In the Roman Catholic Diocese of Middlesbrough
The food given by St Clare’s for people seeking sanctuary in this country is very much needed, so lets keep up the good work.
However toiletries especially shampoo are also desperately needed.
So if you can help with these please leave them in the box in the porch.
Thanks.
read morePrayers are urgently asked for Anselme who was deported on Wednesday to a very uncertain fate in the Cameroon.
Many of us will remember hearing Anselme speak here at St Clare’s.
Anselme will have arrived in Cameroon in fear for his life and without any means of support. He wasn’t even allowed to charge his mobile phone before deportation.
If anyone would like to make a donation, no matter how small, to help Anselme at this dreadful time please see Barbara, Gerry or Brian.
read moreThe refugees have been put onto a new system to sustain them.
They have been given a card called an Azure card, which allows them to buy food in some shops. They are still not given any cash at all, so they cannot buy at cheaper outlets. They have no money for bus fares, phone calls etc. We are asking them to exchange some of the £35 Azure card for gift cards in Asda, Tesco or Sainsbury and to bring these to the drop-in at the Avenue Methodist Church on a Wednesday. These will be usually £5 or £10 cards.
If you feel you would like to help to make their lives better, please buy these cards at their face value from Gerry Butterfield or Barbara Morris, who go each week to give money in exchange for a gift card. We will try to get you the card you would like. Just order it.
Many thanks to all who have supported us in this project to help the destitute.
read moreThe refugees have been put onto a new system to sustain them.
They have been given a card called an Azure card, which allows them to buy food in some shops. They are still not given any cash at all, so they cannot buy at cheaper outlets. They have no money for bus fares, phone calls etc.
We are asking them to exchange some of the £35 Azure card for gift cards in Asda, Tesco or Sainsbury and to bring these to the drop-in at the Avenue Methodist Church on a Wednesday. These will be usually £5 or £10 cards.
If you feel you would like to help to make their lives better, please buy these cards at their face value from Gerry Butterfield or Barbara Morris, who go each week to give money in exchange for a gift card. We will try to get you the card you would like. Just order it.
Many thanks to all who have supported us in this project to help the destitute.
read moreThe foods brought in for the Harvest Celebration in St Clare’s School have been very kindly donated to the Mary Thompson Fund, which supports refugees and asylum seekers in the Tees Valley many of whom receive no other support.
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