A huge thankyou to all who contributed to this Gift Weekend appeal as a result of which we were able to collect an incredible total of £ 2,187.00.
Of this £1,093.5 went to Chester Aid to the Homeless (CATH), with the rest split equally between Methodist Homes fo the Aged (MHA), Runcorn and District Food Bank, and the Methodist Church Fund for World Mission. In addition, we were able to send a cheque for £180 to the Toilet Twinning organisation which gives grants towards provision of toilets in schools and other community buildings in the developing world, and a further donation of £191 to the Leprosy Mission, for whom we had an envelope collection just before lock-down. Many thanks to all who contributed so generously to these gifts. John Holmes, Church Treasurer
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This Sunday, the virtual church choir organised by the National Methodist Choir of Great Britain will be performing a special online event on Easter Day, at 4pm to launch All We Can's Emergency Coronavirus Appeal. You can watch the ‘Easter Sunday Singalong’ on Facebook and Youtube channels. Announcing the launch of "Frodsham and District Open Hands" (a project of Frodsham Open Hands Limited, of which Rev'd. Andrew Emison is the director), which launched on 30 March in full co-operation and support of Cheshire West & Chester Council, Chester West Voluntary Action in partnership with Frodsham Town Council and Frodsham Churches Together.
Equinox gave another wonderful concert this last Christmas. They raised £1,493.00 which was split between the Kimbutu Rural Development Programme (KRDP) and church funds.
The Leprosy Mission is an international Christian charity with 141 years of experience. Through The Leprosy Mission’s global family a population of 305 million people in around 30 leprosy-affected countries is served. Leprosy is a mildly infectious disease associated with poverty. It is easily cured.
Leprosy starts by damaging the small nerves on the skin’s surface resulting in a loss of sensation. The Leprosy Mission is asking for help and prayer for more skilled medical staff to continue its hospitals’ vital work. People affected by leprosy often live in extremely poor conditions and have very limited access to medical care. Without treatment they face preventable disability and a bleak future. Prejudice and discrimination against people with this disease means that families are torn apart and suicide can sometimes feel like the only option. Medical staff working for The Leprosy Mission cure and treat thousands of people each year, providing unconditional love and skilled medical care at specialist leprosy hospitals. They work long hours because resources are so scarce. Following God’s calling, they work for a fraction of the salaries their clinical training enables them to earn. According to the latest World Health Organisation statistics, there were 208,619 new cases of leprosy diagnosed globally in 2018 – around one every two minutes. Due to the reluctance of leprosy patients to seek treatment because of the stigma surrounding the disease, we regard these figures as understated. More information can be found on their website here. We are pleased to advise that the craft fair was another successful event. We had 23 stallholders in the Church and the hall selling a wide range of original art work and hand-crafted items including jewellery, textiles, glass and ceramics. Hilary demonstrated her skills on the potter’s wheel and even allowed some customers to have a try themselves!
A total of £1500.40 was raised, which will be divided between Chester Aid to the Homeless and Church funds. There are more photographs from the event on the Facebook page. A big thank you to all who made the event a success by attending, volunteering or helping in any way. Frodsham Methodist Ladies Group would like to thank everyone who support us on our Charity Afternoon on Monday 22nd July. We would also like to thank all who helped on the day by baking for us and setting up the room. Many thanks also to Frodsham Community Choir who sang for us. On the day we made £661.80. Proceeds to Memory Lane Project wards 50/ 51 Countess of Chester.
Frodsham Churches Together are looking to appoint a Registered Nurse to serve as the Volunteer FCT Parish Nurse in Frodsham, Cheshire. Hours to be agreed. The volunteer would liaise with the Frodsham Churches Together and their care teams in supporting the spiritual and physical well-being of the people of Frodsham and surrounding area. This may also involve some links to surrounding nearby villages. The support offered to the local community will be regardless of their faith. As the appointment requires the person to offer spiritual care and prayer when requested, it is a Genuine Occupational Requirement for the applicant to be a practising Christian. Applicants must be willing to undertake the Parish Nurse Ministry training 4th-7th November 2019 in Birmingham. All expenses will be paid by the Project. To register an interest in the appointment please email: parishnurse@emison.net. An application pack and full job description will be forwarded by email. Appointment to commence on the first day of training. Closing Date for Applications: Monday 16th September 2019.
A BIG Thank you for everybody who helped in different ways, to make the coffee morning a success. An amount of £345.73 was raised for Victims of Modern Slavery and will be sent to the Salvation Army fund for Victims. The Salvation Army has the government contract to provide the support and they work with 12 other agencies across the UK.
Report from the National Crime Agency The total number of referrals has increased year on year each time the report has been compiled. In 2018 it was 6993, in 2017 it was 5145, in 2016 it was 3,804. This year’s figure is a 36% increase on the 2017 total. What has led to this increase? Are there more victims to be found, or are we just better at finding them? It’s more likely to be the latter. As public understanding of modern slavery has increased, so naturally will referrals. The same goes for increased awareness levels within the police and statutory agencies. Additionally people who may previously have been treated as offenders – for example young people groomed and forced to sell drugs, commonly known as county lines – are now treated as victims. The increase in county lines activity is noted in the report as the key factor in driving the increase in referrals. A huge thank you to all those who helped with Christian Aid Week 2019, including those who delivered envelopes, collected door to door and wrote ‘Dandelion Gifts’ several hundred times! As a church we raised £1,189.71 which went toward a total amount raised by the good people of Frodsham of £5,108.08, which is a great achievement.
Many thanks, Vicky Churches Together in Frodsham are now working with Parish Nursing Ministries and seeking to appoint a Nurse for Frodsham.
What can a Parish Nurse do? • Encourage everyone towards healthy lifestyles • Give personal health advice and help someone to get the most appropriate treatment or care • Support and work with those engaged in pastoral care • Liaise with the local GP surgery staff • Make visits, listen to spiritual needs as well as physical needs; offer prayer with patients when asked • Introduce people to appropriate voluntary agencies, health facilities or support groups • Offer training and opportunities for volunteering in the local community • Talk to community groups about health issues • Accompany someone to a stressful medical appointment • Help someone to stay on their own at home for as long as possible • Attend and help with services for healing • Work within the Code of Professional Practice (Nursing and Midwifery Council) More information can be found here. Everyone responded very generously to our various requests for giving over the Christmas period.
We have been able to take a number of bags of clothing of various kinds to both CATH (Chester Aid To the Homeless) and to the Salvation Army in Warrington, along with ten bags of toiletries kindly donated by Morrisons supermarket following the anti-human trafficking group carol singing there. We also raised £468.10 for Action for Children and £319.37 for Christian Aid. Thank you all. John Holmes Church Treasurer As usual we will be supporting a number of charities over the Christmas period.
Our sock tree will go up on Sunday December 2nd to receive your gifts of new socks for men, women and children. Also under the tree we will collect hats, gloves and scarves. These will be given to Chester Aid to the Homeless, and to Warrington Salvation Army for their work in support of victims of human trafficking. Our collection at the Carols by Candlelight service will be for Action for Children (formerly NCH), a Methodist - founded charity supporting disadvantaged children across the UK. Gift Aid envelopes will be available. If you are a taxpayer please use this to increase the value of your gift by 25%. Our gifts on Christmas Day will go to Christian Aid. Their campaign this year is in support of those offering help in war-torn communities. Again, Gift Aid envelopes will be available. After a break during the summer months, I will again be running a Traidcraft stall on most Sundays between 7th October and Christmas. Besides the usual foodstuffs, there will be Christmas cards to buy or order in aid of Traidcraft / Christian Aid, and Divine / Real Christmas chocolate Advent calendars. I also have a number of gift items at very reasonable prices, following a warehouse clearance at Traidcraft. Traidcraft catalogues should be available from mid-October. Please support Fair Trade as part of your charitable giving. It really does make a difference to people’s lives in poor communities. Elizabeth Holmes
A big thank you to everyone who supported the recent ‘Singalong with Equinox’. After expenses, £1,400 was raised and will be split between Frodsham Methodist Church and Rotary Charities.
Frank and Valarie Ball Church is packed with over 150 people this evening for the annual Singalong at Christmas with ‘Equinox’. Right now it is time for mince pies and tea/coffee!
Our Church family is always extremely generous in giving at Christmas to our chosen charities, and for that we thank you. This year we will be supporting the following:
Boaz Trust with gifts of bags, gloves and hats, toiletries etc. Boaz was our Charity of the Year in 2016. Based in Manchester, they work with refugees and asylum seekers, offering night shelter, accommodation, English and other classes, and legal assistance with asylum applications. A vital service for some of the most vulnerable people in our society. boaztrust.org.uk/ The socks and underpants from our sock tree go to Chester Aid to the Homeless (CATH). They provide food, clothing and warm bedding to those living on the streets in Chester, or in temporary hostel accommodation. With the changes to Universal Credit adding to the many problems some of these people face, the situation is not likely to get better very soon, and CATH is always very grateful for what we send. Any items they cannot use will go to the Salvation Army. The cash collection at our Carols by Candlelight service on December 17th is for Action for Children. Founded by Methodist minister Rev'd. Thomas Bowman Stephenson nearly 150 years ago, the organisation originally ran orphanages, of which the home in Kingsley Road, Frodsham, was one. Today all residential homes have closed, but the charity continues to help many thousands of children through its day centres, Sure Start schemes, playgroups, and one-to-one support for individual young people and families. On Christmas Day we will be supporting Christian Aid, whose work is wellknown. Their Christmas appeal this year centres on South Sudan, the world’s newest nation, where years of conflict and drought have led to huge problems. Famine was narrowly avoided this year, but still more than 6 million people are severely malnourished. Our gifts will help towards alleviating this problem, and the UK government has pledged to match our giving pound for pound – an opportunity not to be missed! Keep the Date ….. Carol Singing at Morrisons on Tuesday, 12th December, from 10.00am to 4.00 pm Donations to the Salvation Army UK fund for victims of Modern Slavery.
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