Presented by Peter Williams at the Evening Mass of the Lord's
Supper
"In Lent we are encouraged to engage in prayer,
fasting and alms deeds.
Today we remember the works of charity carried out in the parish during the
last year."
Our Lady &
St Edward's Primary School
In addition to helping the Basic School in Kalomo, they collected
over £600 for Cafold & Catholic Caring Services - total £1000
5th Broughton Brownies
have collected £41 for the RSPCA and £53 for Children
in Need
The St Vincent
de Paul Society
Church door collections raised £1850
of this : 
£1000
went to needy families in Fulwood and Ingol
£250
to the Day of Recollection for Parishioners
£600
for Youth projects and support for the SVP caravan at Morecambe.
The Ladies'
Group
This year they supported the Air Ambulance and from the proceeds of the Ecumenical
evening and private donations gave £165
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Presentation by Mary Gardner
of the cheque from the Musical Quiz to the Air Ambulance Fund
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The APF, Mill Hill Missionaries
received £2024 from the red boxes and church collections
Kalomo, Zambia
This year £5272 was raised, of which £3052 came from the
Bucket collection outside church and £1332 from the Parish
Greetings from
Zambia, 2004
"Our cold season is starting and children return to school next week.
I am anxiously waiting with the box of mini eggs for the kids it will be a
great novelty as Easter eggs are not seen or heard of over here. Thank you
for the way you continue to think about us
and support us in so many ways. Love from Sr Mary Lucey and all the children
of Kalomo."
Bible Study - Passover Supper
The profit from this was £80 which was also donated to Kalomo.
Parish Social Events
In addition to the Parish Fair, proceeds were went to:
The Air Ambulance
- £210
St Catherine's
£180
Osteoporosis£140
Little Sisters£260
Kalomo£180
Cafod
The parish collection raised £375
Christian Aid
This year's collection raised £689
"Let us pray for those who suffer, and for those in
poverty.
Through the gifts we share and through our work and prayer for justice may
they be raised up;
and may we be witnesses of God's covenant of love for all his people."
July 2003 Christian Aid
Many thanks to all who collected envelopes this year. The total amount raised
was £689. 19p.
London Marathon 2003
A big thank you to Angela McNeilly who finished in 4 hrs 21 mins and raised
£1400 for Cancer
Research UK
August 2002
CAFOD sent thanks for the magnificent
sum of £901 which was raised in the collection in August 2002 for their work
in southern Africa. This went directly to the people in need.
Unfortunately this need in Africa never seems to go away. Every year there
is famine throughout Africa, not so long ago floods in Mozambique when a letter
of thanks was received from Cafod for the £930 raised by the S.V.P. appeal.
"We were greatly
moved by the concern and kindness of our supporters here in the North west
who responded so quickly to the urgent needs of our brothers and sisters
in Mozambique."
CAFOD made an immediate
response to the cry for help which came through our partners in Mozambique.
Years of hard work bore fruit when for the first time Mozambique was self-sufficient
in food production. Ten years of development work were washed away in the
floods. Millions of people were affected and much of the country's infrastructures
totally destroyed.
Our partner, Bishop
Bernadino Mandlate pleaded for help in providing food, blankets, shelter
and basic health care for his dying people of Mozambique. He also begged
us to bring pressure to bear on our government and the international community
to ensure that the country's debt was cancelled. He went on to say that
he believes that morally and financially the debts have already been paid
back. A year later very little has been done!
CAFOD, thanks to the
people of Our Lady & St Edward, we will continue to work alongside the
people of Mozambique as they struggle to rebuild their lives and communities.
Many thanks once more for your support. Please keep the people of Mozambique
in your prayers."
Chernobyl
The Preston branch of the charity Medicine and Chernobyl was formed in 1993.
Its main objective is to give respite breaks to children affected by the nuclear
disaster. One month's break in England eating uncontaminated food and breathing
clean air helps the child's immune system to recover and can add up to 2 years
to life expectancy.
The children, aged between 8 and 16, stay with local families. During the
day they have lessons or are taken on days out to local attractions.
Our parish first became involved when an appeal for families appeared on
our Sunday notice sheet. Three families answered the call and hosted children
that year. Since that time many more have joined the scheme. The parish has
also helped with the leaving parties for the children and have taken them
on the annual trip to the Lake District - where it nearly always rains!
The Preston branch of the charity also takes over much needed aid to Belarus,
the country most affected by the radioactive fall-out. Our parish raised over
£2,500 for an incubator for premature babies. Many other items have been delivered
to the numerous orphanages, hospitals and other institutions.
Fr Bernard travelled to Belarus in 1999 to help out on the refurbishment
of the toilets and shower blocks at an orphanage at Osipovichi. He saw at
first hand the conditions the children have to live with and felt it right
that we should try to continue with our help.
Our Impact Group also recorded two songs written by one of our parishioners
to help raise funds for the orphanage.
During 2001 the Preston Branch were hoping to carry out similar work at an
orphanage at Barsuki near Mogilev.
St Vincent de Paul Society
A rule of the society is that publicity should not be sought, but its work is
generally well-known. Members regularly visit the elderly at home and in hospital,
and collect and distribute unwanted furniture, give advice and assistance and
sometimes financial help to the needy. They also hold regular days of recollection,
with Mass at midday, in the lounge of the Parish Centre for senior citizens
and the housebound. They arrange transport where needed and provide lunch.
Report 2001
"The first meeting of our conference was held on 27th March 1981,
and our first collection on 21st June realised £83.29. We are grateful for
that early support which has continued and grown over the years. To date your
generosity has amounted to a total of £25,000. This has been used to good
effect both locally and abroad for specific purposes notified in advance.
Kalomo, Zambia
Maundy
Thursday report 2004
This year £5352 was raised, of which £3052 came from the
Bucket collection outside church, £1332 from the Parish and £80
from the Bible Study (Passover Supper)
Sunday 26th October 2003
- Zambia
Sr Mary Lucy has received a clean bill of health. She spoke a few words at
the end of Mass thanking the parish for their prayers and support over the
last eleven years for the parish of Kalomo, Zambia. The donations in the buckets
after Sunday Masses have enabled a new house to be built and she will take
back seed for them so that they will be able to grow more food for themselves
next year.
June 2001 The two Zambian students we
helped completed their studies and were ordained , Solomon Tembo on the 30th
June 2002 at Kabwe and Christopher Chenga on 2nd July at Chenga.
* Sister Mary Lucey was given
the 'all clear and returned to Zambia on July 4th 2002.
* Sister Mary Canfield in Kalomo
wrote thanking those parishioners who had sent Easter eggs and telling of
the children's great delight in tasting chocolate for the first time.
* Peter (our Deacon) visited
Zambia in August 2002 with Fr. John Walsh. They were based with Fr. Paul Swarbrick
in Chivuna but spent a few days in Kalomo. There they met two young Zambian
priests who look after the parish. Peter hoped to make contact with the head
of the primary school with a view to establishing a relationship with the
school which he is confident would be of mutual benefit from the cultural
point of view.
2000
Sunday March 12th 2000 Building houses in Zambia : A tombola and new goods
stall in the Parish Centre after the morning Masses raised £150. Thank you
to all who helped and contributed. The items that were left were raffled.
The total raised in Jubilee Year, 2000, by the bucket collection outside
church after the Sunday Masses was £2567.
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Report, Maundy Thursday
April 15th 2001
Tokens of the work of the parish were taken to the altar by representatives
of the various groups and the following report was read out in church:-
In our diocesan New Start prayer we ask for the help
we need to show Christ's love for others - to those in our local community
and to the world-wide community.
In a number of ways the people of this parish have continued to show their
concern for others during this year, so, once again, along with the bread
and wine for the Mass we presented tokens of our parish offerings throughout
the year and especially during Lent.
The St Vincent de Paul Society have continued their work of visiting people
in hospital and in their homes and providing financial help at home and abroad.
This year more than £1500 was raised in their monthly collections.
The children of Our Lady & St Edward's school raised the magnificent
total of more than £1200 with a number of fund-raising activities during Lent
2001. This money was divided between the Good Shepherd Fund for Catholic Caring
Services and CAFOD.
In total £1326 was raised for CAFOD from two Fast Days and the church wall
box during Lent. In addition an extra collection for the Indian Earthquake
Appeal raised £846 which was divided between CAFOD and Christian Aid.
The collection in the parish raised over £500 for the
work of Christian Aid. In addition an extra collection for the Indian Earthquake
Appeal raised £846 which was divided between CAFOD and Christian Aid.
The APF red missionary boxes which many people have in their homes brought
in £1243 during the year.
The Lent Austerity Lunches raised about £125, and was given to the Avencare
Project.
The Ladies' Group chose St Catherine's Hospice as their charity and sent
them £112.
The buckets at the back of church for Kalomo Parish in Zambia brought in
£2567, our Primary School raised £295 and the Brownies £202 for the same cause,
making a total of £3064.
Catholic Caring Services received over £600 from the annual Collection and
the Crib Collection.
THE ST VINCENT DE PAUL SOCIETY have continued
their work of visiting people in hospital and in their homes and providing
financial help at home and abroad. £1680 was raised in their monthly collections
and an extra £930 was sent to Cafod from their
collection for Mozambique.
In addition £500 was raised for CAFOD
through the Lent Fast Day.
The children of OUR LADY & ST EDWARD'S SCHOOL raised the
magnificent total of £1476 with a number of sponsored activities during Lent.
This money was divided between the Good Shepherd Fund for Catholic Caring
Services and Cafod
The CHRISTIAN AID collection in the parish in the previous year raised
over £500.
The APF (Association for the Propagation of the Faith)which
many people have in their homes, brought in over £1000 during the previous
year.
The LENT AUSTERITY LUNCHES raised about £160 this year, and
this was divided between Derian House and Cafod.
The Ladies Group chose the Downs Syndrome Association as their charity
and sent them £130.
The buckets at the back of church for KALOMO
parish in Zambia brought in £2600, and the Zambia Fair the previous autumn
raised enough to build three houses.
The S.V.P. devoted their collection one Sunday in March to the
Mozambique appeal. The total raised reached £930 by March 26th 2000. See under
Cafod
