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Refugee Sunday
Gillian Southey, Christian World Service — June 9, 2024
Refugee Sunday falls on June 21 in the Methodist Presbyterian calendar and on July 7 in the Anglican calendar.
It is a good time to reflect on what else your church might do to assist refugees and people displaced by conflict and war. This year’s resources (available this week) include prayers and a story of aiding former refugees resettling in Aotearoa New Zealand. Supporting CWS is one way of helping refugees close to their home countries.
More than 180 million people were forcibly displaced in 2022 – new figures
for 2023 will be announced shortly by the United Nations. Most refugees – 76% -
are hosted by middle and low income countries.
Please consider organising a special fundraising event to help. Donations can be made to
Operation Refugee or to one of our current emergency appeals. Please contact us
if you need images or stories.
