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Parish Project  Family Home Living Pearl Orphanage Ukraine

Update from David Lock our parish link with the orphanage:

Dear Parishioners, the boys are back at the Orphanage after a unanimous vote to go home.  Back in their own school, healthy and happy. I’m driving back to the Ukraine Jan 13th and hoping to fill a van up with things they urgently need.

On Sunday 1^st and the 8^th Jan. there will be boxes by the entrances at both churches, please put in any items from the following list. It will all be very gratefully received by those caring for the boys at such a difficult time in Ukraine.

 

The list

Rice easy cook

Pasta

spaghetti

Tinned tomatoes

veg. stock pots

chicken stock pots

salt

pepper

sugar

 

black tea

shampoo

soap

large washing powder

large fairy

green / metal scourer

broth mix

biscuits

sweets

 

Socks boys 6-18 years

Trainers 6-18 years up to size 44

boxer shorts 6-18 years

 

Cough medicine

strepsils

junior disprol

radar thermometer

sudocream

germoline cream

germoline new skin

Thank you for your generosity

 

LIVE SIMPLY Tip of the Month Cut Food Waste this Christmas, we all know that over Christmas we generally buy too much; we also know that many people go hungry around the world. Some useful tips to help cut down on food waste this Christmas. https://moralfibres.co.uk/5-ways-to-cut-down-on-food-waste-this-christmas/

Update from David Lock our parish link with the orphanage:

 

Dear Parishioners, the boys are back at the Orphanage after a unanimous vote to go home.  Back in their own school, healthy and happy.

I’m driving back to the Ukraine Jan 13th and hoping to fill a van up with things they urgently need.

On Sunday 1^st and the 8^th Jan. there will be boxes by the entrances, please put in any items from the following list. It will all be very gratefully received by those caring for the boys at such a difficult time in Ukraine.

 

The list

 Rice easy cook

Pasta

spaghetti

Tinned tomatoes

veg. stock pots

chicken stock pots

salt

pepper

sugar

 

black tea

shampoo

soap

large washing powder

large fairy

green / metal scourer

broth mix

biscuits

sweets

 

Socks boys 6-18 years

Trainers 6-18 years up to size        44

boxer shorts 6-18 years

 

Cough medicine

strepsils

junior disprol

radar thermometer

sudocream

germoline cream

germoline new skin

 

 

Thank you for your generosity

Live Simply Tip of the Week When you clear the clutter from your home and simplify your space, you go a long way towards simplifying your life as well.

CAFOD World Gifts: Give a gift of hope this Christmas In Advent, let’s share the promise of hope that has been made to us with our sisters and brothers around the world. You can buy CAFOD’s World Gifts for family and friends this Christmas online at /worldgifts.cafod.org.uk/ or pick up a catalogue in church. World Gifts such as “super soup kitchens”, “trees for life”, or “water for a family” will help transform lives in a world filled with challenges.

 

Hunger could be eradicated with the money spent on arms in a year
Vatican News has reported that Pope Francis, during a meeting, spoke of his ‘pain for the war in Ukraine, and for other wars wounding humanity and reiterates his condemnation of the armaments race and the testing of weapons

Collection Boxes There’s two boxes outside of the entrance to the church shop at St. Mary’s, one for food for those the homeless/austerity and one for medical items for Fr Silvester’s health centre

 

Live Simply – Good Food Habits Some Helpful hints, tips and guidance to help you get the greatest value from your food, making sure it’s eaten and saved from the bin.  See Love Food Hate Waste https://www.lovefoodhatewaste.com/article/it-all-adds

 

CAFOD World Gifts: Give a gift of hope this Christmas In Advent, let’s share the promise of hope that has been made to us with our sisters and brothers around the world. You can buy CAFOD’s World Gifts for family and friends this Christmas online at /worldgifts.cafod.org.uk/ or pick up a catalogue in church. World Gifts such as “super soup kitchens”, “trees for life”, or “water for a family” will help transform lives in a world filled with challenges.