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Bishop Paul confers Lector, Acolyte and Candidacy on those in formation for permanent diaconate
Bishop Paul confers Lector, Acolyte and Candidacy on those in formation for permanent diaconate
By Deacon Anthony Clark, Director for the Permanent Diaconate, Diocese of Westminster In normal times, the ministries of lector and acolyte are conferred on men in formation for the permanent diaconate during the summer months. In this…Read more
17/12/2020
Vegetable harvest brings joy to students at Caritas St Joseph’s
Vegetable harvest brings joy to students at Caritas St Joseph’s
This December, students at Caritas St Joseph’s have proudly sold the vegetables harvested from the centre’s own allotment. Horticulture is just one of many activities that take place at Caritas St Joseph’s in Hendon, a lifelong learning…Read more
16/12/2020
Bishop Douglass Catholic School recognised by Mayor of London for second year running
Bishop Douglass Catholic School recognised by Mayor of London for second year running
The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, has celebrated the exceptional performance of Bishop Douglass Catholic School as part of his Schools for Success programme. The school has been honoured for its commitment to reducing educational inequality and…Read more
15/12/2020
Bishop Nicholas visits Mildmay Hospital to bless chapel
Bishop Nicholas visits Mildmay Hospital to bless chapel
On 10th December, Bishop Nicholas Hudson visited Mildmay Mission Hospital in Hoxton to bless its newly refurbished chapel. Mildmay Hospital is the only specialist HIV hospital in London. In 2020, Mildmay piloted a new service providing…Read more
15/12/2020
Zimbabwean Chaplaincy welcomes hundreds to online celebration
Zimbabwean Chaplaincy welcomes hundreds to online celebration
On Saturday 21st November, the Zimbabwean Chaplaincy led a nationwide online event to celebrate the Feast of Christ the King. Zimbabwean Catholics living across the UK joined together for a virtual day of celebration, which included prayers, the…Read more
11/12/2020
Three words for Christmas: 'I love you'
Three words for Christmas: 'I love you'
‘I love you, Pop-Pop and Vovó!’ (Portuguese for grandmother) said our two-year-old granddaughter at our most recent Facetime conversation. After a year in which we have only briefly seen our three grandchildren and had to maintain social…Read more
11/12/2020
Implementing reforms to safeguarding structures and processes in the Catholic Church
Implementing reforms to safeguarding structures and processes in the Catholic Church
The Bishops of England and Wales have appointed Carol Lawrence to oversee the immediate implementation of wide-ranging reforms to safeguarding structures and processes in the Church. The bishops have accepted all the recommendations made by the…Read more
09/12/2020
Bishops' Conference statement on COVID-19 vaccines
Bishops' Conference statement on COVID-19 vaccines
A statement by Bishop Richard Moth, Chair of the Department of Social Justice at the Catholic Bishops' Conference of England and Wales: In September 2020 the Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales issued a statement The development of a…Read more
07/12/2020
Reimagining the Advent journey in a time of Covid
Reimagining the Advent journey in a time of Covid
By Reverend Roger Carr-Jones Marriage & Family Coordinator , Diocese of Westminster Two years ago, I had the real privilege of working alongside our friends at Pray-As-You-Go, helping to devise a resource which became known as ‘Imagining the…Read more
07/12/2020
Harrow Road wins Mayor of London funding to improve garden
Harrow Road wins Mayor of London funding to improve garden
Our Lady of Lourdes and St Vincent de Paul Church, in Harrow Road, has been awarded �6,836 from the Mayor of London’s Grow back Greener Fund. The parish will spend the grant money on new plants for the north-facing courtyard in front of the…Read more
07/12/2020
A new beginning for St Margaret Clitherow Primary School in Neasden
A new beginning for St Margaret Clitherow Primary School in Neasden
St Margaret Clitherow Primary School in Neasden is celebrating new beginnings with a new Headteacher and a new school building. Headteacher Ilira Heath, who took on the role at the start of the school term, welcomed pupils back to school in…Read more
03/12/2020
Bishops welcome return to public worship after lockdown ends
Bishops welcome return to public worship after lockdown ends
The government has confirmed that collective worship can resume in churches and other places of worship from 3 On behalf of the Bishops, the General Secretary of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales, Canon Christopher Thomas,…Read more
26/11/2020
Catholics invited to respond to government consultation on faith engagement
Catholics invited to respond to government consultation on faith engagement
The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) has called for individual Catholics to respond to an open consultation on the way government engages with faith communities. The link to the online submission is:…Read more
26/11/2020
Cardinal expresses concern about overseas aid reduction
Cardinal expresses concern about overseas aid reduction
Cardinal Vincent has written to some Members of Parliament on 27 In the letter he reminds MPs of the promises on aid spending made at the last election, adding: 'In these extraordinarily difficult times, we should not now step back from our…Read more
26/11/2020
The Good Samaritan: tending to the needs of the separated and divorced
The Good Samaritan: tending to the needs of the separated and divorced
By Reverend Roger Carr-Jones Marriage & Family Life Coordinator, Diocese of Westminster https://www.restoredlives.org/ At the back of my house is a large wall. For most of the year it is hidden behind a profusion of plants each vying for the…Read more
25/11/2020
School children make essential ‘Vinnie packs’ for homeless
School children make essential ‘Vinnie packs’ for homeless
Children from 14 Catholic schools across London and Hertfordshire have taken part in a joint project to help the homeless this winter. The project, co-ordinated by Caritas Westminster, was timed to coincide with ‘World Day of the Poor’ on Sunday…Read more
24/11/2020
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