We would like to say a big THANK YOU to everyone who contributed to our Gift Day which we held on Sunday 12 May. The current total is over £5,000 plus gift aid which we think will take the total to around £6,000! This is a fantastic result and we are delighted with the response.
We have also raised nearly £3,000 for the Raise the Roof campaign which we advertised on social media and the White Horse News. Many of these donations came from members of our local community who are not churchgoers. This is also a very encouraging response. There were some anonymous donations, so we would like to thank those people as well. This will make a big contribution towards the replacement of the lead stolen off the roof of All Saints’ Church last year.
We would also like to thank everyone who has increased their regular giving as a result of our appeal. Regular giving is important to us as it helps us to budget and plan for the future. If you have not responded yet, it’s not too late! We would like to encourage as many people as possible to be part of the Parish Giving Scheme. Details of this are available in our churches, or you can also ring: 0333 002 1271 from Monday – Friday 9.00am – 5.00pm and set up your regular donation. This saves us some administration and they also collect the gift aid for us if you are tax payer. We hope you will be able to contribute to your local church in this way. We do appreciate it.