Church collection raises £1,294 for Ukraine

Our picture - courtesy of Beverley Wooding - shows Reverend Canon Sharon Jones, Rector of the Benefice of Saddleworth, accompanied by members of the churches, handing over the cheque to Darren Staunton from Christian Aid on behalf of the eight churches: Saint Chad Saddleworth, Sacred Heart & Saint William, Uppermill Methodist, Ebenezer Congregational, Christ Church Friezland, Saint Anne Lydgate, Kilngreen Mission and Holy Trinity Dobcross

A Whit Friday church collection raised more than £1,290 for Christian Aid’s Ukraine Humanitarian Appeal.

The group of eight churches, that meet at the King George V Playing Fields in Uppermill on Whit Friday morning for an open-air service to celebrate Pentecost, hold a collection each year in aid of a pertinent charity.

This year’s chosen charity was Christian Aid’s Ukraine Humanitarian Appeal and £1,294.07 was raised on the day.

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