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Catholic Parish of Guildford
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PRAY FOR PEACE IN SUDAN
Listen to us, Lord
hear our prayers as cry out to you.
Comfort and sustain your people.
Open the paths of peace.
At this time of conflict in Sudan,
we pray for those
who have been forced to flee their homes
and search for safety.
Open the paths of peace, Lord.
We pray for those
who face hunger and disease,
who have lost friends and family,
who endure in this time of crisis.
Open the paths of peace, Lord.
We pray for those
who are working tirelessly
to support our sisters and brothers
as famine looms and violence persists.
Open the paths of peace, Lord.
Guide us to stand alongside one another
and through our prayers and actions,
keep the people of Sudan
always in our hearts.
Open the paths of peace, Lord.
Amen.
hear our prayers as cry out to you.
Comfort and sustain your people.
Open the paths of peace.
At this time of conflict in Sudan,
we pray for those
who have been forced to flee their homes
and search for safety.
Open the paths of peace, Lord.
We pray for those
who face hunger and disease,
who have lost friends and family,
who endure in this time of crisis.
Open the paths of peace, Lord.
We pray for those
who are working tirelessly
to support our sisters and brothers
as famine looms and violence persists.
Open the paths of peace, Lord.
Guide us to stand alongside one another
and through our prayers and actions,
keep the people of Sudan
always in our hearts.
Open the paths of peace, Lord.
Amen.
SUDAN CRISIS APPEAL COLLECTION
There is a severe humanitarian crisis unfolding in Sudan. The situation has become desperate very quickly. At least 8 million people have had to flee their homes. At least 25 million Sudanese need immediate, emergency help.
Families are already going hungry. Famine looms ominously. This crisis threatens to become the worst in living memory.
Why is this happening? Sudan has suffered many years of poverty and inequality but then intense violence broke out last year between the Sudanese Government and paramilitaries. As a result, most aid agencies evacuated. Many borders closed, as the Government say they need to keep weapons out. Now, humanitarian workers are struggling to get back in to Sudan to help.
But, the Church is still there - and our Church network, working tirelessly to help. We need to resource their efforts today. The needs are huge and they are escalating.
CAFOD’s local partners are already responding, but need our urgent support to increase their emergency response. Join an important conversation with Kayode Akintola, Head of Region for Africa and Telley Sadia, Country Representative for Sudan. Find out what is happening in Sudan, how CAFOD are responding and how you can help by clicking HERE.
Let us, as Cardinal Nichols and Bishop Swarbrick wrote recently to the Bishops of Sudan, ‘extend to Sudan the prayerful support of the Church in England and Wales and… express our solidarity with you in your current profound distress. We have heard your cry.’
Please, give to our parish CAFOD emergency collection and Gift Aid your donation if you can. Very few aid agencies can get in. But the Church in Sudan is already responding and asking us to help them do more.
CAFOD has worked alongside communities in Sudan for fifty years. CAFOD works before, throughout and in the aftermath of emergencies. If you can support that long term work, with a regular gift, it would make that aid possible, as well as the rebuilding Sudan will need.
Thank you so much for your giving in response to this appeal and for all your support to this life-saving relief effort. And thank you for your prayers for CAFOD’s humanitarian work, and for Sudan, for peace and an end to this crisis.
Details of the various ways in which you can provide financial support to CAFOD are set out below. You can use the CAFOD envelope to Gift Aid your donation, which boosts your donation by 25 per cent. The QR code on the envelope is also an easy way to access the CAFOD website to donate online at home using the Green Donate Button and to find out more about the work of CAFOD for Sudan or click HERE.
Families are already going hungry. Famine looms ominously. This crisis threatens to become the worst in living memory.
Why is this happening? Sudan has suffered many years of poverty and inequality but then intense violence broke out last year between the Sudanese Government and paramilitaries. As a result, most aid agencies evacuated. Many borders closed, as the Government say they need to keep weapons out. Now, humanitarian workers are struggling to get back in to Sudan to help.
But, the Church is still there - and our Church network, working tirelessly to help. We need to resource their efforts today. The needs are huge and they are escalating.
CAFOD’s local partners are already responding, but need our urgent support to increase their emergency response. Join an important conversation with Kayode Akintola, Head of Region for Africa and Telley Sadia, Country Representative for Sudan. Find out what is happening in Sudan, how CAFOD are responding and how you can help by clicking HERE.
Let us, as Cardinal Nichols and Bishop Swarbrick wrote recently to the Bishops of Sudan, ‘extend to Sudan the prayerful support of the Church in England and Wales and… express our solidarity with you in your current profound distress. We have heard your cry.’
Please, give to our parish CAFOD emergency collection and Gift Aid your donation if you can. Very few aid agencies can get in. But the Church in Sudan is already responding and asking us to help them do more.
CAFOD has worked alongside communities in Sudan for fifty years. CAFOD works before, throughout and in the aftermath of emergencies. If you can support that long term work, with a regular gift, it would make that aid possible, as well as the rebuilding Sudan will need.
Thank you so much for your giving in response to this appeal and for all your support to this life-saving relief effort. And thank you for your prayers for CAFOD’s humanitarian work, and for Sudan, for peace and an end to this crisis.
Details of the various ways in which you can provide financial support to CAFOD are set out below. You can use the CAFOD envelope to Gift Aid your donation, which boosts your donation by 25 per cent. The QR code on the envelope is also an easy way to access the CAFOD website to donate online at home using the Green Donate Button and to find out more about the work of CAFOD for Sudan or click HERE.
HOW TO GIVE FINANCIAL SUPPORT
There are a number of ways of donating to the CAFOD Sudan Crisis Appeal:
A.
Specific Sudan Crisis Appeal CAFOD donation envelopes, which include a Gift Aid Declaration for use where appropriate, are available in our four churches.Envelopes can be posted to CAFOD with a cheque, payable to CAFOD, or they can be given to the collectors at church. Collection envelopes will be taken up at Masses over the next few weeks.
B.
Ordinary envelopes may be used to post a cheque (but not cash), payable to CAFOD, at CAFOD Head Office, Romero House, 55 Westminster Bridge Road, London, SE1 7JB.
If appropriate you can apply Gift Aid by downloading the CAFOD Gift Aid Declaration HERE; completing and signing it and including it with your cheque.
C.
Using the CAFOD online donation opportunity HERE and using the Green Donate Button, if appropriate applying Gift Aid.
D.
Also in our churches there will be terminals available enabling contactless payment of donations directly to CAFOD but in this case Gift Aid is currently not available.
E.
Telephoning CAFOD in office hours on 0303 303 3030 to donate over the phone. The donation can be Gift Aided and the office will advise if a Gift Aid Declaration is in force, or needs to be created over the phone.
If you have any questions about CAFOD or how to donate, please contact Stephen Rowden at [email protected] or on 07899 804211.
A.
Specific Sudan Crisis Appeal CAFOD donation envelopes, which include a Gift Aid Declaration for use where appropriate, are available in our four churches.Envelopes can be posted to CAFOD with a cheque, payable to CAFOD, or they can be given to the collectors at church. Collection envelopes will be taken up at Masses over the next few weeks.
B.
Ordinary envelopes may be used to post a cheque (but not cash), payable to CAFOD, at CAFOD Head Office, Romero House, 55 Westminster Bridge Road, London, SE1 7JB.
If appropriate you can apply Gift Aid by downloading the CAFOD Gift Aid Declaration HERE; completing and signing it and including it with your cheque.
C.
Using the CAFOD online donation opportunity HERE and using the Green Donate Button, if appropriate applying Gift Aid.
D.
Also in our churches there will be terminals available enabling contactless payment of donations directly to CAFOD but in this case Gift Aid is currently not available.
E.
Telephoning CAFOD in office hours on 0303 303 3030 to donate over the phone. The donation can be Gift Aided and the office will advise if a Gift Aid Declaration is in force, or needs to be created over the phone.
If you have any questions about CAFOD or how to donate, please contact Stephen Rowden at [email protected] or on 07899 804211.
Thank you very much for supporting the CAFOD Sudan Crisis Appeal.