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We would like to invite you to join us for our first-ever Virtual, Lenten Sunday Lunch.

The Lunch is in support of the St John the Merciful Table in Zahlé, Lebanon, which feeds between 1,500 and 1,700 struggling Christian families and refugees with one hot meal every day of the year. Bishop John Keenan of Paisley described the importance of the SJMT for the people including Syrian refugees and people affected by last August’s Beirut explosion that killed more than 200 and made more than 300,000 homeless.

He said: “There, over 1,000 people and families every day find food and friendship to give them encouragement for the day and hope for tomorrow. Even in the pandemic, the Table has kept going with takeaways and deliveries.”

The bishop encouraged Christians in the UK to join him in attending the Virtual Sunday Lunch. He said “The people there [in Lebanon] look for any light in their darkness and one bright light is the SJMT.”

The bishop went on to say said the event was important because in the middle of the pandemic, gathering together in community and fellowship is even more vital. He stated: “When we eat together we become companions, from the Latin ‘sharers of bread’. So eating together leads to sharing our lives together, with all their joys and hopes, sorrows and fears.”

We have a brilliant line up of music, prayer and a look behind-the-scenes at the Table. We will also speak live to Archbishop John Darwish who helps to run the SJMT. We hope to bring together a record number of Christians to break bread ‘virtually’ with our suffering brothers and sisters in Lebanon.
“These are the sort of initiatives of kindness that give hope not only to the people in Lebanon but to all humanity across the world.” – Bishop John Keenan.
This event will stream on YouTube and can be accessed from the morning of 21st March at:
The event will also be available on catch-up after Sunday. For any questions about access, please contact Catharine, our Events Manager, at catharine.crowson@acnuk.org
 
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