Mary's Meals

Yesterday, I attended Catholaity at Hove Town Hall, where, under one roof, there was perhaps the largest collection of Catholics and fruit preserves ever seen in the same room. Apparently, Christine, who was running the St Mary Magdalen's stall, selling chocolate cake and polish donuts raised £310 for the Church. I hear that the Diocese takes all the money and then gives 95% of it back to the parish or something.

I spoke to the chap in the video below about Mary's Meals and was really impressed by them. 92p of the £1 donated to Mary's Meals goes to the meal of a child who needs education. It seems to be one of the few modern charities which do not employ an entire sector of bureaucrats in order to function, relying on the good will, generosity and self-giving of the volunteers who offer their time and energy to raising money for feeding school children in developing nations, in order for them to receive an education which can help them out of poverty.

If you have concerns about CAFOD, as so many of us do, then Mary's Meals certainly appears to be a safe alternative.