From Ian Bunce:
An alliance of Christian denominations and agencies are calling on churches to take part in the first ever prayer day for toddler groups on 5 June 2011.
1277 are encouraging Christians to pray for those that attend and help out at their church toddler group and to celebrate the valuable work they are doing. They are also suggesting churches seek ways to better resource and incorporate toddler groups into their life and mission. Sunday 5 June has been chosen as it is the last day of National Family Week.
Organisations part of 1277, named after the average number of days between a child’s birth and the start of formal education, include the Church of England, the Catholic Church in England and Wales, The Methodist Church, The United Reformed Church, Baptist Union of Great Britain, Scripture Union, Mother’s Union, Care for the Family and the Salvation Army. The vision of the alliance is to enable ‘universal access to distinctive, excellent, safe, Christian toddler groups which are demonstrating God’s love at the heart of their communities’.
You can download the full press release and poster below.
