Category Archives: Special Events

World Fair Trade Day

Second Saturday of May – in 2024 it’s 2024 Resource for congregations here Coffee, chocolate, tea and cotton can all be produced by farmers and workers earning exploitative wages, child labourers, or in environmentally damaging ways. Looking for the Fairtrade … Continue reading

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Postal Survey Prayers

And it’s YES! Postal Prayers – an Australian vote regarding Same Sex Marriage. 16 million ballot papers were posted out to determine how Australians feel about the question, “Should the law be changed to allow same-sex couples to marry?” Yes or … Continue reading

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Olympics

The 2016 Olympic Games will kick off on August 5 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The 28th edition of the Games will see 10,500 athletes from 206 National Olympic Committees competing for 306 sets of medals in 28 disciplines. With the … Continue reading

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