Our WYD pilgrims see Mother Yvonne open Shrine to Bl Maria Romero
Posted: Tue, 22 Jan 2019 19:42
Our small group of Salesian World Youth Day pilgrims from Britain were delighted to present when Mother Yvonne Reungoat FMA, Superior General of the Salesian Sisters, officially opened the new relic shrine and pilgrim centre in honour of Blessed Mary Romero Meneses in Panama City this week.
The new centre, housed in the Church of Mary Help of Christians at the city's Don Bosco Institute, will serve... Read More »
Don Bosco Novena - Day 5
Posted: Tue, 22 Jan 2019 14:14
Day Five - The Eucharist
Lord, as we eat and drink at Communion, the bread and wine become part of each one of us and we should become, like Don Bosco, bread and wine for others.
The intimacy of your risen presence moving in our lives goes beyond our understanding.
Help us to try to live this mystery of intimacy with you, our Risen Lord, and allow it to shape our lives and... Read More »
Novena to Don Bosco - Day 2
Posted: Tue, 22 Jan 2019 02:08
Day Two - The Call to Belong
Don Bosco calls us into a wider community and into a network of care for others.
Everyone we meet is both our pupil and our teacher, whatever their age or status.
Ours is a vocation to interdependence; to giving and receiving in a way that challenges the individualism of many cultures.
Lord, may we never lose touch with the... Read More »
Novena to Don Bosco - Day 1
Posted: Mon, 21 Jan 2019 16:38
The Novena to our founder, St John Bosco, traditionally begins on 22nd January, and is prayed on the nine days leading to his feast on 31st January.
Please join us in prayer.
Day 1: Signs and Bearers of God's Love
Lord, may we be so aware of our own brokenness that it may give us the compassion to care for others, as Don Bosco did.
May we... Read More »
Feast of Blessed Laura Vicuna
Posted: Mon, 21 Jan 2019 15:40
On 22nd January, we celebrate the feast of Blessed Laura Vicuña, who is the patron of abuse victims. She was born in Chile in 1891, and died on 22nd January, 1904. After her father died, Laura's mother took her to Argentina, where she was educated by the Daughters of Mary Help of Christians. She felt a call to religious life from an early age, dedicating herself to God while she was still... Read More »
Young leaders sharpen communication skills at training day
Posted: Mon, 21 Jan 2019 10:22
On Wednesday January 16th, five students from Salesian Sixth Form College Chertsey attended the second CAFOD Youth Leadership Training Day hosted this time by St. Peter's Catholic Secondary School in Guildford. A selection of Year 12 and Year 13 students represented Chertsey at this event which is popular with a number of schools and colleges from southern dioceses including Salesian College Farnborough... Read More »
Formal opening of Devereux Centre at St John Bosco College
Posted: Thu, 17 Jan 2019 16:43
The new Devereux resource base for pupils with Autism and mental health needs, the first of its kind in Wandsworth, was formally opened on 15th January 2019, by Mrs Maureen Devereux, pictured above with Headteacher Paul Dunne.
The centre was named in honour of her son Sean, a former Salesian student, teacher and volunteer, who was murdered in in Kismayo, Somalia in January 1993, at the age of 28, while... Read More »
Sisters host World Youth Day at Home next weekend
Posted: Thu, 17 Jan 2019 09:48
Panama is a bit too far for many of us, so the Salesian Sisters are providing their own World Youth Day experience at the same time as the global event, but at a more accessible location.
From 25th - 27th January, young people in Years 9-11, S3 & S4, and sixth formers will be enjoying a fun-and-faith-filled weekend at Barnston, on the Wirral peninsula near Liverpool, planned and facilitated by the... Read More »
Confirmation retreat at Salesian House
Posted: Wed, 16 Jan 2019 15:23
From Br Ste Lloyd SDB in Battersea:
On Saturday 12th January 2019, Salesian House Battersea played host to a joint confirmation retreat for young people from the parishes of the Sacred Heart, and Our Lady of Mount Carmel and St. Josephs.
The theme of our retreat was 'your calling'. The young people reflected on why they are choosing to be confirmed and what their confirmation will lead them to be. We... Read More »
Fairtrade donation from Chertsey will help farmers trade
Posted: Tue, 15 Jan 2019 14:25
The Fairtrade Stall at Salesian School Chertsey's Christmas Shopping Evening last month raised £150, to go to a Fairtrade cause. The charity chosen was Shared Interest, an ethical investment organisation.
The charity facilitates investment in primarily Fairtrade businesses in disadvantaged communities, using the funds to make loans and credit facilities available to enable farmers and other producers... Read More »