Goods for Asylum Seekers

Imperishable food and toiletries may be placed in the box in the church porch, and will be taken to Sylvan House to be distributed to the Asylum Seekers who have no support. Other goods and clothes can be taken to the Avenue Methodist Church (side door) any Wednesday morning after 10.00am. Please do not leave these in the church.
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Jean Michel

Thank you to everyone who supported the recent petition on behalf on Jean Michel. He has now been released from detention and is currently on bail while his Judicial Review application is considered. Thank you from Jean Michel to everyone who has supported him. The amount of community support he received has been overwhelming.
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Can you help those in greatest need?

Our government has introduced a new way of financing Asylum Seekers. This is in the form of a debit card called Azure. This card does not provide for everyday essentials where cash is needed (eg. bus fares) and can only be used in a limited number of places (eg. not in charity or corner shops). Many St.Clare’s parishioners used to give support by buying gift cards, but gift cards are rarely...
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Jean Michel

Thank you to everyone who supported last weekend’s petition on behalf on Jean Michel. Over 200 signatures were collected at our Masses last weekend and at the Holy Name (where Canon John also celebrated Mass). The removal is on hold and Jean Michel is no longer in solitary confinement but the UK Border Agency still wish to remove him; an injunction is pending to stop the threatened removal. ...
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Anselme Noumbiwa

Anselme, who is known to many in this parish, was forcibly removed to Cameroon some months ago. Since then the has lived in hiding, in fear for his life, having refused to become paramount chief of his tribe for religious reasons. This week news came that Anselme has managed to get out of Cameroon. Thanks be to God.
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