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The Catholic parish of St Patrick’s in Bristol’s Redfield is unique in the diocese as it boasts its own parish charity shop. It’s on Church Road – the high street for Redfield. The shop is full of characters and people dropping in for a chat and a little bit of shopping.
Delegates from across South Wales and Herefordshire took part in a conference held at Llantarnam Abbey, Cwmbran, to look at what the faith response should be from the Catholic community in Wales to the real and present challenges of climate change. Mary Colwell, a parishioner from Cathedral and inspiration behind Sound of Many Waters, was the opening speaker.
Read more about Parishioner’s Climate Change Concern in Wales »
‘Sharia’a In The City’. That’s the lead article of the Online Journal of the British Jesuits, ‘Thinking Faith’. According to the writer, the furore over the Archbishop of Canterbury’s remarks about the inevitability of Sharia’a Law in the UK, paid little attention to the City, where English and Sharia’a law are already working well together.
Delegates from dioceses throughout the country gathered for the fourth National Catholic and Rural Conference, which was organised by a priest of the Clifton Diocese.
A Catholic university student in Bristol has made a film about his experience of life as a student and his involvement with the Church in which encourages new students to come along to the Chaplaincy.
More than 500 people gathered in the Cathedral to celebrate the Rite of Election which is traditionally held on the first Saturday in Lent. The congregation included 135 Candidates and Catechumens with their sponsors, godparents, families and friends, and in many cases their parish priest and the RCIA (Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults) group as well. Catechumens are those who are asking to be baptised, while Candidates are people. The Rite of Election is a call to continuing conversion for those who will be received into the Church at Easter.
Details of summer camps entitled ‘Living Your Faith’ have been announced. The events for children aged between seven and 11, and 12 and 15 take place this August.
If you want to sample some of the greatest music in the world - then the Glastonbury Festival is a place you’ve always wanted to go. We bring you a podcast interview with Doug Lowe - a man who may be able to provide you with a great opportunity this summer.
Have you kept all those New Year’s resolutions made with such conviction just a few weeks ago? Have you made great progress with all your goals? Either way, this is the year the Apostleship of the Sea asks you to resolve to get involved in supporting Apostleship of the Sea / Stella Maris.
About 70 people gathered for an ecumenical day of reflection in Bristol, led by Father Richard McKay, Parish Priest of St Nicholas of Tolentino, Easton, Bristol and Mary Hopper.
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