Of the many thousands of good causes and campaigns that appeal for support, we choose some that resonate with the life and work of our church and congregation. Here we list some of those included in our prayers during this year's worship. In the current global climate crisis, "green" topics are of particular significance.
All of 2020 - Christian Aid Year of Prayer for Climate Justice - DETAILS
18th-25th January - Week of Prayer for Christian Unity - DETAILS
20th-26th January - Big Energy Saving Week - DETAILS
21st January - National Hug Day
26th January - World Leprosy Day - DETAILS
27th January - Holocaust Memorial Day - DETAILS
30th January - Young Carers Awareness Day - DETAILS
1st-8th February - National Storytelling Week - Tell the greatest story of all time! - DETAILS
2nd February - World Wetlands Day - DETAILS
3rd-9th February - Children's Mental Health Week - DETAILS
4th February - World Cancer Day - DETAILS
5th-29th February - Climate Coalition "Show the Love" - DETAILS
9th February - Racial Justice Sunday - a Churches Together in Britain & Ireland initiative.
10th February - International Epilepsy Day - DETAILS
14th February - International Book-giving Day - Give someone a Bible! - DETAILS
16th February - Universal Day of Prayer for Students - Celebrated on the 3rd Sunday in February since 1898.
17th February - Random Acts of Kindness Day - Could any Christian not join in?
22nd February - 1st March - Real Bread Week - Celebrate one of the elements of the eucharist; a campaign for healthy, additive-free bread - DETAILS
23rd February - Church Action on Poverty Sunday - DETAILS
24th February - 8th March - Fairtrade Fortnight - DETAILS
3rd March - WHO's World Hearing Day - Pray for those who cannot hear the word of God - DETAILS
5th March - World Book Day - A golden opportunity to celebrate and promote the greatest book of all - DETAILS
6th March - Women's World Day of Prayer - Prepared by the women of Zimbabwe: Rise! Take your mat and walk - DETAILS
8th March - International Women's Day - #EachforEqual - DETAILS
8th-14th March - World Glaucoma Week - DETAILS
20th March - 13th April - The Great British Spring Clean - Organised by the Keep Britain Tidy Campaign - #gbspringclean - DETAILS
21st March - UN International Day of Forests - DETAILS
21st March - World Down Syndrome Day - DETAILS
22nd March - World Water Day - DETAILS
28th March, 8.30-9.30pm - Earth Hour - Join in a world-wide movement to turn off all lights for 1 hour in recognition of the climate crisis - DETAILS
30th March - World Bipolar Day - DETAILS
30th March - 5th April - World Autism Awareness Week - DETAILS
April - UK Bowel Cancer Awareness Month - DETAILS
7th April - WHO World Health Day - DETAILS
11 April - World Parkinson's Day - DETAILS
16th April - World Voice Day - DETAILS
17th April - World Haemophilia Day - DETAILS
20th-26th April - MS Awareness Week - DETAILS
22nd April - Earth Day - This year is the 50th anniversary for this event - DETAILS
25th April - WHO World Malaria Day - DETAILS
25th April - 1st May - Allergy Awareness Week - DETAILS
27th April - 3rd May - National Gardening Week - DETAILS
May - Skin Cancer Awareness Month - DETAILS
4th - 10th May - Red Cross Week - DETAILS
4th - 10th May - Deaf Awareness Week - DETAILS
5th May - International Day of the Midwife - DETAILS
5th May - World Asthma Day - DETAILS
8th May - World Ovarian Cancer Day - DETAILS
9th May - World Fair Trade Day - DETAILS
9th May - National Schizophrenia Awareness Day - DETAILS
10th - 16th May - Christian Aid Week - DETAILS
10th - 24th May - Pray for Schools Fortnight
11th - 15th May - Water Saving Week - DETAILS
11th - 17th May - Dying Matters Week - DETAILS
11th - 17th May - National Vegetarian Week - DETAILS
12th May - International Nurses Day - DETAILS
15th May - International Day of Families - DETAILS
17th May - National Sports Sunday (run by Sports Chaplaincy UK) - DETAILS
17th May - International Children's Day - DETAILS
18th - 24th May - Mental Health Awareness Week - DETAILS
20th - 26th May - National Epilepsy Week - DETAILS
28th May - World Hunger Day - DETAILS
30th May - World MS Day - DETAILS
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