Date: 2008-11-03 18:29:21
Abba Anthony is reported to have said:
“A time is coming when men will go mad, and when they see someone who is not mad, they will attack him saying, ‘You are mad, you are not like us’”.
I will leave you to think of applications for that one.
Today we highlight the new Christmas Bowl Gift Card initiative of QCT. We encourage you to make it part of your Christmas planning. Why not arrange your company’s or group’s Christmas party so that instead of giving each other gifts, you all contribute to one pot and buy a bigger gift card with that?
We bring you two articles about opinions within the diverse Catholic Church. We also see how difficult it is to be church in situations of injustice and fear.
Don’t forget the events coming up this week with the Imam and the Pastor.
QCT News will take a break next week while I do the same. I look forward to the next edition and hope you do too.
May the madness of the Spirit catch on in your life this week.
Glenine Hamlyn
We bring you an article by the editor of the National Indigenous Times, Chris Graham, recounting his description of events on Palm Island. While we cannot verify or refute its contents, we believe it contains much food for thought.
A global meeting of bishops at the Vatican has proposed that women be allowed to preach in the Catholic Church as "lectors".
Cardinal Walter Kasper has admitted that he "took exception" to the way in which the content of the declaration "Dominus Iesus" (issued in 2000) was expressed because it was unduly harsh.
The global market in trafficked human beings is worth about $42.5 billion, says the Council of Europe. Read how churches in the USA took part in an innovative campaign to raise awareness on the problem.
An alternative church grouping in Zimbabwe says the Zimbabwe Council of Churches has failed to speak out decisively on the political situation because it is gripped by fear.
Event Multi-Faith Centre Thurs 6 November.
An insightful evening consisting of - brief introductions from Prof Toh Swee-Hin Director of Multi-Faith Centre and the evening's Moderator, Brian Lightowler of Initiatives of Change; an extract from the film “The Imam & the Pastor”; talks from Imam Muhammad Ashafa and Pastor James Wuye; an open dialogue session and light refreshments. For more information, check out entry in What's On.
November
The Imam & The Pastor: Film & Dialogue
Thurs 6 Nov
Caring For Creation: A Christian Call To Action On Climate Change
Tues 11 Nov
One God, Many Voices
Thurs 13 Nov
Next Year
ARRCC - Faith response to climate change
