The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he has anointed me to bring good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim release to the captives and recovery of sight to the blind, to set at liberty those who are oppressed, to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favour.
Luke 4.18 & 19 (NRSV)
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Welcoming the Stranger: World Refugee Week, Day 5
/in NewsFocus on Cyprus This week, during World Refugee Week, the Anglican Alliance is showcasing examples where Anglican and Episcopal churches around the world are responding to refugees with practical assistance, welcoming refugees in to their communities and discovering mutual enrichment through this engagement. Food: The International Language Last month in Cyprus a new initiative began […]
Welcoming the Stranger: World Refugee Week, Day 4
/in NewsFocus on Canterbury This week, during World Refugee Week, the Anglican Alliance is showcasing examples where Anglican and Episcopal churches around the world are responding to refugees with practical assistance, welcoming refugees in to their communities and discovering mutual enrichment through this engagement. In the Diocese of Canterbury in the UK, the church has looked […]
Welcoming the Stranger: World Refugee Week, Day 3
/in NewsFocus on Jordan In Jordan the local church is working to respond to the practical needs of refugees with disabilities living in the refugee camps. The Holy Land Institute for Deaf and Deaf-blind Children has been working with children with disabilities in Jordan for over 50 years after its foundation by the Episcopal […]
Welcoming the Stranger: World Refugee Week, Day 2
/in NewsThe blog below is a personal reflection on World Refugee Week by Revd Rachel Carnegie, Co-Executive Director of the Anglican Alliance. Last year I met ‘Binyamin’, a young refugee from Afghanistan, who had fled to Europe when he was just 15. He then spent the next eight years being bounced from one country to another, […]
Welcoming the Stranger: World Refugee Week, Day 1
/in NewsThis year during World Refugee Week, the Anglican Alliance has joined other Christian bodies to make a common statement on respecting the dignity and rights of refugees. The Anglican Alliance joined a group of 20 Christian organisations in issuing a statement to mark World Refugee Day. The statement celebrates solidarity and learning, and calls for […]