A 24 hour prayer vigil was held at St Catherine’s Church Centre over the weekend to pray for all those caught up in terror attacks at home and across the world and for those affected by the Grenfell Tower fire.
The church opened its doors at 9pm on Friday evening and there was a steady stream of people over the 24 hours.
Centre manager, Lisa Grant said: “Hundreds of prayers were said for our community, for individuals and for our world.
And at 9pm on Saturday night – just as the prayer vigil came to a close – these trails appeared above the church centre on Doncaster Road, Wakefield.
On Monday two young people from Silcoates School were so inspired by the homeless they saw during a school trip to Paris that they returned home and began to research homelessness and food poverty in the UK. They turned up at St Catherine’s on Monday with 30 boxes of food and other necessities and a cheque for £849!
St Catherines is Wakefield’s biggest food bank and gives out emergency food parcels five days a week as well as run a variety of community projects to help the lonely, the isolated and those with mental health issues. The vicar, the Revd David Gerrard met the Duke of York at St James’ Palace in May after receiving a Community Initiative Award for its work.
Volunteers needed for the next bag pack and tombola at Sainsbury’s on Ings Road, Wakefield on Saturday 7 July.
Pictured here is Bishop Tony, the Bishop of Wakefield who helped volunteers with a bg pack and tombola in Sainsbury's last year,
Anyone who can help give an hour or so on ..please contact Lisa or Sean on 01924 211130.