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May 08, 2012 08:00 BST Among the thousands of Swedes who will be in London during the Olympics in August, there will be volunteers from the Church of Sweden moving around in mobile teams. “We will also have an on-call service should any incidents occur, and meeting places in the form of Café Svensson in both our churches where there will be the opportunity to talk,” says Anders Rune, Swedish priest in London.
Nov 04, 2011 09:54 GMT “To our great surprise, Sweden belonged to the small group of fourteen countries that chose to vote against Palestine’s membership in Unesco,” write the Church of Sweden’s Archbishop and the head of foreign affairs to Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt.
Oct 24, 2011 06:00 BST Just in time for the General Synod's second session, the 14 bishops of the Church of Sweden are to issue bishops' missive 'Living in baptism'. They wish to give reasons for baptism, clarify its significance and talk about what it involves.
Oct 10, 2011 10:00 BST The Church of Sweden will shortly hold its fourth ‘research days’ event. The overall theme of this year’s event will be religion’s public accessibility. Around 40 Swedish and international researchers will give short presentations based on this theme over the two days of the event, which will be held in Uppsala 12-13 October.
Jul 21, 2011 11:00 BST Ten million people in the Horn of Africa are in urgent need of assistance, and the worst drought for more than 60 years is forcing ever increasing numbers of people to flee. The Church of Sweden has staff stationed in the area and is working with the Lutheran World Federation (LWF) on emergency and long-term action.
Jun 15, 2011 09:31 BST On the one hand, an attentive, hope-inspiring Church in which people place a great deal of trust. On the other hand, members with a relatively weak relationship to the Church and indifference to the Christian faith. This was demonstrated by the new Member 2010 study, in which as many as 10,700 members described their relationship with the Church of Sweden.
Jun 08, 2011 13:00 BST On the one hand, an attentive, hope-inspiring Church that has many opportunities for contact and in which people place a great deal of trust. On the other hand, members with a weak relationship to the Church and indifference to the Christian faith. This was demonstrated by the “Member 2010” study, in which 10,700 members described their relationship with the Church of Sweden.
May 25, 2011 13:23 BST The Seamen’s Church in London will be closed down at the turn of 2012/2013. The building will be sold and activities in London will be concentrated to Ulrika Eleonora Parish Church. The decision was made today by the Committee for the Church of Sweden Abroad.
May 23, 2011 13:10 BST “The best protection against sexual abuse in our Church contexts is to break the silence,” says Archbishop Anders Wejryd. “Each offence is one too many, and suspected crimes must be reported to the police so that a legal assessment can take place. Since 1998, the Church of Sweden has worked actively on guidelines and strategic measures to combat and deal with sexual abuse.”
Nov 03, 2010 15:01 GMT From 4-14 November Church of Sweden Archbishop Anders Wejryd, together with a delegation (see below), will visit Hong Kong and mainland China. The visit is part of the exchange programme with the Protestant Church in China.
Oct 27, 2010 15:06 BST Every year the Church of Sweden awards 500,000 SEK to innovative art projects about existential issues. Coming to terms with a father’s actions and the vulnerability of the young are recurrent themes among this year’s six recipients. The grants will be awarded during the second session of the General Synod in Uppsala, at 6 pm on 28 October.
Oct 26, 2010 15:04 BST The General Synod of the Church of Sweden is in session this week in Uppsala in the Church year that has social responsibility as its theme. The General Synod would particularly like to highlight the plight of the Roma by issuing the following statement.
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