Christian Aid Week
11th - 25th May 2025
Hi there,
I’m Lucy Voce and I’ve been the CA co-ordinator for St Georges Parish for 5yrs. I’ve also been a collector for 16yrs.
During this time there has been a significant decline in the number of volunteers to carry out the annual CA week door to door collections, across the parish. In light of this, future CA collections will be solely reliant upon parishioner donations when attending mass. Collection envelopes will be available in the porches during CA week.
St Andrew's Church are holding a coffee morning to raise funds for Christian Aid on Saturday 3rd may from 10:30am in the church refreshment room - all welcome
CA was originally set up to help refugees from World War 2. However, it has grown to be a major charitable organisation eradicating poverty, feeding the hungry and providing sustainable development in third world & war-torn countries. Donations from UK Christian churches are given to partners directly on the ground and not to governments.
The following case study shows us how Christian Aid can provide practical help and support to people in real difficulty.
Dying crops means food stops
In Guatemala, the climate crisis is killing Amelia’s precious crops. She relies on the land to feed her eight-year-old son, Lázaro, and four-year-old daughter, Yakelin.
Amelia says: ‘I worry about what my children will eat.’
A river passes through Amelia’s farm, but deadly heatwaves are causing it to run dangerously low. Both communities and crops stand to lose life-giving water.
The cruel injustice is that Indigenous communities like Amelia’s have done the least to cause the climate crisis, yet they endure its impact the most. As their farms are devastated, the search for solutions becomes critical: ‘With high heat, there is little we can do but adapt.’
Amelia
Amelia and her daughter Yakelin
Amelia’s hopeful that she can combat extreme weather by changing the way she farms. With the support of specialist training from our partner, Cong co-op, Amelia’s planting resilient crops, conserving water and making fertiliser.
Amelia’s also a leader in her community, sharing her knowledge with other households, so that one day, no family will worry about their children going without food. This is the unstoppable power of Amelia’s hope in action.
Christian Aid, now in its 80th year, and its supporters are joining together once again during Christian Aid Week (11-17 May) to fundraise in all kinds of ways – from coffee mornings and craft stalls to hiking and biking for the 70k in May challenge.
With 7 days to make a difference, every gift, act and prayer counts.
Will you demonstrate the unstoppable power of hope and help fund vital tools and training, so farmers like Amelia can push back against the climate crisis and beat hunger?
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£6 could pay for the seed trays that kickstart a plant nursery at someone’s home.
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£10 could pay for the pruning scissors that mean a farmer can care for their cacao trees.
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£20 could buy two pounds of climate resilient seeds that diversify a family’s crop.
Find out more about the campaign at caweek.org
