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Churches Together in England @churchesengland.bsky.social · 13h

Friends of the Holy Land invite you to join them in person or online for an evening with the Rector of the Tantur Ecumenical Institute, Jerusalem

cte.org.uk/the-chris...

Thursday 16 October, 7–8pm at Farm St Church, London or online

How can churches in the UK support Christians in the Holy Land?

Churches Together in England @churchesengland.bsky.social · 1d

Introducing Fund for Human Need, which has recently joined Churches Together in England's charities and networks in association

cte.org.uk/fund-for-human-need/

The charity, which is looking to expand its traditional base beyond @methodist.org.uk, gives small grants to people in crisis

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Churches Together in England @churchesengland.bsky.social · 2d

Are you aged 18 to 35 and from one of our Member Churches? Or do you know a young person who would love to experience #ecumenism abroad?

Applications for The Bill Snelson Young Ecumenists Fund are open until 31 October

cte.org.uk/apply-sne...

#YoungEcumenists #SnelsonFund

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Churches Together in England @churchesengland.bsky.social · 3d

Catch up with this morning's @churchofengland.org
national online service which features our friends from #HousingJustice on #HomelessnessSunday

The Church of England @churchofengland.org · 3d

Today our service for Homelessness Sunday is from St Barnabas Ealing, in conjunction with Housing Justice.

Our theme is 'Love thy neighbour' and we will be reflecting on how the smallest of things can make a huge difference to others.

Join us at cofe.io/HomelessnessSundayService.

A Service for Homelessness Sunday | The Church of England

This week our service for Homelessness Sunday is from St Barnabas Ealing, in conjunction with Housing Justice. Our theme this week is 'Love thy neighbour' and we will be reflecting on how the smallest of things can make a huge difference to others.

cofe.io

Churches Together in England @churchesengland.bsky.social · 3d

#ChurchesTogether in Essex and East London are hosting a discussion on #RacialJustice

Thursday 16 October, 10am to 3pm

Key speakers include @churchesengland.bsky.social Min @shermarafh.bsky.social and @chelmsdio.bsky.social Rev Sharon Quliter

Details on how to book 👇

#BlackHistoryMonth

Churches Together in England @churchesengland.bsky.social · 3d

TODAY is Homelessness Sunday

Our friends at Housing Justice invite us to raise awareness, pray, and take action for a society where everyone has a home. 🏠💙

👉 housingjustice.org.u...

#HomelessnessSunday #HousingJustice #EndHomelessness

Churches Together in England @churchesengland.bsky.social · 4d

There's still time to get ready for Prisons Week 2025

The 50th anniversary of this annual ecumenical event takes place between 12 to 19 October

Free Churches Group Faith Advisor to Prisons, Rev Bob Wilson reflects on this year's theme “God’s Word is not Chained”

cte.org.uk/prisons-w...

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Churches Together in England @churchesengland.bsky.social · 5d

#ChurchesTogether #ChristianUnity

United Reformed Church @urc.org.uk · 5d

Congratulations to the new Archbishop of Canterbury, Bishop Sarah Mullally. To read greetings from the URC, see https://urc.org.uk/urc-congratulates-new-archbishop-of-canterbury/

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Churches Together in England @churchesengland.bsky.social · 5d

"...and also international development as chair of @christianaiduk.bsky.social Aid.

"I can’t wait to be working with her alongside the other Presidents of Churches Together in England”

- General Secretary, Churches Together in England, Bishop @mikearoyal.bsky.social

#ChurchesTogether #Ecumenism

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Churches Together in England @churchesengland.bsky.social · 5d

"I am beyond delighted at the appointment of
Bishop Sarah Mullalley as the next Archbishop of Canterbury.
"She has had an unswerving commitment to building strong ecumenical relationships across the churches and has committed significant time to the vital cause of church unity
📷 credit cte.org.uk

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Churches Together in England @churchesengland.bsky.social · 5d

"An attack against one faith community is an attack against us all. "

The @churchesengland.bsky.social Presidents have issued a joint statement condemning yesterday's synagogue attack and antisemitism.

cte.org.uk/cte-presiden...

#ChurchesTogether #ChristianUnity

Words of the statement: We are horrified at the terror attack at the Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation Synagogue in Manchester on Yom Kippur, a Holy Day for the Jewish community. We stand with the Jewish community at this time and categorically reject all forms of antisemitism. Those who hold this ideology must be challenged and must never be allowed to win.

We pray for the Jewish community, who will be deeply traumatised by this event. We pray for comfort for those who have lost loved ones. We thank the emergency services for their swift response, and we recognise with respect how, once again, they have put themselves in harm’s way to protect the community. We pray that all will come together in condemning this senseless attack.

An attack against one faith community is an attack against us all. We commit ourselves to work for positive relationships between faiths and communities in our nation, now and always.

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Churches Together in England @churchesengland.bsky.social · 6d

October is #BlackHistoryMonth in the UK.

cte.org.uk/black-his...

"For @churchesengland.bsky.social Black History Month is more than cultural observance; it is a moment with deep ecumenical significance." - Min @shermarafh.bsky.social

#ChurchesTogether

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Churches Together in England @churchesengland.bsky.social · 7d

On the first day of #BlackHistoryMonth, @churchesengland.bsky.social Principal Officer for Pentecostal, Charismatic and Multi-cultural Relations, Min @shermarafh.bsky.social reminds us that:

"Racial justice is not just an #ecumenical task but a moral and spiritual imperative"

#ChurchesTogether

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Churches Together in England @churchesengland.bsky.social · 8d

The sun is shining on our #ecumenical gathering today. Wonderful to have local and regional colleagues from #ChurchesTogether groups across England with us this week

Around 100 local and regional #ChurchesTogether people photographed on the lawn at The Hayes, Conference Centre

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Churches Together in England @churchesengland.bsky.social · 8d

Thank you to @iocs-cambridge.bsky.social Principal Fr Dragos and @ctbi.bsky.social Dep Gen Sec @peterecumenical.bsky.social for great presentations at our All #Ecumenical Reps about the #Orthodox churches and #InterFaith dialogue

#ChurchesTogether

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Churches Together in England @churchesengland.bsky.social · 8d

The Catholic Bishops' Conference (England and Wales) has appointed Fr Marc Homsey, a priest of the Diocese of Leeds, as their National Ecumenical Officer.

Fr Marc is also a member of the Leeds Universities Chaplaincy team.

cte.org.uk/new-roman-ca...

Congratulations Fr Marc! 🙏

#ChurchesTogether

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Churches Together in England @churchesengland.bsky.social · 10d

Congratulations to the Red Roses for their fabulous win 🏉🏆🌹

#TeamEngland #CTinEngland #EnglandRugby

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Churches Together in England @churchesengland.bsky.social · 10d

"The creed does not mention justice, peace, or the reality of a violent world. Can the creed speak into the pressing matters of today?"

cte.org.uk/the-wcc-t...

Rev Dr Isabelle Hamley, Principal of Ridley Hall, Cambridge, reflects on the relevance of the Nicene Creed

#Nicaea2025

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Churches Together in England @churchesengland.bsky.social · 11d

Free Churches Moderator and @churchesengland.bsky.social President, Rev Dr Tessa Henry-Robinson, reflects powerfully on hope as "not a polite religious witness, but a necessary alternative to the despair and division of our age."

www.freechurches.org...

#ChurchesTogether

Churches Together in England @churchesengland.bsky.social · 12d

"Disability inclusion is a gospel issue."

It's not too late for your church or #ChurchesTogether group to join in prayers for #DisabilityAwarenessSunday THIS WEEKEND.

More details: throughtheroof.org/2025/09/09/p...

This year's theme is: 'Made in God's image'

#PrayTogether 🙏

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Churches Together in England @churchesengland.bsky.social · 12d

I haven’t seen any resources from @ctbi.bsky.social on that topic…but I’ll check with them. Do you know of anything ecumenical, which could be shared? Thank you in advance 🙏🏾

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Churches Together in England @churchesengland.bsky.social · 12d

October is #BlackHistoryMonth

Get the updated resources from our friends at @ctbi.bsky.social to share with your church or #ChurchesTogether group

Link below 👇🏾

Churches Together in Britain and Ireland @ctbi.bsky.social · 20d

Black History Month - October 2025

Resources for churches

An opportunity for all Christians in Britain and Ireland to celebrate the ongoing contributions that Black people have made on these shores.

Resources include sermon, reflection, prayer and more.

ctbi.org.uk/resources/bl...

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Churches Together in England @churchesengland.bsky.social · 13d

🚨 Few tickets left

On Monday, 29 September, our friends at Leeds Church Institute are creating a space for the difficult, ongoing conversations the church needs to have about #racism and how to take action

Join "Responding to Questions Against Racism" from 6 to 9 pm

cte.org.uk/questions...

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Churches Together in England @churchesengland.bsky.social · 14d

"The Creed as Lived Reality"

An autumn webinar from the Society for Ecumenical Studies on Wednesday 15 October at 7.30 pm

A conversation between @oikoumenewcc.bsky.social President Rev Dr Susan Durber and Rev Prof Paul Fiddes @ox.ac.uk

cte.org.uk/sfes-cree...

#Nicaea2025

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Churches Together in England @churchesengland.bsky.social · 15d

🚨 Closes 30 Sept

The Synod of German-Speaking Lutheran, Reformed and United Congregations in Great Britain is seeking a Pastor for the South West and South Wales

https://bit.ly/3UrxDML

Inc #ecumencial responsibilities

Applicants need to be an ordained Protestant minister & a German speaker

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