{"id":17726,"date":"2017-11-20T15:30:55","date_gmt":"2017-11-20T14:30:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/StNinians\/?p=17726"},"modified":"2017-11-20T15:35:05","modified_gmt":"2017-11-20T14:35:05","slug":"aid-to-the-church-in-need","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/StNinians\/aid-to-the-church-in-need\/","title":{"rendered":"Aid to the Church in Need"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/StNinians\/2017\/11\/20\/aid-to-the-church-in-need\/aid-to-the-church-in-need\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-17727\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-17727\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/StNinians\/files\/2017\/11\/aid-to-the-church-in-need-300x86.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"86\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;font-size: medium\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;font-size: large\"><span lang=\"en\"><b>Aid to the Church in Need<\/b><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;font-size: large\"><span lang=\"en\">\u00a0is an organisation which exists to support Christians and others who suffer religious persecution because of their faith. This persecution shows itself in many ways including the killing of people\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;font-size: medium\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;font-size: large\"><span lang=\"en\">This autumn, Aid to the Church in Need are asking you, once again, to stand in solidarity with persecuted Christians and all who suffer for their peacefully held beliefs. ACN will be holding a\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;font-size: large\"><span lang=\"en\"><b>week of events from 19\u00a0\u2013 26\u00a0November with\u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: red;font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;font-size: large\"><span lang=\"en\"><b>#RedWednesday<\/b><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;font-size: large\"><span lang=\"en\"><b>\u00a0as the highlight on Wednesday 22\u00a0November.<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;font-size: medium\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;font-size: large\"><span lang=\"en\">Red is the Christian colour of martyrdom. Christians are the most persecuted faith group in today\u2019s world and\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: red;font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;font-size: large\"><span lang=\"en\">#RedWednesday\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;font-size: large\"><span lang=\"en\">will honour all Christians\u00a0 who suffer and die for their faithfulness to Christ\u2019s message of peace and love and all who suffer religious persecution.<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;font-size: large\"><span lang=\"en\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;font-size: large\"><span lang=\"en\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: red;font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;font-size: large\"><span lang=\"en\">#RedWednesday\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;font-size: large\"><span lang=\"en\">will shine a light on Christian persecution but also highlight the injustices perpetrated against other faith groups.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;font-size: small\"><span style=\"font-size: large\"><span lang=\"en\">As a school we will light the Sanctuary of our Oratory red with classes being involved in prayer services. We will also have a bucket collection for money at interval and lunch.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Aid to the Church in Need\u00a0is an organisation which exists to support Christians and others who suffer religious persecution because of their faith. 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