THE MISSION GROUP

CHRISTIAN AID WEEK 10th – 16th MAY 2021
Just a reminder and update that Christian Aid Week is very soon now.
Ruth is having a Christian Aid Service on Sunday 9th May.
We are having posters to advertise this event for outside and inside Church, with details of how to donate this year.
Here are the details again of how to donate if you wish to do that.
  1. Direct Online at www.christianaid.org.uk (Donate button)
  2. Telephone Christian Aid on 020 7523 2269
  3. Send a cheque to Christian Aid, Income Processing Team,
PO Box100, London SE1 7RT, although there is a delay in processing due to the current circumstances re Covid 19.
 
Please offer your prayers and support which make a life-changing difference to the communities that Christian Aid work with, whether it’s fighting injustices, campaigning for change or responding to a humanitarian emergency, such as earthquake, flood, drought or volcanic eruption.
Climate Change is very much on Christian Aid’s agenda and has been for many years. Many communities around the World have been devasted by incredible harshness, let alone the spread of the World-Wide Pandemic of Covid 19.
Anthea Denham

Easter Parcels

Happy Easter everyone. So, looking forward to going to Church again on Easter Sunday. However, as my farmer grandfather used to say; “Be Easter come early, Be Easter come late, It’s, bound to make the old cow quake! Usually true but Spring is here, the birds are busy and Spring flowers are abundant.

Easter Food Hampers
On Wednesday 24th March, Tanya and I went to Tesco to buy 20 x £20 vouchers for the Family Resource Centre. I could not imagine having £400 in donations at Christmas repeated, at Easter – But we did! Out of your sheer compassion and generosity we had £400 in cash and through PayPal.

Tanya and I took the vouchers, which said “Happy Birthday” on them, as the only large amount of card choices in Tesco, to the Family Resource Centre. The vouchers were gratefully received by the lovely staff in the Centre, promising they would be writing to thank everyone. It was a brilliant effort again, thank you all.
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Hosanna in the Highest!
Anthea Denham

Christian Aid Week 2021 
​10th – 16th May

Some of you may be wondering what is going to happen about the Christian Aid street collection this year. Last year, we were in the throes of the 1st Lockdown and there was no way that we could collect door to door in the local area. People gave online or sent cheques.
 
This year a similar scenario! Sara and I discussed any other way we could do to raise money but a Church event or even climbing Snowdonia in Wales was out of the question!
 
I rang Robert , our area secretary and organizer of Christian Aid locally and ordered some posters advertising the Christian Aid Week for outside and inside Church.
 
Meanwhile Diana will assist by giving information about how to donate online direct to Christian Aid (www.christianaid.org.uk), or send a cheque yourselves, if you are able, to Christian Aid. Income Processing Team, P.O. Box 100, London SE1 7RT.
 
So, no volunteers needed to collect so in a way that’s a relief though it used to be lovely to see regular people in our community who do not come to Church when we visited door to door.
 
Thanking you for considering this.
 
Yours in Christ,
Anthea Denham