CHARITY GIVING BASED ON CHURCH INCOME.
The Financial Year for the church runs from January to December. A Financial report for the year is made to the diocese around the end of January.
Ever since the year 2000 (when the Parish made a Covenant to the Poor), after the financial report for the previous year has been given to the diocese, the church has tried to give a sum equal to 10% of the previous years' income to two chosen charities, i.e. 5% to each charity. This is independant of the normal second collections and special appeals held during the year.
Each year the two charities are chosen so that one is a "home" charity and one is an "overseas" charity.
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Early in the year the two charities that are to be given a donation next year are normally chosen.
SELECTED CHARITIES for DONATIONS in 2011
OVERSEAS CHARITY
SDB Trustees for the Appeal for Haiti
The money has been given to the Salesians to help their efforts to relieve the suffering in Haiti as a result of the earthquake, cholera epidemic and hurricane that all occured in 2010.
HOME CHARITY
Newent Association for the Disabled.
This charity was founded to fulfill a need to enable physically disabled and frail older people to meet and socialise.
The Association website is www.sheppardhouse.org.uk
(Each charity will receive a donation of £2,146.)
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The charities that have received donations in previous years are as follows:
2010 Donations based on income for 2009.
The Medical Foundation for the Care of Victims of Torture (MF).
This is a charity based in this country, but the people it helps come from overseas.
Gloucestershire Nightstop
This charity provides young people aged 16 - 25 with emergency accomodation in the homes of approved volunteers.
(£1698 each)
2009 Donations based on income for 2008.
The Tom Roberts Adventure Centre
This centre is run for local youth but led with a Christian ethos; it is located almost opposite the Travellers Rest on the Gloucester side of Newent.
Father Palatty
(Father Palatty is a poor Indian priest living in an area of India that has the fourth highest area of slums. He is one of the poor and he helps the poor - helping street children, lepers, victims of drugs.... ).
( £1553 each )
It was also decided to donate to Father Palatty the money that was raised by the provision of Lent Lunches, the Harvest Auction and the following Soup Lunch in 2008. This amounted to about an extra £500.
2008 Donations based on income for 2007.
The Great Oaks Dean Forest Hospice.
(This Hospice provides a range of palliative and supportive care services for those with severe diseases such as cancer, and progressive conditions such as motor neurone disease).
Sister Josephine's Charity
Sister Josephine will be familiar to many parishioners as she has visited the parish a number of times. Her charity raises money to buy homes for homeless people in Bosnia.
( £1455 each )
2007 Donations based on income for 2006.
Help for Asylum Seekers in this country.
Bishop's Peru Appeal.
( £1500 each )
2006 Donations based on income for 2005.
Help for Asylum Seekers in this country.
Dispensary in Cameroon.
( £1465 each )
2005 Donations based on income for 2004.
Clifton Catholic Childrens Society.
SDB trustees for schools in Africa.
( £1480 each )
2004 Donations based on income for 2003.
This year was missed due to financial constraints.
2003 Donations based on income for 2002.
Gloucester Emergency Accomodation Resource.
Aid to the Church in Need
( £ 1650 each )
Contact
"Drumlanrig",
Ross Road,
Newent,
Gloucestershire,
GL18 1BG
01531 821 647
01531821647