Ecumenical Relations
At present, the Seventh-day Adventist Church in the UK & Ireland is an Associate Member of Churches Together in Britain and Ireland. A.
Our World Church website gives more information on Adventist Relationships with other Christian Churches and Religious Organisations.B.
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1.racial justice sunday
Prepare for this event with our sermons, hymns and prayers
racial justice sunday 2009
Sunday 13 September 2009
The changing face of Britain and Ireland
The Racial Justice Sunday materials provide resources, suggestions and stories for worship and other activities to be used for Racial Justice Sunday (September 13th 2009) or any Sunday.
This year's Racial Justice Sunday is slightly different from previous years. Like other CTBI resources these are available as free downloads from our website (below). Some of our member churches are also making them available in hard copy.
We are pleased to say that this year's material has been prepared by our colleagues at the Catholic Association for Racial Justice (CARJ) and looks at the different aspects of racial justice across Britain and Ireland.
Racial Justice Sunday resources
(If you have problems with downloads, please consult the Help)
Introduction to resources (PDF, 22k )
Feedback form (Doc, 166k)
Prayer cards (text) (Word, 960k)Prayer cards (text) (PDF, 45k)
Hymns (text) (Word , 963k)Hymns (text) (PDF, 40k)
Sermons (PDF, 890k)Sermons (text) (Word, 951k)Sermons (text) (PDF, 45k)
Biblical reflections (PDF, 1.3MB)Biblical reflections (text) (Word, 943k)Biblical reflections (text) (PDF, 95k)
Reflections - personal stories (text) (Word, 945k)Reflections - personal stories (text) (PDF, 40k)
Children's activities (PDF, 270k)Children's activities (text) (Word, 936k)Children's activities (text) (PDF, 37k)
Resources for young people (PDF, 520k)Resources for young people (text) (Word, 966k)Resources for young people (text) (PDF, 48k)
Racial Justice Sunday 2009 poster (PDF, 2.7MB)
Congregations that may prefer a Racial Justice Pack will need to contact their respective Church Headquarters Office, Racial Justice/Equalities Office or National Ecumenical Office.
For more information, please contact Victoria Akinyode
2.remembrance sunday
Order or download the order of service for Remembrance Sunday
Remembrance Sunday, 8 November 2009
The Order of Service for Remembrance Sunday is published by Churches Together in Britain and Ireland and prepared with The Joint Liturgical Group of Great Britain and The Royal British Legion. A new version was produced in 2005.
Order of Service (2005)The downloadable version of the service does not include the introduction, notes for organisers, Presidents' comments or additional resources. The full version can be purchased. Buy
Remembrance Sunday Order of Service (PDF)
Remembrance Sunday Order of Service (Word)
(If you have problems with downloads, please consult the Help)
Beyond Our Tears
Beyond Our Tears: Resources for Times of Remembrance by Jean Mayland is available to buy:
B.By clicking on World Church > http://www.adventist.org/beliefs/other_documents/other_doc5.html :
Relationships with Other Christian Churches and Religious Organizations
To avoid creating misunderstanding or friction in our relationships with other Christian churches and religious organizations, the following guidelines have been set forth:
1) We recognize those agencies that lift up Christ before men as a part of the divine plan for evangelization of the world, and we hold in high esteem Christian men and women in other communions who are engaged in winning souls to Christ.
2) When interdivision work brings us in contact with other Christian societies and religious bodies, the spirit of Christian courtesy, frankness, and fairness shall prevail at all times.
3) We recognize that true religion is based on conscience and conviction. It is therefore to be our constant purpose that no selfish interest or temporal advantage shall draw any person to our communion and that no tie shall hold any member save the belief and conviction that in this way the true connection with Christ is found. If a change of conviction leads a member of our church to feel no longer in harmony with Seventh-day Adventist faith and practice, we recognize not only the right but also the responsibility of that member to change, without opprobrium, religious affiliation in accord with belief. We expect other religious bodies to respond in the same spirit of religious liberty.
4) Before admitting to church membership members of other religious organizations, care shall be exercised to ascertain that the candidates are moved to change their religious affiliation by religious conviction and out of regard to their personal relationship with God.
5) A person under censure of another religious organization for clearly established fault in Christian morals or character shall not be considered eligible for membership in the Seventh-day Adventist Church until there is evidence of repentance and reformation.
6) The Seventh-day Adventist Church is unable to confine its mission to restricted geographical areas because of its understanding of the gospel commission's mandate. In the providence of God and the historical development of His work for men, denominational bodies and religious movements have arisen from time to time to give special emphasis to different phases of gospel truth. In the origin and rise of the Seventh-day Adventist people, the burden was laid upon us to emphasize the gospel of Christ's second coming as an imminent event, calling for the proclamation of Biblical truths in the setting of the special message of preparation as described in Bible prophecy, particularly in Revelation 14:6-14. This message commissions the preaching of the "everlasting gospel to every nation, and kindred, and tongue, and people" bringing it to the attention of all peoples everywhere. Any restriction which limits witness to specified geographical areas therefore becomes an abridgment of the gospel commission. The Seventh-day Adventist Church also acknowledges the rights of other religious persuasions to operate without geographic restrictions.
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This is text of policy No. 075 in the General Conference Working Policy.
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