St Benedict's Primary School - Narrabundah
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Cnr Tallara Parkway & Sturt Ave
Narrabundah ACT 2604
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Email: office.stbenedicts@cg.catholic.edu.au
Phone: 02 6295 8027

Catholic Community Life

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St Vincent de Paul Night Patrol
During this challenging time our friends at St Vincent de Paul are trying their best to continue to provide services to the vulnerable in our community. However due to COVID-19 they have experienced a significant decline in vital winter clothing donations. St Vincent de Paul are still accepting donations and are following quarantine procedures to ensure that these items are safe for distribution. We understand that we had planned our annual St Benedict’s Winter Woollies Day for Term 3, but considering there is a current urgent need for donations we are encouraging all of our St Benedict’s families to do a clean out of their wardrobes to donate unwanted winter clothing. Of course donations of new clothing items are also welcomed. The Night Patrol Van is specifically seeking the following items in adult sizes:

  • Jackets
  • Gloves
  • Sleeping bags
  • Blankets
  • Beanies
  • Socks
  • Scarves

These items should be donated directly to St Vincent de Paul Warehouse (32 Buckland St, Mitchell ACT) and on depositing these items you should let the volunteers know that you would like your donations to go specifically to the Night Patrol. Alternatively, you can make a financial donation online https://donate.vinnies.org.au/donation-hub

Thank you for your continued support.

Prayer for the Homeless

Hear our prayer today for all who are homeless this day.

For those sleeping under bridges, on park benches, in doorways or bus stations.

For those who can only find shelter for the night but must wander in the daytime.

For families broken because they could not afford to pay the rent.

For those who have no relatives or friends who can take them in.

For those who have no place to keep possessions that remind them who they are.

For those who are afraid and hopeless.

For those who have been betrayed by our social safety net.

For all these people, we pray that you will provide shelter, security and hope.

We pray for those of us with warm houses and comfortable beds

that we not be lulled into complacency and forgetfulness.

Jesus, help us to see your face in the eyes of every homeless person we meet.

Empower us to work for justice and peace through words and deeds,

and through the political means we have.

Give us open hearts to greet and meet the homeless people in our neighbourhoods.

in your name we pray.  Amen.

 

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(Leading in Worship: Prayers https://carolpenner.typepad.com/leadinginworship/prayers-congregational/)