This year, donations to Bishop Jonathan’s Lent Appeal will be split between the work of USPG and the Disasters Emergency Committee’s appeal to help those affected by the recent earthquakes in Turkey and Syria.

A display in the Cathedral ambulatory, using Lent course resources from USPG this year, offers some reflections on the theme of ‘Who is our neighbour’.

There will also be information about the charities and causes we have supported with our outward giving from the Cathedral over the past 3 years.

Please come to have a look, to reflect and learn and pray.

How to donate online

Giving to the Bishop’s Lent Appeal is much easier this year than in previous years. You can use the online giving page here, where you can make donations of fixed amounts or customise your donation to however much you’d like to give.

Other ways to donate

If you feel unable to make a donation via the online method, as described above, then the other way to make donations is via your PCC treasurer – ideally by bank transfer, although your parish’s treasurer may be willing to accept donations by other means. Please indicate clearly that your donation is for the Bishop’s Lent Appeal. 

We’d also be grateful if you could Gift Aid your donation. If you have previously donated to this appeal and your PCC treasurer still holds that declaration, then you won’t need to fill out a new one. If you need to fill out a Gift Aid declaration, you can download a form  here.

At some point after Lent, your PCC treasurer will collate all the donations from your parish and make a bank transfer of the whole amount to the DBF, clearly marked as ‘Bishop’s Lent Appeal’. Later in the year, we can announce how much has been raised overall. Thank you!

To learn more or to donate to the Bishops Lent Appeal, please visit the Diocese of Portsmouth website.