Supported by Gillingham Methodist Church, Gillingham Community Church and a number of Anglican Churches in and around Gillingham
The main activities in support of Christian Aid in Gillingham and the surrounding area are Lent lunches and Christian Aid Week activities.
Details of events will be added here when available.
Lent lunches
in Gillingham
On Friday's in Lent light lunches (bread and soup with fruit and tea or coffee) are held with donations towards the work of Christian Aid both in Gillingham and in the villages.
The 2010 lunches are as below.
All the lunches are 12.30 - 1.30pm
| Date | Host church | Venue |
|---|---|---|
| 19th February | Methodist | Methodist Church Hall |
| 26th February | St. Mary's | Vicarage Schoolroom |
| 5th March | Community Church | Vicarage Schoolroom |
| 12th March | St. Mary's | Vicarage Schoolroom |
| 19th March | Methodist | Methodist Church Hall |
| 26th March | St. Mary's | Vicarage Schoolroom |
in the villages
lunches are also arranged in the villages - see Parish Magazines for dates
In Lent, Count Your Blessings
Christian Aid provide resources to help you keep Lent, in particular in 2010 a downloadble "Count Your Blessings" calendar (PDF, 101KB) with small daily actions which add up to make a big difference.
See the Christian Aid Lent page for details, and for prayers and reflections will be added there throughout Lent.
Christian Aid week
Information for and about the week on the Christian Aid website
9th - 15th May 2010
service
Most years a special service is held.
collections
Street collections are made, with collectors standing outside the main supermarkets. New collectors welcome - please contact the Hon. Secretary.
Door-to-door collections are not made in Gillingham. A special collection is also made at St. Mary's Church - envelopes are available in advance so that people are prepared; donations can be gift-aided.
Tea Time
a tea time event is held in conjunction with the Christian Aid event in September
Christmas Cards
Several Churches in the area have Traidcraft stalls - you can buy or order Christmas cards from these that are sold jointly supporting 4 charities - Traidcraft, CAFOD and SCIAF as well as Christian Aid.
(you may like to buy or order other Traidcraft goods at the same time - all aimed at reducing poverty)
more details to be added here about the stalls and ordering
What you can do
offer to help with any (or all) of the above events and / or support them with your attendance