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Jane
From: Alan Sharp
Sent: Thursday, January 21, 2021 9:09 PM
To: methmins@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [methmins] Special Sundays
The "Recorder" of January 8 had a two-page spread "Special Sundays 2021". It
seems to have all the dates listed in the Methodist Diary, plus quite a few
others - e.g. Tax Justice Sunday, Rural Mission Sunday, Climate Sunday. The
closing paragraph says "There are many subjects, not in the above list, to
which local churches will want to draw attention ... such subjects include
home and overseas mission" Then it says "The Methodist Church Connexional Team
produces resources on these". So these two Sundays, once regular features, are
reduced to a footnote!
And the "Special Sundays" page on the website is not very generous in material
on these topics. The Prayer Manual lists some amazing things happening around
the world, mentioned only briefly. Background material about them would be
useful: churches in Latvia; the Czech Republic; the persecution in Cameroon;
the growing church in Cuba; the work in Tanzania with disabled people, to pick
out just a few. These, and many more initiatives, could be highlighted in
resource material for worship.
Otherwise, surely we risk congregations becoming unaware of what our Church is
achieving, and lose any stimulus this can give.
Alan
