Here we provide the latest news on issues of faith and community and up-to-date information on key Government decisions, charity initiatives, research findings and other important developments.
Poole Borough Chaplaincy was also set up as a direct challenge to the negative media coverage that so often engulfs the Church. We believe that it is time for local churches to tell different stories - stories of hope and of faith transforming lives and communities, so we would encourage you to send us details of your experiences and we will post them here to inspire and inform others. Email: news@chaplaincypoole.info, you may also attach one image in jpg format.
Combat financial downturn from the grassroots, say church groups
Church groups concerned with housing and poverty are inviting people to share, exchange and re-use what they have to combat the hardships of the economic downturn.
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Date: 01-02-2010
Community matters much more than celebrity, says Catholic leader
The Catholic Archbishop of Westminster, Vincent Nichols, used his Christmas Midnight Mass message at Westminster Cathedral to criticise the idea that happiness comes from wealth, status, celebrity and how we are regarded by society.
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Date: 26-12-2009
Holy Nativity Award for leader of South Africa homeless movement
Cape Town (ENI). The Anglican Church in South Africa's KwaZulu-Natal province has awarded its Order of the Holy Nativity to the head of a shack-dwellers' movement for being a "beacon of dignity and hope".
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Date: 26-12-2009
Poole's KUBE Gallery to close in January!
The KUBE Gallery at North Road on the campus of the college is to close at the end of January 2010. The gallery, built to house the college's extensive art collection has operated since the year 2000 and offers opportunities for local, national and international artists, students, families and children with exhibitions, music, art fares, workshops and talks.
Despite 2009 being its busiest ever year the college has decided to withdraw its funding with the dedicated staff set to lose their jobs and the local area to lose the only purpose built art gallery in Dorset. The college wants to turn the gallery into offices.
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Date: 22-12-2009
Don’t give Kit Kat a break just yet say fair-trade campaigners
Campaigners have warned against a naïve response to today’s announcement that some Kit Kat bars will become fair-trade in the New Year.
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Date: 07-12-2009
Parcelling up the spirit of Christmas
RESIDENTS in parts of Poole will receive a surprise Christmas gift to remind them that they are very much part of the community.
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Date: 06-12-2009
Put world's poorest first in climate debate says Archbishop
It is vital that the needs of the world’s poorest and most disadvantaged are at the centre of the debate about climate change, Vincent Nichols, Roman Catholic Archbishop of Westminster, told Christians at 'Time to Pray', an ecumenical service about the environment and climate change held in London yesterday (6 December).
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Date: 06-12-2009
Methodists to use investments to fight climate change
The Methodist Church has announced that it is aiming to reduce the carbon footprint of its investment portfolios with a new investment policy on climate change ahead of Copenhagen Summit.
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Date: 03-12-2009
Church leaders to ride The Wave
Church leaders will join mass protests in London and Glasgow this weekend, which aim to put pressure on governments over climate change at the impending UN talks in Copenhagen.
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Date: 03-12-2009
Save Kyoto and stop gambling with the planet, says eco-report
Dumping the world’s only legal agreement on fighting climate change would be gambling with the future of the planet and the world’s poorest people, four major UK campaign groups are warning.
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Date: 03-12-2009