Churches will unite for week of prayer

A week of prayer for Christian Unity in Paisley is being held later this month.

A number of churches will be involved in the event, which will run from January 18 to 25.

An event spokesman said: “Praying for the unity of the church involves a recognition, not only of the brokenness of Christian relationships, but also how injustice in the world at large rends asunder Christian communities and impedes our participation in God’s mission.

“History too plays a part, casting a shadow over how we live our lives together in community.

“The churches of the Caribbean region describe to us their own context, how the hand of God was active in ending slavery, and how God’s mission in the world is a call to us all to unite together in ending injustice.

“This particular Caribbean experience is a challenge to us in our context to reflect more deeply on the injustices in our own nations, in Britain and Ireland, which create the divisions that impede our participation in God’s mission, with the call to actively work to end all division.”

Prayers will be held at the following churches and locations:

 Thursday, January 18, Life Church, 35 Moss Street, at noon;

 Friday, January 19, Paisley Methodist Church, 2 Gauze St, at noon;

 Saturday, January 20, High Street, outside the town hall, at noon;

 Sunday, January 21, Paisley Abbey, Abbey Close, at 4pm;

 Monday, January 22, at Elim Christian Fellowship, 20 Gordon Street, at noon;

 Tuesday, January 23, St Charles RC Church, 5 Union St, at noon;

 Wednesday, January 24, St Columba Foxbar Parish Church, 24 Amochrie Road, at noon and;

 Thursday, January 25, St Mark’s Parish Church, 334 Glasgow Road, at noon.