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Home Welcome Parishes Cathedral The Bridge Mothers' Union Organisation Resources Contacts What's On News Contents	The Bishop of Southwark's Lent Call 2008 Introduction Projects Worship Last year's results How to give Diocesan Zimbabwe Links In recent years the Bishop’s Lent Call has asked for your help and support for specific projects in each of our link Dioceses in Zimbabwe. As you will know from the media the situation in Zimbabwe is very complex and changes very fast. It is clear at present that money raised for Zimbabwe through the Lent Call will be of benefit to the people but the Bishops have had to consider how best to use it. So, because the situation is so difficult and changing so fast and the value of the Zimbabwean dollar is plummeting rapidly, the Bishops in Southwark have agreed with their counterparts in Zimbabwe that this year’s Lent Call for Zimbabwe should go towards a reconstruction fund for the Church when the situation is more settled. More ... Cry In The Dark, Romania Cry In The Dark (CITD), a UK registered charity, was founded in 1998 to support the care of children with special needs and chronic non-curable conditions in the Bacau region of North East Romania. Having established positive relationships with local authorities and health and social care providers CITD decided in 2002 to extend its services to provide specialist palliative care to children and young adults across the Bacau region. Services will operate from Casa Albert and will provide symptom management, end of life care, respite nursing, psychosocial and spiritual support and palliative care education. Supporting CITD through the Bishop’s Lent Call will help them to finish equipping and staffing Casa Albert, the Hospice Day Care centre. More ... Centro Social Alvorada, Alvorada, Brazil The Centro Social Alvorada will, when completed, be a social centre run by the Anglican Episcopal Church in Brazil. It will serve 75 families in most need in the village of Alvorada, a poor and marginalized area of Brazil, comprising approx. 500 former landless people living in minifúndios (smallholdings). The centre will offer families a complete package of support, enabling them to become self-sufficient with skills that are transferable to others in the community. £5,000 finishes the building works, £20,000 allows for training courses to be increased, greater long-term security for staff posts and the potential for the community to become independent of outside help will become more of a reality. More ... Under Tree Schools, Sudan Under Tree Schools is a project to provide Christian schooling for girls who would otherwise get no education in Southern Sudan. The project was started by Revd Joseph Ayok-Loewenberg in 2000 and provided basic schooling for children from 6-14 years. Classes were held under trees and equipment was simple, with volunteer teachers from the local area. Under Tree Schools is creating an independent primary/secondary Church school in Malek, the principal town of Aweil South County. It will be mainly for girls, as the government is planning to concentrate on boys’ education. Through fund raising the erection of a school building has begun, and eight classrooms and the teachers’ living accommodation have already been built. Further building can only continue as funds are raised to buy the materials. More ... The CMS Salmon Centre, Bermondsey The Salmon Youth Centre has been inspiring young people in Bermondsey to realise their potential since 1907. The post of Spiritual/Pastoral Director is being created to provide spiritual support and leadership for the Centre’s volunteers and staff. The post holder would also build up and strengthen links with local churches and the wider Christian community. Volunteers are the lifeblood of the Salmon Centre. CMS recognises their need for pastoral care and support as they minister to young people in a challenging environment. A contribution of £15,000 would ensure that this exciting project becomes reality. More ... Back to top of page
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