Events taking place at the Diocese of Hallam
Homelessness!
Joe Ford, Church Action on Poverty deputy chair, speaks to the participants at the Poverty Civic Breakfast Sheffield Church Action on Poverty was recently involved in an event that brought together local politicians, council and community leaders and charities to look at a key issue confronting the city. Tim Renshaw, chief executive of the … [Read More...]
The People Behind the SVP 2
The People Behind the Society of St Vincent de Paul ~ St Louise de Marillac In this second article on key people influential to the formation of the St Vincent de Paul Society we are looking at the life of St Louise de Marillac. Although she was born 242 years before Frederic Ozanam founded the Society, her relationship with St Vincent, their … [Read More...]
The People Behind the SVP
The Hallam News has recently carried a number of articles about the Society of St Vincent de Paul, which have been well received. People have appreciated getting to know more about the work of the SVP and also their history. Over the next four months the paper will feature a series of articles focusing on the key people responsible for the … [Read More...]
RENEWING THE LITURGY: Six Simple Steps 5 and 6
At the annual gathering of the priests of the Diocese last October the speaker was Tom O’Loughlin, Professor of Historical Theology at Nottingham University. Tom gave the priests of the Diocese Six Simple Steps which could go some way to achieving Vatican II’s vision in our celebration of the Eucharist. This month we take a look at steps 5 and … [Read More...]
Society of St Vincent de Paul – Changing Lives
Recent articles about the St Vincent de Paul Society – SVP – have covered a range of aspects of the society including its founder, its history and more recently how it works and what it does locally. This article is the start of an occasional series presenting factual accounts of SVP activity, taken from the SVP publication ‘Changing Lives’, where … [Read More...]
Union of Catholic Mothers Hold a Study Day
Members of the Union of Catholic Mothers of the Hallam Diocese recently met up for a Study Day in Sheffield. The topic of the day was based on Pope Francis’ apostolic exhortation Gaudate et Exsultate – On the Call to Holiness in Today’s World. Mrs Angie Higginson The day was led by Mrs Angie Higginson, Hallam Study Officer. Against the … [Read More...]
Macmillan Coffee Morning
Steve Foley shares details of a very successful Macmillan Coffee Morning held at St Vincents, Sheffield. He tells us “We had the best morning ever – a packed hall full of smiles and great company, raising funds for a very worthy charity. “We raised £1.933 on the day which is just brilliant and our best ever result. Thanks to everyone who … [Read More...]
Harvest Rainbow
Children from St Mary’s Catholic Primary School in High Green, Sheffield organised a collection of food for their local food bank. The group of children, part of Mini Vinnies (the primary school branch of St Vincent de Paul) challenged the rest of their school to ‘Make the Rainbow.’ The school community rose to the challenge and the group of … [Read More...]
Victory for the Holy Spirit
Parishioners of the Holy Spirit Parish, Dronfield are celebrating their success at the Annual Inter Church Quiz, which was organised by Churches Together in Dronfield and District. Their success was enhanced by the fact that this is the second successive year that the Holy Spirit Parish has been victorious. … [Read More...]
Come and See 2019
Mother of God parish were overjoyed with the response to ‘Come and See’ Open Day. This was held on Saturday, 21 September and attracted over one hundred people who had no previous connection with Mother of God, and lots of parishioners. This was the result of months of planning and leafleting every house in the parish. Eighty six parish … [Read More...]