NAMING THE ELEPHANTS IN THE ROOM: holiday forum in a day
Saturday 20 March
Who’s Who
Cathryn O'Shea
Holiday Forum Chair
I’m excited to welcome you all to the first ever Holiday Forum in a Day! A chance for worship, all-age activities, a theme talk and discussion, and evening quiz. Come and meet Anthony Reddie, our Theme Leader for Holiday Forum 2021 in August.
Lawrence Moore
Theme Leader
Our session confronts the difficult subject of lives that need to matter more than they do in the Christian church. I’ll explore issues facing BAME people in the church with Anthony Reddie, and Palestinian Christian lives with Munther Isaac.
Prof Anthony Reddie
Black lives
I’ll be talking to Lawrence about the experience of Black Christians in White churches. We’ll look at some of the less visible features that affect us and what we might do about them: white privilege, and the spirituality and theology that we need to confront.
Revd Dr Munther Isaac
Palestinian lives
The indigenous Christian church is Palestinian. Yet many western Christians assume all Arabs are Muslims, and church members must be recent converts! I’ll look at the significance of western Christian support for Israel in the current conflict.
Programme
20 March
Welcome!
Our programme for the day includes some of the Holiday Forum staples that make the annual Holiday Forum a week of fun, faith and fellowship. Enjoy your day, and think seriously about joining us 21-27 August at the Hayes Conference Centre.
10.00 am
Worship
Chaplain
Make yourselves at home as we welcome you all to Holiday Forum in a Day with an opening all-age worship session and a quick introduction to Zoom.
11.00 am
Theme
Lawrence Moore, Anthony Reddie & Munther Isaac
“Naming the Elephants in the Room”
Lawrence will be joined by Anthony in Oxford and Munther in Bethlehem to talk about the difficult subjects of lives that need to matter more than they do in the Christian church.
2.00 am
Open Meeting
Steering Group
Join us to review our Constitution! We’re suggesting changes that will have far-reaching effects and implications for Forum in the future. Come and discuss and vote on the proposals.
3.30 pm
Afternoon Activities
Steering Group
Lots of exciting online activities for all ages! We’ll be resurrecting past online favourites like Countdown and Bingo, and introducing you to some new ones.
7.30 pm
Thanksgiving & Wellbeing Service
Revd Tony Lee
Every Holiday Forum features a healing/wellbeing service, and our Holiday Forum in a Day is no exception. An opportunity to give thanks for the day and for God”s blessings in our lives, to offer and/or receive prayer, or simply to be presnt and revitalised.
8.30 pm
Holiday Forum Pub
Everyone
Round off the day as we meet in the virtual Holiday Forum Pub. A time to chat with old friends and new over drinks and snacks. Bring your own drinks and snacks!
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