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Sunday 28 September 2008
A special Sunday to invite people (back) to church.
There are various reasons why people stop going to church when once it played
an important part of their lives. Back to Church Sunday offers quality resources to local churches so people in your church can give an especially warm welcome on this special Sunday of the year.
TEAM Newsletter - May 2008 about Back to Church Sunday
TEAM Newsletter - April 2008 about Back to Church Sunday
Back to Church Sunday resources
Back to Church Sunday website
Parish Timeline for Back to Church Sunday (pdf 65kb)
Traidcraft Flier - (large pdf 1271kb)
Traidcraft are getting behind Back to Church Sunday with the gift of thousands of bars of delicious and fairly traded almond white chocolate to give away on the day.
Write a prayer competition
All participating churches are invited to write a prayer for Back to Church Sunday.
A prayer about what Back to Church Sunday is trying to do and that the diocese can use. Email entries to Jenny Lowery by mid July. The prize? A Back to Church Sunday T-shirt!
Some churches participating in Back to Church Sunday 2007:
- Batley, St Thomas
- Barnsley, St Edward
- Barnsley, St George
- Bradley, St Thomas
- Brighouse, St Martin
- Denby, St John
- Drighlington, St Paul
- East Ardsley, St Michael
- Emmanuel Team Ministry, Huddersfield (Newsome, Armitage Bridge, Rashcliffe and South Crosland)
- Heckmondwike, St James
- Honley, St Mary
- Halifax, All Saints
- Lupset, St George
- Marsden, St Bartholomew
- Moldgreen, Christ Church
- Northowram, St Matthews
- Rastrick, St John the Divine
- Roberttown, All Saints
- Thongsbridge, St Andrew
- Wakefield, St John
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