Posted on 8 March 202224 March 2022Tell the BishopsTask Two An Equal Campaign Action Contact detailsBasic info to allow email communicationEmail Address *Invite others to join this ActionInvite three people you know to take part in this Campaign ActionInstructionsThink of three like-minded people whom you know and who you think might like to take part in this Campaign Action. If you can think of more than three, great! You can write to as many as you like, even though you can't add the extra ones to this form. But if you really can't think of three, two or even one will do.Add their names and email addresses in the fields below, double-checking that they are correct.Full Name 1Email Address 1Invite sent? 1YesFull Name 2Email Address 2Invite sent? 2YesFull Name 3Email Address 3Invite sent? 3YesNow please choose whether you would like Equal to send the invitations or whether you would like to send them yourself. Sending them yourself enables you to write a more individual message to each person. If Equal sends them, the same template will be used for all the recipients.Who should send the invitations? *EqualI willNow please fill out the names and addresses of the recipients (above). Then further information will appear.It would be helpful if could now please fill out the names and addresses of the recipients (above). However, as you are sending the messages yourself, you can leave them blank if you prefer.A suggested message is given below. You can copy and adapt it, or if you prefer you can write your own message – making sure to include the essential points. When you have sent each invitation, please click the 'Invite sent' checkbox to the right of the recipient's name and email address. (To finish the task you must check at least one checkbox.) When you have sent all the invitations you have decided on, you can check the 'I've finished this task' checkbox and click the 'Save and continue' button to proceed to the final task.For your information, the template that will be used for the invitations is given below. They will be sent as soon as you have checked the 'I've finished this task' checkbox and clicked the 'Save and continue' button to proceed to the final task. NB If you are not certain that your invitees will be happy to receive this message from us on your behalf, you should contact them first to ask them if it's okay.Suggested message to recipientsDear [{name-2}] I've just taken part in a Campaign Action organized by the Campaign for Equal Marriage in the Church of England, and thought you might like to do so too. It's called 'Tell the Bishops' and is designed to help those of us who want to see change in the C of E to get our message across to the bishops clearly. This is urgent, because the consultation phase of the Living in Love and Faith project is due to end on 30 April. If you want to find out more, please go to https://cofe-equal-marriage.org.uk/campaign-action-tell-the-bishops/. When you've checked it out, I do hope you'll decide to take part. All the best,{text-2} {text-4}Template for Equal message to recipientsDear [{name-2}] [{text-2} {text-4}] has just taken part in a Campaign Action organized by the Campaign for Equal Marriage in the Church of England, and thought you might like to do so too, so has asked us to contact you. (Don't worry – we won't use your contact details for any other purpose and will delete them as soon as this Action is finished.) The Action is called 'Tell the Bishops' and is designed to help those of us who want to see change in the C of E to get our message across to the bishops clearly. This is urgent, because the consultation phase of the Living in Love and Faith project is due to end on 30 April. If you want to find out more, please go to https://cofe-equal-marriage.org.uk/campaign-action-tell-the-bishops/. When you've checked it out, we do hope you'll decide to take part. With all good wishes,Phil Gardnercontact+TTB@cofe-equal-marriage.org.ukThe Campaign for Equal Marriage in the Church of EnglandTask progressIf you have finished this task, please select the checkbox below before you click the 'Save and continue' button to go on to the next task. If you haven't finished this task yet, you can still click the 'Save and continue' button: it will save your entries and you will stay on this page.Task progressYou haven't yet finished this task, so you can't yet move on to the next one. To be able to finish this task you must either check at least one 'Invite sent' checkbox, or choose to let the letters/messages be sent by Equal. Task progressYou haven't yet finished this task, so you can't yet move on to the next one. To be able to finish this task you must either fill out at least one recipient's name and address, or choose to let the letters/messages be sent by yourself. Task finished?I've finished this taskSave and continue …