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News and Features sections merge
Posted on Nov 1, 2007
The News and Features sections of this website have now been merged. Following are the contents of the News index page on November 1, 2007:
• General
Assembly 2007: Impressions from the Synod Clerk
. Christian
Aid Cut the Carbon Rally: Help required urgently for rally on Saturday 21
July in Edinburgh
. Moderator
sends Message to Muslim Leaders: Synod Moderator sends message of support to
Leaders of Muslim Communities
in wake of attack on Glasgow
Airport.
. Scottish
Churches Call on Gordon Brown to Address Legacies of Slave Trade: Saturday
16 June statement
. URC
Vacancy: Secretary for Church & Society
. SCYF
Reunion: Ex-Members of the Scottish Congregational Youth Fellowship meet
again.
. HRH
Duke of York visits Aberdeen Kirk: Duke at Kirk of St Nicholas, Uniting
.
Vacancy:
Mission and Communications Intern at Christian Enquiry Agency
. New
ACTS General Secretary Appointed: Brother Stephen Smyth ratified as General
Secretary
. Scottish
Churches Unite in Anti-Sectarian Effort: Signing of common statement 17 May
2007.
. Israel
Palestine: Where now? - A day for activists - Tuesday 12 June 2007.
. ENOUGH!
COALITION - National Demonstration for Palestine 9 June 2007.
. Duke
Street URC Opening: New building within Housing Association development
.
Christian
Aid Cut the Carbon March: 14 July - 2 October: Details
. Visit
of WCC General Secretary to Churches in UK and Ireland: Details of Revd Dr
Sam Kobia's Itinerary
. Press
Statement on behalf of Churches in Zimbabwe: received from Philip Woods, URC
Secretary for\International Relations
. Musselburgh
Walk to Commemorate Abolition of Slave Trade: Report from Edinburgh Churches
Together on walk of Sunday 25 March 2007.
. Augustine
United Church - Banner Opposing Trident Replacement
. Statement
from Executive Committee of World Council of Churches: asking the churches
to maintain vigilance in the struggle against nuclear weapons.
. Letter
from churches to MSPs regarding water and sewerage charges: template for use
by churches to highlight removal of exemption from charges.
. Flooding
at Morison Memorial URC: Successive floods in Ovember and December have
caused considerable damage to the church halls
. News
Release - 4 December 2006: Baptist, Methodist and United Reformed Church
leaders statement on Trident.
. E-Petition on Trident and Nuclear Non-Proliferation
Treaty: Dr Benedict Young offers an e-petition compatible with
URC resolutions.
. New
Fire Regulations - Important for Churches: The Fire Safety (Scotland)
Regulations 2006 - effective from 1 October 2006.
. Resolution
on Trident passed by URC Mission Council 4 October 2006: All churches
invited to take action.
. Meeting
of First Minister with Church Leaders in Scotland: Discussions on
contemporary concerns.
. Letter
from Philip Woods: forwarding message of appeal from the National
Evangelical Synod of Syria and Lebanon
. The
Church vs The Bomb: Access speeches of Cardinal and Moderator, together with
Petition
. Heritage
Lottery Award for the Kirk of St Nicholas, Uniting, in Aberdeen: Kirk
receives award of Ł430,000.
. Buying Sex
is not a Sport: Support the campaign, Buying Sex is not a Sport, by the
Coalition Against Trafficking of Women to oppose the 3000 metre
mega brothel being provided next to the main World Cup stadium in Berlin.
.
Faithworks
Awards 2006: Churches may apply for awards towards Christian motivated
community projects.
. Appointment
of Chaplain to Aberdeen City Council: Mrs Cate Adams, Chaplain to the Retail
Sector in Aberden since 2003, was appointed Chaplain to Aberdeen City
Council at a service on Tuesday 16 May 2006.
. Launch
of New Methodist/ United Reformed Church Environmental Network: New network
launched 8 May 2006.
. Press Release:
Granton Churches Waterfront Centre
. Kirk of St
Nicholas, Uniting: Fundraising campaign for Ł5.1m redevelopment launch to
business community.
. Appointment of
Synod Field Officer: Revd Jan Adamson will assume the role of Field Officer
for Local Mission and Development from Summer 2006.
