by Sr.Eleanor of the Presentation Sisters in Huddersfield. On the afternoon of Sunday, 13th November, about 30 parishioners came together at St Patrick’s, in the parish of the Holy Redeemer, Huddersfield, to pray and be in solidarity with refugees across the world. We used the CAFOD Solidarity Pilgrimage as a basis for our liturgy and […]
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07 Nov 16 Poverty Bites
By John Battle (chair) The Minister for Work and Pensions was recently interviewed on November’s introduction of a new housing benefit cap but after a few brief questions the topic quickly switched to the government’s approach to Brexit. The debate on our future disengagement from Europe is now burying all other policy discussion. Significantly, decisions […]
02 Nov 16 The Live Simply Award – a personal view
Do you remember the days of “The Parish Mission”? If you are under 50 then probably not, as they seem to have largely gone out of fashion. They were often a week-long affair where a non-diocesan priest would come into the parish and as well as preaching at Sunday mass would preach during the week […]
16 OCT 16 Lampedusa Cross & Pilgrimage to Ripon
Last month a group of Catholics walked 35 miles over two days to show solidarity with refugees and honour of Our Lady and of St Wilfrid, the great Diocesan saint of the Leeds Diocese. The pilgrimage was launched on 6 October to show how local people are supporting and raising awareness of the refugee crisis […]
09 OCT 16 – Garforth Parish achieves ‘greenest in Leeds’ award.
St Benedict’s in Garforth recently celebrated gaining the Live Simply award and much of the following is courtesy of Katie Binns of the Leeds CAFOD office. The prestigious award, achieved by only 20 other parishes in England and Wales, was awarded to the parish in June with the official award ceremony at St Benedict’s on […]
17 SEP 16 – J&P Day of reflection
The Commission organised a Day of Reflection on 17 September in Settle. For those coming from farther parts of the diocese (i.e. most of us!) it was a lovely day for travelling into the Dales. The church (St.Mary & St.Michael) and associated hall are not much to look at from the outside but they provided […]
06 SEP 16 – Rerum Novarum explored at St.Benedict’s Garforth
About 30 people gathered at St Benedicts in Garforth to hear Lyn Smith, a theologian who lives in New Zealand (but who hails from Yorkshire), talk about Catholic Social Teaching and particularly its origins in the document produced by Pope Leo XIII – Rerum Novarum. Rerum Novarum was published in 1891 and many of its […]