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Bishop John Celebrates Mass for Cafod
Bishop John Celebrates Mass for Cafod
In his last engagement as Auxiliary Bishop of Westminster, Bishop John Arnold celebrated a Mass for Cafod on Saturday 29 November in Westminster Cathedral. Concelebrating was Bishop Nicholas Hudson. Bishop John spoke of new beginnings during hi...Read more
03/12/2014
Cardinal Vaughan Named Top Comprehensive in the Country
Cardinal Vaughan Named Top Comprehensive in the Country
Ranked first place in the prestigious Sunday Times Parent Power Guide, Cardinal Vaughan's impressive results at both GCSE and A-Level are the highest they've been in the School's one hundred year history, with ten pupils obtaining a place at...Read more
03/12/2014
Westminster and Northampton Dioceses Prepare for Year of Consecrated Life
Westminster and Northampton Dioceses Prepare for Year of Consecrated Life
On Saturday 15 November fifty Religious from various Congregations and from Westminster and Northampton Dioceses assembled at the Niland Centre to prepare for the celebration of the 'Year of Consecrated Life'. Read more
02/12/2014
Lourdes Silver Jubilee Concert
Lourdes Silver Jubilee Concert
A special concert in celebration of 25 years of the Westminster Diocesan Annual Pilgrimage to Lourdes. Taking place at 7.30pm on Friday 21 November at Our Lady of Victories Church in Kensignton, London W8, the concert features the music of Jame...Read more
02/12/2014
Parishioners Sleep Out in West London
Parishioners Sleep Out in West London
For the second year, parishioners from Catholic Churches in Westminster Diocese joined other faiths, politicians, socialites and local residents to sleep out on 10 October in Duke of York Square. The 'Sleep Out' raised over £115,000 to keep W...Read more
02/12/2014
Stanmore Celebrates its Dominican Roots
Stanmore Celebrates its Dominican Roots
The parish of St William of York, Stanmore recently unveiled two new icons in its sanctuary funded by the A dozen Dominican sisters from Bushey and other communities attended the dedication of the icons painted by Rachel Sim. As part of the servi...Read more
02/12/2014
Schools Mark Remembrance Day
Schools Mark Remembrance Day
Schools throughout the diocese organised special events to mark Remembrance Day and to keep the memory of those who lost their lives in World War I alive. At St Paul's Catholic College in Sunbury, the library has taken inspiration from the To...Read more
02/12/2014
St Gregory's Rejuvenation of Woodcock Park Continues
St Gregory's Rejuvenation of Woodcock Park Continues
Following the successful project spearheaded by St Gregory's A Level students to design and paint a vibrant mural on a neglected wall in the park, St Gregory's Lower School pupils jumped at the opportunity to brighten up the surrounding area b...Read more
02/12/2014
St Benedict's Onesie Friday raises £800 for Diabetes Charity
St Benedict's Onesie Friday raises £800 for Diabetes Charity
Staff and pupils joined in the fun to raise awareness of Type 1 Diabetes and raise money for the charity. A great deal of artistic license was on show throughout the school shown in silly onesies, serious onesies, animal onesies and Christmas ones...Read more
02/12/2014
St Benedict's Update Antigone for the Modern Audience
St Benedict's Update Antigone for the Modern Audience
Sam Bordiss, who teaches English at St Benedict's, reviews the performance: Agatha Rex is our modern Molly Bish stars as Agatha, giving a forceful portrayal of a girl who maturely recognises social, moral and personal injustice. She connec...Read more
02/12/2014
Cardinal Vincent Celebrates Mass to Open Year of Consecrated Life
Cardinal Vincent Celebrates Mass to Open Year of Consecrated Life
Cardinal Vincent celebrated a Mass to inaugurate the Year of Consecrated Life on Saturday 29 November at Westminster Cathedral. Concelebrating were Bishop John Sherrington and priests from the Diocese. Cardinal Vincent began his homily by refle...Read more
01/12/2014
Cardinal Vincent dedicates St John Fisher Church
Cardinal Vincent dedicates St John Fisher Church
Friday 14 November 2014 was a momentous day in the life of the parish of St John Fisher in North Harrow. On that day, Cardinal Vincent Nichols, the Archbishop of Westminster, visited the parish in order to dedicate the church and new altar. For th...Read more
01/12/2014
Pan Africa Catholic Community in Solidarity with Ebola Sufferers
Pan Africa Catholic Community in Solidarity with Ebola Sufferers
Many members of the Pan Africa Catholic Community have family and friends in Africa who know first-hand the daily struggle against Ebola. At the end of their recent Mass, celebrated by Bishop Pat Lynch SSCC, they had a spontaneous collection to ra...Read more
01/12/2014
Chair Wins Outstanding School Governor Award
Chair Wins Outstanding School Governor Award
John Sloan, former Chair of Governors at St Margaret Clitherow School in Stevenage, has received an Outstanding School Governor Award from the Hertfordshire Association of School Governors. John was one of three winners, who received their award o...Read more
01/12/2014
Christian Faith in Action at St Benedict's
Christian Faith in Action at St Benedict's
Baroness Caroline Cox visited St Benedict's School just before the half-term holiday to deliver the inaugural Orchard Lecture to a rapt audience of Sixth-Form students and staff. Her presentation, 'The Pain and The Passion: The Privilege of Maki...Read more
01/12/2014
St Gregory's Unveils New Mural
St Gregory's Unveils New Mural
Students from St Gregory's Catholic Science College in Kenton have responded to a request from local residents to help brighten up an area of Woodcock Park, by painting a vibrant mural on a 22-metre wall near their school. Working to a brief ...Read more
01/12/2014
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