East Midlands Update 26 June 2014

The fortnightly update is taking a summer holiday This is going to be the last fortnightly update for one month as we will be taking a break in July; however, the fortnightly will return in August. Please do keep sending us your events and they will be added to the next August update and our website. To be kept up to date in the meantime, please do check out our Facebook group or regional webpage. Christian Aid launches Iraq Crisis Appeal An upsurge in violence is plunging Iraq into a new humanitarian crisis. More than 500,000 men, women and children have fled Mosul and other cities in the northwest in recent days, in fear for their lives. We are one of the few major agencies already working in Iraq, but we need to urgently step up our response. Hero Anwar is from our partner REACH, which is helping some of the most vulnerable refugee communities. She told the BBC: ‘People cannot stay in a place where they are under threat. They have to flee their homes with nothing. They have nothing and they need basic items just to survive. Because of donors such as Christian Aid we are able to respond.’ Please give what you can to support our crisis appeal and our crucial work in Iraq. With your support, we aim to reach 50,000 people with food, water and other essentials. To find out more or to donate, please visit our Iraq crisis appeal page: http://www.christianaid.org.uk/iraq Hunger for Justice: 18-19 October Join us in prayer and action for our climate this autumn. Hundreds of churches around the UK will stand alongside people around the world who are suffering the impacts of climate change, and urge their MPs to act. Ask your church to get involved, invite your MP and come together in prayer and action for our climate. Visit our Hunger for Justice webpages to find out more and register your interest: www.christianaid.org.uk/hungerforjustice Regional Webpage Don’t forget you can also visit our regional webpage to find out the latest news, events and volunteering opportunities across the East Midlands. New stories include photos from a Melton Mowbray Christian Aid Week exhibition and celebrating the success of the Loughborough Committee raising over £10,000 for Christian Aid Week! To read these stories, and many more, please visit our website: www.christianaid.org.uk/eastmidlands

GIVE Derbyshire Saturday 28 June Sheffield and Derbyshire Night Hike 8:30pm, St. Luke's Church, Lodge Moor, Sheffield, S10 4LQ The Sheffield Night Hike is an annual 17 mile dusk -till-dawn sponsored walk to raise money for Christian Aid. This circular walk starts and finishes at St. Luke's Church, Lodge Moor, Sheffield and goes into the beautiful Derbyshire moors. The walk goes via the Mayfield Valley, Fox House, Longshaw, Grindleford to Hathersage. From there it climbs up to Stanage Edge, passes Redmires Reservoir and back to St. Luke's. To find out more or to register to take part in the walk, please visit: http://www.sheffieldnighthike. org. uk/

Leicestershire Sunday 29 June Loughborough Simple Sunday Lunch 12.30pm, St. Mary’s Church, Nanpantan Road, Loughborough LE11 3YF Sunday 27 July Loughborough Simple Sunday Lunch 12.30pm, Good Shepherd Church, Park Road, Loughborough LE11 2HJ Wednesday 30 July Summer Quarterly Lunch 12noon for 12.15pm, The Old School Rooms, 3 School Street, Rothley LE7 7RA Suggested donation of £5+ for a two-course lunch. Bookings in advance please to Helen Playdon ([email protected]) or 0116 230 4634 (from 14th July) Sunday 28 September Loughborough Simple Sunday Lunch 12.30pm, Trinity Methodist, Royland Road, Loughborough LE11 2EH Wednesday 8 October 7th Annual Quiz & Supper Evening Evening (time tbc), The Rothley Centre, 12 Mountsorrel Lane, Rothley LE7 7PR Teams of 4, Ploughman's supper included. Bar and Raffle available. Bookings in advance please to Helen Playdon ([email protected]) Sunday 26 October Loughborough Simple Sunday Lunch 12.30pm, St Mary’s Catholic Church, 97 Ashby Road, Loughborough LE11 3AB Wednesday 29 October Autumn Quarterly Lunch 12noon for 12.15pm, The Old School Rooms, 3 School Street, Rothley LE7 7RA Suggested donation of £5+ for a two-course lunch. Bookings in advance please to Helen Playdon ([email protected]) or 0116 230 4634 Saturday 8 November Table Top Sale 10am-4pm, The Rothley Centre, 12 Mountsorrel Lane, Rothley LE7 7PR Light lunches also available. Book a table from £10 (depending on size required) with Helen Playdon ([email protected]) Sunday 30 November Loughborough Simple Sunday Lunch 12.30pm, Thorpe Acre All Saints Church, Thorpe Acre Road, Loughborough LE11 4LF

Sunday 21 December Loughborough Simple Sunday Lunch 12.30pm, Baptist Church, Baxter Gate, Loughborough LE11 1TG

Lincolnshire There are currently no events taking place in Lincolnshire that we know of. Please do get in touch with us if you would like your local events promoting.

Nottinghamshire Sunday 29 June Burundi Presentation and Cream Tea 6pm, Bulwell URC, Broomhill Road, Bulwell NG6 9GJ Nick Thorley and Judi Perry from the East Midlands Christian Aid office will be sharing their experiences of seeing Christian Aid’s work first-hand in Burundi, East Africa. Preceded by a strawberry tea at 4.45pm. All are welcome. Numbers would be appreciated for catering; please contact 0115 9275208 or [email protected].

ACT One Million Ways When we campaign to tackle climate change here in the UK, we’re standing alongside our brothers and sisters across the globe, part of one body, bound to one another in a million ways. We’re all touched by the same things. Love and loss. Fear and hope. The troubling changes to our precious, fragile planet. Together we can take a million actions to change our world and build a safe, clean future; to stand against the greed and wastefulness that fuel climate change. We can make small changes in our everyday lives and in our communities, standing together to challenge politicians and businesses to take ambitious action to reduce the threat of climate change and protect the things we love. Take action today Email party leaders in Westminster and urge them to put climate change at the heart of their agendas. To take this action and find out more about our climate campaign, please visit: www.christianaid.org.uk/ActNow/climate-justice

PRAY Lord may we be the peacemakers, Not compassion fakers, Or passive partakers. But injustice shakers, And government wakers, May we be the peacemakers.

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