UNUSUAL KINDNESS 

As part of the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity Bradford on Avon Area Churches Together will be holding a Service for Christian Unity at
CHRIST CHURCH BRADFORD ON AVON

Time to be Still
Sunday 2nd February 2020
5 - 5.45pm
United Church Hall St Margaret's St BoA
(left fork at railway station mini roundabout)

Come and step aside briefly from the busyness of life. We welcome people from any church background - and from none - for a short time of stillness, in an informal setting. We will be using instrumental music and simple repetitive chants from various Christian communities and Celtic traditions, along with short meditative readings and periods of silence.
Please drop in to enjoy the stillness, to listen or to join in the short songs. This is a regular quarterly event in the town so please feel free to come whenever you can.

Come and step aside briefly from the busyness of life. We welcome people from any church background - and from none - for a short time of stillness, in an informal setting. We will be using instrumental music and simple repetitive chants from various Christian communities and Celtic traditions, along with short meditative readings and periods of silence.
Please drop in to enjoy the stillness, to listen or to join in the short songs. This is a regular quarterly event in the town so please feel free to come whenever you can.

On Monday 10th February, from 7-9pm, at Ammerdown, we are welcoming Pastor Brendan Robertson to speak about:

True Inclusion: Creating Communities of Intersectional Inclusion.

I am really keen to include the local church community in this conversation. It is not just about how we respond to the LGBT community but to all people who we may term ‘the other', so the conversation really challenges us about what it really means to be inclusive. Whatever our view, it's important to listen to each other and have the conversation and ask ourselves whether it's important for our church to be truly inclusive and - if it is - what that means .

Would you be able to join us and would you bring members of your congregation along? Ammerdown is now funding the event in full so there is no charge for the talk.

INTERSECTIONALITY.You cannot be inclusive of one minority group without being inclusive of others -- this is the reality of intersectionality. All systems of oppression are linked together and therefore, if you move towards the liberation of one group, you must also seek the liberation of the others. Be committed to preaching, acting, and organizing on behalf of all oppressed peoples and refuse to buy into the lie that you can only address one issue at a time.

Rev. Brandan Robertson is a noted author, activist, theologian, and pastor, working at the intersections of spirituality and social renewal. He currently serves as the Lead Pastor of Missiongathering Christian Church in San Diego, CA and serves as the Executive Director of Metanoia.

A prolific writer, he is the author or contributing author to nine books on spirituality and theology. He also writes regularly for Patheos, and has bylines in TIME Magazine, Dallas Morning News, The Huffington Post, NBC, and The Washington Post.

Hub Coffee Morning & Valentine's Day Sale.

Come and enjoy a cup of coffee, home made cake and great company.  All welcome. 

To celebrate Fairtrade Fortnight Bradford on Avon Fairtrade Group invite you to an evening of video and song.

We will see the real-life stories of Fairtrade farmers and campaigners and hear songs from White Doves choir that reflect their struggles and successes.

Then all who would like to please join in singing Ode to Earth, words
specially written by Paul Baker Hernandez, musician and storyteller
from Nicaragua and to be sung to the tune of Beethoven's Ode to Joy.
We plan to record this to send to Paul. 

Saturday, February 29. 6.45 pm for hot drinks and cake
+ Fairtrade stalls and information. 7.30 pm concert
United Church, St Margaret's Street, Bradford on Avon

FREE event but donations welcomed.

Previously Women's World Day of Prayer,

Rise! Take Your Mat and Walk.

Praying with Zimbabwe 

Come and get creative for Mothers day, making gifts for those you love and enjoying a cream tea

BACT Meeting on zoom at 7.30pm.

For agenda and apologies contact Secretary.