Asylum and Migration Update
The World on our Doorstep Revisited
Horsforth Churches Together are thrilled to able to host this event following on from last Octobers week. The aim of The World on our Doorstep : revisited is to be an event for all ages considering how we can practically offer welcome to refugee and asylum seekers.
Venue : St Margarets Church
We do need a little bit of help.
1) Please could you help get word out and encourage those who want to come to sign up through the website (just to help us with numbers for catering)http://horsforthchurchestogether.btck.co.uk/TheWorldonourDoorstepReVisited
2) We need a few people who like to have fairy soft hands to wash up on the day between 6.30 and 7.30pm
3) We need a couple more stewards just to welcome people on the night and point people in the right direction.
Please let me know if you can help
Response To Refugees
Hamid Shahrekani (18) tells his story of escape from religious persecution in Iran and plays his violin (accompanied by Matthew Lazenby, Leeds College of Music). This followed the Lampedusa Cross Meditation undertaken by 60 ‘pilgrims’ in St Mary’s RC Church - an event in Horsforth Refugee Week October 10-13th 2017.
Iran's persecuted converts
Click here to view the article
GROWING POINT
One of the ways member of our parish could help refugees is by becoming Guardians for a great charity called Growing Point http://growingpoints.co.uk/. They have volunteer Guardians who offer to help someone have to have a similar career to themselves. They really need more volunteers in Yorkshire for more information please visit the website above.
