OUR MISSION AND CHARITY GIVING EXPLAINED

The retiring collections from all the services at both churches go to:-

On the months where there are 5 Sundays then the collections for the 4^th & 5^th Sundays are given instead to:-

A Rocha, Theological Training in South Rwenzori Uganda, Wycliffe Bible Translators.

In addition, Basics Bank, Church Army, A Rocha and Ian Harvey (via CMS) are supported directly from PCC funds.  

The PCC belong to the Bible Society ‘Bible a Month’ Club and sponsor a child through Global Care (for Sunday Club).

We also support: the Romsey Deanery Mission Committee link with South Rwenzori in Uganda (via an annual family concert and other events).

The PCC also supports other missions and charities as and when it is felt appropriate.  

Updated April 2011   

RICE FOR BURMESE CLERGY

Myanmar (formerly Burma) is a country, the size of France, with 45 million inhabitants. Although it is a country rich in natural resources, the people are desperately poor. There is a military government, which ignored the result of the recent democratic elections and refused to hand over power.

The population are from 21 major ethnic groups. The majority are Buddhists but there are Christians, Muslims and Hindus. The Anglican Church in Myanmar is split into 6 Dioceses.

The normal clergy stipend is about £3 a month. Clergy often take in orphans and elderly people so that an average clergy household is 14 people. The staple diet in Myanmar is rice and 14 people need about 3 bags of rice a month.  Rice costs £2 a bag.  

The borders of Myanmar were closed between 1966 and 1987 and it is still quite difficult to get in, this means that it is difficult to support the church there except through prayer. However one practical way that has become possible is to send money for rice for Burmese Clergy. 

For more information, please contact The Church of Myanmar (Burma) Association. Tel 01962 863891