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Na sessão de abertura da primeira reunião lusófona da Aliança Anglicana organizada em colaboração com a Us (antiga USPG) e com a Igreja Episcopal Anglicana do Brasil, os participantes estudaram a história do Bom Samaritano e discutiram acerca de quem seria nosso próximo hoje. 

Sunday 1^st March is St David’s Day in the UK, when we celebrate the patron saint of Wales.  It is also the 1^st of the month, which means that Christians worldwide will join ‘Pray and Fast for the Climate’ and set aside the day to pray for strong climate action in 2015.

A Reverenda Eliane Vieira está à frente das iniciativas de fortalecimento econômico para as mulheres de Caaporã, no Brasil, em apoio a algumas das mulheres mais pobres de sua comunidade local, enquanto o ministério da juventude da Catedral de Recife colabora com Dioceses por todo o país para organizar o Encontro Nacional da Juventude Episcopal Anglicana, em Setembro de 2015. 
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Revd Eliane Vieira leads women’s economic empowerment initiatives in Caaporã, Brazil, for some of the poorest women in her local community, whilst Recife Cathedral’s youth ministry is collaborating with dioceses nationwide to hold a National Youth Gathering in September 2015. 
 

Em um bairro pobre ao sul de Recife, no Jaboatão, Brasil, a Reverenda Lilian Conceição de Lira está à frente da Comunidade da Liberdade e organiza debates mensais sobre Fé e Política, para reunir os cristãos e debater os assuntos mais relevantes.

As igrejas de fala Portuguesa se encontrarão para compartilhar a vida, a missão e os desejos de mudança. As marcar da Missão da Comunhão Anglicana serão fonte de inspiração e de motivação para o encontro e para o futuro.  WEBINAR 27 de fevereiro as 11h – horário de Brasília: veja a seguir como participar.

Anglicans gathered with other faith leaders in London this week to discuss how we can work collaboratively to end sexual violence in conflict. A webinar on Wednesday 11 February shared discussions with the rest of the Anglican Communion and invited thoughts on the issue.  

Examples of Lenten resources from across the Anglican Communion are listed below.  These have been published by Anglican leaders, churches and agencies worldwide and have a focus on fulfilling God’s mission, sharing hope, responding to human need and oppression, and looking to our reconciliation in Christ. 

More than 40 senior faith leaders have gathered at Lancaster House with the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) of the British Government in Central London. 

As part of the action/2015 movement, the Anglican Alliance is joining the call on governments worldwide to use their weight to demand action on poverty, inequality and climate change at crucial negotiations next week in New York. 

An online event hosted by the Anglican Alliance will bring together members of the We Will Speak Out coalition and global faith leaders to discuss how to mobilise churches in ending sexual and gender-based violence.  You are invited to join them in the webinar and take part in the discussion.

A pioneering piece of academic research aims to investigate links between human trafficking/modern slavery and the global activities of the UK’s FTSE 100 companies – with a view to highlighting best practice so that lives can be saved.

Emerging global issues, urban mission and the next steps for the Advisory Council were all on the agenda for the final day of meetings.