


CHARITY IN FOCUS
May UpdateThis month will see us have a temporary break from our fund raising for the St Giles Centre refurbishment, so we are able to support the vital work of Christian Aid and our parish fete, which takes place on Saturday 14th June.![]()
Christian Aid seek to
bring help and change to many people who are living in
abject poverty around the world. They do this by investing
in communities, in education, in training, in
infrastructure, in maternity care and protecting human
rights. |
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Charity Film Nights:Charity Film nights are held in the St. Giles Centre, normally on the last Thursday of each month.Film details can be found in the Parish Magazine. Charity in Focus 2023Here are the charities that weresupported in 2023:
![]() Charity in Focus 2022Here are the charities that weresupported in 2022: .
Eddie Roberts 01689 851267 stgiles.charity@gmail.com |
ABOUT ST. GILES CHURCH
Donation from Foresters
On 2nd April 2025 Barbara Pauling, Val Bracey and Chris Stiller from the Orpington Court of the Foresters Friendly Society, presented Rev Mathew Hughes with a cheque for £300.00 as a donation towards the refurbishment of the St Giles Hall for the Bereavement Counselling Service.
The Foresters is a Friendly Society which was established in1834 when workers combined together to contribute towards sickness payments and death benefits under the principal of mutual self help. When the Welfare State came into being in 1948 it was feared that Societies, like the Foresters, would collapse but thankfully we were able to survive.
The Foresters is a nationwide Mutual Branch Society and the local Courts (branches) can donate towards local charities.