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£4,105.00 Online donations +£845.00 Gift Aid See breakdown

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A parish in the Catholic Diocese of Portsmouth.

Supporting our churches, clergy, outreach, and mission: bringing people closer to Jesus Christ through His Church.

Charity number: ECPD_ABI

Lenten Appeal, Church of Our Lady and St Edmund, Abingdon

This year our parish Lenten appeal is for the following:
ST MONICA'S (MAUNI) PRIMARY SCHOOL (MALAWI)

St Monica’s (Mauni) Primary School is situated in the Koche Parish in the Mangochi Diocese in southern Malawi, Africa. It was built and opened by the late Bishop Alexandro Assolari, an Italian Montfort Father, who was the first Bishop of Mangochi Diocese. In 1975 for less than 200 pupils, but now has over 842 pupils and 13 teachers. Fr Charlie Beirne, a Montfort Fathers missionary, has informed us that the needs of the school are many:
• With over 842 children, there are only 9 small classrooms, which means that some classes have to take place outdoors – with great disruption during the rainy season.
• The school currently has only 15 school desks and has to rent desks when it comes to Standard 8 pupils in their final year sitting for their school leaving certificate exams.
• There are no tables or chairs for the teachers, who have to remain standing all of the time.
• There is only 1 changing room to cater for both the boys and the girls.
• There are only 6 pit latrines, built a long time ago, to serve both staff and students.
• The school has very limited textbooks and sports equipment.

Whatever support we can give will go a long way to helping the staff and pupils of the school. Ash “Truly, I say to you, whatever you did for one of these least brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me.” (Matthew 25:40) Thank you.

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