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The churches across the whole parish are united in supporting our associated local mission activities as part of God's greater mission for us all.
Details of events that are run in support of our mission both for and in the parish are included in our Community Events page. Below are details of the various mission related events.
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 Diocese of Ruaha, Iringa, Tanzania
Ben and Katy Ray are CMS mission partners in training, preparing to go out to Tanzania to work with Neema Crafts, a project that provides crafts training for deaf and physically disabled people. The crafts are sold via their shop and website www.cms-shop.org.uk.
As a parish we are linked with Ben and Katy who will take up the management of Neema Crafts in 2011. They will use their design and education backgrounds to help continue and develop the holistic work of the project in the years to come.
Click here to learn more about the work Ben and Katy will be doing in Tanzania and also the work of CMS.
Details of Ben and Katy's progress and work in Tanzania will be regularly posted here so you can follow their progress.
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 Our mission partners, Ben and Katy Ray are now fully up and running at Neema Crafts in Tanzania.
Neema Crafts provide handicrafts training and much needed employment opportunities for people with disabilities in the Iringa region of Tanzania and change teh negative attitudes towards such people in local society.
We invite you to visit the exciting Neema Crafts web site and find out all about their work. Sign up for the Neema Crafts Newsletter and keep up to date with all the Neema Crafts news on a regular basis.
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 Fareshare Leicester is one of the recipients of our parish giving this Christmas.
FareShare Leicester is currently a van franchise which supplies food to twenty one groups in Leicester and Leicestershire. They collects good quality surplus food and distributes it to support groups helping homeless, vulnerable and disadvantaged people. All the food complies with strict food hygiene and is within its use-by-date.
Most of the food comes from the FareShare UK depot in Birmingham but also from collections from local food stores and other outlets. Currently the volunteers are able to feed about 2,000 people a week.
Those who support FareShare see it as an excellent way of ensuring that good quality food finds its way to the mouths of those in need rather than it being dumped in landfill sites. They play a pivotal role in the waste strategies of suppliers by reducing the expensive business of waste removal whilst helping to protect the environment. This role is recognised not only by the Government but also the food industry, including the Food and Drink Federation.
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The congregation of St Andrew's has been supporting the Y Advice and Support Centre, based at the Dawn Centre in Leicester, through regular financial contributions and other gifts throughout the year, for over 20 years.
The Y Advice and Support Centre is a direct access day centre for the homeless, rough sleepers, hostel dwellers and the vulnerably housed.
The Centre sees over 100 people a a safe and comfortable environment. They provide meals, emergency accommodation, access to toilets, showers, washing facilities, telephones, etc. They give advice on drug and alcohol, agencies, health promotion, mental health, managign debt and establishing identification.
The Centre is run by the YMCA but relies on donations and the efforts of volunteers.
If you are interested in joining those who support the Dawn Centre, please contact us.
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