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Helping at home and in the wider community:


Sudan Crisis Appeal 2024
There will be a spontaneous collection at Mass this Sunday (28th April) for CAFOD’s Sudan Crisis Appeal. The situation has become desperate very quickly. This crisis threatens to become the worst in living memory. Please give to our collection today, and Gift Aid your donation if you can. Very few aid agencies can get in but the Church in Sudan is already responding and asking us to help them do more. £22 provides essential medicine and hygiene kits. £100 funds two emergency food packages. CAFOD.org.uk/SudanAppeal or Call: 0808 58 588 85.

Second Collections: World Communications Day 12th May 2024
Pope Francis’ message for World Communications Day 2024 follows the theme 'Artificial  Intelligence and the Wisdom of the Heart: Towards a Fully Human Communication'. He asks how we can remain fully human and guide this cultural transformation to serve a good purpose? You can read the full message here https://www.cbcew.org.uk/wcd24-papal-message/.
The link for online donations for the Second Collection is: https://donate.giveasyoulive.com/campaign/worldcommunications-day-second-collection-2024 The Second Collection f or World Communications Day assists the Church to support this theme and to share the Good News of Jesus Christ with people throughout the world.

Israeli-Palestinian Crisis Appeal
Amid the devastating conflict in Israel and Gaza, families are losing their homes and people are dying. They need urgent, practical help! A gift today will provide essentials like food, water and blankets to those who need it. Donate online at cafod.org.uk/ipc.

Friends of the Holy Land Hope & Healing Fund
We have set up a special fund to help the Christian community in the Holy Land endure this crisis and become more resilient. 
Gaza: Our friends report that there are still about 820 adults and children sheltering in Gaza’s two main churches. Every day involves fear, prayers, and one piece of bread to eat. International aid can’t reach them, so we are directly helping with financial support for their basic provisions - we must keep it up until there’s a ceasefire.
The West Bank: 80% of Palestinian Christians have lost their income as tourism has collapsed and travel to work is restricted. In the short-term, we are helping desperate families pay the bills. In the long-term, we will help them develop other businesses that are less reliant on tourism.
For more information and how to donate to the Friends of the Holy Land: https://www.friendsoftheholyland.org.uk  Thank you for remembering the unseen Christians in this conflict. Let’s all play our part for hope and healing as we journey to Easter. With hope and
trust, Brendan Metcalfe.

St John’s Catholic Cathedral West Window restoration

The total cost of the restoration is expected to be more than £100,000. Along with local parishioners, the wider Diocese who benefit from attending many services such as Confirmations, Ordinations, celebration Mass, visits of Relics etc. at the Cathedral are encouraged to donate any amount, perhaps in memory of a loved one, to help with the cost of the restoration. Cheques may be sent directly to the cathedral or paid into the cathedral parish bank account (CDP St John’s Cathedral; Sort code 30-93-04; Account number 0088 3884). People may also text WINDOW to 70560 to donate £10 to the appeal. Texts cost the donation amount plus one standard network rate message, and donors will receive periodic updates on the campaign. To donate without being updated, text WINDOWNOINFO instead.
The names of donors will be recorded in a special commemorative book at the Cathedral.

Turkey-Syria Earthquake Appeal

Please help the relief effort for this heart-breaking disaster. Apart from the ongoing work in appalling conditions to dig survivors and bodies out of the rubble, there is the humanitarian disaster of survivors without shelter and with limited clothing facing freezing conditions in flimsy tents with lack of all amenities including food and clothing.
You can help people affected by the crisis by making a donation and helping to raise money for the DEC appeal. This will allow DEC charities and their local partners to scale up their response and reach more people. https://www.dec.org.uk/appeal/turkey-syria-earthquake-appeal

St. Edmund's Parish Fund

If you would like to make a one-off Gift Aided donation to St. Edmund's Church:
This site charges 4.8% commission but makes it very easy to Gift Aid your donation

Ukrainian Appeal  

As the dreadful events unfold in Ukraine, we stand in solidarity with our Caritas colleagues, (who work as the Diocese’s outreach organisation) in Caritas-Spes as they continue to assist those vulnerable and in need in Ukraine.
Caritas-Spes had been working in Eastern Ukraine with the displaced families from the ongoing conflict in the disputed territories, including in Avdiivka which has been under heavy shelling.
If you would like to support Caritas work in the emergency in Ukraine, please donate by visiting their website:
You can also help by donating to international charities, like DEC, who are working so hard to raise funds to help the  Ukrainians in this time of crisis:  

 
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