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PILGRIMAGE 2013
Posted on 11/06/2013
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Mission
Mission in the 21st Century
Mission 21 pursues themes that weave together opportunities to increase our understanding of ourselves, our community and of issues that are of global importance, broadening our knowledge, sharing our views and relating them to our faith.
It can involve anyone by offering a choice of approaches – in practical exercises or intellectual stretches, moving sometimes beyond the edge of comfort. What do we get from music, art, and nature that stimulate us and enrich our faith? What does the friendship and social contact with fellow worshippers add to our spiritual well-being?
It can involve anyone by offering a choice of approaches – in practical exercises or intellectual stretches, moving sometimes beyond the edge of comfort. What do we get from music, art, and nature that stimulate us and enrich our faith? What does the friendship and social contact with fellow worshippers add to our spiritual well-being?
Who’s involved?
Developing Mission 21 is the work of the Research Committee as the “think tank” of the Kirk Session with the task of strategic planning and an oversight and review role. Experience has told us that lots of people want to become involved, but need to be asked, and so short term working groups involving members of both the Session and congregation are set up to take forward individual pieces of work.
Developing our knowledge and understanding
We aim to enlist the help of others – academics, leading practitioners in areas where we are pursuing an interest, voluntary organisations working in the field – to make links to our faith journey without losing the relevance to changes in our community and to a wider global perspective. Including lectures on a range of social and theological issues in our church calendar, and focussing on topics that affect our church life at our annual Kirk Session conference better equip us to develop mission in the 21st century.
What does our Mission look like?
In 2010 we held a Festival of Meditation and Prayer when the programme drew on visiting musicians, preachers and speakers who brought with them the richness of the Episcopalian, Reformed, Roman Catholic and Orthodox traditions to all those who are on a spiritual journey.
In 2011 we held a Celebration of Ageing and Faith. This celebarted the wisdom, talent, knowledge, energy and vitality of older people and looked at some of the opportunities, achievements, and aspirations on offer. We are a church with older people in its midst which means we are a church rich in experience, faith and lifetimes of service, and we wanted to acknowledge that and celebrate it. Further information on some of our ongoing projects in this field can be foiund under publications at Ageing and Faith.
IN 2012 we hosted a series of lectures and discussions on Science, Reason and Religion. Full details of this can be found at SRR
In 2013 we are organisng a Year of Pilgrimage with a wide variety of different pilgrimage opportunities to suit all ages and curcumstances. Full details can be found on our 'What's On' page at Pilgrimage 2013.
For futher information contact Sandra Carter 0131 667 6052 email Sandra.carter@barts.myzen.co.uk
PILGRIMAGE 2013
Posted on 11/06/2013
Five wonderful days with five more still to come!
Read more
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