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| Special Days - Christian Aid |
| The church exists first to offer worship (honour) to God and to thank him for the gifts he gives us, and secondly to honour and support each other because we're all fellow creatures of God, and so by honouring each other we honour him too.
As well as the Seasons and Major Festivals which help us worship God, the church celebrates several 'Special Days' throughout the year to remember, honour or support each other and our work in God's world. Celebration of the "Special Days" is usually optional, Christians chose which they want to remember, including: (Return to top) |
| January | Plough Sunday | February | Education Sunday | |
| March or April | Mothering Sunday | April | Rogation | |
| May | Christian Aid Week | June | Fathers Day Reader Sunday |
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| July | Sea Sunday | August | ||
| September | Racial Justice Sunday Harvest Festival |
October | Disability Sunday Animal Welfare Sunday Hospital Sunday |
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| November | All Saints Day, All Souls Day Remembrance Sunday |
December | Nine Lessons and Carols Christingle Service |
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| As well as providing emergency relief, Christian Aid works with the world’s poorest communities in 50 countries of the world. They aim to invest in things that will provide benefits for years to come, thereby helping people to improve their own lives, whatever their background or religion. Pictures of Emergency Relief in: |
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| Helping Poor Communities: £11 can buy 300 banana seeds for a poor family farming in Bolivia. The bananas provide valuable extra food for the family’s children. £30 can provide a rainwater tank in Bangladesh. This helps a family to collect enough clean drinking water to last for at least six months each year. £51 can train a member of a poor Ghanaian community to apply for funds released to their government after the year 2000 'Drop the Debt' campaign. This helps many people get access to education, healthcare and transport. (Return to top) |
 Helping Poor Communities |
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| Christian Aid is one of the charities regularly supported by Dymock Church. Each year in May we take part in the national house to house collection in the village to coincide with "Christian Aid Week". Christian Aid week in 2010 is 9-15 May. (Return to top)
In 2007 Dymock raised £699 for Christian Aid and in 2008 it was £909. We hope that people will 'Gift Aid' their contribution if they pay UK income tax, since Christian Aid can then reclaim back 28% more though the tax you've already paid, without any additional cost to you. (Return to top) Prayer for Christian Aid Week |
 Christian Aid Week 2009 |
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| You can donate in one of the following ways: Post a cheque to: Christian Aid, FREEPOST Donate on line at www.caweek.org Call the donation line (24 hours) on 08080 006 006 (Return to top) |
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