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SCM @ Greenbelt 2010

Date: 
Fri, 27/08/2010 (All day) - Mon, 30/08/2010 (All day)
SCM @ Greenbelt 2009
SCM @ Greenbelt 2009

Join the SCM community at Greenbelt - the Christian arts festival over the August bank holiday weekend. Help out on the SCM stall. Camp together. Share meals at the SCM kitchen tent. Meet-up with new folk and old friends. All are welcome.

Here is your SCM guide to the festival.......

Stop Being Silent

Date: 
Wed, 25/08/2010 (All day) - Mon, 30/08/2010 (All day)

Lingua Franca event: Stop Being Silent
25 - 30 August, 2010

Do you want to take part in a training seminar in Belarus? Join with students from across Europe to raise awareness and share dialogue around the topic of domestic violence. Lingua Franca is the ecumenical language and leadership training programme of the European region of the World Student Christian Federation.

SCM Summer Celebration and AGM 2010

Date: 
Fri, 04/06/2010 - 5:30pm - Sun, 06/06/2010 - 12:00pm
SCM Easter Gathering 2010
SCM Easter Gathering 2010

We celebrated the end of term and reflected on the year ahead at this year's summer celebration in York. We were hosted by Heslington Church and welcomed by friends, members and chaplains there.

Join the SCM/WSCF gathering at Kirchentag in Germany

Date: 
Thu, 13/05/2010 - 7:30pm
Abend der Begegnung beim Kirchentag 2009 Bremen

Are you going to Kirchentag? Want to meet up with other SCMers - past and present?

The German SCM and the World Student Christian Federation invite you to a gathering
of students and Senior Friends
, at the 2nd Ecumenical Kirchentag in Munich, Germany.

Have your say on issues that matter

Date: 
Tue, 27/04/2010 - 6:00pm - 8:45pm
New Voters

New Voters, New Politics
Tuesday 27 April, 6pm, Oasis Centre, London, SE1

The Network of Christian Peace Organisations (of which SCM is a member), fourteen organisations and 500 students and young activists are coming together to debate with senior figures from all the major political parties. Come along to have your say about the issues that matter: international conflict and development, human rights, global health, climate change, corporate responsibility and democratic participation.

Register for your free ticket at http://www.newvoters.org.uk

Reconcilation: Self, Other, The World......?

Date: 
Sat, 17/04/2010 (All day)

Carrs Lane Church Centre, Birmingham, B4 7SX

Fellowship of Reconciliation training day for 18-30 (ish) year olds.

Explore the idea and experience of reconciliation…from inner reflection, to outer action.

Explore how internal transformation might affect our relationships with others and our impact for peace and justice in the world.

Religion, Ethics, Politics- God and the use of Power

Date: 
Tue, 13/04/2010 (All day) - Mon, 19/04/2010 (All day)

WSCF Europe Theology conference

Berlin, Germany

Would Jesus run for parliament or lead a protest?
Religion and State – abuse of power or Kingdom of Heaven?
Religion – means of liberation or oppression?
Can a small group of people change the world?
When do we stop talking the talk and start walking the walk?

Read more...

SCM Easter Gathering 2010

Date: 
Tue, 06/04/2010 - 4:00pm - Fri, 09/04/2010 - 2:00pm
SCM Easter Gathering 2010

The Easter Gathering was a new event in the SCM calendar this year - with an emphasis on building creativity and community within the movement. We had a fantastic time at the Crossways Centre in Yardley Hastings. Read more about the Easter Gathering and view photos from the event.

Taizé: Prayer around the cross (with Br Paolo)

Date: 
Fri, 12/03/2010 - 8:00pm - 10:00pm

Hinde Street Methodist Church, London, W1
In the heart of London, a special ecumenical Prayer around the Cross in the Taizé style, with Brother Paolo from the Taizé Community.

Includes a meditation by the Rt Revd Christopher Chessun, Bishop of Woolwich.

The prayer begins at 8pm, with an optional open song practice from 7.30pm.

For directions etc, see http://www.hindestreet.org.uk or http://www.taize.fr

All welcome - hope some SCMers will be able to make it!

Universal Day of Prayer for Students

Date: 
Sun, 21/02/2010 (All day)

Universal Day of Prayer for Students 2010

First celebrated in 1898, the Universal Day of Prayer for Students is observed on the third Sunday of February; in 2010 it is celebrated on February 21. The UDPS is one of the oldest ecumenical days of prayer.

In line with WSCF's theme for 2010 the UDPS theme is 'Climate Justice'. Former WSCF Chairperson Rev. Ejike Okoro of Nigeria has prepared the 2010 UDPS liturgy and accompanying Bible study on behalf of the Africa region.