Battersea celebrates 125 years of Sacred Heart Church
Posted: Fri, 19 Oct 2018 10:41
Last weekend marked a very important event in the history of the Salesian Province of Great Britain, as we came together in Battersea to celebrate 125 years since the consecration of Sacred Heart church, Battersea, and its significance for the development of our province.
As the Rector Major was kept in Rome because of the Synod, his Vicar, Fr Francesco Cereda SDB, attended the Mass on Sunday in his... Read More »
Annual Aid to the Church in Need Gathering
Posted: Tue, 16 Oct 2018 12:20
Fr Marco Villani SDB, our Justice and Peace Delegate, attended the recent annual Mass and talk for Aid to the Church in Need.
The annual Aid To The Church In Need (ACN) event took place on Saturday October 13th 2018 starting with Solemn Mass in Westminster, presided over by Canon Tuckwell. His Grace Archbishop Angaelos, first Coptic Orthodox Archbishop of London was also a guest on the sanctuary. The... Read More »
Vicar General blesses new Devereux Resource Base at SJBC
Posted: Tue, 16 Oct 2018 11:42
Paul Dunne, Headteacher at St John Bosco College, writes about the blessing of the new Resource Base at the college, by Fr Francesco Cereda SDB, Salesian Vicar General.
Whilst the Sacred Heart Parish in Battersea celebrated their 125th anniversary on Sunday 14 October a new chapter in the history of Salesian Education in Battersea began with the formal blessing of St John Bosco College's new resource... Read More »
Students attend first Salesian Leadership workshop
Posted: Mon, 15 Oct 2018 12:08
Fr Andrew Ebrahim SDB writes about a new initiative among Salesian schools in the South.
In an attempt to build Salesian Ethos between the Salesian schools in the south a Salesian Leadership Workshop was held on 12th October for Year 11 Prefects and Leaders.
There was a total of 47 students from our three schools in the south and they were helped to reflect on what it means... Read More »
Feast of Blessed Alexandrina Maria da Costa
Posted: Fri, 12 Oct 2018 15:01
On 13th October, we remember Blessed Alexandrina Maria da Costa, a Salesian Cooperator and mystic who lived in tremendous pain for over thirty years, finding happiness in her suffering, and managing to care about the troubles of others despite her own situation. At the age of 14, she severly injured her spine jumping from a window to escape from an attempted rape, and by the age of 21, she... Read More »
Mass of Commitment for Savio House team 2018-19
Posted: Thu, 11 Oct 2018 14:29
The Mission statement of Savio House talks about the Community celebrating Godâs presence in all people â particularly the young . . .
Sunday 7th October, 2018 saw the coming together of the Savio House Community for their annual Mass of Commitment, the spiritual beginnings of their time together at Savio House, for the school year 2018-2019.
The Mass was celebrated... Read More »
New Pocketbook on life of Titus Zeman
Posted: Thu, 11 Oct 2018 13:05
The seventh volume in the Pocketbook series from Don Bosco Publications looks at the remarkable life of Slovakian Salesian, Titus Zeman.
Find our more and order from our bookstore.
Young Leaders begin CAFOD training
Posted: Thu, 11 Oct 2018 10:31
From Fr Marco Villani SDB, Chaplain at Salesian School Chertsey
On Tuesday October 9th 2018, I took two students, Ella Mcloughlin and Juan Campos Olcina, both from Year 13, to embark on the first of three CAFOD Youth Leadership training sessions.
The venue was Oaklands Catholic School and Sixth Form College, Waterlooville, Hampshire. Our students joined fifty-six students from various schools across... Read More »
Synod 2018 - Salesian group off to Rome with CYMFed
Posted: Wed, 10 Oct 2018 13:53
A Salesian group from our Province is setting off for Rome to hear more about the Synod discussions. The Catholic Youth Ministry Federation (CYMFed) has arranged a conference in Rome next week for members to gain insights into the progress of the Synod on Young People, the Faith and Vocational Discernment.
The Salesian delegates represent most branches of our work, including Youth Ministry, Cooperators... Read More »
Sacred Heart Battersea prepares to celebrate 125 years
Posted: Tue, 9 Oct 2018 13:04
As they prepare to celebrate 125 years since the consecration of Sacred Heart, Battersea, the first Salesian church in the country, parishioners and SDBs are taking part in a Mission Week, led by Fr Roy Shelly of the Diocese of Monterey. They are coming together with members of other local parishes, Our Lady of Mount Carmel, which was the first Catholic church in Battersea, and St Mary's Church of... Read More »