Church Times - March 2009

March 2009

This page lists all of the posts from March 2009. Click on the headings to see the full post.

Post explaining how I will be blogging from the G20 summit as part of G20Voice

This evening I leave for Docklands to join bloggers from G20Voice as we together blog about the forthcoming G20 meeting.

31/03/2009 16:00:00 | 4 comments | Email a friend

Tuesday links: Including Darwin, Earth hour, the BNP and hot cross buns

Six stories I might have posted about had I not been on my way to the G20 summit

31/03/2009 15:50:00 | No comments | Email a friend

Gordon Brown at St Paul's Cathedral: "We must never, ever forget our obligations to the poor"

Prime Minister Gordon Brown took part in the debate at St Paul's Cathedral mentioned in yesterday's post.

31/03/2009 11:30:00 | 1 comment | Email a friend

Religious leaders send message to G20

Religious leaders, including the Archbishops of Canterbury and York, have today urged the G20 leaders not to forget their commitments to the world's poorest people in the current economic crisis.

30/03/2009 14:00:00 | No comments | Email a friend

Report from the 'Put People First' service and rally

On Saturday I attended the 'Put People First' service at Westminster Central Hall, followed by the march with 35000 others to Hyde Park

30/03/2009 11:50:00 | 3 comments | Email a friend

The Bishop of Rochester steps down

The Bishop of Rochester has announced that he is to step down

30/03/2009 09:00:00 | 1 comment | Email a friend

At the 'Put People First' event

I'm spending much of the day at the Put People First service and rally in London

28/03/2009 08:20:00 | No comments | Email a friend

Archbishops urge G20 leaders to act on conflict prevention and climate change

The Archbishop of York, Dr John Sentamu, has called on the G20 leaders to invest more in conflict prevention

27/03/2009 17:50:00 | No comments | Email a friend

Railway Stations of the Cross

THE Stations of the Cross will have a literal dimension in Tywyn, Gwynedd, on Good Friday evening, when the Talyllyn Railway will be running a round-trip that takes in all 14 stages of the Lenten devotion.

27/03/2009 13:30:00 | 2 comments | Email a friend

Archbishop of Canterbury: Religious communities "failing profoundly" in climate change response

The Archbishop of Canterbury gave a lecture in which he set out some of the environmental "doomsday scenarios" we face

26/03/2009 12:30:00 | 2 comments | Email a friend

'Put people first' service and rally on Saturday

Christian groups, including Christian Aid, Tear Fund and the Salvation Army are organising a service ahead of the 'Put People First' march in London on Saturday

25/03/2009 10:00:00 | No comments | Email a friend

Uses for church buildings

The Church of England published some guidelines today to help religious groups get funding for using their buildings for community use

24/03/2009 16:22:00 | 1 comment | Email a friend

Churches challenge G20 leaders to take action on climate change

Leaders from the Baptist, Methodist and United Reformed Churches have sent a message to the G20 leaders ahead of their meeting in London next week.

23/03/2009 13:20:00 | 1 comment | Email a friend

Blogging from the G20 Summit

Church Times blog to report live from G20 summit

20/03/2009 11:30:00 | No comments | Email a friend

Climate change day of action in Coventry

Christian Aid's climate change day of action takes place in Coventry today

19/03/2009 09:30:00 | No comments | Email a friend

The online church

Online church pioneers meet in London

18/03/2009 16:20:00 | No comments | Email a friend

The first Twitter Archbishop

John Sentamu, Archbishop of York, Primate of England and Metropolitan, now has his own page on the Twitter social networking site

17/03/2009 12:00:00 | 1 comment | Email a friend

Wycliffe Hall and St Stephen's House inspection reports published

Two inspection reports, from Wycliffe Hall Oxford, and St Stephen's House Oxford, have now been published

17/03/2009 11:50:00 | No comments | Email a friend

E-mail problems at the Diocese of Manchester

The e-mail system within the Diocese of Manchester has been found to be deeply flawed

16/03/2009 16:50:00 | No comments | Email a friend

New England - Kirsty MacColl

It is rare that I get the opportunity to post a 1980s music video on this blog, but thanks to Giles Fraser's column in today's Church Times this is one such occasion

13/03/2009 19:30:00 | 1 comment | Email a friend

Climate change: Stop focusing on “low-level and largely ineffective lifestyle changes”

Climate predictions worsen

13/03/2009 09:00:00 | 3 comments | Email a friend

Church web awards launched

The 2009 Church Website of the Year competition is launched today. It is being run by the Christian Aid site Surefish in association with the Church Times.