- Every year there are a large number of collections for various charities
- There are 2 collections for CAFOD (Catholic Agency For Overseas Development) – on Lent Fast Day (2nd Fri in Lent) & Harvest Fast Day (1st Fri in Oct)
- The table below shows details of the collections organised by the StMC Third World Group
- There are also sometimes additional collection for various ’emergency funds’ following disasters around the world
- There is also strong Fair Trade support in the parish with a monthly stall set up in the meeting room after Mass.
- Thank you for your generosity in supporting all our charities (especially during the Covid pandemic (Mar 2020 – onwards)
- Thank you to those who are able to Gift Aid donations – the HMRC Gift Aid refund is sent to each of the charities to which you contributed
[The list below shows the charities supported over the past few years – most recent at the top.]
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[The Gift Aid amount shown is 25% of the Gift-Aidable part of the collection – not the total collection. The final figure for this is shown at the end of the tax year.]
(tba = to be announced tbc = to be confirmed tbd = to be determined/decided)
| Date | Charity supported | Website Link | Amount Collected | +Amount from Gift Aid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| # (Scroll down) | TAX YEAR 2023/2022 below | # | # | # |
| 05 Feb 2023 (9) | ||||
| 15 Jan 2023 (8) | ||||
| 11 Dec 2022 (7) | ||||
| 06 Nov 2022 (6) | ||||
| 04 Sep 2022 (5) | White Fathers | White Fathers | ||
| 14 Aug 2022 (4) | ||||
| 24 Jul 2022 (3) | ||||
| 05 Jun 2022 (2) | Sylvia Wright Trust | SWT | tba | |
| 01 May 2022 (1) | Mary's Meals | Mary's Meals | £471.46 | tba |
| # (Scroll down) | TAX YEAR 2022/2021 below | # | # | # |
| 30 Jan 2022 (9) | Christian Blind Mission | CBM UK | £402.79 | £72.65 |
| 09 Jan 2022 (8) | CAFOD - Afghanistan | CAFOD Afghanistan Appeal | £594.41 | £29.00 |
| 05 Dec 2021 (7) | Smile Train | Smile Train | £328.40 | £59.85 |
| 07 Nov 2021 (6) | Tanzania Development Trust (Reg 270462) | TanzDevTrust | £312.00 | £56.10 |
| 05 Sep 2021 (5) | Mary's Meals / Haiti earthquake 2021 | Mary's Meals | £496.00 | £69.73 |
| 15 Aug 2021 (4) | Street Child | Street Child | £257.50 | £50.23 |
| 25 Jul 2021 (3) | SPICMA - Rwanda volcano eruption | SPICMA | £515.80 | £55.35 |
| 30 May 2021 (2) | Giving hope to vulnerable Christians in the Holy Land | Friends of the Holy Land | £168.50 | £46.51 |
| 11 Apr 2021 (1) | Rebirth Unit - Myanmar | Columban Fathers | £120.00 | £49.48 |
| # (Scroll down) | TAX YEAR 2021/2020 below | # | # | # |
| 14 Mar 2021 (9) | Dalit People of India | Supporting Dalit Children | tba | £52.50 |
| 07 Feb 2021 (8) | Mines Action Group | MAG | £103.00 | £30.50 |
| 10 Jan 2021 (7) | Embrace - Lebanon | Embrace | £100.00 | £40.38 |
| 06 Dec 2020 (6) | Mary's Meals | Mary's Meals | £107.00 | £34.75 |
| 01 Nov 2020 (5) | Street Child | Street Child | £181.00 | £32.81 |
| 23 Aug 2020 (4) | Universal Initiative Foundation (Albinism in Tanzania) | UIF | £90.00 | £29.30 |
| 02 Aug 2020 (3) | St Francis Leprosy Guild | St Francis Leprosy | £90.00 | £27.85 |
| 07 Jun 2020 (2) | Special Projects in Christian Missionary Areas | SPICMA | £103.00 | £22.46 |
| 19 Apr 2020 (1) | Little Way Association | Little Way Asscn | £73.00 | £21.75 |
| # | TAX YEAR 2020/2019 below | # | # | # |
| 09 Feb 2020 | Mary's Meals | Mary's Meals | £635.11 | £95.95 |
| 26 Jan 2020 | Sylvia Wright Trust | Sylvia Wright Trust | £673.08 | £82.70 |
| 05 Jan 2020 | Christian Blind Mission | Christian Blind Mission | £581.48 | £91.34 |
| 08 Dec 2019 | Maternal & Childhealth Advocacy International | MCAI | £527.90 | £84.08 |
| 10 Nov 2019 | Street Child | Street Child | £530.32 | £79.38 |
| 01 Sep 2019 | Aid to the Church in Need | ACN-UK | £924.54 | £119.58 |
| 11 Aug 2019 | Special Projects in Christian Missionary Areas - Uganda | SPICMA | £505.08 | £83.55 |
| 28 Jul 2019 | Universal Initiative Foundation (Albinism in Tanzania) | UIF | £763.54 | £113.25 |
| 07 Apr 2019 | CAFOD Malawi Cyclone Appeal | CAFOD | £776.02 | £140.20 |
| # | TAX YEAR 2019/2018 below | # | # | # |
| 03 Feb 2019 | Mary's Meals | Mary's Meals | £594.82 | £98.70 |
| 13 Jan 2019 | CAFOD Indonesia Tsunami | CAFOD - Indonesia | £750.59 | £116.86 |
| 09 Dec 2018 | Sylvia Wright Trust | SWT | £736.44 | £99.30 |
| 11 Nov 2018 | Toilet Twinning | Toilet Twinning | £613.65 | £93.30 |
| 26 Aug 2018 | Street Child | Street Child | £568.13 | £96.10 |
| 05 Aug 2018 | Railway Children (Helping Street Children) | RC | £532.14 | £87.13 |
| 03 Jun 2018 | Special Projects in Christian Missionary Areas | SPICMA | £604.48 | £86.78 |
| 06 May 2018 | Columban Missionaries | Col Mis | £977.40 | £79.80 |
| 08 Apr 2018 | The Little Way Assoc | Little Way | £602.19 | £84.90 |
| # | TAX YEAR 2018/2017 below | # | # | # |
| 11 Feb 2018 | MAG (Landmine Clearance) | Landmine Clearance | £576.49 | £86.01 |
| 28 Jan 2018 | Send a Cow | Send a Cow | £612.56 | £84.30 |
| 14 Jan 2018 | Save the Children Rohingya Appeal | Save the Children - Rohingya | £774.80 | £105.63 |
| 10 Dec 2017 | Embrace the Middle East | EmbraceME | £441.10 | £93.38 |
| 12 Nov 2017 | Special Projects in Christian Missionary Areas | SPICMA | £585.62 | £87.20 |
| 03 Sep 2017 | Aid to the Church in Need | ACN-UK | £659.29 | £93.53 |
| 13 Aug 2017 | Save the Children Yemen Appeal | Yemen | £614.18 | £97.43 |
| 23 Jul 2017 | Sylvia Wright Trust | SWT | £703.26 | £103.45 |
| 14 May 2017 | Medecins Sans Frontieres | MSF UK | £751.51 | £111.50 |
| # | TAX YEAR 2017/2016 below | # | # | # |
| 12 Feb 2017 | Maternal & Childhealth Advocacy International | MCAI | £582.02 | £114.88 |
| 08 Jan 2017 | Yemen | CAFOD-DEC | £800.91 | £131.26 |
| 11 Dec 2016 | Send a Cow | Send a Cow | £612.56 | £92.98 |
| 06 Nov 2016 | MAP International | MAP | £503.70 | £89.50 |
| 04 Sep 2016 | Spec Proj in Christian Missionary Areas | SPICMA | £518.64 | £85.49 |
| 14 Aug 2016 | Sylvia Wright Trust | SWT | £1128.56 | £226.67 |
| 05 Jun 2016 | Railway Children (Helping Street Children) | RC | £683.82 | £93.76 |
| 22 May 2016 | St Francis Leprosy Guild | SFLG | £583.00 | £95.22 |
| 10 Apr 2016 | Aid to the Church in Need | ACN-UK | £663.29 | £106.68 |
| # | TAX YEAR 2016/2015 below | # | # | # |
| 14 Feb 2016 | Tansen Hosp Trust - Nepal | THT_Nepal | £716.47 | £106.18 |
| 10 Jan 2016 | Medecins Sans Frontieres - Syrian Refugees | MSF-Syria | £646.87 | £90.55 |
| 13 Dec 2015 | Spec Proj in Christian Missionary Areas | SPICMA | £473.39 | £83.63 |
| 08 Nov 2015 | MAP International | MAP | £317.50 | £76.55 |
| 13 Sep 2015 | Save the Children (Syrian Refugees) | STC-Syria | £744.80 | £102.97 |
| 09 Aug 2015 | Children of the Andes (Children change Colombia) | Colombia | £471.04 | £91.75 |
| 14 Jun 2015 | Sylvia Wright Trust | SWT | £571.62 | £86.36 |
| 10 May 2015 | Nepal Earthquake | NE | £1618.15 | £103.43 |
| 12 Apr 2015 | Medecins Sans Frontieres | MSF | £556.56 | £88.75 |
| # | TAX YEAR 2015/2014 below | # | # | # |
| 08 Feb 2015 | Mary's Meals | Mary's Meals | £601.86 | £98.25 |
| 11 Jan 2015 | Habitat for Humanity | Habitat for Humanity | £472.58 | £84.33 |
| 14 Dec 2014 | Maternal & Childhealth Advocacy International | MCAI | £491.70 | £72.15 |
| 09 Nov 2014 | Christian Blind Mission | Overseas Disabilities | £387.28 | £65.73 |
| 14 Sep 2014 | MAG (Landmine clearance) | Landmine Clearance | £478.14 | £76.55 |
| 10 Aug 2014 | Medecins Sans Frontieres | MSF UK | £663.69 | £86.50 |
| 08 Jun 2014 | Special Projects in Christian Missionary Areas | SPICMA | £388.38 | £77.63 |
| 04 May 2014 | Sylvia Wright Trust | SWT | £326.83 | £62.08 |
| 13 Apr 2014 | Oasis of Peace | Oasis of Peace | £539.04 | £69.63 |
| # | TAX YEAR 2014/2013 below | # | # | # |
| 10 Feb 2014 | St Francis Leprosy Guild | Leprosy Guild | £531.01 | £79.33 |
| 12 Jan 2014 | CAFOD Philippines | CAFOD Philippines | £658.50 | £88.05 |
| The list above shows our most recent charities supported. | ||||
[The Gift Aid amount shown is 25% of the Gift-Aidable part of the collection – not the total collection.]