SCM Glasgow

Tomorrow

2010-09-27T19:50:00.002+01:00

We will meet at 7pm at Hillhead Baptist Church on Cresswell Street (actually the Cranworth street entrance). This meeting will be a 'bring and share' meeting so bring along anything you want to chat about- eg. a book review or a topic for discussion.

Hopefully see you there x

Tonight

2010-09-21T15:19:00.001+01:00

We will be meeting at Hillhead Baptist church at 7pm for chilli and chat. We hope to see you there x

Autumn term so far...

2010-08-22T21:21:00.001+01:00

Planning meet- TBC

18th September- Freshers tea at Hillhead Baptist (we're not organising this but some of us are going so get in touch)

Spring Term Updated

2010-02-23T11:33:00.002Z

22nd Feb Marion Carson is coming to talk to us about Mental Health

Dr Marion Carson is a former psychiatric nurse, who is now a lecturer in ethics, NT studes and pastoral care at the ICC.

9th March AGM / Planning / Information night

A get-together to look over the year so far and make some plans.

23rd March Kelvin Holdsworth

Kelvin is the provost of St Mary's Episcopal Cathedral. He keeps a blog here.

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After Easter, we will still have meetings, but more of a come-to-my-flat-and-get-fed or I'll-be-sitting-in-the-pub-drinking-alone-if-noone-shows-up-to-join-me variety =]

George

Justice for Rima

2010-02-23T11:31:00.000Z

A professor at Glasgow uni has a 17 year-old foster daughter called Rima.

Rima is an unaccompanied minor from Eritrea who suffered seriously from abuse and neglect in Italy while fleeing persecution.

Following a ruling from the Court of Appeal, finding Italy to be a 'safe country' she is facing deportation.

We now urgently need help again to try and stop Rima being deported to Italy.

There is need for a substantial letter campaign for clemency and for her right to remain in the UK.

"We believe:

That Rima has suffered enought trauma, and that to repeat it now is barbaric.

That there is very good evidence that Rima is under 18, and that the burden of proof on her is unreasonable in the circumstances

That Rima, Robert & Alison have formed close family and emotional bonds which should be respected

We ask that Rima be released from fear and give the right to live with Robert & Alison for as long as conditions in Eritrea require it."

Please write to :

Rt Hon Alan Johnson MP
Home Secretary
2 Marsham Street
London
SW1P 4DF

public.enquiries@homeoffice.gsi.gov.uk

Alex Salmond
Office of the First Minister
St. Andrew's House
Regent Road
Edinburgh
EH1 3DG
email: FirstMinister@scotland.gsi.gov.uk

Director: UK Border Agency Scotland

Festival Court,

200 Brand Street,

Govan,

Glasgow G51 1DH

There is also a Facebook group (quick and easy way to spread awareness to your friends).

SCM 26th Jan

2010-01-24T20:23:00.002Z

This coming Tuesday we'll be discussing some material from ikon's recent online gathering 'binary'. Food will be provided as always. I hope to see you there.

Holly

2010-01-13T16:15:00.000Z

Right guys- Dates for this year so far are 26th Jan and 9th and 23rd February... more details to follow!

Holy City

2009-11-04T12:26:00.003Z

"HOLY CITY (http://web.me.com/gmaule/HOLY_CITY/Home.html) is a monthly workshop & worship event for curious folk and faithful doubters concerned with the contemporary challenges for progressive Christianity. It is organised by the Wild Goose Resource Group’s and a motley crew of Glaswegian citizens."

The 2009-10 year theme is Revised Standard Visions.

All events take place on Sundays at 7.00pm, in Renfield St Stephen’s Centre, 260 Bath Street, Glasgow. The dates for this year are 29th November/ 20th December/ 31st January/ 28th February/ 28th March/ 25th April/ 30th May. The evenings start off with some time for conversation followed by seminars and then a time of cake followed by a time of worship.

George and I made it along to the last one and had a great evening. If you fancy it but aren't up for turning up by yourself then drop us a wee email/txt/facebook and one of us will meet you there.

Holly :)

Let's get this show on the road...

2009-10-02T19:07:00.004+01:00

Between now and Christmas we will have a few introductory sessions based around previous annual themes of the national movement.

We will start with a visit from Rosie, the SCM links worker. Details of that just as soon as there are some!

10th November : Life in All its Fullness
For this session we are delighted to welcome Br Stephen Smyth, the General Secretary of ACTS (Action of Churches Together in Scotland) and a member of the Marist brothers. Stephen will be leading us in a Contextual Bible Study on the theme of 'life in all its fullness'.

24th November : Small World (Interconnectedness in a Global Community)
For this session we will be welcoming Rev Canon Prof John Riches, Emeritus Professor of Divinity and Biblical Criticism at Glasgow University and canon theologian in the Scottish Episcopal Church. John will be speaking to us on the theme of "small world".

8th December : Liberating Gender
Dr Phil Cotton, who is, amongst many things a GP working with refugees and victims of torture, a fairtrade campaginer and a Methodist local preacher and Jake Tatton, a minister and singer-songwriter with a passion for social justice (her album new kingdom calling is out now on itunes) *cough* plug *cough* will be speaking to us on the theme of 'liberating gender'

Get in touch ! scmglasgow@yahoo.co.uk

George =]