Caring Sunday Letter From Archbishop Tartaglia December 2013
My dear brothers and sisters in Christ
Each Advent, as we prepare to welcome Christ into our lives in a special way at Christmas, it has become the custom to turn our attention to those neighbours and fellow citizens of ours, those on our own doorstep, for whom this period is especially difficult.
The St Nicholas Care Fund is the Archdiocese’s own charity for assisting those in our midst whose lives have been affected by poverty, disadvantage, illness or misfortune.
Pope Francis has, since the start of his pontificate, made practical charity and care for the poor a priority for the Church. He has shown by his own example the need to spend time with people, to find practical ways to assist them, to be creative and imaginative in reaching out to those who need our care.
His words are clear: ‘Let us always remember this: only when we are able to share do we become truly rich; everything that is shared is multiplied! The measure of the greatness of a society is found in the way it treats those most in need, those who have nothing apart from their poverty!
Each year your generosity allows a huge variety of practical assistance to be given to people in and around Glasgow -
● food for the hungry through grants to food banks;
● companionship for the lonely through support for a volunteer drop in centre;
● new opportunities for young people whose lives are blighted by poverty allowing them to take part in school trips and activities.
Today I ask you once more to give up a little of what you have for those who have nothing.
The St Nicholas Care Fund is more necessary today than ever. Though the experts tell us the recession is lifting, in Britain today - the seventh richest nation in the world - people are living in real poverty. Parents are going without food so that their children can eat. This is happening in our own parishes.
If you have not already done so please take home with you today a St Nicholas box, and use it to collect your coins and change for the fund. Take home a leaflet and find out a bit more about the good work that is done with your aid and in your name. And if you know of a group or organisation who might benefit from some support from the Fund, put them in touch.
The Archdiocese has a proud record of helping the poor. That tradition is as true today as it always has been. I trust in your generosity for those in need, and in their name I thank you in advance.
Yours devotedly
Philip Tartaglia
Archbishop of Glasgow
Donate online here
Each Advent, as we prepare to welcome Christ into our lives in a special way at Christmas, it has become the custom to turn our attention to those neighbours and fellow citizens of ours, those on our own doorstep, for whom this period is especially difficult.
The St Nicholas Care Fund is the Archdiocese’s own charity for assisting those in our midst whose lives have been affected by poverty, disadvantage, illness or misfortune.
Pope Francis has, since the start of his pontificate, made practical charity and care for the poor a priority for the Church. He has shown by his own example the need to spend time with people, to find practical ways to assist them, to be creative and imaginative in reaching out to those who need our care.
His words are clear: ‘Let us always remember this: only when we are able to share do we become truly rich; everything that is shared is multiplied! The measure of the greatness of a society is found in the way it treats those most in need, those who have nothing apart from their poverty!
Each year your generosity allows a huge variety of practical assistance to be given to people in and around Glasgow -
● food for the hungry through grants to food banks;
● companionship for the lonely through support for a volunteer drop in centre;
● new opportunities for young people whose lives are blighted by poverty allowing them to take part in school trips and activities.
Today I ask you once more to give up a little of what you have for those who have nothing.
The St Nicholas Care Fund is more necessary today than ever. Though the experts tell us the recession is lifting, in Britain today - the seventh richest nation in the world - people are living in real poverty. Parents are going without food so that their children can eat. This is happening in our own parishes.
If you have not already done so please take home with you today a St Nicholas box, and use it to collect your coins and change for the fund. Take home a leaflet and find out a bit more about the good work that is done with your aid and in your name. And if you know of a group or organisation who might benefit from some support from the Fund, put them in touch.
The Archdiocese has a proud record of helping the poor. That tradition is as true today as it always has been. I trust in your generosity for those in need, and in their name I thank you in advance.
Yours devotedly
Philip Tartaglia
Archbishop of Glasgow
Donate online here