January 25th to February 2nd 2014 - Poverty and
Homelessness Action Week
Standing with people in crisis - give, act, pray.
Throughout the scriptures, we see that God is always
on the side of people who are poor, oppressed,
homeless or marginalised. In this time of
economic crisis people experiencing poverty and
homelessness are being hit harder than anybody else
by the recession and spending cuts. Churches
are called to show God's bias by standing alongside
these people.
See
www.actionweek.org.uk for
resources and for more information.
January 19th - Peace Sunday -
"Living as one family is the foundation and pathway to
peace." (Pope Francis - World Peace Day 2014)
The Holy Father has many times stressed the need to
combat the throwaway culture and instead has
promoted a culture of encounter in order to build a
more just and peaceful world.
Please do all you can to promote Peace Sunday, Pax
Christi relies on this as a major source of support
and income - resources available from
www.paxchristi.org.uk
January 19th -
World Day
of Migrants and Refugees
The theme chosen by Pope Francis to celebrate this
event is “Migrants and Refugees: Towards a Better
World”. The text of the Holy Father’s message can be
found on the website of the Pontifical Council
www.pcmigrants.org
February 24th - March 9th - Fairtrade
Fortnight.
Fairtrade Fortnight 2014 will mark the launch of an
exciting new stage of the Make Food Fair campaign
that aims to transform the banana industry and
ensure those at the sharp end of the supply chain,
the millions of struggling banana farmers and
workers, get a fair deal.
