On Sunday 21st May we celebrate our 388th anniversary and we are making this a gift day for the church The parish has changed a great deal over the years and so has our building and our congregation, and we are still committed to serving the needs of this community. We are asking you to think about whether you can support us financially or increase your support. We are, along with everyone else, facing big financial challenges as prices for everything have been going up, especially the price of heating and electricity, which we currently are incurring costs in the region of £1,000 a month. We also want to invest in our building so we can better serve our community. You can see more information about this here: https://sacredtrinity.org.uk/renewing-our-building/
The population we serve has grown from a couple of hundred people 20 years ago to nearly 10,000 today and when the current properties being built in the area are finished our population will be close to 15,000. We have enthusiasm for our building project from a range of stakeholders. We have an historic trust (the Booth Trustees) that has an obligation to maintain the ministry of Sacred Trinity and we believe that they will make a substantial contribution to the final plan if we get it right. We are currently home to a Community Choir, a Talk English group, A Place of Welcome, A Samba group, A Community Photography Group, Manchester Migrant Solidarity Group, an Alcoholics Anonymous group, Bellringers and a growing faith community. We have recently started hosting a support group for Hong Kongers who have moved to the area and we are a venue for live music and exhibitions.
You can support us with a one-off donation for general funds, a one-off donation to our building fund or by setting up (or increasing) a regular payment. Our bank account details are:
Account Name: Sacred Trinity PCC
Sort Code: 08-92-99
Account No: 65201608
If making a one-off donation please let us know if it is “Gift Day – General” or “Gift Day – Building Donation” in the reference. If you are able to donate with Gift Aid please let us know. Gift Aid helps us by adding money from the Inland Revenue if you are a tax payer.
We have gift aid envelopes & also have gift boxes available if you think that saving loose change at home will work for you. Of course, we don’t want anyone to feel pressured to give more than they can and all support, of whatever kind is gratefully received. We are always grateful for gifts of tea, coffee, biscuits and cake. We are grateful for people volunteering in a variety of roles. We have been serving this community for 388 years and with your support we can continue to do so.
In love and peace
Rev Canon Andy Salmon