National Adoption week runs
from 16 – 22 October
Adoption Sunday is an opportunity
each year for the Church to share the
good news of our adoption into God’s family and to respond to the needs of children
and young people in the UK care system. Home for Good has a voice into 10 churches
in Worcestershire. Could you be next? All Saints’ in Worcester is hosting an Adoption
Sunday service on 28 October.
At Home for Good, our vision is a home for every child who needs one. We want every
child to have a stable, loving home where they can thrive. We know that for children
in care, it’s crucial to find the right placement at the right time – whether that’s a
short-term foster placement in an emergency, a long-term foster placement or a new
adoptive family.
Currently, this isn’t always possible. In the UK there is an urgent need for more than
7,000 foster families and there are not enough people coming forward to adopt
children who wait the longest for adoption – children over the age of four, with additional
needs, from black and minority ethnic communities and who are part of a sibling group.
We believe the Church is well-placed to ensure that every child has the home they need
and that families that foster or adopt receive the support that they need.
So, the invitation to be involved in Home for Good through the local church is one we
must accept. All Christians are adopted, and the Church must bear witness to this new
family. Let’s offer an extraordinary, radical alternative family where all are welcome by
God’s invitation.
Please pray for all those families who foster or
adopt children and for the many children waiting
for a family to care for them.
Stourport Deanery – Rural Dean: Mark Turner, Lay
Chair: Andrew Quinn
The Church in Wales: Archbishop John Davies
Diocese of Truro: Vacancy, Bishop Chris Goldsmith (St Germans)
Diocese of Tönsberg (Norway): Bishop Per Arne Dahl
Diocese of Strängnäs (Sweden): Bishop Johan Dalman
