January 2022

Thanks to the generous support of our congregation and Friends, and as all production costs were met by donation, sales of Christmas cards and pens raised £600 for church funds.

January began with us circulating everyone living in the Parish with a postcard inviting them to St Gabriel’s services and activities, with times and contact details. With this, we distributed a mini invitation leaflet with information about Friends. Enthusiasm to help with deliveries from the congregation and Friends was immediately forthcoming and greatly appreciated, so within a month, we had visited the letterboxes of all 6,755 homes on 138 streets, except for those declining to receive unaddressed mail. We are pleased to have reached out to so many living in our parish as one of our priorities is to ensure everyone feels included and welcomed.