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Earth Day resource for churches and groups – April 22nd 2024
/in Latest News, Other ResourcesWe are delighted to bring our new resource to you for 2024, focused on Earth Day on April 22nd this year. Continuing our Beyond Consumerism focus, it explores how our care for creation is essential with the many challenges including the climate crisis. It contains a helpful outline and history of the day, insightful thoughts […]
The power of a bacon butty
/0 Comments/in Latest NewsChaplain Revd Nick Read, Borderlands rural chaplain, tells how farmers are gathering for more than a sandwich in Shropshire. The original ‘Butty Van’, a farmers’ breakfast hosted each month on a different farm, was launched in 2017 in south Shropshire by Borderlands Rural Chaplaincy (BRC). We had investigated purchasing a van but decided that it […]
Could you be a Treasurer Trustee for the ARC ?
/0 Comments/in Latest NewsThe Arthur Rank Centre is currently seeking a new Trustee with a strong financial background to join us. You will join a board with a wealth of experience and skill with representatives of both the national ecumenical churches and farming communities. The ARC has for over 50 years sought to offer support, guidance, resources and […]
Wassailing as Rural Mission February 2024
/0 Comments/in Latest News, MissionPlough Sunday at St Winwaloe
/0 Comments/in Latest News, Other ResourcesSt Winwaloe Church, near Launceston, Cornwall, held a Plough Sunday service this month. The service was conducted by Caroline Stone, Local Worship Leader to bless the plough and pray for a fruitful harvest season. The church used resources from The Arthur Rank Centre, which provides resources, support, training, and advocates for rural churches. The Plough Sunday service is […]
January 2024 – New Rural Hidden Hardship research out now…
/0 Comments/in Latest NewsNew research makes recommendations for responding to rural hidden hardship What comes to mind from rural hardship? Most likely not an image of the Cotswolds. The North Cotswolds are more often associated with tourism and affluence, however, there is a significant minority of people experiencing hardship. When hidden by affluence, hardship is not always sufficiently […]
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Plough Sunday 2024
/0 Comments/in Latest News, Other ResourcesWe are delighted as ever to bring you a helpful Plough Sunday resource for services in January 2024. Traditionally it would have taken place on the very first Sunday of the year, but perhaps you might like to develop the service for a different Sunday in the month. Although Plough Sunday traditionally coincides with Epiphany, […]
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