14th-20th June 2021 marks Refugee Week in the UK and the theme for this year is
“We cannot walk alone”
Find out more:
JPIT ask us to strive for a society that welcomes the stranger in a bid to create a more welcoming atmosphere in the UK for migrants, refugees and asylum seekers.
Join us in Worship:
Our Circuit Worship this coming Sunday evening will involve a recording from ‘guest preacher’, Rev.Dr.Inderjit Bhogal who was president of the Methodist Conference in 2000. He is the founder of the City of Sanctuary movement which holds the vision that the UK will be a welcoming place of safety for all and proud to offer sanctuary to people fleeing violence and persecution..
The Methodist website offers some hymn suggestions and bible passages relevant to this issue here.
Pray and reflect:
All We Can provides a range of prayers for refugee week here and Christian Aid offer this June Meditation: