Let's Talk launches in west Cornwall (27/01/07)
WEST CORNWALL FAITH GROUPS WELCOME MIGRANT WORKERS THIS WINTER
West Cornwall faith groups will open their doors this winter in a pioneering move to build bridges and forge new links with the migrant workers who play a vital role in the local economy.
“We live alongside these workers, work the same land and often share the same faith,” said the Rev Andrew Yates, spokesman for the West Cornwall Faith Forum which is organising the initiative with bridging arts.
“Churches would like to reach out to them and offer them hospitality. It’s an important part of Christian mission to reach out to strangers in our midst and welcome them.”
To help faith leaders and congregations, the West Cornwall Faith Forum has worked with growers, the workers and local residents to produce a free pack of printed resources to encourage churches to stage an event or simply open their doors at agreed times for migrant workers to worship.
The pack contains posters, postcards and fact sheets in Polish and Lithuanian, the languages of the two main groups of migrant workers in West Cornwall, as well as English.
NOTES TO EDITORS
1. For more information about West Cornwall Faith Forum and the new resource packs, call Audrey Carmichael on 01209 714781, Andrew Yates on 01872 274351 sro@truro.anglican.org or Susan Roberts on 020 8749 9010.
2. The packs have been produced and designed by bridging arts, which works with art and photography to raise awareness of issues central to our lives. For more information visit www.bridging-arts.com or email info@bridging-arts.com
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