{"id":70867,"date":"2020-05-19T18:21:00","date_gmt":"2020-05-19T17:21:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hillside.work\/sec\/staging\/primus-encourages-support-for-thy-kingdom-come-2020\/"},"modified":"2020-05-19T18:21:00","modified_gmt":"2020-05-19T17:21:00","slug":"primus-encourages-support-for-thy-kingdom-come-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hillside.work\/sec\/staging\/primus-encourages-support-for-thy-kingdom-come-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"Primus encourages support for Thy Kingdom Come"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Primus is encouraging everyone to join the College of Bishops in taking part in the &#8216;Thy Kingdom Come&#8217; global prayer movement.<\/p>\n<p>The Most Rev Mark Strange, Bishop of Moray, Ross and Caithness, has backed the Scottish Church Leaders Forum in calling all Christians to join the ecumenical season of prayer, which will run from Ascension Day, 21 May to Pentecost Sunday.<\/p>\n<div class=\"video-container\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Primus encourages support for Thy Kingdom Come\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/DaGEBtd7O6E?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>The Scottish church leaders have released a statement saying: \u201cOn behalf of the undersigned churches in Scotland, we welcome the opportunity to participate in the Global Prayer Initiative: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thykingdomcome.global\/\">Thy Kingdom Come 2020<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNow in its fifth year, the movement now draws thousands of Christians together, across different denominations and traditions, to pray for their friends, family and neighbours to come to know the love of Jesus.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn the face of the Covid 19 pandemic, Thy Kingdom Come resources have been adapted to enable churches, families and individuals to pray and worship in their homes, through a suite of resources, in line with social distancing guidelines.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor the first time this year, Christians are not only encouraged to pray for others to know the love of Christ, but to also practically demonstrate their love and care through action during the 11 days, an initiative called <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thykingdomcome.global\/stories\/prayer-and-care\">Prayer and Care.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cAll key resources are available as digital downloads on the Thy Kingdom Come website and offer <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thykingdomcome.global\/stories\/5-ways-your-family-and-church-can-be-involved-years-thy-kingdom-come\">practical ways in which family and church can be involved<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAt this time especially, we commend this initiative to you and invite you to participate and pray: \u2018Thy Kingdom come\u2019.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Signed by:<br \/>\nMost Rev. Mark Strange, Primus, on behalf of the College of Bishops, Scottish Episcopal Church<br \/>\nRt. Rev Dr Martin Fair, Moderator of the General Assembly, Church of Scotland<br \/>\nMost Rev. Leo Cushley, Archbishop of St. Andrews and Edinburgh, Roman Catholic Church<br \/>\nRev. John Fulton, Moderator, United Free Church of Scotland<br \/>\nRev. Dr David Pickering, Moderator, United Reformed Church (Scotland)<br \/>\nRev. Martin Hodson, General Director, Baptist Union of Scotland<br \/>\nRev. Mark Slaney, District Chair, Methodist Church (Scotland)<br \/>\nRev. May-Kane Logan, Chair, Congregational Federation in Scotland<br \/>\nLt. Col. Carol Bailey, Secretary for Scotland, Salvation Army<br \/>\nAdwoa Bittle, Religious Society of Friends (Quakers)<br \/>\nRev. Jim Ritchie, District Superintendent, British Isles North District, Church of the Nazarene<br \/>\nPastor Chris Gbenle, Provincial Pastor, Province of Scotland, Redeemed Christian Church of God<br \/>\nBishop Francis Alao, Church of God (Scotland)\/Minority Ethnic Churches Together in Scotland (MECTIS)<br \/>\nFred Drummond, Director, Evangelical Alliance (Scotland)<\/p>\n<p>A Thy Kingdom Come Prayer and Care Pack can be ordered <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cpo.org.uk\/TKC-2020\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Those who order early can receive the pack free of charge by applying the promo code <strong>COFS2020<\/strong> at the basket stage of the transaction.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Primus is encouraging everyone to join the College of Bishops in taking part in the &#8216;Thy Kingdom Come&#8217; global prayer movement. 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