Fr Michael Walsh RIP
Posted: Sat, 8 Nov 2008 09:31
Fr Michael Walsh RIP
Please remember in your prayers a Thornleigh past pupil, Fr Michael Walsh, who died on Friday 7th November 2008 at the age of 63. He was parish priest at St Paul's, Guide Bridge, Tameside, and fulfilled many roles in the Church at
Diocesan and National Level.
He was born in Bury and after attending Thornleigh Salesian College, Bolton, and St Bede's College, Manchester,... Read More »
Bro Dariusz Mancel SDBs experience in Salesian College Farnborough
Posted: Sat, 1 Nov 2008 11:59
I arrived in Salesian College Farnborough during the latter part of the Summer Break in 2007. My Provincial in Poland, Fr Boleslaw Kazmierczak SDB originally planned for me to spend the third stage of my journey to priesthood, a two-year pastoral/practical training course, in Ireland or Italy, however three months later, in May 2007, there was a change of plan: I was to come to the UK. Obviously I... Read More »
Catholic Teachers meet in Rome
Posted: Mon, 27 Oct 2008
John Lydon, Assistant Headteacher of Salesian School Chertsey and a Senior Lecturer at St Mary's University College, Twickenham, represented the Catholic Association of Teachers Schools and Colleges at a meeting of the World Union of Catholic Teachers (WUCT) which took place in Rome at the end of October. Teachers from countries including Argentina, The Philippines, Malta and several European countries... Read More »
Meeting of Salesian Parish Clergy
Posted: Mon, 27 Oct 2008
From Monday 27th October to Wednesday 29th October 2008, Salesian Parish Clergy from England, Scotland and Guernsey met at Hothorpe Hall in Leicestershire. The meeting was organised by the Parishes sub-committee of the GBR Province Youth Ministry Team, Frs Kieran Anderson, Peter Brealey, and Christopher Heaps.
In the GBR Province there are now more Salesians (18) working in parishes than in schools,... Read More »
Salesians Out Serving 2008
Posted: Tue, 21 Oct 2008 11:59
When I arrived at Savio House, Bollington for SOS 08 I had loads of expectations. I'd heard so much about last year and was very excited about the camp, and yet all my expectations could never have predicted activities like putting bananas back together, having an arrow and sword fight and clearing a jungle, all in the space of ten days.
One thing I did expect was hard work, and that's what we got.... Read More »
Chertsey Teacher on Executive Council of WUCT
Posted: Fri, 17 Oct 2008
Mr John Lydon, from the Salesian School in Chertsey, has been elected to the Executive Council of the World Union of Catholic Teachers.
(l to r) Mr Lydon, Bishop Van Looy, Professor Grace, Mr Philpot
The General Assembly and the Congress of the World Union of Catholic Teachers (WUCT) was held at the Salesianum in Rome from Friday 17th to Saturday 18th October 2008. WUCT was founded in 1951 and its... Read More »
Salesian Student Voice
Posted: Fri, 3 Oct 2008
During the first weekend of October, student leaders from SDB and FMA schools in Great Britain met in Savio House Bollington for the second Salesian Student Voice gathering. There were representatives from Savio High School Bootle, St John Bosco School Croxteth, Salesian School Chertsey and Salesian College Battersea. The weekend was led by Fr James Gallagher SDB, Schools Adviser for Shrewsbury Diocese,... Read More »
A new Salesian Brother
Posted: Sat, 16 Aug 2008
On Saturday 16th August 2008, Don Bosco's Birthday, Alexander (Sandy) Fairley made his first profession in the Chapel of Thornleigh Salesian College in Bolton. He is the first in our province for many years to answer the call to the vocation of Salesian Brother.
Sandy reads the words of profession. Br Claudio is in the foreground.
Brother Sandy has already worked as a volunteer with the Salesian... Read More »
Chertsey Gold in Olympics
Posted: Fri, 15 Aug 2008 09:21
Chertsey Gold
Tim Brabants, who won a gold and a bronze medal at the Olympics, is a Past Pupil of the Salesian School, Chertsey. Tim, a qualified doctor from Walton on Thames, came first in the final of the 1000m kayak race and third in the 500m
event.
Tim's father was also a pupil of the Salesian School. For more information, photographs and videos, just type 'Tim Brabants' into any good... Read More »
Two Golden Jubilees
Posted: Tue, 22 Jul 2008
Fr Frank Sutherland and Fr John Booth celebrated their Golden Jubilees of Ordination in July 2008.
Fr Sutherland was ordained on 13th July 1958 in Melchet Court, near Romsey in Hampshire. As a Salesian he taught in Malta and South Africa, Blaisdon, Aberdour, Shrigley, Bootle, and at Salesian College Farnborough, where he now lives. He celebrated his jubilee in Farnborough on Saturday 12th July.
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