St Mary’s weekly News 27th October 2019

October 23, 2019 in Newsletters

Now act on gambling, Bishop of St Albans tells Government
THE Bishop of St Albans, Dr Alan Smith, has welcomed the recommendations of a new report from the House of Lords Select Committee on the social and economic impact of the gambling industry, Gambling Harm: Time for action, which was released on Thu...
Comment: You can worship safely again
PLACES of worship are the bedrock of communities across the country. They are the places people turn to in times of difficulty. And the resilience, patience, and innovation shown by faith and religious communities during this period has been inspi...
Comment: UN ceasefire needs our support
“Blessed are the Peacemakers, for theirs is the Kingdom of God.” St Matthew’s Gospel 5.8 UNPRECEDENTED destruction calls for unprecedented cooperation. The creation of the United Nations in the rubble of the Second World War is a prime example. ...
Commissioners report they are weathering the economic storm
THE Church Commissioners have survived the worst of the economic turmoil brought about by the coronavirus: their £8.7-billion fund is mostly back to where it stood before the pandemic hit. Global stock markets collapsed by about 30 per cent in Mar...