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Bishop Declan received a donation to the Clifton Diocese Peru Appeal. A generous £8000 has been raised by the people of the Bristol East Deanery. Picture: Presentation
In an age of mass communications the Church needs to be innovative in finding new ways to proclaim the Gospel. This year the Clifton Diocese was short listed for two awards at the annual Andrew Cross Awards Ceremony. Picture: Father Robert King with Prunella Scales
Business Studies staff at St Brendan’s Catholic Sixth Form College have just received an award for the best AS level results in the country. The Good Schools Guide A Level Awards 2005, however, was quite specific, it was in the non-selective state schools category, for girls only, and recognised ‘the sustained quality of the A level teaching’. Picture: Students
CAFOD, the Catholic Agency for Overseas Development, has been able to do more than ever for poor people in the developing world thanks to the unprecedented generosity of Catholics in England and Wales.
Ashley Keyte, 16, has a particular talent – music. Not so unusual for a teenager, you may think. But Ashley’s talent is not in rock bands but within brass bands. Before joining St Brendan’s Catholic Sixth Form College in Brislington, Bristol, he was a pupil at Speedwell School and left with an ‘ordinary’ set of GCSE results but a fantastic A in music. Picture: Ashley Keyte
Elizabeth Davies from the Marriage & Family Life Project Office, which is part of the Department of Christian Responsibility & Citizenship at the Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales, has sent us the ninth edition of the Marriage & Family Life E-Bulletin. Picture: Marriage & Family Life logo
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On the 27 May it rained not the gentle rain that falls from heaven but a downpour which lasted all day. While disappointing, it failed to dampen the enthusiasm of over 100 Catholic Women’s League members from Cardiff and Clifton Branches who gathered in St Peter’s Church, Roath, Cardiff to celebrate the League’s National Centenary. We were delighted to welcome our National President, Mrs Sheila Jennings and her husband, together with representatives of the Union of Catholic Mothers. Picture: The bishops of Clifton, Cardiff and Wrexham
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There have been permanent deacons in the Clifton Diocese since 1973. Yet there are still people who do not really know what a deacon is, and some confuse them with priests. So, what is a deacon and why did the Church reintroduce them? Picture: Trainee Brendan Vaughan-Spruce with his wife Sally
Stephen Pound, MP for Ealing North, praised Catholic Education at a reception in Parliament, designed to celebrate the achievements of Catholic schools and sixth form colleges in England and Wales. Peter Bradshaw, Co-Director of the Clifton Diocese Department for Schools and Colleges attended the event. Picture: Stephen Pound MP
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Modern life often seems plagued with conflict: disputes, disagreements, misunderstandings, and arguments to name but a few examples. The emotional fall out that result can affect us in all sorts of ways. Gaining a better insight into the nature of our conflicts can really help. The Ammerdown Centre near Frome is soon to explore the personal side of conflict through art over the weekend of July 14 to 16 on its course Art and Conflict.
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