This Week’s Notices

Partner organization for May: Diocese of Northern Uganda (DNU)

The DNU is a faith-based organization that belongs to the global Anglican Communion. The diocese began in March 1903 when the first Church Missionary Society entered Acholi land. Its first Acholi mission was established at Keyo (1904–08). Diocesan status was granted in 1961 when the DNU was carved from the Diocese of Upper Nile.

The DNU is located within the districts of Gulu and Amuru in Northern Uganda, and covers an area of 11,734 km 2. The area has a tropical climate characterized by orographic rainfall and the predominant vegetation is largely composed of savanna grassland.

The area has a total population of about 450,000 people, most of whom were confined to one of the 51 IDP camps during the war. Now that the area has returned to relative peace, about 80 percent of those displaced have left the camps and gone back to their villages. This has placed enormous pressure on already weakened family support systems, social services and natural resources.

More information from the website.

Other Notices

St Margaret’s Church 2013 Stewardship Campaign —see this page.

Easy fundraising —see this page.

Weekly rotas —see this page.

Items for notices or pewsheet to Kathryn Bunch
or smnotices@gmail.com by noon on Thursday

The Benefice Spirituality Project

Read the Introduction to Part II here.
The articles on Benedictine Spirituality are here.
Videos of the St Giles’ talks on Benedictine and Ignatian spirituality can be found here.