A new liturgy resource has been published by the Justice & Peace Commission in conjunction with the Leeds Pax Christi group. It has the title of ‘Remembrance is not enough’. Copies of this booklet have recently been sent to all parishes and to all high schools. As Bishop Marcus puts it in his Foreword, “The […]
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22 Mar 17 – Icon of Peace ‘Progress’ through Yorkshire
This is an update based on the parishes where the icon has been used so far. It arrived in the diocese just in time to be taken to John Henry Newman parish in Crossgates to be welcomed at the Sunday evening mass at St Theresa’s church. The first thing to say about the icon is […]
13 Jan 17 – Icon of Peace now fully booked
As reported in December, the Pax Christi Icon of Peace will go on an ‘8 week tour’ in the Leeds Diocese. All the available time slots have now been filled and the J&P Office will shortly be sending out resource material about how the Icon can be used. The details of the different places are […]
21 MAY 16 -Pax Christi UK AGM in Yorkshire
This year the national catholic peace organisation, Pax Christi, held its AGM and conference in Yorkshire at the Oxford Place centre in Leeds. Both the Leeds Pax Christi group and the Justice and Peace Commission were actively involved in organising and promoting the event locally.The overall message was that Pax Christi’s work in schools, parishes […]
17-19 July 2015 – NJPN National Conference
This was the 37th Conference organised by the National Justice and Peace Network (NJPN). Over 300 people from all around the country gathered at the Swanwick Christian Conference centre focussed around the theme of \’The Things that make for Peace\’.These conferences are a mix of keynote speakers, panel discussions and workshops.