Winter Appeal 2009

Your gifts to the Archbishop’s Winter Appeal enable parishes in the Diocese to show the love of Jesus by impacting on the lives of people in desperate situations.

There are currently 16 projects being funded by the CCDP in partnership with local parishes in places like Redfern on the edge of the city, Macquarie Fields in suburban Sydney and Nowra in regional NSW.

One example of the type of help your financial support makes possible is the Break The Cycle No Interest Loans Scheme (BTCNILS) run by the Glenquarie Anglican Parish in the south-western suburbs of Macquarie Fields and Glenfield.

The BTCNILS program began after it was realised that many people in the community were unable to access affordable credit for basic white goods and other necessities.

By enabling people to purchase essential goods, BTCNILS contributes to their self-esteem and quality of life.

Goods are also purchased from local businesses thus strengthening the ties between the local parish, BTCNILS and the community.

Your donation is vital. Without support these programs cannot continue. With the monies raised through the Archbishop’s Winter Appeal we can continue to support parishes to demonstrate Jesus’ love in their community.

To donate please phone 1800 653 903 or on line at http://www.abau.org.au/

New Director Appointed

The Rev David Mansfield has been appointed as the new director. Starting May 11, David says heading up the Unit takes his passion for evangelism to a new level.

"My role is to lift the profile of the Archbishop's Appeals Unit so that the Diocese can see the Archbishop's priories to stand alongside our brothers and sisters in the development world and in Sydney as they seek to reach their neighbours and communities for Christ." Mr Mansfield was an itinerant evangelist and director of the diocesan Department of Evangelism for 11 years and then was rector of York Street.

Claymore and Macquarie Fields: Legal Counselling and Referral Centres

Claymore and Macquarie Fields are listed as some of the poorest postcode areas in Sydney, and there is a high level of financial stress currently being experienced. The Coordinator of Legal Counselling and Referral Centres, Prue Gregory is assisted by solicitors from Minter Ellison, Marsdens and Fosters who volunteer at the centres. The work includes court appearances, representations to government agencies, legal advice and providing referrals to other agencies. The work is partly funded through CCDP.

St John’s Darlinghurst - Rough Edges Community Assistance and Partnership Program (CAPP)

CCDP has been funding CAPP for a number of years. The program funds a support team for people of the Darlinghurst/Kings Cross community as they work toward solutions to the stresses of their lives.

The team works towards the aim by:

• providing a place of welcome and safety in the Rough Edges Community Centre during the daytime opening hours
• sharing and listening to peoples’ stories in a respectful and non-judgmental way
• noticing people’s gifts, resources and strengths and helping them, whenever possible, to better recognize these themselves
• offering general counselling
• through “Emergency to Sustainability Counselling,” working with people to help them identify their own solutions and move towards these
• responding to the community’s expressed needs by:
  - referring to other St John’s services, to Anglicare Emergency Relief which will soon be situated at St John’s and to other external agencies;
  - administering the resources available to us in such a way as to reduce the pressure for those who are experiencing immediate financial and material need; and
  - facilitating projects identified by the community to be of benefit for the community.
• receiving from all members of the community their contributions to the program with acknowledgment and gratitude.

It is our hope and prayer that as the Holy Spirit empowers us to follow the example of Jesus, our clients will themselves begin to know him better and choose to enter into relationship with him themselves.

Welcome

The Archbishop’s Community Care & Development Program (CCDP) was established in 1934 as Christians sought to respond to the very real needs they saw around them during and after the Great Depression. The fund was known for many years as The Archbishop’s Winter Appeal.

Today, CCDP works in partnership with seventeen parishes in greater metropolitan Sydney who are reaching out to show the love of Jesus in word and in action to those living on the margins in their communities.

In response to God’s Word which calls us to show practical love and support to those in need, CCDP seeks to facilitate parish and diocesan outreach to those who suffer the effects of poverty and marginalisation.

Whilst providing some support for projects offering welfare and emergency relief, CCDP encourages projects towards adopting a community development approach in their programs. This is a process of partnering with people in the community over the long-term and encouraging their participation at all levels of the program as they work together for lasting change.

Partner churches supported by CCDP are showing the power of Jesus’ transforming love in practical ways that build bridges for new relationships and a future of hope.

Donations to the Archbishop’s Community Care and Development Program are tax-deductible.