Gap Year opportunity at SPEC: SPEC is part of the Diocese of Westminster’s Agency for Evangelisation and provides a ministry to children and young people. There are still places (particularly for males) on the volunteer team for 2008-9, either on the peer ministry project or in children’s ministry. For more information call 01727 828888 or visit www.spec.org.uk/volunteer There are also places for volunteers for the project in Wapping SPECeast. Call Sabina on 020 7680 7600 or visit www.speceast.org.uk
St Vincent de Paul Society Soup Run: Drivers over 25 still wanted for the charity’s soup kitchen mini-bus on Tuesday or Friday evenings from 6.30 to 9.30pm. Other helpers are always welcome. We also need volunteers with cars to carry helpers to and from Lincoln’s Inn Fields. Telephone 07768 315097 or contact williammetcalf@btconnect.com
The Taizé Prayer Group: The next meeting will be on Tuesday 1 July at 7.00pm in the Lady Chapel, when all will be most welcome.
A Midsummer Night’s Concert: This will be an evening of popular Classical Music, with musicians from the Royal Academy of Music. It will take place in the church of Our Lady, Lisson Grove on Saturday 12 July at 8pm. Admission will cost £10 (Concessions £5) and accompanied children will be free. For tickets contact the Presbytery, or phone 07957 770344 or email h.morrin@sky.com
There will be a series of talks on scripture given by Fr Peter Burrows beginning on Tuesday 1 July at the Prayer Centre, Nazareth House, Hammersmith Road, W6 8DB. The first talk will deal with suffering and the problem of evil, the second will consider love in the bible and the final talk will be a study of Ruth. For more information contact Ausra Karaliute on ausrakaraliute@rcdow.org.uk or 020 7931 6078. All are welcome to the talks and no previous study is necessary.
Garden Party for The Passage: The annual garden party will take place in the College Garden, Westminster Abbey, on Wednesday 23 July from 5.30 t0 8.30. You might like to support the excellent work that The Passage does with the homeless by buying a ticket, priced at £22.00. Tickets are available from The Passage, St Vincent’s Centre, Carlisle Place, SW1P 1NL; tel: 020 7592 1856; email: tickets@passage.org.uk
Brightlights Festival: This diocesan festival for young people will take place at All Saints Pastoral Centre, London Colney, from 4-6 July. There is more information on cards on the tables at the back of the church.
