Ah, the joy of starting a new diary for the new year! There is often a feeling of so much to look forward to at the start of the new year…. We have some key dates to share with you, to help you to be part of the educational year ahead through prayer and Christian engagement in 2020.
2nd - 16th February - Love Our Schools. As we look forward to the new hope that springtime brings, we thought it’d be great to encourage Christians up and down the country to join together to ‘Love our schools!’
16th February - Student Sunday - Join students and churches around the world in February each year to mark the Universal Day of Prayer for Students (UDPS) or 'Student Sunday'. The Universal Day of Prayer for Students (UDPS) is coordinated by the World Student Christian Federation (WSCF), and has been celebrated since 1898, making it one of the oldest ecumenical days of prayer.
10th - 24th May - Pray for Schools Fortnight - The vision of Pray for Schools fortnight is to bring together people from local churches and others involved in education – parents, students, teachers, governors, staff and volunteers – to pray strategically for schools in their area and those involved in them.
13th September - Education Sunday - theme to be agreed. For well over a hundred years there has been an annual recognition of Education Sunday in England and Wales. It is a national day of prayer and celebration for everyone in the world of education.
17th November - Pray Day for Schools - Pray Day is the third Tuesday of November every year when schools across Europe and around the world are the focus of prayer.
Here’s to a happy new year of prayer and community work in our churches, schools, colleges and universities. You can download free resources which the FCG has developed to help you in this work.
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