Work experience student Niamh is this week's news editor
Posted: Fri, 29 Jun 2018 00:31
We are delighted to have another student from Thornleigh Salesian College, Bolton with us this week for a work experience placement. Niamh, a Year 10 student, has shown talent and versatility, as she worked across Don Bosco Publications and Salesianlink.
Her busy week has included editing complex translated text for a new book, selecting the quotes for July's Text-a-Day, and using... Read More »
Youth Club Holidays for St James' Bootle
Posted: Fri, 29 Jun 2018 00:28
By Niamh, Thornleigh Salesian College Work Experience Student
This video from the Salesians Bootle shows the children from the Youth Group from St James' Bootle doing various activities during their Youth Club Holidays, such as creating prayers, cooking, drawing, painting, and having fun in the countryside area.
Salford Diocese celebrates GIFT week with Thornleigh Salesian College Chaplaincy
Posted: Fri, 29 Jun 2018 00:20
By Niamh, Thornleigh Salesian College Work Experience Student
Many young people stepped up on the 26th of June, to 'build up their parishes' with the Thornleigh Chaplaincy GIFT team, and many, many others. Together, they helped develop hope for the future in many Catholic schools in unity.
Various Thornleigh Salesian college students helped lead this event with over 1000... Read More »
Former Cabinet Secretary visits his old school in Battersea
Posted: Fri, 29 Jun 2018 00:12
By Niamh, Thornleigh College Work Experience Student
On June 21st, 2018 Ex-Salesian College pupil and former Cabinet Secretary Gus O' Donnell was heartily welcomed back to St John Bosco College Battersea to spend a bit of time on the other side of the desk.
Mr O'Donnell taught the students about politics, from his experience as a cabinet secretary.
He has many Salesian influences from his place of education.... Read More »
Liverpool Echo Schools Award nominee at SJB Arts college!
Posted: Thu, 28 Jun 2018 10:25
Photo: Liverpool Echo
by Niamh, Thornleigh College Work Experience Student
Kimberley Nye, a student teacher at St John Bosco Arts College, Croxteth, has been shortlisted for a Liverpool Echo Schools' award for Student Teacher of the Year, sponsored by Liverpool John Moores University.
As noted by the College itself, on the 4th of June, the school is overjoyed and delighted that... Read More »
Salesian Holiday Italy 2018
Posted: Tue, 26 Jun 2018 23:59
(Pictured: The group in Rome)
Provincial Secretary Fr Kieran Anderson writes about the recent SDB 'Roman Holiday'
From 11 - 15 June 2018, nine Salesians, accompanied by Mrs Marguerite Lydon, travelled to Villa Palazzola, Rocca di Papa, Italy. The summer house of the English College, Rome overlooking Lake Albano to the south of the city of Rome was the perfect setting for a few days holiday together.... Read More »
CAFOD Share the Journey: Year 7 walk at Salesian School in Chertsey
Posted: Tue, 26 Jun 2018 23:49
On Wednesday June 27th 2018, almost two hundred and fifty pupils from Year 7 completed a circuit of Salesian School Guildford Road. This event, organised by the Chaplain and supported by the Head of Year 7, involved Year 7 pupils completing a 0.48km walk around the Guildford Road site in Tutor Groups with their Tutors.
In glorious warm sunshine, pupils completed this challenge in under fifteen minutes.... Read More »
St Joseph Cafasso
Posted: Fri, 22 Jun 2018 10:32
St Joseph Cafasso, who we celebrate on 23rd June, has a special place in the Salesian Family, as the mentor, spiritual director and friend of Don Bosco. We celebrate his memorial on 23rd June.
Born in Piedmont, Italy, into a devout peasant family that valued education, he bore the discomfort of a spinal deformity, and became an outstanding scholar and respected teacher and seminary director.
After his... Read More »
Chertsey students at Worth Abbey Good Shepherd celebration 2018
Posted: Thu, 21 Jun 2018 16:06
On Wednesday June 20th, the Memorial of St. Alban, a selection of Year 7 pupils from Salesian School Chertsey attended the annual Good Shepherd Celebration at Worth Abbey, West Sussex. Salesian School Chertsey has a proud tradition of being in the position to represent Catholic secondary schools in this increasingly popular diocesan event.
The Benedictine monastic community at Worth Abbey... Read More »
Mass of Thanksgiving for Volunteers outlines CAFOD's work in South America
Posted: Wed, 20 Jun 2018 15:55
Province Justice and Peace delegate, Fr Marco Villani SDB, reports on CAFOD's work in South America
On Saturday June 16th the CAFOD Mass of Thanksgiving for Volunteers was held in the Salesian parish of Our Lady Help of Christians, Sherborne Road, Farnborough. The Mass, which took place at 2pm, was organised by Martin Brown, CAFOD's Community Participation Coordinator.
After the Mass, a talk was given... Read More »