“Give us this day our daily bread.” Food is at the heart of the Lord's Prayer - a sign of how much it matters to us all.
But where is the spiritual significance in the way we grow food today – or in the way we buy food, share it and eat it?
How can we connect with the complexities surrounding food globally and locally in a changing world - and still celebrate food as gift? Join us for a year-long journey, reconnecting with the seasons and traditional farming festivals to explore key themes: • • • •
Preparing the ground - Plough Sunday | Winter Sowing the seeds - Rogation Days | Spring First fruits - Lammas | Summer Harvest - Harvest festivals | Autumn
A resource for each festival - and events during the year - will offer opportunities to reflect; to pray; to "grow your own"; to share local and global stories; and to take action for a fairer food system for all.
For more information: www.foodmatters.org.uk or 01865 208250
Come to the Food Matters launch 7.30-9.30pm on Thursday 24th January 2013 at New Road Baptist Church, Oxford
What food means to me.... With Revd Mike Rayner (public health researcher), Ruth Valerio (theologian and activist), Anne Kelaart DL (local farmer) & Paul Valentin (Christian Aid) Find out more and register: www.foodmatters.org.uk or 01865 208250. Artwork © Linda Benton (artist)