WORLD DAY OF PEACE IN ASSISI
Posted: Fri, 16 Sep 2016 10:31
(photo © catholic herald)
STATEMENT BY ARCHBISHOP KEVIN MCDONALD
This World Day of Prayer for Peace, on the 20th September, is taking place thirty years after the first World Day of Prayer for Peace convened by Pope Saint John Paul II on the 27th October, 1986. Pope John Paul's inititaive in gathering together other Christian leaders and leaders of other religions was without precedent. It was... Read More »
Final Profession of Br Lukasz Torbicki
Posted: Thu, 15 Sep 2016 14:09
On Sunday September 4th, Brother Lukasz Torbicki, who spent a year between August 2012 and July 2013 as part of the Thornleigh community and working as a member of the College chaplaincy team, made his final profession in the parish church at Pogrezbieniu in southern Poland.
The parish is entrusted to the pastoral care of the Salesians and Lukasz and the parishioners were joined at... Read More »
BOVA: English Camp in Ho Chi Minh City
Posted: Thu, 8 Sep 2016 14:46
Teacher James Fisher writes about his first weeks as a BOVA volunteer in Vietnam.
I had been looking forward to travelling to Vietnam and working with the Salesians and was very excited if not a little tired as the plane touched down in Ho Chi Minh City at 9 0clock Vietnam time on Wednesday 3rd of August 2016. As arranged there was a gentleman waiting for me with transport to take me to my placement,... Read More »
Congratulations to our Salesian schools!
Posted: Fri, 26 Aug 2016 14:53
This year, while the proportion of A*-C grades nationally saw its biggest drop since GCSEs came in in 1998, according to The Tablet, results in many Catholic schools did the opposite.
Don Bosco would be very proud of the culture and education offered in the schools run in his name, and the fine students, staff and governors who carry his vision forward.
In the past two weeks, the Salesian schools have... Read More »
Salesian summer adventures for Bootle youngsters
Posted: Fri, 26 Aug 2016 13:57
This summer young people from the parish of St James, Bootle went for a series of Salesian trips.
With the help of Youth Active team, youngsters were able to visit Croxteth Park, go to the "Crocky Trails" theme park, spend a day at the beach in New Brighton, and go to the cinema to see "The BFG."
It was a time of fun, relaxing and making new friends - everyone enjoyed days spent together in a very positive... Read More »
RISE: Young Salesian Leaders' Summer Camp 2016
Posted: Fri, 26 Aug 2016 11:05
David McCormick, one of the Rise volunteers, takes us through the first part of this year's week-long event for the Salesian leaders of the future
For the second year, some of our youth ministry volunteers gave part of their summer to running the Rise summer camp at Savio House, Bollington. Rise was created for young people leaving secondary education in years 11 to 13, aiming to provide training and... Read More »
NEW PROVINCIAL - FR GERRY BRIODY SDB
Posted: Tue, 23 Aug 2016 15:37
On Sunday 14th August 2016, our new Provincial was installed at a Mass at Thornleigh Salesian House, Bolton. Fr Tadeusz Rozmus SDB, Regional Councillor for Central and North Europe, presided at Mass, during which he thanked Fr Martin Coyle SDB for his 6 years of leadership as Provincial of the Province of St Thomas of Canterbury (GBR).
After the homily, Fr Rozmus read the Rector Major's Letter of Appointment... Read More »
ORDINATION TO THE DIACONATE - BRO KEVIN O'DONNELL SDB
Posted: Mon, 22 Aug 2016 08:12
Brother Kevin O'Donnell was ordained to the Diaconate by the Most Reverend Peter Smith, Archbishop of Southwark on Saturday 6th August in the Sacred Heart Parish Church, Battersea.
Joined by his mother and family, friends, parishioners of the Parish and members of the Salesian Family from all over the UK, Kevin committed himself to the ministry of worship and service for the glory of God's name.... Read More »
Fr Martin Coyle SDB ends his term as Provincial
Posted: Thu, 11 Aug 2016 14:57
This weekend, we say farewell and thank you to Fr Martin, who has been our Provincial for the past six years. Fr Martin leaves us with this message.
It hardly seems possible that I am now in my last few days as Provincial. The last 6 years have gone by very quickly - at least for me. It's been a privilege to be entrusted with the service as provincial and to journey with all the members of the province... Read More »
Leaving your mark in this world - A WYD refelection
Posted: Thu, 11 Aug 2016 13:08
Lizbeth Cabral was part of the Salesians GBR group at World Youth Day in Krakow. Here, she considers the message Pope Francis had for young people, and his challenge to "leave your mark". (Photo: Salesian Sisters UK)
The only event to unite all the youth under one faith, Catholicism, has come and gone. From the 25th to 31st of July, young people, regardless of culture, language, or nationality, came... Read More »