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The Week of Prayer for Christian Unity (WPCU) takes place each year from 18 to 25 January. This year WPCU takes Ephesians 4 v 1-13 as its central text which includes the words “There is one body and one Spirit, just as you were called to the one hope of your calling.” (Ephesians 4:4). The World Council of Churches prayers and reflections for WPCU 2026have been prepared by the faithful of the Armenian Apostolic (Orthodox) Church, along with their brothers and sisters of the Armenian Catholic and Evangelical Churches. An ecumenical group of writers brought together by Churches Together in Britain and Ireland (CTBI), and including Doral Hayes from Churches Together in England, have also created additional resources to further encourage reflection in the British and Irish context. They can be downloaded from https://ctbi.org.uk/resources/week-of-prayer-for-christian-unity-2026/

One of the prayers from the CTBI resources:

Loving God,
You have called us to unity.
May our response to Your call lead us to actively seek justice and reconciliation
and share Your light with the world. Amen.

We are planning to hold two working parties to clean the Village Memorial. It has become rather discoloured and it would be wonderful to show as much pride in our memorial as we do in those it honours, especially ahead of Remembrance Sunday. The working parties will be taking place on the mornings of Saturdays 21st and 28th September, weather permitting. It won’t involve any heavy work – all equipment is provided, you just need to supply the elbow grease and you can spend as little or as much time as you like – the more volunteers, the easier it will be! 

Please contact David Todd at danddtodd@btinternet.com  if you can help on either or both dates. 

The stocks of food at the Caterham Food Bank are seriously depleted and the demand for the Food Bank’s services continues to grow. The Food Bank has issued an urgent appeal to help replenish its stocks. Please help this essential work if you can – you can bring donations of food to St. Paul’s on Sunday or Monday mornings, or leave them in the church porch at other times. You can also donate money through the Food Bank’s website at https://caterham.foodbank.org.uk/give-help/donate-money/, or leave food donations at a number of local supermarkets – details at https://caterham.foodbank.org.uk/give-help/donate-food/

Would you like to be more community active and make a difference? 
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THANK YOU to everyone who supported our Harvest Supper evening at the Woldingham Village Club on 7 October for their very generous donations. We successfully raised £864.50 which will go to the Foodbank in Caterham.