As my younger son keeps reminding me, Christmas is drawing nearer. We have already opened two-thirds of the windows on our diocese’s online Advent calendar. Today, in Window 16 you will see a brilliantly colored folk art creche from Portugal, but it is the giving opportunity that I really wanted to call your attention to.
Not long ago, a fire destroyed 400 shanties in the settlement of Dukathole, in the Diocese of the Highveld in South Africa, leaving more than 1000 children homeless. They are in desperate need of food, shelter and clothing. We are working with their bishop to help meet some of these needs. Pleae help us if you can.