World Mission Council
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GETTING INVOLVED: EVERYDAY WAYS
On this page you can find out information about:
World Church Teams
Stamp recycling
Action cards
Publications
Notice boards
Please note that information downloads on this page are
available in Word [.doc], rich text [.rtf] and text only
[.txt] formats.
World Church Teams
Building a World Church Team can be a really rewarding
experience for a whole congregation. You could:
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- bring the world dimension to worship;
- identify projects to support;
- promote the Fairtrade Church initiative;
- campaign for justice for the world’s
poor;
- develop a partnership with congregations
around the world.
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The team can be small or large and include different roles.
Detailed descriptions of these roles are provided in the
World Church Team fact sheet below. Teamwork is a vital
role in the development of World Mission and we really
value your help. If you have questions or would like to
get involved visit out contact
page.
Download the World Church Team fact sheet:
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Stamp recycling
| Collecting used stamps raises several
thousands of pounds every year. British first-class
and second-class stamps and even international stamps
are gathered together and sent to us. We then sell
them to collectors. All the money we raise is used
to support the work of a project around the world.
The project this year is in North India. |
Kalimpong School pupils
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In India, many young girls have dropped out of mainstream
education, due to financial hardship, gender or caste
discrimination. The Scottish University Missionaries
Institution in Kalimpong has helped a few of these young
girls return to school and continue their education
- despite it being a boys school!
 Divyarai, a pupil at the school |
Our challenge is to support the
school, which is an institution of the Church
of North India's Diocese of the Eastern Himalayas,
deliver first class education for these young
girls.
You can help improve their quality of life, education
and development potential simply by collecting
your used stamps and sending them to: |
Nikki Skinner, Stamp Centre, World Mission, Church of
Scotland, 121 George Street, Edinburgh.
To get started, download our stamp recycling factsheet
which includes some helpful hints. There is also a free poster about the campaign which
you can download from our resources
page here, or order by emailing
us here or by visiting our contacts
page.
Previous year's projects:
In 2007, £2057 was raised which benefited children
in Chinese orphanages with physical or mental disabilities.
This was done through the work of Amity and the Scottish
Churches China Group.
In 2006, almost £2000 was raised to support the
Church of Bangladesh's Golden Jubilee Project which
looks after elderly people who have been abandoned by
their families.
Download the stamp centre fact
sheet:
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Action cards
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You can take action on a range of
issues which affect millions of people around the
world - like fairtrade, poverty, the environment,
refugees, child labour, debt, development and human
trafficking - by sending a World Mission action
card each month, with a message of support, protest,
congratulations or challenge to a recipient who
is recommended in the briefing (which is available
to download below). To order a pack of 12 action
cards, at a cost of £3 per pack,
email us here or visit our contacts
page for more information. |
Download the February Action Card briefing:
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Publications
Our range of publications and email bulletins have
been designed so that you can easily cut, paste
and re-use any of the content in your church publications.
Visit our news and events
page for the latest publications from World
Mission, including our monthly magazine WM
and our weekly bulletin Update,
available for download. |
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Click
here for our central Worship
on the web pages where you can access a range
of worship material including hymns, readings and
prayers. Our monthly prayer publication Prayer
Focus is available to download on these pages. |
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Notice
boards
Inspire more people to become involved in World Mission
by highlighting the challenges and joys of each project
and partnership. Refresh your notice boards with new posters,
including the free materials
produced by World Mission.
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If you would like to be one of the
first to receive our new posters, postcards and
leaflets, please email
us here or visit our contact page to be included
on our mailing list. |
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