We now have their
'Let us not become weary in doing good' (Galatians 6: 9)
And in case you are weary, why not treat yourself to the wonderful playing by the Israeli violinist Itzhak Perlman of the theme from Schindler's List. The YouTube video can be found below.
What is happening? What are our current pressing needs?
STOP PRESS - IN TWO MONTHS JESUS WILL BE COMING TO CLIFTON!
He will be coming from the Middle East and bringing His family with Him.
St Augustine said ‘do not grieve or complain that you were born in a time when you can no longer see God in the flesh. He did not in fact take this privilege from you… “Whatever you have done to the least of my brothers, you did to me.”’
We heard just before mid-morning on July 25th that our CRSS application had finally been granted complete approval! We are now officially approved by the Home Office as sponsors.
A Syrian refugee family has been allocated by the UNHCR for resettlement in Bristol by the CRSS. We now have their details, and we are preparing for their arrival. They have been refugees from their home in a terribly devastated part of Syria since 2012.
Our family will be living in a flat in Westbury on Trym. There is so much to be done to get the flat ready and to welcome His family, to show them Bristol, so much to be bought, or donated, much to be moved, lifted and arranged.
For God’s sake - the CRSS desperately needs more support - your support - and help. Will you welcome Him?
Please – see what you might be able to offer – no help is too little.
For more information contact Paul Williams (pw472661@gmail.com) or 5th-31st August Chris Brennan (chrismarybrennan@gmail.com - please copy PW in). To offer items and help with the flat, Janet Andrews (janet28andrews@gmail.com).
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Coincidentally with hearing that we had been accepted as sponsors we have been reminded why we are doing all this. Once more only tears seem appropriate. Syria is old news. This item also appeared on July 25th, this time on the BBC website. When we looked the next day it had gone from their news page already. It wasn't an item that reached their top ten.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-49111537
Please look at it - if you can. It will remind you of why we are involved in all of this. So often when items like this appear in the media folk look, lament, shrug their shoulders and say, 'But what can I do?'.
Well, even tears are not enough! Here in Bristol at the CRSS we are doing something, something practical, something that is and will bear fruit. Tell others. At the CRSS we are perilously few. Send this BBC link on to others you know, others on your contact list, your Facebook friends. Tell them to dare to look. The banquet is laid and ready. Tell them to join us, either us at the CRSS or others involved with the Community Sponsorship Scheme.
We desperately need more volunteers; we need more support. We and those we are supporting need more help.
For further updates - watch this space!
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Our next Plenary Meeting of the Working Party will be THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 5th, at Flat 2 Marchlands, Stoke Park Road South BS9 1LS, 7.00-9.00. The Agenda for that meeting can be accessed here in due course.
'Let us not become weary in doing good' (Galatians 6: 9)
And in case you are weary, why not treat yourself to the wonderful playing by the Israeli violinist Itzhak Perlman of the theme from Schindler's List. The YouTube video can be found below.
What is happening? What are our current pressing needs?
STOP PRESS - IN TWO MONTHS JESUS WILL BE COMING TO CLIFTON!
He will be coming from the Middle East and bringing His family with Him.
St Augustine said ‘do not grieve or complain that you were born in a time when you can no longer see God in the flesh. He did not in fact take this privilege from you… “Whatever you have done to the least of my brothers, you did to me.”’
We heard just before mid-morning on July 25th that our CRSS application had finally been granted complete approval! We are now officially approved by the Home Office as sponsors.
A Syrian refugee family has been allocated by the UNHCR for resettlement in Bristol by the CRSS. We now have their details, and we are preparing for their arrival. They have been refugees from their home in a terribly devastated part of Syria since 2012.
Our family will be living in a flat in Westbury on Trym. There is so much to be done to get the flat ready and to welcome His family, to show them Bristol, so much to be bought, or donated, much to be moved, lifted and arranged.
For God’s sake - the CRSS desperately needs more support - your support - and help. Will you welcome Him?
Please – see what you might be able to offer – no help is too little.
For more information contact Paul Williams (pw472661@gmail.com) or 5th-31st August Chris Brennan (chrismarybrennan@gmail.com - please copy PW in). To offer items and help with the flat, Janet Andrews (janet28andrews@gmail.com).
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Coincidentally with hearing that we had been accepted as sponsors we have been reminded why we are doing all this. Once more only tears seem appropriate. Syria is old news. This item also appeared on July 25th, this time on the BBC website. When we looked the next day it had gone from their news page already. It wasn't an item that reached their top ten.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-49111537
Please look at it - if you can. It will remind you of why we are involved in all of this. So often when items like this appear in the media folk look, lament, shrug their shoulders and say, 'But what can I do?'.
Well, even tears are not enough! Here in Bristol at the CRSS we are doing something, something practical, something that is and will bear fruit. Tell others. At the CRSS we are perilously few. Send this BBC link on to others you know, others on your contact list, your Facebook friends. Tell them to dare to look. The banquet is laid and ready. Tell them to join us, either us at the CRSS or others involved with the Community Sponsorship Scheme.
We desperately need more volunteers; we need more support. We and those we are supporting need more help.
For further updates - watch this space!
*******
Our next Plenary Meeting of the Working Party will be THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 5th, at Flat 2 Marchlands, Stoke Park Road South BS9 1LS, 7.00-9.00. The Agenda for that meeting can be accessed here in due course.
