Lent begins early this year with Ash Wednesday falling on 14 February and CAFOD’s Family Fast day is on Friday 23 February. Our focus story is on a young man called James Pyne, who is a fisherman in Liberia. His … Read More
In December, Sue McDonald, the Youth Director, was asked to organise a conference for 150 Year 12 students at St Mary’s Chesterfield. The four-day conference was held at The Hayes, Swanwick, where students were able to choose from a variety … Read More
Guidelines for work in view of the 2024 Assembly released At the end of their meeting on 5 December, the members of the Ordinary Council of the Synod of Bishops adopted a Document for the work to be engaged by the Catholic … Read More
Report from CBCEW There will be no Christmas tree or traditional festivities in the place of Jesus Christ’s birth this year in response to the thousands killed in the conflict in the Holy Land. Instead, the focus in the Church … Read More
Just under twelve years ago, a Parish Council meeting, at St Paul’s, took a slightly different turn. It was the Pope’s wish that the year should be dedicated to prayer for the EVANGELISATION of the world. The group discussed how, … Read More
On Saturday, the 18th of November, the Parish of Our Lady and St Thomas Of Canterbury met together to enjoy our first Parish Bake Off competition. The scene was set with bunting, cake stands and tablecloths, ready for the judging … Read More
A lot has been happening in the world of safeguarding over the last year. We thought it would be helpful to share some of it with you. CSSA Audit Following our initial audit in June 2022, (which was part of … Read More
The Parish Community at St Joseph’s Dinnington confirmed their commitment to Living Simply at mass on the first Sunday of Advent last year by writing pledges to the planet. Pledges such as ’I will buy less’, ‘I will recycle unwanted … Read More
St. Joseph’s Parish received the CAFOD Live Simply Award at a special celebration mass on Sunday 19th November 2023. The award was presented by Paul Kelly, a CAFOD Assessor; he congratulated us for all of our achievements on our Live … Read More
Early Christians were known as ‘followers of the Way’ People from a number of parishes from across the diocese have met to form the latest ‘Friends of Padley Chapel’ group. We have been exploring Padley Chapel’s history and are indebted … Read More
