6th Annual Apostleship of the Sea (Stella Maris) Pilgrimage to Holy Island The Holy Island of Lindisfarne, is a place of deep spirituality and prayer whatever the season, time of year or indeed the weather, however, it can be said that to pray in an atmosphere of...
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Papal Award for Tony
Tony McAvoy, the Apostleship of the Sea's chaplain in the North East region, was presented with the Papal Award of Bene Merenti, at the annual pilgrimage to Holy Island by the Bishop of Hexham and Newcastle, the Rt Rev Seamus Cunningham. It is a measure of his...
CAFOD Harvest Fast Day 2009
Friday 2nd October will be CAFOD Harvest Fast Day, please distribute Fast Day envelopes in parishes on the weekend of 26th/27th September. For further information on any of the above, please contact David or Carol on (01904) 671767 or e-mail...
Zimbabwean priest warns of false impressions
'Be careful of false impressions, the crisis is still here' says Zimbabwean priest A Zimbabwean Catholic priest has told CAFOD that despite supermarket shelves heaving with food imported from South Africa, the majority of Zimbabweans are still in need of food and...
The Great North Run, there’s still time to sign-up for CAFOD!
The Great North Run takes place on Sunday 20th September: there's still time to sign-up for CAFOD! Please contact David or Carol on (01904) 671767 or e-mail...
Will you run for CAFOD?
The Tees Pride 10K and Primary Healthcare Trust 3K Fun Run takes place on Sunday 6th September. Will you run for CAFOD? Please contact David or Carol on (01904) 671767 or e-mail...
CAFOD Supporters’ Day
'Making a difference' is the theme of our CAFOD Supporters Day from 10.30 am to 4.00 pm on Saturday 12th September at the Endsleigh Centre, Beverley Road, Hull. CAFOD's Director, Chris Bain, will be speaking about the challenges and opportunities for CAFOD as a Faith...
CAFOD needs you to make a difference
For the first time in the last 20 years or so, here in the UK we are moving into a time of uncertainty. Many of our sisters and brothers throughout the Diocese and the UK are facing the possibility of redundancy, unemployment, and in some cases, the poverty that...
CAFOD tackles poverty through recycling
Catholic charity partners with The Recycling Factory The Catholic Agency For Overseas Development (CAFOD) has signed a new partnership deal with The Recycling Factory (TRF) to receive donations from its recycling operations. CAFOD helps to fund development projects...
