Sanctuary Sunday is marked at the end of Refugee Week and aims to promote the Church of Sanctuary programme, building cultures of welcome, hospitality and safety in our churches.
The event aims to give expression through prayer and witness to the centrality of sanctuary and hospitality to the stranger in the Christian call to love our neighbours. At its heart, this work is about connecting people, locally and globally, with respect for the dignity of every human person as made in the image and likeness of God.
Revd Dr Inderjit Bhogal and Dr Jayme R Reaves have produced a resource to support individual Christians, Church communities and ecumenical groups in reflecting on the significance of sanctuary for our times, which can be used for Sanctuary Sunday. Titled Sanctuary: The Hospitality of Host, Guest and Stranger, it offers reflections, prayers and ideas for action, and is available to download below.
Sanctuary: The Hospitality of Host, Guest and Stranger (PDF)
Revd Dr Inderjit Bhogalhas has also written a collect for Refugee Week and sanctuary Sunday:
Sanctuary Sunday Collect (Docx)
A new resource has been produced for Sanctuary Sunday for 2024 by Scottish Faith Action for Refugees (SFAR):
Stand Up For Sanctuary (PDF)
(Download from the SFAR website).
Extra resources
Please see the Church of Sanctuary website for a range of extra resources that are available.
