Local Mission
September 2011 mission meeting
The minutes are available here: mission minutes, and the flyer is available here: mission flyer.
Home4U
There has been a project working with asylum seekers at Trinity Church for a while now, and they have a house where asylum seekers can be accommodated – currently an Iranian and a Zimbabwean are being housed. The project needs £600 a month to keep it going. Could your church give from its Benevolent Fund towards this project?
Links to Mission around the World
Mission Partners
Paul and Christine Salaman whose parents are in our circuit are currently working with CMS in Tanzania. Our thoughts and prayers are with them following their enlightening service on 10th April 2011.
Cyncoed Methodist Church has started forming links with a project in Zimbabwe and were pleased to welcome speakers from Action for Children in March 2011 when this new initiative was launched.
World Mission Fund
The world Mission Fund had supported the church in Haiti, after the earthquake, by paying for a minister and for teachers in church schools.
We are holding an act of Worship on 15th May at Cyncoed Methodist Church in order to promote the work of the World Mission Fund and the theme of “Seeds of Change”. This act of worship will also dedicate the monetary gifts to the World Mission Funds given through the Easter Offering Envelopes.
M.R.D.F.
Study Pack – What does the Bible say about food.
Small Miracles – M.R.D.F. projects.
 St Andrews have supported a project to build a toilet for a Primary School in Uganda (Christmas 2010)
A toilet, even a glittery decorated toilet on its own specially crafted trolley, is not your usual Christmas decoration for a church. At St Andrew’s in Cardiff it certainly raised eyebrows and smiles as the novelty collecting box was introduced to the congregation by two angels during the nativity service.
Seriously, this is serious business and vital for health and education. Soon other children will have clean school toilets and a place to wash hands. All the nativity cast are flushed with their success in launching the Junior Church Advent appeal which is for a primary school toilet block in Uganda. Although the support for this MRDF project, which provides water and sanitation for vulnerable people, will continue for 2 years already £770 or 30% of our target has already been ‘thrown down the drain’.
Christian Aid
Christian Aid Week. 15th – 21st May.
End Tax Secrecy – Christian Aid are calling on G20 to help poor countries to trace the tax paid by companies in poor countries. Big companies in poor countries should be paying tax in that country. Resources available from the Christian Aid Website
Christian Aid have an advocate who is prepared to come and talk to youth groups (aged 11-18). Contact Ian at Youth Space if you would like to be introduced to her and the Christian Aid Sofa Sessions.
World Development Movement
No New Debt. – Post cards available to send to Secretary of State for International Development.
Church Action in poverty
A three year plan to close the gap between rich and poor.
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