By Dan Walsh
Following a meeting with local representatives from the Society of St Vincent de Paul, Bishop Ger Nash has called for ‘a generous response‘ to the annual Church Gate Collection which will take place after all Masses in the Diocese of Ferns on the weekend December 16th/17th.
This year’s Annual Appeal is focused on providing help to struggling parents who wonder how they will provide a Happy Christmas for their families.
Bishop Nash has commended the work of so many volunteers who give so selflessly of their time to assist with the work of the Society of St Vincent de Paul throughout the Diocese and beyond and has asked Mass goers to respond as generously as they can to the upcoming collection.
With nationwide calls for help already at almost 200,000 to date this yearthe Society expects calls at the end of this year to well exceed last year’s record number of 230,000.
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