Are you looking for a way to build relationships in your community with people of other faiths or of no faith? This set of four short sessions will help you form a local group across your differences and work together for the benefit of your neighbourhood. Written in non religious language, this resource is designed to be inclusive for people of all faiths and none. 

Why not gather a group and try it together?

We are entering a new era and the future is uncertain. The need to build common good is greater than ever. Volunteering is great, but loving our neighbours and building local relationships makes us stronger together. 

We need more relational ways of living, ways that build strength in and across communities for the long term. We can do this by connecting with our neighbours across different backgrounds and opinions, and between our local organisations, businesses and charities. Altogether this strengthens civil society and generates a stronger "civic immune system" capable of upholding our shared humanity and resisting the forces that undermine our life together. As the future looks increasingly unstable, we're going to need each other more.

LET'S CONTINUE TO BUILD COMMUNITY is a place to start.

The sessions stimulate discussions framed around Common Good principles which are derived from the tradition of Catholic Social Teaching. These four sessions will help you develop an action plan together and can be run online or face to face. Leadership of the group can be shared, so there's no need for one person to do it all. The Session Guide is free to download. 

Who is this for?  This resource is suitable for all and is designed for a mix of local people from different backgrounds, classes and political views. For example: neighbours, key workers, faith leaders, acknowledged community leaders and volunteers, local business leaders, local representatives of 'agencies' e.g. Local Authority, police, NHS, schools, people who have used the foodbank or other community services.

This resource is for people of all faiths and none but most of the resources on this website are for Christians - for parishes and prayer groups. You might like to start with The Word and the Common Good and to listen to our podcast, Leaving Egypt.

We'd love to know if you find this helpful - do write to us with your feedback or any questions to info@togetherforthecommongood.co.uk. 

We are a small charity entirely dependent on donations, so if you use the resource and you are able, please make a donation to our work here.