CAFOD Self-sufficiency Campaign

Do we want to help people to help themselves: to enjoy the satisfaction of earning a living and not relying on hand-outs? Catholic social teaching has long acknowledged the dignity of the worker and his right to a fair day’s pay for a fair day’s work. Pope Paul V1 in his encyclical ‘Popularum Progressio‘, and, more recently, Pope Benedict in ‘Caritas in...
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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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Lenten Soups

The total raised for the CAFOD for the Haitian Earthquake Appeal £680.40. Many thanks to St Margaret’s, Salvation Army and St Clare’s volunteers for all their support. Copies of recipes used for the Lenten Soups are available to purchase at the back of church for only £1. All proceeds to the CAFOD Haiti appeal!
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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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