Basingstoke Methodist Circuit

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1. Pray for schools
   Prayer for Schools fortnight, which aims to inspire Christians to pray for schools in their local area runs from 6 to 20 May. Churches are encouraged to gather together people involved in education, including parents, students, teachers, governors and anyone passionate about young people, to pray in depth for schools and the issues affecting them.
2. Tony Blair speaks to Christian leaders
   Former prime minister Tony Blair said “a world without faith would be a world on the road to tragedy” at a conference organised by Alliance member Holy Trinity Brompton (HTB) this week.
3. Government easing of adoption process is encouragement for Church
   Easing of the adoption process announced in the Queen's speech should be encouraging to the Christian community as a new initiative is announced to make long-term care for children an integral part of church culture.
4. Inspire Awards 2012 open for nominations
   The Inspire awards – an annual celebration of the unsung heroes of Christian work in communities - is now open for nominations.
5. Day of prayer called for media
   The Church and Media Network have called for a Day of Prayer for the Media on 20 May
6. Is this all there is?
   This week has been Dying Awareness Week, a campaign supported, to get people talking and thinking more about death.
7. The weekly WHIP: 17 May 2012
   The weekly WHIP: 17 May 2012 with updates and information on advertising controversy, an invitation to insult and conflicting Queens.
8. The Church and the Big Society
   Throughout the last General Election campaign and the early days of the coalition government the Big Society has been a regular theme for the Conservatives.
9. Two out of three ain’t bad
   Readers who were around in the 1970s may recognise this month’s Wales PQ title as being that of a popular 1977 song by Meatloaf.
10. CSI Northern Ireland
    In this small part of the world the letters CSI have a meaning far beyond the American crime drama.
11. Scotland’s alcohol problem
    Since gaining power in 2007, the Scottish government have consistently sought to tackle Scotland’s well-documented alcohol problem. Consumption has increased by 11 per cent since 1994 and is 23 per cent higher than in England and Wales.
12. Religious liberty – Nigeria
    The simple act of going to church on a Sunday has become a perilous one for Christians in many parts of Nigeria.
13. Bangor Worldwide
    The convention will focus entirely on mission and will be open to all, free of charge.
14. New Horizon
    How should we respond to the request of Jesus to follow me?
15. Keswick at Portstewart
    Bringing the Bible alive for the whole family!