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‘Hope’ is intended to provide churches of all shapes and sizes throughout the UK with a fresh opportunity to work together across their communities over a twelve month period. Many of us were involved and heard stories from The Message 2000 (Manchester) or Soul in the City (London) in 2004 and were left with a strong desire for our town or city to be next in line. In fact in Bristol, in Summer 2006, many were involved in Love Bristol Festival.
Now its time for 'the whole church, to reach the whole nation, for the whole year.... and beyond'!
Main Hope 2008 website with loads more details - www.hope08.com.
Or check out the youth site - - www.hope-revolution.com.
And coming soon - www.hope08bristol.net.
Who I'd like to meet: We want to connect with any Christians in the Bristol area who use myspace to share dreams and ideas to bring HOPE to this region. Keep sharing in the comments. Share this myspace page with your friends. Encourage your church leaders to get on board with Hope 2008 .
O God, enlarge within us the sense of fellowship with all living things, our brothers the animals to whom thou gavest the earth as their home in common with us. We remember with shame that in the past we have exercised the high dominion of man with ruthless cruelty so that the voice of the earth, which should have gone up to thee in song, has been a groan of travail. May we realise that they live not for us alone but for themselves and thee, and that they love the sweetness of life.
SILENT BUT DEADLY. Did you know that farmed animals produce more greenhouse gas emissions (18%) than the world's entire transport system (13.5%)? Or that nitrous oxide from animal manure is around 300 times as damaging to the climate as carbon dioxide? Or that methane ( cow and sheep farts/burps to you and me) has 23 times the global warming impact of carbon dioxide? MAKES YOU THINK DOESN'T IT? The only genuine way to cut down these harmful emissions is to stop eating meat. To find out more visit www. vegsoc. org/environment , or order your free booklet on 0161 925 2000, green@vegsoc.org. It's not just a lot of hot air.
VEG4LENT Reviving the ancient Christian Tradition of abstaining from meat consumption during Lent, we respectfully invite all Christians to use VEG4LENT as a period of reflection and prayer for all those currently condemned to the slaughterhouse.
As a contemporary adaptation of an ancient tradition, we politely urge each participant to adopt a vegetarian diet for each and every day between Ash Wednesday and Easter Sunday.
Lent is a sacred and spiritual period for Christians the world over. Greater empathy with Christ, gained during the Lenten period, allows us to be more receptive to the needs of our neighbour. As Christ taught us our neighbour is s/he who suffers. Are there any who suffer more than those condemned to the slaughterhouse?
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We believe God's gonna do some great things in 2008 and we just want to be a part of it!!
There should be amazing things happening all over the UK - so keep in touch and get involved. www.hope08.com. register and be better informed.....
Pray for us here at Didcot please - we really need it!
