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This Lent above all others we want to help those in need locally and globally who are struggling in many ways and we are raising funds for 3 causes which are close to our hearts in Catholic Leamington. The Churches of St Peter Apostle, Our Lady's Lillington and St Joseph's in Whitnash are all helping to raise funds for these causes this Lent.
Myton offers specialist care and support to adult patients and their families in Coventry and Warwickshire. Patients have conditions such as cancer, heart failure, motor neurons disease, Parkinson's disease. All patients are treated free of charge. Local people are also cared for at home by Hospice professional staff. A grant of £2000 would enable 18 visits by nurses, day or night. Myton Hospice says;
Due to the inpact of Coronavirus on our ability to raise vital funds we expect to see a drop in our voluntary income of around £2 million this year
The Kiirua Mission, situated in the Rift Valley area of Kenya, offers loving care from a Christian Community for children who have been orphaned or abandoned. With the aim of reintegration into their own families or the wider community wherever possible, the children are nurtured and educated and given the tools to overcome past experiences and build self esteem and self confidence. Funding also supports some of the older children to access secondary school and higher education. The Mission also includes a hospital which, as well as offering primary care, provides the local residents with a range of health education programmes and support initiatives which currently include a nutrition and feeding programme for their younger children. Sister Mariapia from the Mission says -
One of the girls who completed university and found a job, when left alone out of our care become depressed not been able to care for her life (Cooking, shopping keeping the room)Now she is back with us employed in the hospital as a receptionist ,she feels secure, protected and the smile is up again in her face. She is learning how to care for her needs as she has no family, no relatives who can care for her
HELP FOR FAMILIES - At Christmas we had a successful appeal to help local families in the Catholic primary schools in Leamington by funding some grocery vouchers. As the situation is now, with schools closed for a considerable time, families under stress with lack of jobs, income and stretched resources we would like to help again. Also local refugee families and others known to the parishes and the St Vincent de Paul society. We would like to give £50 to each family to help with food and expenses. One of our recent recipients said:
I was overwhelmed when I received the voucher - it made a real difference to know that people thought about us and cared.
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