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A special free community screening: The People’s Emergency Briefing #PEBuk What’s happening with climate and nature, and what does it mean for everyday life in the UK? At St Paul's Church West Hackney, Stoke Newington Road, N16 7UE, 29 May, 7pm - 9pm. tinyurl.com/PEBtickets

#MorningPrayer We seek your peace, Lord Jesus; not the false peace of the world, seeking to quell our anxieties and fears with the analgesics of power, position, possessions or prestige; but the true peace you offer, of knowing the worth of ourselves and all others in your love.

Pray with us today. All loving and all-embracing God, our hearts overflow with gratitude when we think and feel your love, manifested in Jesus Christ and poured into our hearts by your Holy Spirit... Find more ways to pray at methodist.org.uk/prayer.

“When we speak without acting, we risk our words being empty. And so our listening, learning, praying, and speaking must be followed through in our actions.”  Thomas Niblett encourages us to act in today’s Daily Devotion. ow.ly/yojL50YOoHP Image: Ana Jovanovski/Unsplash

Individuals and churches are encouraged to reduce spending with Amazon, spend more ethically and campaign for global rules to be fixed, inc through a strong UN Tax Convention, in this new campaign by JustMoney Movement, a Body in Association of CTBI. ctbi.org.uk/news-and-event…

The Salvation Army's Housing First project means people experiencing homelessness can have a safe, stable home, meaning those who have felt powerless and invisible, become empowered, independent and self-sufficient. Read more about the project: brnw.ch/21x2Iyw

A #WCC delegation at the Patmos Bible Summit dressed in black in solidarity with #ThursdaysinBlack. The summit in Jakarta, Indonesia drew 250 participants from all over the world whose hearts, minds, and prayers centered on Bible engagement.

Day 9 - The Spirit of Evangelism ✨ Today, let us pray that the Holy Spirit would help us respond to God’s prompting and become faithful witnesses to our Five. Lord, grant that I may always allow myself to be guided by You, always follow Your plans, and perfectly accomplish Your Holy Will. Help me respond to the slightest prompting of Your Grace, so that I may be Your trustworthy instrument for Your honour. May Your Will be done in time and in eternity by me, in me, and through me. Amen 🙏 [St Teresa of Avila, 1515–1582]

🕯️DAY 8: The Spirit of Empowerment “Everything changed when I met Jesus.” In this wonderful film created in collaboration with @TWsocials, hear from three everyday Christians as they share how faith shapes the way they serve and bring God’s love into their places of work.

On this Ascension Day, we’re honoured to share a special message from His Holiness Pope Leo XIV for Thy Kingdom Come 2026.

Welcome to Take 5 - a video series that highlights some of the places that make Hackney so special. Saint Monday in London Fields is one of Hackney’s newer breweries - founded in 2023 - and specialises in West Coast-style beers and a love of heavy metal🎸

See below for my weekly round-up of what I’ve been up to in Hackney and Westminster.

#MorningPrayer Keep us open and expectant, Lord Jesus, to the gift of your Holy Spirit, that we may be inspired, encouraged, and empowered truly to be your disciples, your church, people of your kingdom, living out your will as we bless one another and all the world in your love.

🌍 Ready to explore #interreligious dialogue in a new way? 📚 🔜 Join the WCC online intergenerational learning #series bringing together youth, students, theologians & practitioners from around the world to engage across faiths and cultures 🔗 oikoumene.org/news/wcc-to-de…

#PrayTogether #Unity

Week of Prayer for Christian Unity 2026 If you are observing #wpcu2026 at Pentecost, resources are available to order or download adapted by Britain and Ireland writers group. Choice of services: one in Orthodox tradition and alternative for adaptation. ctbi.org.uk/resources/week…

It’s a privilege to join other churches in the global #ThyKingdomCome prayer movement. Over the next 11 days, The Salvation Army UK and Ireland Territory will be praying for fullness of life for all with Jesus.

OUT NOW: Kingdom Over Nation from @ChurchesEngland A timely new #ecumenical resource inviting Christians to reflect on faithful discipleship, discernment, public witness, and what it means to place the Kingdom of God above every ideology and power. cte.org.uk/kingdom-over-n…

Today marks Day 1 of Thy Kingdom Come 2026. ✨ As this year’s global wave of prayer begins, we invite you to join us over the next 11 days in praying, ‘Come Holy Spirit’, asking God to renew us by His Spirit and help us share His love with the Five people we are holding in prayer. Let us pray that the Spirit will make us effective witnesses to our Five loved ones. 🙏 Oh Lord, never suffer us to think that we can stand by ourselves and not need You. In Jesus name, Amen.

Today I visited the Sternberg Centre for Judaism. It was good to see the extraordinary educational, theological and community work taking place there. But it was impossible to ignore the the distressing truth about Jewish life in Britain today. No parent should have to fear for their child’s safety at school or at worship. Antisemitism must be opposed without hesitation or qualification. We all share responsibility for challenging hatred wherever we encounter it. archbishopofcanterbury.org/news/archbisho…