Coffee Morning in aid of East African crisis

There will also be a coffee morning in support of CAFOD’s appeal in The Blue Bell Hotel on Saturday 23rd July, from 12 noon until 2pm Donations of bottles, etc for a tombola would be gratefully accepted and can be dropped off at Maureen Dowd’s home (94 Low Lane).
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Crisis in the Horn of Africa

The UK’s Disasters Emergency Committee (DEC), of which CAFOD is a member, has decided to launch an appeal and emergency response with immediate effect. As part of this response CAFOD is launching its own £5m appeal so that Catholics can choose to give directly to CAFOD. CAFOD has over thirty years experience of working with the Church across East Africa and we are confident that our partners...
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CAFOD Family Fast

Following on from Friday’s Fast Day there will be a retiring collection for the work of CAFOD at this weekend’s Masses.
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Give It Up! for CAFOD Lenten Fast Day

The CAFOD Lenten Fast Day will be on Friday 18th March. Please take home an envelope and return it next week. This Lent help a family start life again. Whatever you give up this Lent, transform it into lasting change. Give something up and donate the money you save for a family, or even a whole community living in poverty. For ideas to help you give it up! throughout the season of Lent and Fast...
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Lenten Soups

The tradition of shared soups on Friday in Lent continues this year. Once again we are sharing with our fellow local Christians from St Margaret’s Church of England Church at The Oval and the Salvation Army whose Citadel is on Trimdon Avenue. The Lenten soups will be as follows; 11th March – St Clare’s 18th March – Salvation Army 25th March – St Margaret’s 1st April...
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CAFOD Pakistan appeal

Many thanks for your very generous support for the CAFOD Pakistan Appeal. £1426.72 was raised. For more details of the Appeal please see www.cafod.org.uk
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CAFOD Thanks

During Lent £1153.20 was raised for CAFOD through the Family Fast Day, the Lenten Boxes and the Friday Soup lunches. Many thanks to all who gave so generously.
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Family Fast Day

There will be a retiring collection for CAFOD’s Family Fast Day after Masses on the weekend of 6th and 7th March 2010.
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