ Sullivan Head of Country Division, Department for Rural Affairs & Heritage, Welsh Assembly Government, 10.30am – 3.30pm, Bistro Moelwyn, Blaenau Ffestiniog, [email protected]
International Development Hustings, BOND, screening of award winning film ‘Total Denial’, followed by question time with MEP candidates, 7 – 9.30 pm, AMC Cinema, 253 Deansgate, Manchester, M2 4EN, [email protected]
Wednesday 20 May
325 – the First Council of Nicaea is held
1277 – Death of Pope John XXI
Catholic Church – Saint Bernardino of Siena, Saint Lucifer, Saint Austregisilus, Saint Ivo of Chartres, Saints Abercius and Helena, Saint Baudilus, Saint Sanctan
Anglican Church – Festival of Alcuin of York, Deacon, Abbot of Tours
Launch of ‘Ancient Faith Future Mission: Fresh Expressions in the Sacramental Tradition’, Canterbury Press, a multi-authored book for London and the South East, 6.30 – 8.30pm, London Centre for Spirituality Bookshop, St Edmund the Great, Lombard St, London EC3V 9EA, [email protected]
Visionaries Working in the Margins, Wallspace, an exhibition of work by prophetic artists, 20 May – 10 June, All Hallows on the Wall, 83 London Wall, London EC2M 5ND, 020 7374 0555 / [email protected]
How Serious Are Donors About Aid Effectiveness? – the Challenges to 2010 and Beyond, UK Aid, BOND and ODI, Matthew Martin, Nick Rosevere, Ivan Lewis, Alison Evans, a discussion and UK launch of AidWatch report, 5.30 – 7pm, Overseas Development Institute, 111 Westminster Bridge Road, London SE1 7JD, +44 (0)20 7922 0300 / [email protected]
Thursday 21 May
879 – Pope John VIII blesses Croatian people, seen as international recognition of the Croatia state
1851 – Abolition of slavery in Colombia
1881 – American Red Cross founded
Catholic Church – Saint Charles-Joseph-Eugene de Mazenod
Eastern Orthodox Church – Saint Constantine, Helena, Equal-to-the-Apostl
Anglican Church – Commemoration of Helena, Protector of the Holy Places
Ascension Day
Franz Jagerstatter, Martyr for Peace, Feast Day, Pax Christi
National Day of Prayer for the Police Service
House of Lords: Investigation into violations of human rights and international law in Gaza (Baroness Tonge)
Archbishop Nichols of Birmingham succeeds Cardinal Cormac Murphy-O’Connor as Archbishop of Westminster.
International Day for Cultural Diversity For Dialogue and Development
Guardian Hay Festival, a celebration of everything from outer space to the mysteries of God, speaker include Desmond Tutu, Archbishop of Canterbury and others, 21 – 31 May, Wales, www.hayfestival.com / 0870 787 2848
Justice: Rights and Wrongs, The McDonald Centre for Theology, Ethics, and Public Life at the University of Oxford with the Kirby Laing Institute for Christian Ethics, Professor Wolterstorff, Professor Onora O’Neill, Professor Timothy Endicott, Professor Julian Rivers and others, a three-part colloquium giving theological, philosophical and legal responses to the question of justice, McDonald Centre, Christ Church, Oxford OX1 1DP, 4pm 21st May – 1pm 22nd May, [email protected] / +44 (0)1865 276219
The Common Ground of Silence, St Ethelburgas, final of three evenings of meditation hosted by Buddhist, Christian and Sufi meditation communities, 6.30pm – 8.30pm, The Tent, St Ethelburgas,78, Bishopsgate, London EC2N 4AG, +44 (0)20 7496 1610 / [email protected]
A Jazz Celebration of Ascension Day, Archbishop of York John Sentamu, Will Todd’s Mass in Blue, St Martin-in-the-Fields, Trafalgar Square, 8.00pm, event broadcast live by BBC Religion and Ethics, 020 7766 1100 / [email protected]
General Assembly, Church of Scotland, 21 – 27 May, Edinburgh, 0131 240 2204 / [email protected]
Does God do Politics?, Dialogue with Islam, Peter Hitchins, Sahib Mustaqim Bleher, Professor John White, Hamish Macdonald, a debate about how faith should be involved in politics, 6.30pm, Ebrahim Community College, 80 Greenfield Road, London E1 1EJ, [email protected]
Pause for Thought, BBC Radio 2, Terry Wogan, Archbishop of Canterbury, part of a week-long initiative called “Love Where You Live”, aiming to encourage community, 7.30 – 9.30am, www.bbc.co.uk
Friday 22 May
337 – Death of Constantine the Great
1377 – Pope Gregory XI issues five papal bulls denouncing the doctrines of John Wycliffe
1844 – Persian Propet The Bab announces his revelation, founding Babism
1848 – Abolition of Slavery in Martinique
Catholic Church – Saint Castus and Emilius, Saint Fulk, Saint Romanus of Subiaco, Saint Humilita, Saint Julia of Corsica, Saint Quiteria, Saint Rita of Cascia
World Biodiversity Day
Sustainable Events Summit, Green Business Events with Seventeen Events, Lucy Siegle, David Stubbs, Anne Hayes, Neil Grange and Alison Tickell, an opportunity to learn 50 practical ways to make your events sustainable, 020 7515 5775 / [email protected]
Pilgrimage from St Martin’s in the Fields to Canterbury Cathedral begins, Connection @ St Martin in the Field, 22 – 25 May, [email protected]
Prayer and Peace for the Holy Land, Liverpool J&P Commission with Pax Christi, Stephen Hoyland, a retreat weekend for those working in justice and peace, 6.45pm 22nd May – 3.30pm 24th May, Loyola Hall, Warrington Road, Rainhill 0151 426 4137 / [email protected]
Trade Justice, Climate Change and International Development Elections Hustings, Trade Justice Movement, World Development Movement, 7 – 9.30pm, St. John’s Church, West End of Princess St, EH2 4BJ, 0131 243 2730 / [email protected]
Saturday 23 May
1498 – Pope Alexander VI orders that Girolamo Savonarola be burned at the stake
1863 – Organisation of Seventh-day Adventist Church in Michigan
1998 – Good Friday Agreement is accepted in a referendum in Northern Ireland
World Turtle Day
Catholic Church – Saint Desiderius of Vienne, Saint Guibert
Syriac Orthodox Church – Aaron the Illustrious
Declaration of the Bab – Bah’ai
Birthday of Guru Amar Das – Sikh
Discordianism – Day of Disunity
Art Alive, Diocese of Norfolk, a weekend of events celebrating the involvement of Norfolk churches in arts and crafts, 01379 677843 / [email protected]
The Power of Love and Full Life for All: Ghanaian Conference, High Cross URC, an event focusing on racial justice and multicultural ministry, 10.30am – 12pm, High Cross URC, 020 7916 2020 / [email protected]
Practical Economics – Radical Alternatives to a Failed Economic System, Radical Routes, Paul Mason, a debate about how can we protect our remaining social and ecological resources from the convulsions of capitalism,10am – 6pm, Conway Hall, London, 0113 262 4408 / [email protected]
Developing A Contemplative Prayer Life – A Day Workshop for Beginners, Julie Dunstan, 10am – 3.30pm, St Saviour’s Priory, 18 Queensbridge Road, London, E2 8NS, [email protected]
Sunday 24 May
1218 – Fifth Crusade leaves Acre for Egypt
1621 – Formal Dissolution of the Protestant Union
1689 – English Parliament passes Act of Toleration to protect Protestants
1738 – Conversion of Wesley, celebrated as start of Methodist movement
1956 – Conclusion of the Sixth Buddhist Council on Vesak Day, celebrating 2,500 anniversary of the death of the Buddha
Catholic Church – Saint Vincent of Lerins,
Anglican Church – Festival of John and Charles Wesley, Evangelists, Hymn Writers
Eastern Orthodox Church – Saint Cyril and Methodius
Aldersgate Day – Methodism
The Big Church Day Out: an exciting new one-day event focussed on gathering the church from London and the South of England. 2:30pm -10pm; Wiston House, West Sussex; http://www.bigchurchdayout.co.uk/
Redbridge Green Fair, a biannual festival raising awareness about environmental issues, 11.30am – 7pm, Valentines Park, Ilford, [email protected]
Monday 25 May
615 – Death of Pope Boniface IV
1085 – Death of Pope Gregory VII
1261 – Death of Pope Alexander IV
1420 – Henry the Navigator appointed governor of the Order of Christ
1452 – Death of John Stafford, Archbishop of Canterbury
1521 – End of the Diet of Worms; Martin Luther declared and outlaw
Catholic Church – Saint Madeleine Sophie Barat, Pope Saint Urban I, Pope Saint Gregory VII
Towel Day, commemorating Douglas Adams
BUPA London – 10K race
Start of National Family Week: a week of events celebrating family life. For more information, visit www.nationalfamilyweek.co.uk / [email protected]
Anglican Church – Festival of The Venerable Bede, Monk at Jarrow, Scholar, Historian; Commemoration of Aldhelm, Bishop of Sherborne
Night of Exile, Exiled Writers Inc, 3pm, Bart Wolffe, Almir Koldzic, Andrea Pisac,
Fathieh Saudi and Awet Yohans, an opportunity to hear exiled writers recite excerpts from their new chap book, The Human Rights Action Centre, 17 – 25 New Inn Yard, London, EC2A 3EA, 020 8458 1910 / [email protected]
United Evangelical Mission consultation on mission theology, World Council of Churches, a bringing together of mission theologians and practitioners from UEM member churches as well as from our partner organisations CWM and CEVAA to consider the theological challenges of mission today in anticipation of Edinburgh 2010, Wuppertal, Germany, 25-31 May 2009, +41 22 791 6153 / [email protected]
Tuesday 26 May
451 – Armenians are guaranteed freedom to practice Christianity openly in the Sassanid Empire
1328 – William of Ockham and two other Franciscan leaders secretly leave Avignon, fearing a death sentence from Pope John XXII
1478 – Birth of Pope Clement VII
1538 – Calvin and his supporters exiled from Geneva
1595 – Death of Philip Neri, founder of the Congregation of the Oratory
1908 – Death of Mirza Ghulam Ahmad, founder of the Ahmadiyya movement in Islam
Catholic Church – Saint Philip Neri, Saint Bede (also venerated in Eastern Orthodox Church)
Truth and Politics, the inaugural Continuum Author Dialogue at St Mary-le-Bow, Jonathan Aitken, Peter Hitchins and Rev Canon Lucy Winkett, a series of thought-provoking lunchtime dialogues on issues of contemporary concern, 1.05pm, St Mary-le-Bow, Cheapside, London EC2V 6AU, 020 7248 5139 / [email protected]
Anglican Church – Festival of Augustine, first Archbishop of Canterbury; Commemoration of John Calvin, Reformer and Philip Neri, Founder of the Oratorians, Spiritual Guide
Pentecost Festival, Emerging Church and Share Jesus International, a dynamic Christian festival taking place in public spaces all across London, 26 – 31 May www.pentecostfestival.co.uk / 020 8781 1735
Laughter Lounge, Christian Aid at the Pentecost Festival, Jo Enright, Paul Kerensa, Tony Vino, Andy Kind, The Slug and Lettuce, 5 Chichele Street, Waterloo, SE1 7PJ, www.pentecostfestival.co.uk/
The Pray-ers Guide to London, Pentecost Festival, a series of prayer walks around the major sites of London, 9.30am Trafalgar Square / 11.10am Westminster Tube / 2pm Steps of St Paul’s / 3.10pm Steps of St Paul’s / 4.30pm Royal Opera House, www.pentecostfestival.co.uk/ / 020 8781 1735
Can a Scientist Believe in Miracles Today?, Farady Institute with the Pentecost Festival, Professor Colin Humphreys, 7.30pm, London Institute for Contemporary Christianity, St Peter’s, Vere Street, London, W1G 0DQ, 01223 740929 / [email protected]
Wednesday 27 May
1564 – Death of John Calvin
1601 – Birth of Antoine Daniel, Jesuit missionary
Roman Catholic Church – Saint Eutropius, Saint Augustine of Canterbury, Saint Julius the Veteran, Pope John I, Saint Bruno Bishop of Wurzburg
God and the Big Bang, Faraday Institute with the Pentecost Festival, Revd Dr David Wilkinson, 7.30pm, London Institute for Contemporary Christianity, St Peter’s, Vere Street, London, W1G 0DQ, 01223 740929 / [email protected]
A Cup of Tea with An MEP, Trade Justice Movement, World Development Movement Scotland, an opportunity to discuss trade justice and international development with MEP candidates, 6.30 – 9pm, Hillhead Library, Byres Road, Glasgow, G12 8AP, 07913 724 854 / [email protected]
Thursday 28 May
1533 – Thomas Cranmer declare the marriage of Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn valid
1964 – formation of the Palestinian Liberation Organisation
Catholic Church – Saint Germain of Paris, Saint William of Gellone, Saint Bernard of Menthon
Anglican Church – Commemoration of Lanfranc, Prior of Le Bec, Archbishop of Canterbury, Scholar
Creation of Evolution: Do we Have to Choose? Faraday Institute with the Pentecost Festival, Dr Dennis Alexander, 7.30pm, London Institute for Contemporary Christianity, St Peter’s, Vere Street, London, W1G 0DQ, 01223 740929 / [email protected]
Justice: What Does That Mean For You?, NESTED, Mark Perrott, a discussion about justice, 6.30pm, St Augustines Church 117 Queensgate SW7, 0789 972 3620 / [email protected]
Conservative Christian Forum Any Questions: on knife and gun crime with Pastor Nims Obunge. Conservative Campaign Headquarters, 30 Millbank, London SW1P 4DP. 020 7984 8305
Demos Security Lecture given by Professor Faisal Devji author of The Terrorist in Seach of Humanity: Militant Islam and Global Politics. The lecture will focus on the motives for new forms of militancy and argue that to the militant, victimized Muslims are more than just symbols of ethnic and religious persecution—they represent humanity’s centuries-long struggle for legitimacy and agency. 18:00 Demos, 136 Tooley St, London SE1 2TU. Contact [email protected] 020 7367 6333.
Friday 29 May
1414 – Council of Constance meets
1892 – Death of Bahá’u’lláh, Persian founder of the Bahá’í Faith
1982 – Pope John Paul II becomes the first pontiff to visit Canterbury Cathedral
Catholic Church – Blessed Adhemar, Saint Erwin, Saint Maximinus of Trier,
Eastern Orthodox Church – Saint Theodosia, Saint Alexander of Alexandria
International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers
Shavuot – Jewish festival celebrating harvest in Israel (until 30 May)
Ascension of Baha’u’llah – Bah’ai
A Time for Questions, CARE with the Pentecost Festival, an evening of discussion on topical ethical issues with MPs, peers, journalists and commentators, Central Hall, Westminster, Storey’s Gate, SW1H 9NH, 020 7233 0455 / [email protected]
Hope for Planet Earth Special with the Pentecost Festival, Sir John Houghton, an evening about the science and ethics of climate change, 7.30pm, Odeon West End, Leicester Square, 020 8781 1741
What can I do for Peace?, Fellowship of Reconciliation in Scotland Residential Conference, a discussion about how you can work for peace in everyday life, 6pm 29 May – 12.30pm 31 May, St. Drostan’s Lodge, Tarfside, Glenesk, Angus DD9 7YX, 01356 622708 / [email protected]
Living the Story, Student Christian Movement, reflecting on the Gospels and Discipleship in the context of Liberation Theology, 29 – 31 May, Ashram Community Office, 178 Abbeyfield Road, Sheffield, S4 7AY, 0114 243 6688 / www.movement.org.uk
Gaza: One Night Stand with Jeff Mirza, Families Relief, an evening of comedy to raise funds for Gaza, 7 – 10pm, Newnham Town Hall, East Ham, Greater London, E6, 0207 539 1938 / [email protected]
Saturday 30 May
1416 – Council of Constance burns Jerome of Prague for heresy
1431 – Joan of Arc burned at the stake
Catholic Church – Saint Ferdinand III of Castile, Saint Isaac the Confessor (also venerated in Eastern Orthodox Church), Saint Joan of Arc
Anglican Church – Festival of Josephine Butler, Social Reformer; Commemoration of Joan of Arc, Visionary, and Apolo Kivebulaya, Priest, Evangelist in Central Africa
Economic and Environmental Recovery: from Downturn to Steady State, Resurgence Magazine, Schumacher College, The Temenos Academy, The Medical & Scientific Network & The Gaia Foundation, Fritjof Capra, Ann Pettifor and Satish Kumar, reflections on how to create a better world that can recover from the credit crunch,. 11Am – 5pm, Cecil Sharpe House, 2 Regents Park Road , Camden , London NW1 7AY, [email protected] / 020 8809 2391
Reel Life Film Festival, Pentecost Festival, screenings of The Pirates Who Don’t Do Anything (Veggie Tales) – 2pm, Odeon, Panton Street
, 11/18 Panton Street, SW1Y 4DP; Son of Man – 6pm, Odeon, West End
, 40 Leicester Square, WC2H 7LP and Invisible Children: Discover the Unseen, a film exposing the reality of the lives of child soldiers in Uganda – 8.15pm, Odeon, West End
, 40 Leicester Square,WC2H 7LP, www.pentecostfestival.co.uk
Don’t Be A Stranger at Pentecost, Evangelical Alliance, a photo exhibition exploring migration and what it means to welcome the stranger, 5 – 10pm, The Odeon, 22-24 Leicester Square, WC2H 7JY, www.pentecostfestival.co.uk
Musical Protest at Emirates Embassy, East London Against the Arms Fair, 2pm, 48 Princes Gate, London, SW7 2QA, [email protected] / 0751 379 2705
Quaker Concern for Animals AGM, John Webster, Peter Tatchell, the former will speak from 12pm about Right Thought and Right Action: Farm Animal Welfare; the latter will speak from 2pm about how to End Cruelty to Humans and Other Animals, Friends’ House, Euston Road, London, www.quaker-animals.org.uk
Voices from the Edge, Housing Justice, a moving play written for Poverty and Homelessness Action Week 2009 about the impact of homelessness, staged as part of the Pentecost Festival, 6 – 8pm, Bloomsbury Baptist Church, 235 Shaftesbury Avenue WC2H 8EP, 020 7723 7273 / [email protected]
Money? Let’s Talk, Pentecost Festival, Chris Tapp, Jonathan Preston, theological perspectives on how to break the taboos of money in the church and reflections on what the Church can do to help those struggling with debt, 2-5pm, Church.co.uk, 1a Kennington Road, London SE1 7QP, www.eauk.org/lifebeyonddebt
Sunday 31 May
1857 – Birth of Pope Pius XI
1966 – Buddhist Nguyen Thi Can burns herself in protest against the South Vietnamese regime
Catholic Church – Saint Petronilla
Anglican Church – Festival of the Visit of the Blessed Virgin Mary to Elizabeth
Pentecost Sunday
Syaday – Discordianism
World Communications Day (Vatican)-
Global Day of Prayer
Edinburgh Marathon
Start of the Week of Prayer for Parliament (until 6 June)
Service of Repentence and Prayer, Bishop of Norwich, 6.30pm, Norwich Cathedral,
www.networknorwich.co.uk
A number of churches around London celebrate Pentecost Sunday as part of the Pentecost Festival, www.pentecostfestival.co.uk
Monday 1 June
1637 – Birth of Jacques Marquette, Jesuit missionary and explorer
1660 – Mary Dyer is hanged for defying a law banning Quakers from Massachusetts Bay Colony
1679 – Scottish Covenanters defeat John Graham at the Battle of Drumclog
1830 – Sahajanand Swami, a Hindu figure believed to be an incarnation of god, dies
1846 – Death of Pope Gregory XVI
Catholic Church – Saint Justin Martyr (also venerated in Eastern Orthodox Church), Saint Crescentinus, Saint Ronan the Silent, Saint Fortunatus of Spoleto, Saint Paula
Anglican Church – Festival of Justin, Martyr at Rome
International Children’s Day
Start of Everyman Male Cancer Awareness month
Volunteers’ Week
UN summit on the Financial Crisis, 1 – 3 June, New York
Present and Engaged: the Witness of Congregations in Multi-Faith Contexts, Contextual Theology Centre, Rowan Williams, a discussion about characteristic practices of Christian congregations and the distinctive opportunities and challenges of multi Faith context, 9.30am – 4 pm, The Contextual Theology Centre
The Royal Foundation of St Katharine, 2 Butcher Row, London E14 8DS, 020 7780 1600 / [email protected]
Tuesday 2 June
1098 – First siege of Antioch ends as crusaders take the city
1535 – Birth of Pope Leo XI
1615 – First Recollet missionaries arrive in Quebec from Rouen
1835 – Birth of Pope Pius X
1979 – Pope John Paul II visits his native Poland, becoming the first Pope ever to visit a communist country
Catholic Church – Saint Elmo, Pope Saint Eugene I, Saint Blandina (also venerated in Orthodox Church), Saint Felix of Nicosia
Greek Orthodox Church – commemoration of Saint Nicephorus
Coronation Day
Wednesday 3 June
1140 – French scholar Peter Abelard is found guilty of heresy
1620 – construction of the oldest stone church in French North America begins in Quebec
1658 – Pope Alexander VII appoints Francois de Laval vicar apostolic in New France
1819 – Birth of Anton Anderledy, Swiss Superior General of the Society of Jesus
1963 – Death of Pope John XXIII
Catholic Church – Saint Charles Lwanga and Companions: Martyrs of Uganda, Saint Kevin of Glendalough (also venerated in Eastern Orthodox Church), Saint Clotilde, Blessed Pope John XXIII, Saint Ovidius
Anglican Church – Commemoration of The Martyrs of Uganda, 1885-7 and 1977
Fifth of The Ebor Lectures on Theology and Public Life in 2009, organised by York Minster, York St John University, The York Institute for Community Theology, The Carmelites and The Churches Regional Commission for Yorkshire and the Humber.
The Science of Climate Change, Professor Nicholas Owens, 7.00pm, York St John University, [email protected]
City of Sanctuary National Conference, Church Action on Poverty, a day conference about how your city can build a sanctuary initiative for refugees, 11am – 4.30pm, Sheffield, [email protected]
Meeting and Dialogue Tools, first of Interfaith Leadership and Facilitation Skills, St Ethelburgas, Justine Huxley, a five-week course offering a tool kit of simple but transformative aproaches to creating and facilitating productive group conversations, 6.30pm, 3, 10, 17 & 24 June and 1 July, 78, Bishopsgate, London EC2N 4AG, +44 (0)20 7496 1610 / [email protected]
Refreshing the Vision, Rural Evangelism Network, an opportunity to explore rural evangelism, 10am – 4pm, International Mission Centre, Birmingham, 01858 414930 / www.ruralmissions.org.uk
Homelessness: On the Road to Theology, Housing Justice, Alison Gelder, Heythrop College, University of London, Kensington Square, London W8 5HQ, 020 7795 6600
/ [email protected]
Challenging the politics of ‘Us’ and ‘Them’: A Joseph Rowntree Foundation sponsored event critiquing the community cohesion policy of the Labour government and assessing its impact on black and minority ethnic communities and civil liberties in the UK. Shami Chakrabarti, Director of Liberty and Karen Chouhan, Director of Equanomics UK. 10:00 – 16L00 The Midpoint Suite, Agrah Building, Midpoint Thornbury, Bradford BD3 7AY. Contact Ruth McConnell 01904 615988.
Thursday 4 June
1663 – Death of William Juxon, Archbishop of Canterbury
1913 – Death of Emily Davison, suffragette
Catholic Church – Saint Francis Caracciolo, Saint Petroc of Cornwall, Saint Quirinus of Sescia, Saint Saturnina
Anglican Church – Commemoration of Petroc, Abbot of Padstow, 6th century
EU Elections 2009
World Week for Peace in Palestine and Israel, World Council of Churches, 4 – 10 June, +41 22 791 6153 / [email protected]
Shari’a and Secular Democracy: Is Islamic Law compatible with the European Convention on Human Rights?, Islam in English Law series (see also 8 July), Temple Church, Professor Mashood Baderin, Professor Dominic McGoldrick, a formal dialogue followed by an opportunity for questions, 5.30 – 7pm, Temple Church, off Fleet Street, London EC4Y 7BB +44 (0) 207 353 8559 / [email protected]
Housing Justice – the Changing Face of Britain, Diocesan Justice and Peace Commission Speaker Meeting, Alastair Murray, an event to celebrate 25 years of Catholic Association for Racial Justice, 7.30pm, St Barnabas Hall, North Circus Street NG1 5AE, 01332 292836 / [email protected]
Friday 5 June
70 – Titus breaches the middle wall of Jerusalem in the Siege of Jerusalem
1493 – Birth of Justus Jonas, German reformer
1851 – Harriet Beecher Stowe’s anti-slavery serial Uncle Tom’s Cabin starts a ten-month run in the National Era abolitionist newspaper
Catholic Church – Saint Boniface
Anglican Church – Festival of Boniface (Wynfrith) of Crediton, Bishop, Apostle of Germany, Martyr
Baha’i Faith – Feast of Nur (lights)
World Environment Day
Thinking Nonviolently, Woodbrooke Study Centre, John Lampen, Diana Lampen and Georgeanne Lamont, reflections on how to create a more peaceful world, Woodbrooke Study Centre, 1046 Bristol Road, Birmingham B29 6LJ, +44 (0)121 472 5171 / [email protected]
Writing society’s wrongs, The Association of Christian Writers’ conference, Joel Edwards, Jackie Stead and Judy Waite, a conference looking at how Christian writers can make a difference to society, 5 – 7 June, High Leigh, Hoddesdon, Herts EN11 8SG, 01708 750984 / [email protected] .
British Humanist Association hosts General Assemblies of the European Humanist Federation (EHF) and the International Humanist and Ethical Union (IHEU) in central London, 5 – 10 June, www.humanism.org.uk / 020 7079 3584
Saturday 6 June
1844 – Young Men’s Christian Association is founded in London
2007 – a German man jumps onto the Popemobile in the Vatican City, a possible assassination attempt on Pope Benedict XVI
Catholic Church – Saint Claudius, Saint Marcellin Champagnat, Saint Norbert of Xanten,
Anglican Church – Commemoration of Ini Kopuria, Founder of the Melanesian Brotherhood, 1945
World Weekend of Prayer for Children at Risk, www.viva.org
Churches Refugee Network Conference 2009, Holy Apostles’ Church, Pimlico, London, details to follow.
Darwin, Humanism and Science, British Humanist Association, Richard Dawkins and A C Grayling, 10am – 5pm, a special conference in celebration of Darwin, Conway Hall, Red Lion Square, London WC1R 4RL, [email protected] / 020 7079 3584
MPower, Mercy Ministries, training workshop equipping the church to reach the broken, All Saints, Marple, Stockport, www.mercyministries.co.uk
Association Money Advice Day, Mission Department of the Baptist Union, Stewardship and Money Community Advice, equipping churches to cope with the recession, 2 – 3.15pm, Loughton Baptist Church, Milton Keynes, 01462 442548 / [email protected]
Bede’s Way Walk, Christian Aid, Bishop Tom Wright, a fundraising event along the 12-mile trail walked by seventh century pilgrims, 10am – 4pm, beginning at St Peter’s Monkwearmouth and ending at St Paul’s, Jarrow with a short celebratory service, [email protected] / 0191 228 0115
Asian Christian Conference, URC, a racial justice and multicultural mission event, 10.30am – 12pm, Asian URC, Slough, 020 7916 2020 / [email protected]
Churches’ Refugee Network Annual Conference 2009, Holy Apostles’ Church, Pimlico, London – more information to follow
Women’s Spirituality and Peacemaking, St Ethelburgas, Heather Mullin, Sr. Gemma Simmonds, Sally Barraud and Helen Gilbert, join a group of women from different backgrounds and traditions to share wisdom and experience about how feminine spirituality can be a distinctive resource for peacemaking, 11am – 4pm, 78, Bishopsgate, London EC2N 4AG, +44 (0)20 7496 1610 / [email protected]
Autism, the Church and the Community, Ely Diocesan Board for Church in Society, Simon Baron-Cohen, Dr David Thomson, Dr Jeremy Morris, Yvonne Quirk, an opportunity to explore how church can be more accessible for those with Autism and Asperger’s Syndrome 10am – 3.30pm, St Andrew’s Church, Histon, Cambridge, [email protected] / 01353 652701
Go Green Ambleside, a weekend of green activities for all the family, 6 – 7 June, Ambleside, Rydal, Grasmere and Langdale, www.christian-ecology.org.uk
World Development Movement London Campaigner Convention, WDM, Andrew Simms, Emily Thornberry MP, Nicola Bullard, Paul Chatterton, a discussion about just and sustainable solutions to the financial and climate crises, 10am – 5pm, The Resource Centre, 356 Holloway Road, London N7 6PA, 0207 820 4900 / [email protected]
From Asylum…to Sanctuary, Churches’ Refugee Network, Migrants’ Resource Centre, a chance to find out about new ideas for helping refugees and how to develop good practice, Holy Apostles Hall, Cumberland Street, Pimlico, London SW1V 4LY, 020 7916 8632 / [email protected]
Sunday 7 June
1711 – Death of Henry Dodwell, Irish theologian
1893 – Ghandi’s first act of civil disobedience in non-violent protest
Catholic Church – Saint Colman of Dromore, Saint Robert of Newminster
Trinity Sunday
Environment Sunday
Water for Life, Environment Agency and Birmingham City Council, a celebration of water and the important part it plays in our lives, 11am – 5pm, Cannon Hill Park, Edgbaston, Birmingham, 0114 263 6421/ [email protected]
Beginning of Week of prayer for parliament and Government (ends 12th of June) organised by Christians in Parliament www.christiansinparliament.org.uk
The Christian Socialist Movement will organise daily prayer walks starting at 10:30am from the Wilberforce Monument in Victoria Gardens.
Monday 8 June
632 – Death of Prophet Muhammad
1191 – Richard I arrives in Acre beginning his crusade
1405 – Richard le Scrope, Archbishop of York, and Thomas Mowbray, Earl of Norfolk are executed in York on orders of Henry IV
1859 – Birth of Smith Wigglesworth
1992 – First World Ocean Day celebrated
Catholic Church – Saint Medard
Start of Down’s Syndrome Awareness Week
Start of Carers’ Week
World Oceans Day
Anglican Church – Festival of Thomas Ken, Bishop of Bath and Wells, Nonjuror, Hymn Writer, 1711
Tibet Week, St Ethelburga’s, the Tibetan monks of Tashi Lhunpo monastery (exiled in Karnataka) will create a sand mandala throughout the week.
Issues of peace and reconciliation in Tibet will be explored through talks, reflections and music around the mandala, 8 – 12 June, St Ethelburgas, 78, Bishopsgate, London EC2N 4AG, +44 (0)20 7496 1610 / [email protected]
CAAT Christian Network Day of Prayer, focusing on ending arms trade with Israel, +44-(0)20 7281 0297 / [email protected]
Tuesday 9 June
1508 – Birth of Primoz Trubar, Slovenian Protestant Reformer
1717 – Death of Jeanne Marie Bouvier de la Motte Guyon, French Mystic
1834 – Death of William Carey, English minister and missionary
1856 – 500 Mormons leave Iowa City for Salt Lake City
1978 – Church of the Latter Day Saints opens its membership to “all worthy men”, ending policy excluding black men
Catholic Church – Saint Columba, Saint Ephrem, Saint Primus and Felicianu
Anglican Church – Festival of Columba, Abbot of Iona, Missionary, 597; Commemoration of Ephrem of Syria, Deacon, Hymn Writer, Teacher of the Faith, 373
The Ethics and Politics of Climate Change, Bishop George Browning, a discussion about the issues surrounding climate change and how we can respond, 10am – 4pm 9 &10 June, Hilfield Friary, Dochester, DT2 7BE, 01300 341741 / [email protected]
Violence and Religion, St Ethelburgas, Shaunaka Rishi Das and Dr Keith Hebdon, a discussion about different faith traditions teach us about how to respond to violence in our modern world and how we negotiate the apparent paradoxes within these teachings, focusing on Judaism, Christianity, Hinduism and the Dalits, 10.30am – 3.30pm, 78, Bishopsgate, London EC2N 4AG, +44 (0)20 7496 1610 / [email protected]
Fresh Expression of God: the God Who Runs Up the Road to Meet Us and Then…’a Hugh Price Hughes Lecture 2009, Trevor Dennis, 7.30pm, Hinde Street Methodist Church, London, W1, 020 7487 3965 / [email protected]
Wednesday 10 June
1539 – Third Council of Trent delayed by Pope Paul III because of travelling difficulties due to war
1637 – Birth of Jacques Marquette, Jesuit Missionary
1925 – inaugural service for the United Church of Canada held in Toronto Arena
1949 – Birth of John Sentamu, Archbishop of York
2001 – Pope John Paul II canonises Lebanon’s first female saint, Saint Rafqa
Catholic Church – Blessed Getulius, Amancius and Cerealus, Saint Landry, Saint Margaret, Saint Olivia
Inclusivity and Participation, second of Interfaith Leadership and Facilitation Skills, St Ethelburgas, Justine Huxley, a five-week course offering a tool kit of simple but transformative aproaches to creating and facilitating productive group conversations, 6.30pm, 3, 10, 17 & 24 June and 1 July, 78, Bishopsgate, London EC2N 4AG, +44 (0)20 7496 1610 / [email protected]
An Evening with Tony Campolo, Premier Christian Radio, Methodist Central Hall, Westminster, Andy Flannagan, Tony Campolo, why Christians should work together to show Christ’s love to their communities, 7 – 9.30pm, Methodist Central Hall, Westminster, Storey’s Gate, London SW1H 9NH, [email protected] / 020 7654 3809
Thursday 11 June
1911 – Death of James Curtis Hepburn, missionary
1963 – Buddhist monk Thich Quang Duc burns himself in protest against the lack of religious freedom in South Vietnam.
1970 – Death of Frank Laubach, Christian Missionary
Catholic Church – Saint Barnabas (also venerated in Orthodox church), Corpus Christi Feast
Credit Crunch, Thornbury Churches Together, an open discussion with representatives from politics and business about the impact of the credit crunch, 01454 413209 / [email protected]
Anglican Church – Festival of Barnabas the Apostle
Friday 12 June
816 – Death of Pope Leo III
1020 – Death of Lyfing, Archbishop of Canterbury
1776 – Virginia Declaration of Rights adopted
1964 – Mandela sentenced to life in prison
1979 – Adrian Rogers elected president of the Southern Baptist Convention
Catholic Church – Saint Onuphrius (also venerated in Orthodox churches), Saint Eskil, Saint John of Sahgun, Saint Nazarius and Nabor, Saint Ternan
World Music: The monks of Tashi Lhunpo Monastery (Tibet/India), an evening of traditional Tibetan chanting and ritual dancing to mark the destruction of the sand mandala which the monks have created in St Ethelburgas this week, 7pm, +44 (0)20 7496 1610 / [email protected]
Saturday 13 June
1231 – Death of Antony of Padua, Portguese Saint
1525 – Martin Luther marries Katharina von Bora, against Catholic Priesthood laws
1798 – Foundation of Mission San Luis Rey de Francia
Catholic Church – Saint Antony, Saint Cetteus
First National Christian Cricket Festival takes place in Keynsham, 13 – 14 July, 07885 778501 / [email protected]
Borders and Beyond: Barriers to Migration, Their Abolition and the Role of Researchers, Society for the Abolition of Migration Control, a conference about the impact of research on migration, University of Oxford, [email protected]
Musical Protest at Emirates Embassy, East London Against the Arms Fair, 2pm, 48 Princes Gate, London, SW7 2QA, [email protected] / 0751 379 2705
Special Needs Training Day, New Wine, equipping the Church to care for those with special needs, 9.30am – 4pm, All Saints Marple, Stockport, 020 8567 6717 / [email protected]
Sunday 14 June
1381 – Death of Simon Sudbury, Archbishop of Canterbury
1907 – Norway adopts female suffrage
1950 – Birth of Rowan Williams, fourth Archbishop of Canterbury
1982 – End of the Falklands War
Catholic Church – Saint Elisha, Corpus Christi Day (Catholic Church in England and Wales)
Anglican Church – Commemoration of Richard Baxter, Puritan Divine, 1691
Orthodox Churches – All Saints Day
World Blood Donor Day
CAAT Christian Network Day of Prayer
Stop Week begins, CAAT, a week-long campaign that aims to undermine the Government support for the DSEi, the largest arms trade fair, which is coming to England from 8 – 11 September, 14 – 21 June, [email protected] / 07990 673 232
Monday 15 June
1389 – Death of Prince Lazar, Serbian Orthodox Saint
1520 – Pope Leo X threatens to excommunicate Martin Luther with Papal bull Exsurge Domine
Catholic Church – Saint Vitus, Saint Landelin, Saint Edburga of Winchester, Saint Germaine Cousin
Anglican Church – Commemoration of Evelyn Underhill, Spiritual Writer, 1941
Eastern Orthodox – Saint Augustine of Hippo, Saint Vitus
Start of Refugee Week (www.refugeeweek.org.uk)
Launch of Refugee Week Scotland, Scottish Refugee Council, a celebration of the contribution of refugees to the community, 6pm – 12 am, Tron Theatre, 63 Trongate, Glasgow, 0141 248 9779 / www.refugeeweek.org.uk
Prayer and Prophecy: The Essential Kenneth Leech, Contextual Theology Centre, MB Reckitt Trust and Just Communities Partnership, Kenneth Leech, Angus Ritchie, David Patson, Vincent Rougeau and others, a study afternoon and evening celebration to mark the official launch of a reader of Ken Leech’s work, 1 – 6.30pm three dialogues on Foundations, Ministry on the Margins and Spiritual Theology, 7.30pm book launch, sung Eucharist and reception, The Royal Foundation of St. Katharine, London, E14 8DS, [email protected]
Church and State in 21st Century Britain: the Future of Church Establishment, Bob Morris, William Fittall, the launch of a new Constitution Unit book on the future of Church and state which aims to map the current interactions between Church and state in an increasingly pluralised society and present a range of options for change for discussion, 1pm, +44 (0)207 679 4977 / [email protected]
Tuesday 16 June
1216 – Death of Pope Innocent III
1846 – Papal conclave ends and Pope Pius IX begins what would be the longest Papacy
1971 – University Tests Act allows Oxford, Cambridge and Durham students to enter the university without sitting a religious exam
1915 – Foundation of British Women’s Institute
1955 – Pope Pius XII excommunicate Juan Peron
Catholic Church – Saint Benno, Saint Lutgardis
Anglican Church – Festival of Richard, Bishop of Chichester, 1253
16; Commemoration of Joseph Butler, Bishop of Durham, Philosopher, 1752
Sikhs – Martyrdom of Guru Arjan and remembrance of all Sikhs who have suffered
Conversations of the Soul, St Ethelburgas, a series of semi-structured one-to-one conversations between people of different faiths in the Lambeth and Southwark areas, also 16 June, 78, Bishopsgate, London EC2N 4AG / +44 (0)20 7496 1610 / [email protected]
Wednesday 17 June
900 – Fulk the Venerable, Archbishop of Rheims assassinated by Baldwin II of Flanders
1603 – Birth of Joseph Cupertino, Italian Saint
1839 – Roman Catholics given the right to worship in the Hawaiian Islands
1918 – Birth of Ajahn Chah, Buddhist meditation master
2001 – Death of Cardinal Winning, leader of Catholic Church in Scotland
Catholic Church – Saint Albert Chmielowski, Saint Gondulphus of Tonger, Saint Herve, patron of the blind, Saint Rainerius, Saint Botolph
Eastern Orthodox – Hypatius of Bithynia
Anglican Church – Commemoration of Samuel and Henrietta Barnett, Social Reformers, 1913 and 1936
Food Security: A Justice Issue?, third lecture in the JustShare series on Christian and Political Thought, Revd Professor Tim Gorringe, 6.05 – 7.05pm, St Mary-le-Bow, Cheapside EC2V 6AU, Rachel Lindley, [email protected]
The Essence of Dialogue, third of Interfaith Leadership and Facilitation Skills, St Ethelburgas, Justine Huxley, a five-week course offering a tool kit of simple but transformative aproaches to creating and facilitating productive group conversations, 6.30pm, 3, 10, 17 & 24 June and 1 July, 78, Bishopsgate, London EC2N 4AG, +44 (0)20 7496 1610 / [email protected]
In Communion with Creation, CAFOD and The Sisters of St Joseph of Peace, Susy Brouard, a day of reflection on creation and the environment in the light of our faith, 11am – 3pm, Rearsby Convent, Station Road, Rearsby, 01664 424346 / [email protected]
Refugee Week Parliamentary Reception, Scottish Refugee Council, Bill Butler, stakeholders come together for discussion and performances from refugee artists, 6pm – 12am, Committee Room 1, Scottish Parliament, Edinburgh, 0141-2489799 / www.refugeeweek.org.uk
Thursday 18 June
1178 – Five Canterbury monks see what was possibly the Giordano Bruno Crater being formed
1788 – Death of Adam Gib, Scottish religious leader
Catholic Church – Saint Leontius, Hypatius and Theodulus, Saint Elizabeth of Schonau
Anglican Church – Commemoration of Bernard Mizeki, Apostle of the MaShona, Martyr, 1896
Responding To Homelessness: The Church’s Role, Housing Justice National Conference, a chance to think about what the church can do to address homelessness, 9.30am – 4 pm, St Paul’s Robert Adam Street London W1U 3HW, 020 7723 7273 / [email protected]
The Future of the UK Third Sector – Proving “Public Benefit”, Westminster Legal Policy Forum Keynote Seminar, Helen Stephenson, Simon Blake, Claire Cooper, a discussion about the new challenges facing charitable organisations, particularly the Charity Commission’s requirement of proof of “public benefit”, 9am – 1pm, Central London, 01276 489144 / www.westminsterlegalpolicyforum.co.uk
Towards Conflict: Skills for Disagreeing Agreeably, St Ethelburgas, Helen Gilbert and Justin Welby, a workshop exploring how embracing certain types of conflict can open space for positive change, 10.30am – 4pm, 78, Bishopsgate, London EC2N 4AG, +44 (0)20 7496 1610 / [email protected]
Friday 19 June
1269 – King Louis IX orders that all Jews found without identifying badge be fined
1595 – Birth of fifth guru, Guru Har Gobind
1770 – Emmaunel Swedenborg reports the completion of the second coming of Christ in True Christian Religion
1910 – First Fathers’ Day celebrated in Washington
1982 – David S Dodge is kidnapped in one of Hezbollah’s first militant attacks
Catholic Church – Blessed Thomas Woodhouse, Saint Romuald, Saint Juliana Falconieri, Saint Gervasius and Protasius
Anglican Church – Commemoration of Sundar Singh of India, Sadhu (holy man), Evangelist, Teacher of the Faith, 1929
Student Christian Movement Summer Gathering and AGM 2009, a chance to reflect on the past year and network with other students, 19 – 21 June, All Hallows Church, Leeds, 0121 200 3355 / [email protected]
A conference to mark the centenary of the death of one of the most remarkable Jesuits ever produced by the English Province, as it then was, will be held at Heythrop College on 19 and 20 June this year. George Tyrrell was born in Dublin in 1861, in many ways a typical product of the Anglo-Irish Protestant ascendency. He converted to Catholicism and joined the Jesuits in London in September 1880. www.jesuit.org.uk/latest/090205A.htm
Saturday 20 June
1723 – Birth of Theophilus Lindsey, English theologian
1940 – Birth of Eugen Drewermann, German theologian
Catholic Church – Saint Adalbert, Archbishop of Madgeburg, Saint Bagne
World Refugee Day
Spirituality and Addiction, St Marylebone’s, Revd Nicholas Roberts, an introduction to the spiritual and religious dimensions of addiction and methods of treatment for people with dependency problems, 11am – 3.30pm, St Marylebone Parish Church, 17 Marylebone Road, London NW1 5LT, 020 7563 1389 / [email protected]
FOSIS Annual Conference 2009, a chance for Muslim students to reflect on issues challenging Islam in the contemporary world, Shaykh Riyadh ul Haq, Shaykh Haitham al-Haddad and Shaykh Ahmed Babikr, 10am, University of Leicester, 0208 452 4493 / [email protected]
Sunday 21 June
1002 – Birth of Pope Leo IX
1591 – Death of Aloysius Gonzaga, Italian Saint
1892 – Birth of Reinhold Niebuhr, Protestant Theologian
Catholic Church – Saint Aloysius Gonzaga, Saint Engelmund of Velsen, Saint Martin of Tongeren
Fathers’ Day
Summer Solstice – Pagan
2nd Annual Humanist Boule Day
National Insect Week
STAR festival (Sunderland Together Against Racism), an opportunity for young people to display work produced at anti-racism workshops and celebrate diversity, 11am – 4pm, Raich Carter Sports Centre , Commercial Road, Hendon, 01912578519
Environment Service, Norman Crowson, a service with Creation Communion, St John`s Anglican Church Ben Rhydding, near Ilkley, 01535-652915 / [email protected]
Monday 22 June
1276 – Death of Pope Innocent V
1633 – The Holy Office in Rome forces Galileo to recant his theory that the Sun, not the Earth, is at the centre of the Universe
1680 – Birth of Ebenezer Erskine, Scottish religious dissenter
1714 – Death of Matthew Henry, English non-conformist minister and theologian
Catholic Church – Saint Alban, Saint John Fisher, Saint Paulinus of Nola, Saint Thomas More
Anglican Church – Festival of Alban, first Martyr of Britain, c.250
Tuesday 23 June
1707 – Death of John Mill, English theologian
1958 – Dutch Reformed Church accepts women ministers
1958 – a fire at Our Lady of the Angels School, Chicago, kills 92 children and 3 nuns
1983 – Pope John Paul II meets banned union’s leader, Walesa
Catholic Church – Saint Etheldreda, Saint Lietbertus of Brakel, Blessed Mary of Oignies
Anglican Church – Festival of Etheldreda, Abbess of Ely, c.67
Depression – A Way Forward, The Royal Society of Medicine, Dr David Misselbrook, Revd John Lee, Revd Dr Chris MacKenna and others, an exploration of how doctors and clergy think about depression and what they could learn from each other, 9.30am – 5pm, Wren Conference Suite, St. Paul’s Cathedral, London, EC4M 8AD, +44 (0) 20 7290 2900 / [email protected]
Wednesday 24 June
1386 – Birth of Giovanni da Capistrano, Italian Saint
1519 – Birth of Theodore Beza, French theologian
1542 – Birth of St John of the Cross
1546 – Birth of Robert Parsons, English Jesuit
1535 – Anabaptist state of Munster is conquered and disbanded
1717 – Foundation of the first Masonic Grand Lodge, London
1748 – John and Charles Wesley open Kingswood School, Bristol
Catholic Church – Saint John the Baptist, Saint Jonas (Lithuania), Saint Kundegunda, Saint Bartholomew of Fame
Anglican Church – Celebration of The Birth of John the Baptist
Hindu – Ratha Yatra Festival in worship of Krishna
Being with Tension and Difference, fourth of Interfaith Leadership and Facilitation Skills, St Ethelburgas, Justine Huxley, a five-week course offering a tool kit of simple but transformative aproaches to creating and facilitating productive group conversations, 6.30pm, 3, 10, 17 & 24 June and 1 July, 78, Bishopsgate, London EC2N 4AG, +44 (0)20 7496 1610 / [email protected]
Jesus as Universal Peacemaker: A Hope and A Pain, St Ethelburgas and L’Arche, Jean Vanier, a day of reflection on presentations of Jesus in the Gospel of St. John, 10.30am – 4pm, 78, Bishopsgate, London EC2N 4AG, +44 (0)20 7496 1610 /[email protected]
Thursday 25 June
1530 – Presentation of the Augsburg Confession at the Diet of Augsburg
1612 – Birth of John Albert Vasa, Polish Bishop
Catholic Church – Saint Prosper of Aquitaine, Saint Prosper of Reggio, Saint William, Saint Moloc
Noah’s Barge begins it journey of the Leeds – Liverpool Canal, Archdiocese of Liverpool Justice and Peace, aiming to arrive in Albert Docks on Saturday 4th July, [email protected] / 0151 522 1080
Friday 26 June
1409 – Roman Catholic Church is led into double schism as Petros Pilargos is crowned Pope Alexander V, joining Pope Gregory XII in Rome and Pope Benedict XII in Avignon
1702 – Birth of Philip Doddridge, English minister
1870 – Christian festival of Christmas is declared a federal holiday in the US
1975 – Death of Saint Josemaria Escriva, Spanish Catholic priest
Catholic Church – Saint Anthelm of Bethany, Saints John and Paul, Saint Vigilius of Trent, Saint Josemaria Escriva
International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking
International Day in Support of Victims of Torture
Get Fair Campaign, Together Against Poverty Lobby, a constituency-based lobby of MPs to campaign against poverty in the UK coordinated by this national coalition supported by over 60 organisations, www.getfair.org.uk / [email protected]
Church Service in Support of Victims and Survivors of Torture, The Zimbabwe Human Rights NGO Forum, a service of solidarity with the torture victims of Zimbabwe, 7 – 8 pm, Southwark Cathedral, +44-(0)20-7065 0945 / [email protected]
Saturday 27 June
1603 – Death of Jan Dymitr Solikowski, Polish archbishop and diplomat
1827 – Death of German theologian Johann Gottfried Eichhorn
1844 – Joseph Smith Jr., founder of the Church of Jesus Christ of the Latter-Day Saints, is murdered
2001 – Pope John Paul II beatifies 28 Ukranian Greek Catholics, 27 of whom were killed by the Soviet Secret Police
Catholich Church – Our Lady of Perpetual Help, Saint Cyril of Alexandria, Saint Ladislaus, Saint Ferdinand of Aragon
UK Armed Forces Day
Anglican Church – Cyril, Bishop of Alexandria, Teacher of the Faith, 444
Religion, Justice and Well-being, the two-day summarial event of the AHRC-funded Religion, Justice and Well-Being: Foundations of Public Policy in a Multi-Faith Society series, Dr. Niall Scott and Dr. Gideon Calder, University of Central Lancashire, religionjusticewellbeing.org
MPower, Mercy Ministries, training workshop equipping the church to reach the broken, St Thomas’ Crooks, Sheffield, www.mercyministries.co.uk
Kingslink International Carnival, a celebration of the diversity of West Glasgow, Knightswood Park, Archerhill Road, Knightswood, 0141 959 0129 / [email protected]
Sunday 28 June
767 – Death of Pope Paul I
1476 – Birth of Pope Paul IV
1586 – Death of Primoz Trubar, Slovenian Protestant reformer
Catholic Church – Saint Benignus, Saint Irenaeus of Lyon, Saint Pope Paul I, Saint Vincenza Gerosa, Saint Argymirus, St. Peter’s Day
Anglican Church – Festival of Irenæus, Bishop of Lyons, Teacher of the Faith, c.200
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