Thanks to your generous support for our coronavirus appeal, we have now pledged £200,000 to our long-term partner Caritas India who are responding in some of the worst affected areas. We continue to monitor the situation.
With your support Caritas India are:
  • Providing PPE to frontline health workers 
  • Distributing medical kits to people with mild symptoms 
  • Setting up safely run isolation and quarantine centres 
  • Promoting lifesaving Covid and vaccine information
Please keep praying for the people of India and those affected by the pandemic. You can use the Coronavirus prayers on our website. And, if you are able to, please consider supporting our Coronavirus Appeal again. Thank you.
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"Dear Prime Minister,
     COP26 will be one of the most important summits of the century. The conference must put us on track to end a climate emergency which is having a devastating impact on the world and hitting poorest communities the hardest.
     As host to this crucial meeting, we urge you to make sure world leaders show the ambition needed to stop temperatures rising beyond a disastrous 1.5 degrees, with each country committing to its fair share.
     And we urge you to put the people worst affected by the crisis - those who have done least to contribute to the problem - at the heart of the talks."
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The CAFOD Campaigns Update for April 2021 is here
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WE walked for water
saturday 20th february

Thank you so much for all who gave £435.40 sponsorship money - £486.65 with Gift Aid
Ann, Brian and Anne each walked  5 miles (independently, to keep Covid safe) on Saturday 20th February for CAFOD's Lent challenge to remind us that many people in the world have to walk 5 miles each day to fetch water.
And, in addition, Ann  walked every day for the whole of Lent, a total of 536.886 steps and has raised £1,115!!

That's a total of £1550.40

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CAFOD Harvest Fast Day 2021 Collection:   Very many thanks to you all for your contributions to the CAFOD Harvest Fast Day Collection last year. We now know the total was £1152.90: the fundraising page reached £507.25 (£622.81 with gift aid added) and St Joseph's sent in £499.31, with £134.50 collected at St Peter's and Our Lady's. This, of course, does not include TEXT and direct donations on the CAFOD website). The money is dedicated to deal with the Covid crisis in the countries in which CAFOD are working, to survive, rebuild and heal.

CAFOD's lent fast day 2021
Friday 26th February

This Lent in lockdown, we and our parish helped to transform lives!
The totals collected were:
St Joseph's Church £543.50
St Peter's Church £431.00
Our Lady's Church £252.49
Fundraising online £215.00

THAT'S A TOTAL OF £1441.99

CAFOD is part of one of the largest aid networks in the world with substantial knowledge and expertise in WASH
- water, sanitation, hygiene; and disease control.
CAFOD's website can be found here at www.cafod.org.uk
CAFOD Birmingham's
Blog is here
 At present, your CAFOD team is looking for someone to join them to help with CAFOD at Our Lady's Church.  If you would like to know more or think you might be able to help, please contact by email to cl.jandp@gmail.com