After our Flower Communion Service on 27th June, we held a retiring collection for the Red Cross Interfaith appeal. Here’s some details about it if you would like to contribute:

This emergency appeal, drafted by Rev, Feargus O’Connor (Golders Green Unitarians), is being launched in response to truly unprecedented global crises. It honours and implements our 2021 General Assembly resolution in support of the Red Cross Memorial Peace Appeal, which funds Red Cross lifesaving worldwide appeals.

Occupied Palestinian Territories and Israel Crisis Appeal

 As a result of the recent armed conflict 6,794 Palestinians have been injured in the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, and 7 killed. In Gaza 242 Palestinians, including at least 66 children, have been killed and 1,948 people have been injured.

Global Coronavirus Emergency Appeal

 Right now in war-torn Yemen two million children are suffering acute malnutrition. In Syria over 5 million people have fled the country since 2011. A surge in coronavirus infections is devastating India and spiralling out of control.

This appeal not only honours our 2021 GA resolution but is truly in the spirit of, and builds upon, our 2011 GA resolution affirming the Charter for Compassion, our 2013 one proclaiming global interdependence and the interconnected web of all creation, the 2014 one in support of Red Cross lifesaving emergency appeals and our 2016 resolution calling for urgent humanitarian aid to millions of victims of war and destitute refugees whose lives remain in acute and immediate danger.

The British Red Cross warmly thanks all committed and generous Unitarian donors who have contributed £115, 104 to Red Cross emergency appeals since April 2012, both to the Clara Barton Appeal and its interfaith successor, the Red Cross Memorial Peace Appeal, an umbrella appeal for these donations, which can be sent to the Red Cross emergency appeal of the donor’s choice.”

If you wish to make a donation by cheque, please make it payable to the British Red Cross, send it to: 44 Moorfields, London, EC2Y 9AL, specifying whether you want to donate to the ‘Occupied Palestinian Territories and Israel Crisis Appeal’ or the ‘Global Coronavirus Emergency Appeal’. You can also call: 0300 023 0811 or donate online: https://uk.virginmoneygiving.com/Team/UnitarianChurches