Fr Jaya Orphanage Appeal
This year we have raised in excess of £4,500 for Fr Jaya's appeal. This figure includes the 17 people who have individually sponsored a child. Many thanks to all of you who donated your most generous contribution to this very worthwhile cause.
Fr Jaya and Fr Chris at St Joseph's Church
Father Madanu Jaya , of the Warangal Diocese in Andhra Pradesh in
India, first visited Bracknell in July 2000. He came again in October
2005 and June 2008. We have supported in various ways the orphanages,
schools, and social work run by the Church in Warangal. Several
parishioners generously sponsor the education and upkeep of 17 boys
and girls whose parents are dead or incapacitated.
In 2004 parishioners bought milch buffaloes to help support families whose breadwinners spent time spreading the gospel in country villages.
Father Jaya is now the Rector of the Seminary of Pope Pius X, Director
of Vocations in the Diocese, and Headmaster of a large Catholic
school, where standards have risen spectacularly under his leadership.
He has also, exactly like the legend of St. Nicholas, helped to raise
a dowry for girls who under Indian customs could not afford to marry.
Our parish is happy to support his work, since we know that nothing
needs to be spent on advertising or administration, so everything we
give goes directly to the good work he does.
- Parish Priest: Rev Christopher Rutledge
- St. Joseph’s Church, Parish Office,
- Stanley Walk, Bracknell
- Berkshire
- RG12 1HA
01344 425729
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