July Events

If you would like to advertise events on our network, then please email them by the LAST MONDAY OF THE PREVIOUS MONTH to justice@rcdow.org.uk with “E Bulletin” in the subject line.

Fri 1st July            Operation Noah AGM and Supporters’ Day
11am-4.30pm at St Andrew’s, Short Street, Waterloo. We welcome all who currently support, or are interested in the work of, Operation Noah, to join us  for our annual supporters’ day. We will start with a brief AGM, followed by a bring-and-share lunch together. After lunch there will be updates on COP21, the Pilgrimage2Paris and post-Paris events. We’ll then look at the ongoing work of the Bright Now campaign, its achievements to date and plans for the future.  Please do join us.

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There is no charge for this event but there will be an opportunity to make a donation to cover our expenses and to support Operation Noah’s work – thank you.

Wed 6th July             CAFOD Campaigners Training
18.00-21.00–for Climate Week in October.

The Amigo Hall – Lambeth Road, London, SE1 7HY
All welcome!


Sun 10th July            Sea Sunday
For more information and  resources, see Apostleship of the Sea link: http://apostleshipofthesea.org.uk/sea-sunday

Sat 9- Sun 10th July        Farm Fest Summer 2016 – Music Weekend sponsored by the Catholic Worker.
Friday 8th July 2016 6pm – Sunday 10th July 2016 6pm

Farm Fest is an annual music festival hosted at The Catholic Worker Farm. We have back to back musicians performing rock, country, folk, gospel, classical and world music.

There will be food and drinks to buy including barbecue and real ale! The entry fee is £12 for the whole weekend or £5 for day entry. There will be camping space available so bring your tent!

BUY TICKETS HERE!  https://farmfest.info/whats-on/

 

Wed 13th July           STOP TRIDENT! – Mass Lobby of Parliament

MPs will vote this year on whether or not to replace Trident, the UK’s nuclear weapons system, at a cost of at least £205 billion. It’s vital that as many MPs as possible hear the arguments against Trident replacement from their constituents. CND, along with twenty national organisations, has called a mass lobby of MPs to take place in Parliament on Wednesday 13 July. Come and tell your MP why you want them to Stop Trident.  You can contact your MP and ask them for a meeting using the CND website. You don’t need an appointment to take part, but it’s advisable to make an appointment in case your MP is busy.

Details:  http://www.cnduk.org/index.php?option=com_k2&view=item&id=2434&Itemid=26

6pm – 7:30pm Committee Room 10, House of Commons.  After the CND Mass Lobby of Parliament, join CND in Parliament for a Stop Trident public meeting Chaired by Caroline Lucas MP.

 

Fri 15- Sun 17 July        Annual Justice & Peace Conference

“Justice, Power and Responsibility: How Can Democracy Work for the Common Good?”

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Some assistance may be possible for families.  Please contact NJPN to discuss.

 

 Sat 6th Aug               Hiroshima Day Commemoration
Tavistock Square, London, Noon – 1pm, 6 August

London Region CND’s annual Hiroshima Day Commemoration at the commemorative cherry tree in Tavistock Square.

Speakers:

Kate Hudson, CND General Secretary,  Jean Lambert MEP,  Peter Burt, Nuclear Information Service,  Hetty Bower, 106 year old peace campaigner

Singers: Anthony Flaum, Jim Radford and Raised Voices peace choir, with the Purple Poets

Compère: Jeremy Corbyn MP

For more information, contact London Region CND via email or phone at: 0207 607 2302

 

 Sat 6th Aug             Pax Christi Hiroshima Vigil
Central London @ Westminster Cathedral Piazza @ 10:00 am – 5:00 pm

Pax Christi will hold their annual Hiroshima Day time of prayer/information sharing out side Westminster Cathedral.

They will have prayers at 11.30 and again at 3.00pm.  Open to all who wish to pray with them.This is an opportunity to raise awareness about the impact of nuclear war and of the on-going preparations for nuclear war.  Pax Christi will have an information stall with literature to share with the public. If you would like to help during the day please contact the office who will put a timetable together.

 

Tues 9th Aug            Nagasaki Day

From 6.30-7.30 pm, an ecumenical service organised by Pax Christi (020 8203 4884) will take place at Sacred Heart Chapel, situated on Horseferry Road, SW1P 2EF, in memory of the 72nd anniversary of Blessed Franz Jagerstatter’s execution in 1943 for refusing to serve in Hitler’s army. Franz Jagerstatter was beatified in October 2007. Followed by interfaith Peace Walk to the London Peace Pagoda in Battersea Park for a Floating Lantern Ceremony.  Begins at dusk to commemorate the 70th Anniversary for victims of Hiroshima and Nagasaki and all wars.   All are very welcome to join and offer flowers and incense.   Contact Nipponzan Myohoji: Tel: 020 7228 9620

Westminster Diocese is lowering carbon emissions

Conor Gearty, Lord Stern & Anne Power, 10th March 2016We have been working on climate for years.   Recently we helped to publicise  a meeting at LSE with Lord Nicholas Stern and Conor Gearty about the contribution of Laudato Si.   Now J&P, CAFOD and CARITAS are clubbing together to run some workshops around the diocese.  The diocesan property department has put out a handout on reducing our Environmental Footprint*.      See our poster  with the 3 dates:   24th September in Hitchin, 1st October in Chiswick and 15th October in Kensington.

FINAL Laudato Si Poster

You can also have a look at the diocesan advice on how to green your parish buildings and property, and what to think about if your parish wants solar panels.

*DOW Reducing Environmental Footprint HANDOUT – April 2016

Selecting Solar Panels – final draft (4)

Come along to our workshops and get stuck into cutting the carbon!  The UK Climate Act sets us a target of reducing emissions by 80% by 2050.  What can WE do to help?

Lampedusa Cross Pilgrimage Service at Notre Dame Leicester Square

25.06 – Lampedusa Cross Pilgrimage Service (14:30 – 15:30)
Westminster Justice and Peace is hosting a pilgrimage service with the Lampedusa Cross, made from the wreckage of a refugee boat, at the historic Notre Dame de France Church in Leicester Place. westminsterjp.wordpress.com or justice@rcdow.org.uk

A carpenter on the small Italian island of Lampedusa took some wood from a boat that had just brought refugees from Africa and carved some crosses for them to give them hope.  He gave one to Pope Francis on his visit, and now has made them for many throughout the world.  CAFOD has obtained some for our cathedrals and we will hold our pilgrimage service led by one of these crosses during refugee week.  Come and pray this tragic situation which affects us all:  Europeans and new arrivals.  The theme for Refugee Week is Welcome.  Can we  find the space in our hearts to welcome the victims of war and hardship at many of the gateways of Europe?

Calendar for Parishes for Justice and Peace Events 2016

January 17th       Peace Sunday

January 18-25th Week of Prayer for Christian Unity

January 24th       Racial Justice Sunday )

Homelessness Sunday )

February 7th       Church Action on Poverty (theme, the right to food)

( also national open day at mosques)

February 10th      Ash Wednesday (see J&P booklet, Lent Fast, Vegetarian Feast – go veggie for Lent!)

February 19th      CAFOD Fast Day

February 29th-March 13th Fairtrade Fortnight (theme ‘Sit down to breakfast, stand up for farmers’)

March 4th             Women’s World Day of Prayer  (theme ‘Receive children, receive me’ prepared by Cuba)

May 21st                Westminster Interfaith Walk in Kensington and Chelsea

June 20-26th        Refugee Week  (theme ‘Welcome’)

July 1st                    Centenary of Battle of the Somme

July 10th                 Sea Sunday/ Apostleship of the Sea

September 1st      Pope’s World Day of Creation

Sept 1st-Oct 4th  (feast of St Francis) Creation Season

October 7th           Harvest Fast Day

October 9th           Collection for Harvest Fast

Day of Prayer for Prisoners

November 13th     Remembrance Sunday (Peace and War, we are still in centenary of First World War)

November 20th     Close of Year of Mercy

November 27th      First Sunday of Advent

December 3rd         (St Francis Xavier) Migrants Day

Westminster Justice & Peace Annual Day 2015

Laudato Si’ – On Care for our Common Home

Fr Joe with J&P supporters

Fr Joe Ryan with J&P supporters

Nine  years after  Columban theologian Sean McDonagh first addressed the Diocesan Justice and Peace Commission he returned to give a wonderfully enriching overview of Pope Francis’s letter, Laudato Si’.  Over seventy people from across the diocese attended the occasion at St John Vianney Parish Centre In Tottenham, as Father Sean rolled out gem after gem of the encyclical, published in May, with illustrations from his own observations and experiences of over 40 years speaking out for the environment.  Continue reading

Welwyn Garden City examines Climate Change

Welwyn Garden City Peace Plaque in the Peace Garden

Welwyn Garden City Peace Plaque in the Peace Garden

Justice and Peace has been praying and fasting for the Climate for several months now, and Welwyn Garden City hosted the July 1st event, only a few days after Pope Francis’s encyclical (Laudato Si) was published. Over 60 people, from various Hertfordshire parishes, gathered at Our Lady Queen of Apostles church. Continue reading

Our next Pray and Fast for the Climate Vigil !

Next vigil: July 1stOver 6 months since we took on our pledge to Pray and Fast for the Climate and with 6 Vigils behind us, we approach the next 6 months with hope and enthusiasm! We mark the 1st of each month with prayer and fasting in solidarity with Yeb Sano, leader of the Filipino climate delegation who during the UN interim Climate talks 2013 promised to fast on the 1st of every month until some decision was taken over climate change.

Our next Vigil is set to be one of the most diverse, moving and inspirational yet! Taking place at Our Lady Queen of Apostles Church in Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire. The evening will include parish representatives from Australia, Africa, Asia, Europe, North America and South America. We will hear first hand of how Climate change is damaging some of the poorest and most neglected parts of our world and how we as a community and as a Church can work to stop it. The evening will conclude with a chance to break our fast together over a simple meal.

The evening will take place on Wednesday 1st July and starts at 7:00pm (finishing at around 9:00pm) in the Parish Hall at Our Lady of Apostles, 141 Woodhall Lane, Welwyn Garden City, Herts AL7 3TP. Please join us in this important act of solidarity and prayer.

Please see below for a map of the area.