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Events in red refer to those organsied by the Justice & Peace Commission. Others are events and activities are organised by individual parishes, pastoral areas, local Justice & Peace groups, and any other similar groups
For more information or to advertise any event of interest held in the Diocese on this page, please contact Steve or Maria (see contact page)
See the Calendar for National Events and significant dates
SEPTEMBER
Friday 12th September. Awards Evening for Integrating Life & Faith
Awards for the 2007-2008 Group at St Anne's and St Bernard's, Liverpool
Tuesday 30th September."Caring for God's Creation"
7.30 pm at LACE, Croxteth Drive, Sefton park, Liverpool. L17 1AA with Bishop Declan Lang and Mary Colwell. Mary Colwell spent 20 years making wildlife documentaries at the BBC's Natural History Unit. She works closely with Bishop Declan Lang, the Catholic Church’s Bishop for Environmental Justice, and is the inspiration behind Clifton Cathedral's Sound of Many Waters
OCTOBER
Saturday 4th October, “A Dynamic Peace Message for Now”
10 am - 4 pm.at St Anthony of Padua, Queens Drive, Mossley Hill, L18 8AY. This celebration of the feast of St Francis of Assisi will use Franciscan materials from the West Papuan diocese of Jayapura. The main speaker will be Benny Wenda, the exiled leader of the Free West Papua movement in the UK. This event is organised by the south Liverpool area J&P grouping.
Saturday 4th October, Faith, Values & Business.
How faith communities and
values-based investors can promote
corporate responsibility
2.00 – 4.30 p.m
at
Central Manchester Friends Meeting House,
Mount Street, Manchester
Speakers from:
Traidcraft, Oikocredit, Gaeia Partnership,
Lancaster Diocesan Faith & Justice Commission.
More information from Helen Boothroyd:
01325 580028 helen.boothroyd@eccr.org.uk or www.eccr.org.uk
Saturday 11th October “Hear My People Cry”
Liverpool J&P Commission’s Annual Assembly, following the Pastoral Cycle model used at this year’s NJPN Conference at LACE, Croxteth Drive, Sefton Park. L17 1AA from 10am - 4pm. Cost £5 waged, £3 concessions. Lunch provided
Saturday 16th October. Fernanda Borges MP
Fernanda Borges MP from East Timor’s Parliament and leader of the reconciliation process will speak at St Michael’s, Horne St, Liverpool. L6 5EH (time to decided)
Sunday 19th October. "End the Injustice in Palestine"
Hedy Epstein will talk about her visits to the occupied territories and the critical and humanitarian situation that exists there. Quaker Meeting House, School Lane, Liverpool L1 3BT at 7.30 (refreshments from 6.30)
Hedy came to the UK with the Kindertransport in 1939. She now lives in the USA and devotes her time to promoting peace and justice
NOVEMBER
Saturday 8th November. Faith and Justice Day
at Loyola Hall, Warrington Rd, Rainhill, Prescot. L35 6NZ 0151 426 4137. A day to reflect on the environment with Stephen Hoyland from the Loyola Hall spirituality team (£7 contribution) More information on 0151 426 4137 or e-mail loyola@clara.net
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