Special Sundays and Prayer Days

Week of Prayer for Christian Unity

18 January 2012-25 January 2012

Theme for 2012: We Will All Be Changed

Churches Together for Britain and Ireland (CTBI).

Resources available for free download and printed pamphlets available to puchase

Website: www.ctbi.org.uk  

Holocaust Memorial Day*

27 January 2012

Theme: Speak Up, Speak Out
Resources available.

Contact Holocaust Memorial Day Trust

tel: 0845 838 1883

email: enquiries@hmd.org.uk

website: www.hmd.org.uk

One World Week

20 January 2012-28 January 2012

www.oneworldweek.net Information from enquiries@oneworldweek.net

World Leprosy Day

29 January 2012

Focus for 2011 "But let me reveal to you a wonderful secret.  We will not all die, but we will all be transformed" (1 Corinthians 15:51)
Contact: The Leprosy Mission. Resources Available.

Tel: 01733 370505

Email: post@tlmew.org.uk

Website: www.leprosymission.org.uk/resources/ 

National Libraries Day

04 February 2012

New web site coming soon at www.nationallibrariesday.org.uk

Education Sunday

05 February 2012

2012 theme: Learning and Serving

Resources available from the following websites:

CTBI resources:  http://www.cte.org.uk/Group/Group.aspx?id=64495

Association of Christian Teachers:
www.christians-in-education.org.uk/pages/educationsunday

Poverty and Homelessness Week

28 January 2012-06 February 2012

Theme for 2011: Breaking Barriers Organised jointly by Church Action on Poverty, Housing Justice and Scottish Churches Housing Action.

Free resources available for download.

Website: www.actionweek.org.uk

Church Action on Poverty Tel: 0161 236 9321 or email: info@church-poverty.org.uk

Housing Justice Tel: 020 7920 6600or email: hs@housingjustice.org.uk

Scottish Churches Housing Action Tel:0131 477 4500 or email: info@churches-housing.org

BMS World Mission International Day of Prayer

13 February 2012

Pray with the staff and mission workers of BMS for God's blessings on world mission

www.bmsworldmission.org/dayofprayer

National Marriage Week

07 February 2012-14 February 2012

Theme for 2012:  The Marriage-Week Challenge.  Resources available.

 Website: www.marriage-week.org.uk

Women's World Day of Prayer

02 March 2012

2011 Theme: "Let Justice Prevail".

Resources Available including material produced by the women of  Malaysia

01892 541411

Email: office@wwdp-natcomm.org

Website: www.wwdp-natcomm.org/WWDP_resources.asp

Tearfund Sunday

04 March 2012-04 March 2012

Infiormation from www.tearfund.org

Fairtrade Fortnight*

27 February 2012-11 March 2012

2012 Theme: Take a Step
Resources available.

Contact: Fairtrade Foundation

Tel: 020 7405 5942

Website: www.fairtrade.org.uk

Mental Health Action Week

23 March 2012-29 March 2012

Information from www.mond.org.uk

World Health Day*

07 April 2012

2012 theme: Ageing and Health.
Promoted by the World Health Organisation

website: http://www.who.int/world-health-day/en/

Prayer Day for Turkey

18 April 2012

Organised by the Alliance of Protestant Churches of Turkey www.prayforturkey.com

These are a few points to help direct your prayers for Turkey.  
Please feel free to pray for any other points you feel led to pray for.

1-  Please pray for the blessing and peace of Turkey in general, as the Lord desires  us to bless and be a blessing to all.
"By the blessing of the upright the city is exalted..." Proverbs 11:11 

2-  Pray the Lord will display His love and mercy to the people of Turkey by pouring out His Holy Spirit upon our land, revealing His glory through healings, signs and  
     wonders.

3-  Pray the Lord breaks down the lies and the endless disinformation about Christ, the Bible and Christians that has blinded and hardened hearts in our land. Pray that God redeems the negative memories of history.
      "Of course, we are living in the flesh, but we do not fight in a fleshly way. For the weapons of our warfare
      are not those of the flesh. Instead, they have the power of God to demolish fortresses. We tear down
      arguments and every proud obstacle that is raised against the knowledge of God, taking every thought
      captive in order to obey Christ." 2 Co. 10:3-5

4-  Pray that hearts and eyes are opened to see Jesus as the way, the truth and the life.

5-  Pray the Turkish believers who are always on the frontline to walk close to the Lord. Pray for refreshing, emboldening, strengthening, protection and encouragement.

6-  Pray for more servant hearted leaders. For good role models. For faithful labourers.

7-  Pray for the ongoing unity amongst the churches and for its increase and deepening.    
            "May the God of endurance and encouragement grant you to live in such harmony with one another, in accord with Christ Jesus that together you may with one voice glorify the God and Father of our          Lord  Jesus Christ." Romans 15:5, 6

Vocations Sunday

29 April 2012

Information will be available from the Methodist Church web site at www.methodist.org.uk

Rogation Sunday: The Church and the Countryside

13 May 2012

Organised by Christian Ecology Link

Web: www.christian-ecology.org.uk

Tel: 01524 36241

Internet Evangelism Day

14 May 2012

Resources available.

Email: office@internetevangelismday.com  Website: www.internetevangelismday.com

Christian Aid Week

13 May 2012-19 May 2012

Resources available.

 Website: www.christianaid.org.uk

Global Day of Prayer

27 May 2012

Theme for 2012: Pray With One Voice.

For further information see www.globaldayofprayer.com/

Methodist Homes Sunday

10 June 2012

Details from MHA Care Group, Epworth House, Stuart Street, Derby, DE1 2EQ. Tel. 01332 296200. E mail enquiries@mha.org.uk Web site www.mha.org.uk

Refugee Week

18 June 2012-24 June 2012

Details from www.refugeeweek.org.uk

Music Sunday

24 June 2012

Details from Royal School of Church Music,19 The Close, Salisbury, SP1 2EB. Tel. 01722 424847. Enquiries: enquiries@rscm.com Web site www.rscm.com

Stop in the Name of God Weekend

15 June 2012-27 June 2012

Details from Retreat Association, Kerridge House, 42 Woodside Close, Amersham, Bucks., HP6 5EF. Tel. 01494 433004. E mail info@retreats.org.uk Web site www.retreats.org.uk

Action for Children Sunday

08 July 2012

Details from 020 7704 7000 or 0300 123 2112. E mail ask.us@actionforchildren.org.uk Web site www.actionforchildren.org.uk

Sea Sunday

08 July 2012

Details from Mission to Seafarers, St. Michael Paternoster Royal, College Hill, London, EC4R 2RL. Tel. 020 7248 5202. E mail kathy.baldwin@missiontoseafarers.org

Disability Sunday and International Paralympic Day

02 September 2012-09 September 2012

Details from Through the Roof, P.O. Box 353, Epsom, KT18 5WS. Tel. 01372 749955. E mail info@throughtheroof.org Web site www.throughtheroof.org

Peacemaking Sunday

23 September 2012

Details: Brian Cooper. E mail briangcooper@googlemail.com. Tel. 0131 446 9545. Web site www.jointpublicissues.org.uk

Back to Church Sunday

30 September 2012

Details from www.backtochurch.co.uk E mail team@backtochurch.co.uk Tel. 0845 859 0006

MRDF Harvest Sunday

30 September 2012

Details: Methodist Relief and Development Fund, 25 Marylebone Road, London, NW1 5JR. Tel. 020 7467 5132. E mail mrdf@methodistchurch.org.uk Web site www.mrdf.org.uk

Bible Sunday

21 October 2012

Details from the Bible Society. Web site www.biblesociety.org.uk Tel. 0800 652 5369.

World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Crash Victims

18 November 2012

Details: Road Peace, Shakespeare Business Centre, 245a Cold Harbour Lane, Brixton, London, SW9 8RR. Tel. 020 7733 1603. E mail info@roadpeace.org Web site www.roadpeace.org

Prisons Week

18 November 2012-24 November 2012

Details from: The Secretary, Prisons Week, P.O. Box 2733, Lichfield, Staffordshire, WS13 6GZ. Web site www.prisonsweek.org

Women Against Violence Sunday

25 November 2012

Resources are available from the Methodist Church web site at www.methodist.org.uk

World Aids Day

01 December 2012

Details: Mildmay International, Austin Street, London, E2 7NB. Tel. 0202 7613 6309. National Aids Trust, New City Cloisters, 196 Old Street, London, EC1V 9FR. Tel. 020 7814 6767. Web site www.nat.org.uk ACET, P.O. Box 588, Brentford, TW7 9BA. Tel. 0208 568 7770. Web site www.acet-international.org