'Drop When You Shop' this Lent
"Drop When You Shop - how parishioners can drop a few extra items in their shopping trolley to help those who are hardest hit by the recession this Lent.
The Bishop's Poverty Think Tank is encouraging every church in the Diocese of Down and Dromore to invite the members of their congregation to have a shopping trolley available in each church on every Sunday during Lent.
Into this their people are encouraged to put tins, dried goods, jars and other food items with a long shelf life.
Ideally we encourage parishes to put in place their own plans for the distribution of this food to those who would most benefit from it in their local area. Otherwise the food can be brought to :
The Food Store at Willowfield Parish Church, Belfast or
The House of Hope in Dromore (Via Wings)
(If you are aware of other places or agencies in the diocese that already have a centre for distributing food, please contact the Bishop's Office and we will add them to the list).
We encourage parishes to see this as a fitting way to enable their people to make a practical response to help those most impacted by poverty.
Thank you
Canon David McClay
Chair of Poverty Think Tank
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