Scotland (Borders and North)

Just people - the Micah course

Tearfund and Livability are bringing the Just People course training back to Scotland.

What would happen if your church or youth group took ‘acting justly, loving mercy and walking humbly with God’ (Micah 6:8) seriously? We’d like to invite you to join us in finding out. 

Just People is a course which has been developed by Tearfund and Livability as part of Micah Challenge UK. The course explores how tackling poverty and pursuing justice, locally and globally, is at the heart of Christian mission. 

The training workshop on how to use the course in your church is coming back to Scotland. The workshop will equip church leaders and youth leaders to run the Just People course.

Just People will be launched publicly in January 2009, and the workshop will take you through the materials and the approach ahead of time, and answer any questions you may have.

We’ll also think more broadly about the journey of engaging more deeply with these issues as a church community.

Please click here for more information on the Just People Course.

Tuesday 11 November, 10am–4pm
DUNDEE : FINTRY CHURCH
Fintry Drive, Dundee
 
Wednesday 12 November, 10am–4pm
ABERDEEN : GILCOMSTON SOUTH CHURCH
Union Street, Aberdeen
 
Thursday 13 November, 10am–4pm
EDINBURGH : ST THOMAS’ EPISCOPAL CHURCH
Glasgow Road, Corstorphine, Edinburgh
 
Cost £10 to cover lunch and materials
 
To book call the Glasgow office on 0141 332 3621
or email scotland@tearfund.org

A postcard to the First Minister

The Scottish Parliament will be debating a Climate Change Bill which is significantly different from the Westminster Bill. 

We have a government committed to reducing carbon emissions and we need them to maintain this strong commitment.

Tearfund has produced a special leaflet and postcard for us to use and, there are thousands of these postcards, so we need your help to make sure they get into the hands of local congregations.

The leaflets are available to order from us here in the Glasgow Office.

You can return the signed postcards in bulk to us so that we can then give them to the First Minister, Alex Salmond, just before the Bill is discussed in Parliament.

Together in Scotland

We produce a volunteer newsletter every four months or so and our January edition of `Together' is available from the office. Please contact us if you would like a copy Scotland@tearfund.org

Celebrating Tearfund's 40th anniversary

Volunteers and supporters gathered in Glasgow and Edinburgh on 19 and 20 September to celebrate 40 years of Tearfund’s work and to hear about current and future plans. 

Deputy Chief Executive Graham Fairbairn told of many instances of lives changed in many countries and encouraged us from Psalm 146 to continue in our work for these partners. 

Veena O’Sullivan, who recently returned from visits to some of our partners involved in HIV work, spoke movingly of their activities. 

Volunteers and Transform team members spanning four decades shared of their work and experiences. Both evenings encouraged us to praise God for what he has done – and to keep on going in our support of Tearfund!