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ALMA EMAIL CIRCULAR 25 OCTOBER 2011

From Sheenagh Burrell, ALMA Co-ordinator
almacoordinator@london.anglican.org T: Tuesdays: 020 7932 1231

Dear ALMA Reps and Friends,

The last month has been a wonderful one for ALMA with several opportunities to meet partners from Mozambique! First of all we welcomed Fr Germano Mandjate from Beira who came to celebrate his link parish’s 100th anniversary (St John’s Friern Barnet); then we had a memorable evening with Rebecca Vander Meulen and Dr Peg Cumberland from Niassa learning about the innovative and transformative community development and community health work in Niassa, and finally Mr Francisco Bila, Head teacher of Maciene School, arrived to visit his link school (Twyford) just in time to join us at the meeting with Rebecca and Peg.

And as this circular goes out our Twinning Officer, John Tasker, is visiting Angola. Our link is blossoming! 

1. Diary Dates

Saturday 29 October ACTSA Conference: Climate Change - Listen to Southern Africa 2pm at Amnesty International, The Human Rights Action Centre, 17 - 25 New Inn Yard, London EC2A 3EA (nearest tube Old Street). Register by emailing  info@actsa.org or calling 020 3263 2001

Saturday 12 November 7.30 pm.  Concert of Popular Light Classics by Harrow Apollo Male Choir at Pinner Parish Church. Free admission with retiring collection towards the building of a school in Benguela, Angola (Pinner’s Link Parish).

Wednesday 30 November 5pm St Andrew’s Day Eucharist St Paul’s Cathedral to mark the 50th Anniversary of Bishop Donald Arden’s consecration as a bishop in Malawi on St Andrew’s Day 1961. The Dean of St Paul’s Cathedral has kindly invited Bishop Donald to celebrate the Eucharist in the cathedral.

Bishop Michael Colclough, chair of the ALMA Strategy group, says “Bishop Donald Arden was one of the founding fathers of ALMA. If you are able to join us, please do so.  It’s a celebration of a great ministry: both in Africa (where Bishop Donald became Archbishop of Central Africa) and in London where he has served as both an Honorary Assistant Bishop and Parish Priest.

*Provisional Date for next ALMA Reps Meeting n.b.: this is to be confirmed|*

Thursday 26 January 2012 6-8 pm Main Hall LDH. This meeting will give us an opportunity to hear reflections from those who have visited partners in 2011, and also to collect Lent Appeal resources for the final Lent Appeal of London Challenge 2012.

2. News from our Partners

a) Angola

b) Lebombo

c) Niassa

3. London News

4. Wider Issues

It will be good to see a large ALMA group on St Andrew’s day to celebrate the 50 years of Bishop Donald’s Episcopal ministry.

Best wishes, Sheenagh.

Sheenagh Burrell
ALMA Co-ordinator
Tel: 020 7932 1231 Tuesdays Diocese of London, London Diocesan House 36, Causton St, London SW1P 4AU.