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A group of people from several churches in the Newry area are starting up a Family Resource Drop-in at Newry Baptist Centre on the corner of Catherine Street and Edward Street in the city.
The initiative called Dóchas & Cúram opens this Sautuday 5 March from 10am to 1pm and will continue every Saturday at the same time and it is open to everyone.
Explaining how the name came about Jess from Dóchas & Cúram said "As we prayed for a name the idea of Hope and Care came into our heads and we thought we should the Irish words for that. So Dóchas & Cúram means hope & care. We want to show the hope we have in Christ Jesus and the care that he shows."
Jess adds "We are a group from various churches in the Newry area who have seen a need to help our community in a very practical way. We have spent a long time in prayer and came up with our Family Resource Drop In on Saturday mornings from 10am - 1pm.
She continued "We understand and know the burden of raising a family during these very difficult times and we really want to show our love and care to our community. We will be offering various items during our openings."
The Centre will have Clothing (for children, teenagers and both women and men) shoes, coats, toys, baby supplies such as nappies, wipes and baby toiletries. They will also have on a borrow scheme larger items such as cots, prams, high chairs and other more expensive items.
Tea and coffee and biscuits will be on the menu for everyone. There will also be a place for children to play while parents/caregivers can have a look. Resources including bibles and other literature from local churches will also be available with a prayer corner where you can ask one of the volunteers for prayer or simply write a prayer request and stick it into a box.
The group have also been making up bags called 'Hope Bags' to give to Woman's Aid and to give to other women. Each bag containing some treats like herbal tea and chocolate along with face creams, lavender bags and other body/hair products. Other bags also included a gospel of John with highlighted verses that they found comforting and helpful.
This is all complelety free and Dóchas & Cúram will not be charging for any of their services but simply wish to show the Newry community that they love them and want to share the love that Jesus Christ has for them.
Check out their page at DOCHASANDCURAM and INSTAGRAM.COM
