Teams 4U Shoe Box Appeal 2026 🎅🏻🎁
Nikki Matthews, one of our pastoral workers, runs a shoebox appeal each year so that needy children can have a gift at Christmas. The boxes, this year, are going to areas across Europe where there are displaced and needy children, some from war zones including Ukraine and Russia, who are now in surrounding countries.
If you are filling a shoe box the items needed are
- Toothbrush & toothpaste
- Facecloth & soap
- Small toy
- Colouring book/notebook & coloured pens/pencils
- Game
- Sweets
- Ball
- Socks
- Hat, scarf & gloves
- Hairbrush & accessories
£3.50 towards the cost of transport
If you are unable to complete a full shoebox please feel free to donate any of the items above so they can be made into completed boxes.
Any questions please contact Nikki via contactstmaryseastham@gmail.com
You can find out more about the appeal on the Teams4U website.
Foodbank 🥫Donations
We have decided to make the 4th Sunday of each month Foodbank Sunday. Those coming to any of our churches that day are invited to bring an item or two of non-perishable food and /or toiletries if they are able to do so.
Donations of food go to Wirral Foodbank and help local families in need.
The foodbank had a special appeal for Harvest 2026 and organisers were very grateful for the generous response from St Mary’s and St Peter’s Churches. We sent off large amounts of food and they sent the certificate of appreciation below.
They are also having an appeal for advent and suggest that people use a reverse advent calendar – see below.
24th September Coffee Morning ☕️ 🧁🍰in aid of Macmillan Cancer Support at the Church Centre (The Chapel of the Holy Spirit in Eastham Rake)
Nikki Matthews organised this successful event. There were delicious home-made cakes 🧁🍰 to eat and to buy as well as tea 🫖 and coffee☕️.
Nikki had also been baking for church folk and others for all of September. £1, 250 in total was sent to the charity. Big thanks to everyone who has generously supported this fundraiser.
Prayer Shawls
We have some lovely prayer shawls in church, lovingly knitted and blessed. They are a well-loved part of our Healing Ministry.
If anyone would like one for themselves or others, please ask at church.