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“Our lives were finished, we had given up hope and were going to abandon our fields. But your seed, tillers, diesel and fertiliser came along and helped us to plant.”
Church
CWS prepares resources - including prayers, reflections, and bible studies - to celebrate certain events, respond to emergencies, or raise awareness of global justice issues within member churches. We also share worship resources from partner church bodies. Please feel free to adapt these resources to your needs.
Donation slips for current appeals are also available. These can be distributed in newsletters and at services.
Appeals and Emergencies
- Haiti Earthquake Appeal donation form
ACT Alliance
- Worship celebrating the launch of ACT Alliance
Christmas Appeal
- Resources for the 2009 CWS Christmas Appeal: Give us a chance
- More about the Christmas Appeal
Climate Change
- CWS Climate Change liturgy 2009
- More faith materials on climate change
Conflict and Peace
- Peace Sunday Resources August 2009: focus on justice for Moruroa workers
- Peace Sunday Resources August 2008: focus on Darfur
- Peace Sunday Resources August 2007
- Palestine Worship Resources produced by the Middle East Council of Churches to mark 40 years of the occupation of Gaza, the West Bank and East Jerusalem in June 2007
- Refugee Sunday June 2009: Focus on Sri Lanka and Pakistan
- Refugee Sunday June 2008: Focus on the responsibility to protect and South Africa
- Refugee Sunday June 2007: Focus on Sudan and Palestine
- Prayers for Iraq March 2003: Written as the US led invasion began
Food
- World Food Day October 16, 2006: focus on rice and Sri Lanka
- World Food Day October 16, 2008: focus on the food crisis.
HIV and AIDs
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World AIDS Day is observed each year on December 1. Worship and other resources are available from the Ecumenical Advocacy Alliance. A PDF of the EAA Liturgy for World AIDS Day 2008 can be downloaded here
Trade
- Become a Fair Trade Church
- Fair Trade Fortnight - May 2009 Worship resources
- Fair Trade Fortnight - May 2008 Worship resources on the benefits of fair trade
- Fair Trade Fortnight - May 2007 Worship resources on fair trade
Water and sanitation
- "Give drink to my chosen people." - Worship resources for World Water Day 2010
- Talking about Toilets - Worship resources on Sanitation, World Water Day, March 2008.
- Give me a drink - Worship resources on access to clean water, World Water Day March 2007
- "For there is no food and no water" - Worship resources, World Water Day, 2009