Dear friend,
SHEFFIELD CHURCH ACTION ON POVERTY
Sheffield Pilgrimage 2024 flyer V2-0
15TH URBAN POVERTY PILGRIMAGE – TO THE NORTH WEST OF THE CITY CENTRE
I am taking the liberty of writing to let you know about our forthcoming Urban Poverty Pilgrimage, so that you can put the date in your diaries if you are interested in participating (see the attached poster for more on this). This year’s pilgrimage is a linear walk taking place on Saturday 19th October. We shall explore community issues and church social action with a number of churches. We assemble between 9.00am and 9.30am at St Andrew’s United Reformed Church, Broomhall, Upper Hanover Street, where we shall hold our opening service and learn about projects in Broomhall. Then we shall walk, via Ben’s Centre, to St Mark’s Church, Broomhill, where we shall discuss this church’s social projects over tea and coffee. Then we shall walk to St Mary’s, Walkley, for a similar discussion, while we eat our packed lunches ( tea and coffee will be provided). Our last visit is to Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Church, Hillsborough, with discussion and final prayers ending around 2.30 pm. From there, it is an easy tram or bus ride back to Broomhall or to the City Centre.
For more on what an Urban Poverty Pilgrimage is, see the article (below) that I wrote with Dr Ian. K. Duffield from the Urban Theology Union.
The total walk is around 2.7 miles. It is urban but picturesque with some uphill and downhill stretches. If you are interested in joining this pilgrimage, please book the date in your diary and contact Briony Broome at the email address listed in the posters.
I confirm that I shall be writing up the outcome of the Pilgrimage, so that we can spread good practice across the church community in Sheffield and wider afield. To see what that write-up will look like, see (as attached) the one that we did last year.
If you feel you don’t want to complete the entire pilgrimage but, instead, would like to join us only for our visit to St Mark’s, Broomhill, by all means do so; we shall be arriving at the Upper Room at St Mark’s at around 10.20 am.
There is more about the pilgrimage at this link.
https://www.church-poverty.org.uk/church-action-on-poverty-in-sheffield-15th-annual-pilgrimage/
Should you require any further information at this stage, please don’t hesitate to get in touch.
Very best wishes,
Joe
Joe Forde
Chair, Church Action on Poverty, Sheffield
Dr Joseph Forde
https://www.josephforde.com/