SPARK newsletter summer 2023
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7∶00pm, Thursday 27 April
Central URC, 60 Norfolk Street, Sheffield S1 2JB
An online introduction for churches interested in how they can work with Self-Reliant Groups
Ten years ago this month, Pope Francis announced that he wanted “a church that is poor, and for the poor”. https://youtu.be/FcF_Zod21Ac A poor church, for the poor. Those words, issued during his first address to the media after his election
The 2023 Budget was a divisive ‘us and them’ one, our panel members feel. Members of the Speaking Truth To Power national panel met on Wednesday to watch the 2023 Budget and to discuss what it means. Afterwards, the panel’s
This week’s Budget must bridge the rich-poor gulf, and start addressing the causes of poverty, say people with direct experience of UK poverty This week’s Budget statement is a precious chance to bridge the rich-poor divide and to enable opportunities
Some suggested reading for World Book Day 2023
Anti-poverty campaigner Linda Granveille shares the story of her journey from experience through reflection to transformation.
For World Book Day, Gemma Athanasisus-Coleman reviews ‘Undercurrent’ by Natasha Carthew.