Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) has launched tickets for one of the biggest national events for Catholics in Scotland this year on Saturday 29 March – The Courage to be Catholic Conference.
It features:
- Bishop William Shomali, Patriarchal Vicar for Jerusalem and Palestine, who will share what life is like for the suffering of Christians in the Holy Land.
- Bishop Wilfred Anagbe, Diocese of Makurdi, Nigeria, will give testimony to the persecution of Christians in one of the fastest growing Catholic countries in the world.
- Dr Hannah Vaughan-Spruce, of Divine Renovation UK, will deliver a talk entitled ‘Why Catholics leave and how they might return’ highlighting the need for evangelisation.
ACN’s focus for the conference is to foster a spirit of collaboration amongst different Church organisations, agencies and charities.
It also wants the conference to provide a platform for the laity to live their faith more boldly in today’s world and support one another in their faith journey as the Church celebrates a Jubilee Year of Hope.
William More, Manager of Operations for ACN Scotland, said: “This is a fantastic opportunity for the laity and Church to come together and we believe it to be the first of its kind for the Church here.
“We want our conference to be a platform for the Church community to build a stronger, more vibrant Catholic faithful and we want to reach out the hand of friendship to those who might feel isolated or downbeat about the Church getting smaller in our country.
“But it’s also a chance to for us to share some of our great work around the world which brings spiritual and practical help to Christians – especially those who are persecuted for their beliefs.”
Tickets can be purchased via TryBooking early bird offer until Monday 10 February: £25 Concession and £30 Adult. Thereafter, £30 Concession and £35 Adult. Group rate for parishes - contact the ACN Scotland office on 01698 337 470.
Aid to the Church in Need is a Pontifical Foundation of the Catholic Church, supporting the Catholic faithful and other Christians where they are persecuted, oppressed or in pastoral need. ACN operates 5,000 projects in more than 140 countries and has a Scottish office in Motherwell.