Kairos Day of Prayer and Reflection - Sat 7th June

At St John the Baptist Parish Church, Crowthorne, we have been spending some time learning more about the situation in Israel and Palestine as part of our Kairos Action Plan.

The second step in our plan is to reflect prayerfully on this situation. There will be an opportunity to do this on Saturday 7th June.

We will start at 10am with a short act of worship in the Church. There will then be various prayer stations around the Church for people to use to reflect and pray about the situation. There will be refreshments and further information in the hall, including some short videos and a chance to ask questions. People will then have the opportunity to express your views and to provide some input to the PCC discussion on 9th July on the third step of the plan, which is to respond faithfully and courageously. The PCC will consider whether the Church should become a Kairos Congregation. All are welcome, even if you have not taken part in earlier activities.

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Destruction of the orchards at the Tent of Nations

While I was in Israel during February and March, I visited the Tent of Nations several times. I found it to be a wonderful witness in how to live peacefully under occupation. Today I heard that Israeli bulldozers moved onto the land on Tuesday morning (20th May) to demolish 1500 apricot and apple trees and vines. This action is illegal and heartless. It has no security justification - the Nasser has documentation proving ownership back to the Ottoman Empire. Israel wants the land and will do anything to steal it.

The Amos Trust has issued an appeal for action and we would urge readers to respond to that.

Ken Perrett