A Message from Swanage Christian Aid Committee
Dear supporters,
As all of our thoughts are on the Covid-19 situation, we wanted to share an update on Christian Aid’s response and how Christian Aid Week will be taking on a very different look this year!
We had been planning a variety of activities for Christian Aid Week: an ecumenical service, house-to-house collections and other fund-raising events. Under the current circumstances, sadly, these cannot now go ahead - instead, Christian Aid Week is moving online! Christian Aid has created a vibrant, virtual Christian Aid Week so you can take part with our online community. We would love you to join in to show love for our neighbours near and far, as a global family. Please consider joining us by sharing the following events and resources during Christian Aid Week:
We invite you to:
- Join together in your homes, as part of the community of Swanage and Studland, at a 4.30pm on Sunday 10th May to share the CA service – the order of service can be found at: https://www.christianaid.org.uk/sites/default/files/2020-04/Christian-Aid-Week-2020-Order-of-Service.pdf
- Unite together in prayers for CA week: https://www.christianaid.org.uk/sites/default/files/2020-04/Coronavirus%20CAW20%20prayers%20.pdf
- Sign up to the daily live streamed worship and virtual fundraisers taking place throughout the week https://www.christianaid.org.uk/christian-aid-week/daily-prayer-reflection
- Sign up to take part in the daily quiz: https://www.christianaid.org.uk/christian-aid-week/daily-quiz
- Take part in Quiztian Aid! Hosted by Kate Bottley, Dr Rowan Williams and Giles Fraser, put your thinking caps on for our pre-recorded quiz.
- Print off the poster at the following link and display it in your window https://www.christianaid.org.uk/sites/default/files/2020-05/Christian-Aid-Week-printable-poster.pdf:
Fund-raising plays an important part of Christian Aid Week – so why not organise your own virtual fundraiser during Christian Aid Week? You might hold:
- A Zoom coffee morning – invite your friends and family to join you for a chat and a coffee.
- A soup lunch in your own home – maybe linking up with some friends or family as you eat.
- A quiz – we know there are a lot of quizzes taking place – why not use your next one to raise some money?
- There are plenty of other ideas at the following link:
Each year the people of Swanage are very generous in their support for Christian Aid and last year our house to house collections resulted in £3100 and the total raised for the year was just under £10,000. Please help us to continue to support Christian Aid by donating this Christian Aid Week
How to donate?
You can make donations to Christian Aid using an online e envelope: https://envelope.christianaid.org.uk/?_ga=2.1416244.404852806.1588052928-2003080433.1574919578
You can also make a donation via BACS to Swanage Christian Aid Committee
Sort Code: 55-61-19 / Account Number: 69025878
Many thanks for your continued support and prayers
With every blessing – Swanage Christian Aid Committee
More information can be found at: https://www.christianaid.org.uk/appeals/key-appeals/christian-aid-week