social justice

Moved by the plight of the people of Haiti, the congregation have been raising funds for the appeal launched by the Disasters Emergency Committee. The proceeds from a famine lunch, where almost 60 people sat down to soup and bread, and a lively auction have been added to the retiring collections taken over the past two weeks,resulting in £1000 being sent to the DEC to provide necessities for the suffering people.

An honest exploration of how we can enlarge our understanding of asylum seekers and refugees.

Saturday 12 September 2009
10 am to 1 pm

Trinity Church, Totton
Hazel Farm Road, Totton
Southampton SO40 8WU

Organised on behalf of the
Church & Society Group
Wessex Synod of the URC

For details of this conference and a booking form, please see the Church Secretary

It is estimated that there are 11.6 million orphans in sub-saharan Africa. 1.4 million live in South Africa.
They live in terrible poverty. They need love, shelter, food, education and warmth. Many children's charities are working hard to provide the first four. Charity knitting and crocheting can provide the last. Every single square that is sent is used in a blanket to keep an AIDS orphan or abandoned child warm.
For more information and to offer your help, please speak to Audrey Mann

The United Reformed Church has made its strong opposition to the new European Parliament seat held by the British National Party clear by starting a petition.

In a statement issued by the church's joint public issues team, church leaders labelled the seat win by BNP leader Nick Griffin a "disgrace" and have urged members to show solidarity over the matter by signing the petition.

Leaders say the document aims to "show the rest of the EU what we think of the racist BNP". It is due to be handed into the European Parliament on the day that Nick Griffin takes his seat.