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Christian Response to Nuclear Weapons 

SCANA are organising an Easter Witness for Peace at the gates of the Faslane nuclear-weapon base at 12 noon on Saturday 31 March 2012. Participants will include Very Rev Alan McDonald (on behalf of the Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland), Rt Rev Joseph Toal (Bishop of Argyll and the Isles, Roman Catholic Church), Bruce Kent (Vice President of CND), Kathy Galloway (Head of Christian Aid Scotland), Rev Peter Macdonald (leader of the Iona Community) and Rev David Mumford (Dean of Brechin, Scottish Episcopal Church). Music will be led by members of the Wild Goose Resource Group.  This follows the successful event that was held in 2011. Once again the witness for peace will be held on the day before Palm Sunday. Please encourage people to take part. A5 leaflets are available.  Please phone 0141 357 1529 for printed copies or circulate these by email. 

A bus will be travelling from Glasgow. Further details are available from Ainslie Walton, telephone 0141 420 3327, email This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it  

Public transport:
Train from Glasgow Queen St 1040, arrives Helensburgh Central 1124
Bus from Helensurgh Central 1135, arrives Faslane North Gate 1149 (Garelochhead bus)

Return:
Bus from Faslane North Gate 1408, arrives Helensburgh Central 1422
Train from Helensburgh Central 1440, arrives Glasgow Queen St 1528

Trains are every 30 minutes Glasgow/Helensburgh and buses from Helensburgh to Coulport or Garelochhead are every 30 minutes. 

The Church and Society Council of the Church of Scotland have published new materials on Trident. These include a bible study, a leaflet and a briefing. There is also a new handout - "Better off without Trident"  - from the Baptist Union of Great Britain, the Methodist Church and the United Reformed Church   

Representatives of Scottish churches will join an Easter Witness for Peace at the Faslane nuclear base (North Gate) at 12 noon on Saturday 16 April.