OUTREACH
AT HOME AND ABROAD
Outreach 2011
St Paul’s is supporting the following charities at home and aboard this year;
Local Charities
BeCHaR - http://www.prebendcentre.org.uk
BRASS - http://www.brassbedford.org.uk
Keech Cottage - http://www.keech.org.uk
Yarlswood Befrienders - http://www.ywbefrienders.org.uk
St John’s, Moggerhanger - http://www.suerydercare.org
then enter St John’s to find more details.
Friends for Life -
Gladys Ibbett Day Hospice - http://www.bedforddaycarehospice.co.uk
National Charities
Society of St Francis - http://www.anglicanfranciscans.org
An initiative by the Anglican Society of St Francis to nurture and share the Franciscan values of peace, justice and the integrity of creation.
Mary and Martha Society - http://www.sheldon.uk.com
Supporting people in Christian ministry and their families, especially at times of stress, crisis, burnout or breakdown.
Livability - http://www.livability.org.uk
Creating opportunities for disabled people and supporting those who want to make a difference in their communities.
College of St Barnabas - http://www.st-barnabas.org.uk
A home for retired Anglican clergy.
Mission to Seafarers - http://www.missiontoseafarers.org
Providing practical and spiritual help to seafarers.
Overseas Charities
Delhi Brotherhood - http://www.delhibrotherhoodsociety.org
Providing education, health care, skill training, community organisation, communication, homes or institutional care to the underprivileged section of society.
Mary’s Friends (Sri Lanka)
Wantage Overseas - http://www.csmvonline.org.uk
The Swaziland Schools Project - http://www.swazilandschoolsproject.org
The Schools Project helps with education by providing money for bursaries, buildings, (including water supplies) and equipment such as books, computers and sewing machines.
Elijah Trust (Palestine) - http://www.elijahtrust.org
Projects to help Arab Palestinian citizens of Israel
Mathieson Music Trust - http://www.mathiesonmusictrust.org
Afghan Action - http://www.afghanaction.com
Rebuilding the lives of young people in Afghanistan.
Leprosy Mission - http://www.leprosymission.org.uk
Support for Churches in Iraq