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Parish Activities - Justice & Peace
JUSTICE AND PEACE - AT THE HEART
OF OUR PARISH LIFE
Justice and Peace…
what does it mean for us and our parish?
At the parish AGM in June, those present voted overwhelmingly
to set up a charitable fund and establish links in a number of areas,
through which we could reach out to those in need. We are now in
the process of initiating those links, summarised below. (Full AGM
minutes are available here.
More information soon on the actual projects and parish with which
we will link).
- Local commitment - supporting the efforts of Churches
Together in Newbury to increase the help offered to the homeless
locally, in the form of drop-in facilities and emergency accommodation.
The support required is most likely to be in the form of material
and practical help rather than financial. Given this, we could
offer financial help to other local charities, to be decided.
- Adopted project - The Valley Trust in South Africa.
This development charity, strongly supported by the local Bishop,
works in a number of areas in South Africa, including health,
education and skills, and spiritual life. They are currently appealing
for $10,000 to build a new church.
- Twin parish - St John's parish, Kabanana, Zambia. This
parish, in the archdiocese of Lusaka, is served by Fr Billy Feerick
of St Patrick's Missionaries. With 3 Catholic churches, about
4,000 Christian families live within the area of the parish. Most
activity is ecumenical. For example: a school for AIDS orphans,
care of the elderly, home-based care (with nurses) to sufferers
of AIDS. Zambia, and this parish, are facing a very difficult
year following the failure of the rains. Our support could be
very important.
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We need you! The success of our parish
commitments will depend on the commitment of individual parishioners,
to the wider benefit of all our parish. If you would like
to be involved in establishing the parish links, can help
with fund-raising activities, or wish to find out more, please
contact any of the Justice and Peace group.
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CONTACT DETAILS - J&P COMMITTEE:
| Lucy Tyler |
01635 35462 |
lucy@tyler-family.fsnet.co.uk |
| Krzysz Zablocki |
01635 35213 |
kzablocki@finance-direction.co.uk |
| Martha Vickers |
01635 230046 |
martha@mmvickers.freeserve.co.uk |
| Phil Haney |
01635 254537 |
phaney@lineone.net |
| Chris Ward |
01635 846666 |
chris-ward@ntlworld.co.uk |
Please use the prayer below
to pray for the people in Southern Africa
Living God, Our strength
and help. We turn to you in our distress. May the spirit of compassion
comfort and protect your people.
In the parched lands and
failed harvests we see You hungry. May the shadow of that hunger
be broken by the light of your hope.
In our hearts we hold a vision of a
better world. May we, by our actions, bear witness to your love.
Amen
(Linda Jones - Cafod)
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