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GETTING INVOLVED: EVERYDAY WAYS
On this page you can find out information about:
Stamp Appeal
World Church Teams
Publications
Notice boards
Stamp Appeal
Collecting used stamps can raise
thousands of pounds every year. We arrange for British first-class
and second-class stamps and international stamps
to be sold to collectors via an agent. All the money raised is used
to support the work of a project around the world.
The World Mission Stamp Appeal for this year is for the Girls’ Hostel at St Columba’s in Sialkot. The Hostel accommodates up to 400 girls while they study at the St Columba Religious Training Centre. The girls come from poor Christian communities in rural Punjab where there are limited opportunities for education. Schooling ranges from primary through to senior level. In addition to accommodation, girls receive supervised study, Christian education, and access to a computer lab. |
Students in the Computer lab
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Many of the girls who pass their exams at St Columba’s have got places in Schools of Nursing, or have gone on to College.
St Columba's is run by our partner church, The Church of Pakistan.
Recently food and utility costs at the hostel have increased, putting additional strain on the hostel’s budget. |
You can help our partner church in Pakistan to continue to provide safe accommodation for girls while they study simply by collecting your used stamps, which are sold on to raise money.
Send your stamps to:
World Mission Stamp Appeal,
PO Box 9191,
WISHAW,
Lanarkshire,
ML2 0YB
Please note that you should no longer send stamps to The Church of Scotland Offices in Edinburgh as we are no longer able to handle them. Please post to the above address or you can also hand deliver to:
Keith Scott, 143 Netherton Road, Wishaw, Lanarkshire, ML2 0AR .
Stamps are also accepted by The Glasgow Presbytery Office:
260 Bath Street, Glasgow, G2 4JP
Telephone 0141 332 6606
If you would like further details, telephone 0131 225 5722 or email world@cofscotland.org.uk.
Download the A4 stamp appeal poster:
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World Church Teams
Building a World Church Team can be a really rewarding
experience for a whole congregation. You could:
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- bring the world dimension to worship;
- identify projects to support;
- promote the Fairtrade Church initiative;
- campaign for justice for the world’s
poor;
- develop a partnership with congregations
around the world.
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The team can be small or large and include different roles.
Detailed descriptions of these roles are provided in the
World Church Team fact sheet below. Teamwork is a vital
role in the development of World Mission and we really
value your help. If you have questions or would like to
get involved visit out contact
page.
Download the World Church Team fact sheet:
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Publications
Our range of publications and email bulletins have
been designed so that you can easily cut, paste
and re-use any of the content in your church publications.
Visit our news and events
page for the latest publications from World
Mission, including our monthly magazine WM
and our weekly bulletin Update,
available for download. |
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Click
here for our central Worship
on the web pages where you can access a range
of worship material including hymns, readings and
prayers. Our monthly prayer publication Prayer
Focus is available to download on these pages. |
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Notice
boards
Inspire more people to become involved in World Mission
by highlighting the challenges and joys of each project
and partnership. Refresh your notice boards with new posters,
including the free materials
produced by World Mission.
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If you would like to be one of the
first to receive our new posters, postcards and
leaflets, please email
us here or visit our contact page to be included
on our mailing list. |
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