by Michael McG | Oct 6, 2021 | Pact, Miscellaneous, Organisations
Prisoners’ Sunday – this year on October 10 – is the national day of prayer and action for prisoners and their dependants. It is a day to direct our thoughts and prayers to prisoners, their families and children, when we reflect on how we as individuals, as a Church...
by Michael McG | Sep 20, 2021 | Pact
“I was in prison and you visited me…” (Matthew 25:36) Pact, the national Catholic charity that provides support to men, women and young people in prison, people with convictions and their children and families, is looking for volunteers to help with Prisoners’ Sunday...
by Michael McG | Sep 20, 2021 | SPUC, Organisations
St Thomas More’s Church, Middlesbrough, will hold a five-day SPUC Pro-Life Mission from September 27 to October 1. Programme Day one: Monday September 27 10.30am: Opening Mass11am: Opening Presentation – “Open Wide the Doors to Christ: a Pro-Life Journey” (SPUC...
by Michael McG | Sep 17, 2021 | Justice and Peace, Organisations
The Ursuline Sisters UK are asking supporters to sign back petition urging the government to rethink its current stance and sign the UN Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons. This treaty was adopted on July 7 2017 and after being ratified by its 50th state...
by Michael McG | Sep 1, 2021 | Appeals and Special Events, CAFOD, Organisations, CAFOD Appeals
People around the world have been shocked by the news and distressing images we have seen coming out of Afghanistan following the Taliban takeover.Afghan families are now feeling scared and abandoned. People are displaced inside their own country, while others have...
by Michael McG | Sep 1, 2021 | SVP and Mini Vinnies, Organisations
The St Vincent de Paul Society (SVP) is seeking a million gestures of kindness to address the trail of poverty and loneliness left in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic. Launching its Awareness Month campaign, which runs throughout September and includes the feast days...
