SOME CHARITIES WE SUPPORT

ABCD (Action around Bethlehem Children with Disability)
Our previous Vicar, John Tidy, became one of the trustees of this charity during his time as Dean of St George's Cathedral, Jerusalem. ABCD has close links with the Leonard Cheshire Foundation in the UK.

BISHOP'S LENT CALL
The Bishop's Lent appeal is on behalf of a different selection of charities each year.

THE CHILDREN'S SOCIETY
We have a Christingle Service at both churches on Christmas Eve, and a collection for the Children's Society.

CHRISTIAN AID
We have a house-to-house collection for Christian Aid Week, and sometimes use its work as a Harvest theme.

DIOCESE OF MATABELELAND
The Diocese does not have its own website yet (having rather more urgent concerns), but you can usually find news of it on the Southwark Diocesan website.

FIDDLER'S GREEN
This is a small residential care home for people with physical disabilities, particularly for those arising from cerebral palsy. The main aim is to enable individuals to achieve the greatest possible self-development, personal independence, dignity and self-respect. The home is owned by the Ability Housing Association, and is run by a volunteer management committee. The residents' fees are paid by a placement authority, but if not all the resident places are taken up there is a shortfall in the money available for staff wages and so on. The home has seven bedrooms, and is located off Ewell Road. Contact the Parish Office for more details.

FIRCROFT TRUST (Formerly Mental Aid Projects or MAP)
This organisation works to enable adults with mental health problems and learning disabilities to lead independent lives. They also have a charity shop on St Andrew's Road.

KINGSTON CHURCHES ACTION ON HOMELESSNESS (KCAH)
KCAH is a registered charity set up by 55 churches in the Borough of Kingston upon Thames. It aims to relieve the distress of homeless and potentially homeless people by the provision of service and resources. KCAH promotes the public awareness of housing services and needs.

THE LEPROSY MISSION
We have guest preachers from the Leprosy Mission, and collecting boxes.

UNITED SOCIETY FOR THE PROPAGATION OF THE GOSPEL
USPG enables people to grow spiritually, to thrive physically and to have a voice in an unjust world. As an Anglican mission agency, the USPG does this alongside churches and communities around the world, providing the resources - people, money and ideas - that they define as necessary to meet local needs.