Churches Together in Southwell
Southwell Christian Aid Committee
Christian Aid
A very successful Lent Lunch was held in the State Chamber at Southwell Minster on Sunday 23rd March. Over 70 people from 5 churches in the town enjoyed a delicious lunch of home made soup, cheese, fruit and tea, coffee and biscuits.
Helen Murray - our Methodist representative - had compiled a very challenging quiz on both Christian Aid’s 80th anniversary and the focus of this year’s appeal - Guatemala. The winning table were presented with Fairtrade items of groceries, kindly donated by the Southwell Co-operative store.
The lunch provides a forum at which members of several Southwell churches can meet, enjoy fellowship and support the charity. The event raised £664 for Christian Aid - a very encouraging result for all the hard work of the committee.
The next very important date is Christian Aid Week from 11th - 17th May when many volunteers will be delivering over 5,000 envelopes to homes in the town and surrounding villages. Please give generously to this charity, whose invaluable work helps many living in poverty, struggling with climate change and traumatised by world events, in over 25 countries. Their current appeal is for the disaster in Myanmar.
In Guatemala, the climate crisis is destroying crops and causing hunger for Indigenous communities. But with training, farmers like Aurelia are fighting back.
Aurelia has faced extreme heatwaves that have killed her crops, but through Christian Aid’s partner, Congcoop, she’s learning to grow resilient crops, make fertiliser and conserve water. She’s sharing this knowledge with others, helping her community build a sustainable future.
This Christian Aid Week, please give to support farmers in the fight against hunger and the climate crisis.
https://fundraise.christianaid.org.uk/envelope-2025/southwellca
We will keep CTIS updated on our future plans.
Helen Sills for Churches Together in Southwell Christian Aid group.
