Archives for November 2013

Adult Advent Group: Week 1 Materials

Saturday 30 November 2013

Thursday saw the start of our Adult Advent group. A good number gathered to begin thinking about the Kingdom of God. A summary of some of the discussion will follow but here are the materials we used.We began in two groups to consider what we knew and had been taught about the Kingdom of God. […]

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Lambs, woodcarvers, kings and ringbearers: Exploring Advent as a family.

Friday 29 November 2013

As Advent is coming up again, it is time for the Chatfield family to dig out the copy of Jostein Gaarder’s “The Christmas Mystery.” With 24 chapters, it is written to be read from 1st December until Christmas Eve. There are two stories, which weave together over the course of the book, one about a […]

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Jesus, remember me when you come into your kingdom.

Thursday 28 November 2013

Sunday saw the end of the Liturgical Year, which always ends on a high with the feast of Christ the King. Tonight our adults Advent group meets for the first time and the theme of this, and our family advent group on Fridays, is The Kingdom of God. The Kingship of Christ and concepts of […]

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Saving Our Souls or Finding our heart’s desire.

Wednesday 20 November 2013

A while ago, I read a letter in the Catholic Herald that made me stop and think. There had been a variety of articles and letters on the theme of Hell. The writer of the letter was joining in the debate. His premise was that we need to teach about Hell because teaching about consequences […]

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Hair today and … more tomorrow

Friday 8 November 2013

Support Fr Neil and Our Lady’s Tash Team this Movember in raising funds for men’s health programme investment; raising awareness and understanding of the health risks men face and how to act on them; provide men living with prostate or testicular cancer with the care needed to be physically and mentally well. Movember: Changing the […]

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Synod of Bishops on the Family 2014

Sunday 3 November 2013

Family life will be the focus of an extraordinary general session of the Synod of Bishops that will meet at the Vatican between 5–19 October 2014. Around 150 Synod fathers will take part in the meeting to discuss the “pastoral challenges of the family in the context of evangelization.” It is expected to last two […]

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