{"id":12212,"date":"2019-11-26T17:31:02","date_gmt":"2019-11-26T17:31:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.trinitywimbledon.org\/?p=12212"},"modified":"2019-12-04T23:33:47","modified_gmt":"2019-12-04T23:33:47","slug":"before-you-buy-an-advent-calendar-this-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.trinitywimbledon.org\/index.php\/before-you-buy-an-advent-calendar-this-year\/","title":{"rendered":"Before you buy an Advent calendar this year……"},"content":{"rendered":"

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“Christian groups have spoken out against \u2018millionaire advent calendars\u2019 which they argue undermine the Christmas message.<\/p>\n

“Two advent calendars from well-known jewellers will set you back as much as \u00a3100,000.\u00a0\u00a0An advent calendar from Beaverbrooks features a platinum diamond ring worth \u00a326,000 behind one of its doors, while Tiffany\u2019s offering has trinkets worth up to \u00a313,000 in its famous blue boxes.<\/p>\n

“Some Christian charities suggested that the vast sums of money could be better spent on helping those in need, with some charities seeing their donations fall in recent years.<\/p>\n

“Since 2016, the individual donations to Christian Aid has fallen by almost a quarter from \u00a362.6 million to \u00a349.7 million last year.\u00a0\u00a0D<\/span>eborah Auty from Christian Aid said: \u201cTo put the \u00a3100,000 advent calendars in perspective, it\u2019s worth remembering that it takes a very small amount to offer hope to communities living in dire conditions globally.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>\u201cFor example, the same amount of money could provide safe shelter for over 500 families living in camps in Afghanistan throughout the forthcoming harsh winter.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

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“Many churches in the UK remain in disrepair as the Christmas season approaches after last year saw a 75% increase in Heritage Crime attacks.\u00a0 \u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n

“A spokesperson for the National Churches Trust said: \u201c”A gift of \u00a3100,000 would be a dream come true for many churches needing urgent repairs as many major building projects cost at least \u00a3200,000.\u00a0 \u00a0\u201cEach year we receive many more applications than we are able to fund.\u00a0 \u00a0<\/span>\u201cWith \u00a3100,000 we award 20 small grants of \u00a35,000 to help fund urgent maintenance work to ensure that churches are windproof and watertight and able to serve their local communities at Christmas and throughout the winter season.”<\/span><\/p>\n

If you are looking to spend \u00a3100,000 our Congregational Treasurer<\/a> would be delighted to hear from you.\u00a0 It would certainly help our Roof Fund or, if you’d prefer, it can be added to our “For Others” fund for charities outside Trinity.\u00a0 Thank you!<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

“Christian groups have spoken out against \u2018millionaire advent calendars\u2019 which they argue undermine the Christmas message. “Two advent calendars from well-known jewellers will set you back as much as \u00a3100,000.\u00a0\u00a0An advent calendar from Beaverbrooks features a platinum diamond ring worth \u00a326,000 behind one of its doors, while Tiffany\u2019s offering has trinkets worth up to \u00a313,000 … <\/p>\n

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