Mission of the Month

Act for Peace

Act for Peace is the international aid agency of the National Council of Churches in Australia.  As part of the ACT Alliance, Act for Peace works with local organisations around the world, saving lives when disaster strikes and helping to build long-term change.

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Today there are more than 120 million people displaced due to conflict and disaster, more than at any other time in history. During the past year Act for Peace has assisted local partners in 19 countries in the funding of 35 life-changing projects, improving the lives of more than 286,000 people.

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Every day, Act for Peace’s local partners are there to support and stand with refugees. They will never stop showing kindness, often at great personal sacrifice, to help find a safe permanent home for the people uprooted by conflict and disaster. It’s through these acts of kindness over the long-term that ultimately mean people find safety.

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This gives refugees hope, but it also gives us all hope. Despite the difficult times we are living through, people are stepping up to meet the challenge, sharing the burden with those struggling to survive. Please help share the burden and turn despair into hope for refugees and displaced people. For further details, please refer to www.actforpeace.org.au 

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There are a few ways to financially support Act for Peace in their global ministry:

• Donate funds directly at www.actforpeace.org.au

• Transfer funds electronically to the Saint Alban’s account – please ensure that you use the tag ‘Act for Peace’.

• Place your gift in the ‘Beyond the Parish’ side of your offertory envelope (please write ‘Act for Peace’ next to the stamped date), or in a plain envelope marked ‘Act for Peace’, and deposit in the collection box at church.

• Drop off your monetary donation to the Church office on Tuesday or Thursday morning; deposit it in the Church office mailbox any time; or mail a cheque to PO Box 79 Epping 1710 – please make the cheque payable to the Saint Alban’s account and attach a separate note that the funds are intended for Act for Peace.