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(The cupboard when first stocked) |
Hello to our wonderful parishioners and community.
A huge thank you to everyone who has supported St. Augustine’s *Community Kitchen Cupboard* since we launched back in the Summer. Thanks to your generous donations, we have been able to assist many families in our community who are struggling with food insecurity. Your kindness and contributions have made a real difference, and we are so grateful. Thank you.
As many of you may know, the demand for our food cupboard has grown significantly especially as the months have got colder, and we are now in need of additional support to continue helping.
We have families relying on us but are very conscious that times are tough right now so do not want to keep asking for donations, so hope that you may be able to help in other ways..?
**Connecting us with local businesses who might be willing to support through regular or one-off food donations, staff donation collections, or fundraising initiatives.**
**Grant opportunities to help us meet the increasing demand for food and toiletries.**
**Volunteering: If you have any time to spare and would like to volunteer with the cupboard in any capacity, we’d love to hear from you!**
If you know of any businesses or organisations that might be interested in supporting us / would like to help us as a volunteer / or any ideas on how we can stay stocked we’d love to hear from you.
To make contact with the CKC team please email via the parish office or directly at communitykitchencupboard@gmail.com
Your support makes a huge impact, and we’re so thankful for all that you’ve done and continue to do.
Best Wishes,
Kate - on behalf of St. Augustine’s of Canterbury Community Food Cupboard
(If anyone is able to donate some items for the CKC then we are most in need of things like this:
-Tinned meat / fish / pies
-Individual Snacks (such as mini cakes/ fruit biscuits/cereal bars)
-Squash
-UHT milk
-Coffee / Hot Chocolate / tea bags
-Crisps
-Cereal
-Bakes Beans with the little sausages in
-Tinned Soup
-Tinned Fruit
-Jelly
-Rice pudding/Custard
-Cooking sauces/Pasta sauce etc
-Toothpaste
-baby wipes
-Period products
-Shower gel / soap
-Toilet roll)
Deacon John and Gail send their love to everyone in Bristol. (We caught up this week about uninteresting, technical parish website matters.) It was lovely to speak to John and I badgered him for photos of their beautiful part of the world.
"We are both doing well. We miss everyone and would love to catch up with anyone visiting the Lake District. Let us know if you are heading in the direction.
This is me on top of Blencathra - the mountain range is Skiddaw, taken from the field above our house at dawn - and the snowy view was taken from the top of Dodd."
LOCAL CLIMATE AND NATURE ACTION PLAN UPDATE - FREE TREE GIVEAWAY AND COMMUNITY NATURE RESERVE LAUNCH!
Following our update in the previous edition of the Downend Voice where we talked about the Community Nature Reserve and Free Tree giveaway, as well as other work that has been taking place, your Local Climate and Nature Action Plan (LCNAP) Working Group is excited to announce that we will be holding a special event on Saturday 18th January from 11 – 1 at the Badminton Road Methodist Church.
Downend and Bromley Heath Parish Council is now part of a network of local parish council’s developing Local Climate and Nature Action Plans, and we have drawn inspiration from Emersons Green Town Council and Bradley Stoke Town Council in taking forward the Community Nature Reserve and Free Tree giveaway projects which have proved hugely successful.
So please do come along and support this event. Native trees, shrubs, seeds will be distributed on a first come first served basis. We’ll also be on hand to explain how you can get involved in the Community Nature Reserve Project.
If you would like to find out more about the work of the LCNAP group or would like to be involved please do drop us an email at lcnap@dbhparishcouncil.co.uk
*1st February - St Bernadette’s *
Encounter 2025 is a Diocesan wide programme between Easter and Pentecost. It will empower parishioners to have a better understanding of the Holy Spirt, a closer relationship with God and to be able to explain the reasons for their faith. Many people have said that they find it difficult to explain why they are Catholic or even a Christian. Grandparents are sad that their children and grandchildren no longer attend Mass.
All are welcome to our initial planning event on 1st February 2025 between 9.30 and 1 pm at St Bernadette's, 731 Wells Rd, Bristol, BS14 9HU.
For more information, email pentecost@cliftondiocese.com.
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