On the 5th and 6th of June I will (hopefully!) be taking part in the National 3 Peaks Challenge as part of a team led by the Durham University Charities Commission in aid of Teesdale and Weardale Mountain Rescue Service. The challenge is to climb the tallest mountains in England, Scotland and Wales in one continuous attempt, with only the minibus drive to the next mountain breaking up the hiking! As you may imagine, this is a huge endurance challenge so we are hoping to raise a good amount of money for the mountain rescue service, who will be assisting our attempt. I know this is not a local charity, but if you could donate, that would be wonderful, and please do so via this link:

https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/heather-moore-3peaks2021

and if you can’t use the link please get in contact with my parents.

Also, if the actual physical challenge wasn’t hard enough, as part of the fundraising, I am running a half marathon in April with my dad!

Thank you very much for any donations.

Heather Moore

the e-envelope  challenge!

 This year Christian Aid week runs from the 10^th – 16^th May. Due to COVID protocols, and for the second year running it is inappropriate to undertake door-to-door collections. This means that Christian Aid may suffer a loss of income to undertake its vital ministry to address issues of poverty and injustice, support development and combat climate change.

Consequently, it falls to churches and individual Christians to respond.

Emmanuel, along with other churches in West Wickham, is offering to collect donations and pass these to Christian Aid. I have set up on behalf of Emmanuel a Christian Aid e-envelope to enable people to give directly, with the possibility of CA claiming the Gift Aid. The e-envelope may be accessed by clicking here: e-envelope | Christian Aid Week

or by typing the following: https://envelope.christianaid.org.uk/envelope/godwithus.org.uk-?channel=status

Alternatively, you may send a cheque to our Treasurer, Ian Scott, or leave a donation in an envelope marked Christian Aid in church on Sundays 2^nd, 9^th, 16^th or 23^rd May. By giving through the e-envelope scheme or by making a donation via church, you will enable us to total up all donations from Emmanuel.

Christian Aid Week is usually run ecumenically, so this year it is planned to announce a total for funds raised from all churches in West Wickham at the Ecumenical Evening Service hosted by Emmanuel at 6pm on Sunday 23^rd May.

The e-envelope invited me to set a target, so I put the ambitious target of £1000. The June edition of Emmanuel Life will record whether we reached our target.

To aid your giving, it may be helpful to know that the Mission Committee’s annual Summer Fair on The Green to raise money for TWAM (Tools with a Mission) has been postponed from the summer due to COVID regulations, and to give greater surety to the planning. Instead, it is proposed to hold the fair on Sunday 12^th September. More news will be made available in due course.

David Pickering