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Running rector already exceeds fundraising target for new prayer garden
Revd Rebecca Guildea on one of her runs from Belleek Primary School.
A Church of Ireland Rector is running the equivalent distance between her rectory and the local primary school 40 times over three months to help raise funds for a new learning resource.
Revd Rebecca Guildea, Rector of Garrison, Slavin, Belleek and Kiltyclogher, has asked parishioners and friends to sponsor her runs which began in September and which continue until December.
So far she had raised over £950 which has exceeded her target of £500 as the church’s contribution towards the Belleek Primary School Prayer Garden.
A rundown activity area at the school will be transformed into an outdoor learning space and prayer garden where children can grow their own vegetables and flowers and also have reflective space.
Revd Rebecca explained that the Church of Ireland Board of Education have funding for children’s mental health education and have earmarked £1,000 for the project with the remaining £1,000 required to be donated by her church group and school community.
As Revd Rebecca sets out on several of her 4-mile runs each week, she reflects on making the connection between church and school stronger.
“My real wish is how our church can be a blessing in our community and how to make useful connections within it,” she said.
Revd Rebecca and her husband Brendan have three children, Noah, Isaac and Moses with Noah already attending Belleek School.