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Christian Concern for One World
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Seeking to love God ... and neighbours both local and global.

Website: https://www.ccow.org.uk
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Please continue prayers for Jamaica.

Prayer points below provided by Diocese of Oxford (linked with Diocese of Jamaica and the Cayman Islands)
October 28, 2025 at 12:38 AM
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Amos 4, 1 Timothy and Dives and Lazarus - an amazing set of readings for #Fairtrade Fortnight. Whether you're preaching on them or just want to dig deeper, take a look at our notes exploring the readings and Fairtrade themes.

www.ccow.org.uk/what-we-work...

@ctbi.bsky.social @timamor.bsky.social
September 26, 2025 at 1:37 PM
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It's #FairtradeFortnight!

Want resources to help your church celebrate? Take a look:

Fortnight Guide: www.ccow.org.uk/wp-content/u...

Prayers & reflections: www.ccow.org.uk/what-we-work...

@billbraviner.bsky.social @chinemcdonald.bsky.social @ctbi.bsky.social @wrightdom.bsky.social
September 22, 2025 at 5:39 PM
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It's #FairtradeFortnight!

Want resources to help your church celebrate? We have them!

Fairtrade Fortnight guide: www.ccow.org.uk/wp-content/u...

Fairtrade prayers and reflections: www.ccow.org.uk/what-we-work...

@labourruth.bsky.social @victoriaturner.bsky.social @rosievenner.bsky.social
September 22, 2025 at 5:34 PM
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It's #FairtradeFortnight!

And we have lots of resources to help your church celebrate.

Fairtrade Fortnight guide: www.ccow.org.uk/wp-content/u...

Fairtrade prayers and reflections: www.ccow.org.uk/what-we-work...

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@bradfordcathedral.org.uk
September 22, 2025 at 10:41 AM
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Looking for resources to help your church celebrate #FairtradeFortnight? We've got them!

- Guide to celebrating Fairtrade Fortnight in your church www.ccow.org.uk/wp-content/u...
- Page of worship resources www.ccow.org.uk/what-we-work...

@bradfordcathedral.org.uk @gracerethomas.bsky.social
September 16, 2025 at 4:36 PM
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Great to be at yesterday's 'Act Now, Change Forever' lobby of Parliament. Heard from various people about positive conversations with MPs who are prepared to engage on protecting climate, nature, and people.

Wonderful to see so many faith leaders, too!
July 10, 2025 at 9:39 AM
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Want to pray alongside tomorrow's 'Act Now, Change Forever' mass lobby of Parliament? We've got some resources for you!

Take a look: www.ccow.org.uk/wp-content/u...

@greenchristian.org.uk @operationnoah.bsky.social
July 8, 2025 at 2:43 PM
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In the Thames Valley and wanting to celebrate @refugeeweek.bsky.social? Take a look at our list of events around the area - so many wonderful opportunities to celebrate refugees and the power of community. www.ccow.org.uk/events/

@refugeestogether.bsky.social @ctbi.bsky.social
June 14, 2025 at 3:47 AM
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Thames Valley, you are amazing. So many wonderful @refugeeweek.bsky.social events around the area. A real delight to see: www.ccow.org.uk/events/
June 13, 2025 at 12:03 PM
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A fantastic opportunity for young adults to work with the Columbans in the UK to support refugees and asylum seekers. Take a look.

@ctbi.bsky.social @churchesengland.bsky.social @cafodshrewsbury.bsky.social
June 13, 2025 at 8:22 AM
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The International Day for Biological Diversity was last week - and many churches are picking up environmental themes this Sunday and next. Here's a prayer giving thanks for the diversity of creation - and our call to be in harmony with it.

Download on our website: www.ccow.org.uk/resources/pr...
May 25, 2025 at 6:29 AM
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Friday was the International Day for Biological Diversity, with the theme 'Harmony with nature and sustainable development'.

We've produced a prayer on the theme: download words, pdf, jpeg, and PowerPoint on our website: www.ccow.org.uk/resources/pr...
May 24, 2025 at 4:11 PM
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Today's reading: our Fair Trade reflection based around today's common lectionary Gospel.

The good shepherd, the flock, and our global connections...

www.ccow.org.uk/resources/wo...
May 11, 2025 at 1:40 PM
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It's #WorldFairTradeDay- time to celebrate the #BusinessRevolution that values the flourishing of people & planet alongside profits.

Our World Fair Trade Day meditation draws on tomorrow's Gospel. Take a look!

www.ccow.org.uk/wp-content/u...

@fandw.bsky.social @catholicclimate.bsky.social
May 10, 2025 at 4:21 PM
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It's #WorldFairTradeDay- time to celebrate the #BusinessRevolution that values the flourishing of people & planet alongside profits.

Our World Fair Trade Day meditation draws on tomorrow's Gospel. Take a look!
www.ccow.org.uk/wp-content/u...

@bradfordcathedral.org.uk @ctbi.bsky.social
May 10, 2025 at 8:36 AM
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It's #WorldFairTradeDay- time to celebrate the #BusinessRevolution that values the flourishing of people & planet alongside profits

Our World Fair Trade Day meditation draws on tomorrow's Gospel. Take a look!
www.ccow.org.uk/wp-content/u...

@cafod.bsky.social @urc.org.uk @publicissues.bsky.social
May 10, 2025 at 8:24 AM
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It's the first of the month, and we are praying with Pray and Fast for the Climate. Find the May prayer points here: prayandfastfortheclimate.org.uk/wp-content/u...

@operationnoah.bsky.social @cafod.bsky.social @ctbi.bsky.social @greenchristian.org.uk
May 1, 2025 at 9:02 AM
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It's #FashionRevolution Day - a day to remember & pray for people injured in the Rana Plaza disaster ... and to campaign for more sustainable, fairer fashion now.

Start by asking: "Who made my clothes?" Find out more. And if you don't like what you find, press for change.

@fashrevfr.bsky.social
April 24, 2025 at 11:18 AM
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Tonight! A free webinar celebrating the 10th anniversary of #PopeFrancis' Laudato Si. Excellent panel - do join in.

Registration: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

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April 23, 2025 at 8:12 AM
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Pope Francis' Via Crucis - 12
Jesus dies

"The Holy One is no longer beyond the veil: his mystery is revealed to all ... The crowd that had cried out against you understands it: formerly distant, they now encounter the spectacle of an unprecedented love, a beauty that revives faith.
April 18, 2025 at 7:37 PM
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Pope Francis' Via Crucis - Station 11
Jesus is nailed to the cross

"Nothing frightens us more than being unable to move. Yet here you are, bound, nailed, held fast. [Yet] not even on the cross are you stripped of your freedom: you decide why and for whom you are there.
April 18, 2025 at 6:56 PM
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Pope Francis' Via Crucis - Station 10
Jesus is stripped

"Exposed to the view of all, you change even humiliation into intimacy. You want to reveal yourself completely even to those who kill you; you look upon those who strip you of everything as loved ones given to you by the Father.
April 18, 2025 at 6:39 PM
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Pope Francis' Via Crucis - 8

"The wailing women find their hearts moved at the sight of your suffering. For the heart is where things connect, & thoughts and decisions are born...
Lord, our broken world, and the hurts and offences that tear our human family apart, call for tears that are heartfelt
April 18, 2025 at 4:49 PM
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Pope Francis' Via Crucis - 7
2nd Fall

"We do not permit machines to make mistakes ... People, on the other hand, get confused, distracted, lost. Yet they also know joy: the joy of new beginnings, the joy of rebirth...
Lord Jesus, you made yourself one of us; you were not afraid to stumble & fall.
April 18, 2025 at 4:35 PM