The Bishop of Southwark’s Lent Call 2023 - Week 4
Week 4: The Woolwich Episcopal Area
MumSpace and Espacio Mamá
The Spanish speaking community is one of the fastest growing communities in the Southwark area. Espacio Mamá meets weekly for Spanish speakers, and it is part of MumSpace. Together they provide a welcoming supportive environment focused on reducing social isolation and promoting the well-being of parents. While parents share and learn from each other, children have a safe place to play, develop and socialise.
The Front Room Club
St Luke, Downham is in the Lewisham Archdeaconry and is one of the churches on the Downham Estate in the East Lewisham Deanery. It ranks 1,071 out of 12,382 parishes putting it within the 10% most deprived in the country. St Luke’s is working to address some of the needs of the estate by promoting the mental, physical, social and economic well-being of people and families from the Downham community. They do this through providing support groups, events and offering one-to-one support, to give people a safe place to feel empowered to help themselves.
If you'd like to learn more or how to support these projects, please go to Lent Call resources.