Thoughts and Prayers for Ukraine
Stephen Sheridan is half Polish, so Father Paul suggested he might write something on the horrors that are unfolding in Eastern Europe and what thoughts we can draw from it about God’s will and how we can assist it…
Stephen Sheridan is half Polish, so Father Paul suggested he might write something on the horrors that are unfolding in Eastern Europe and what thoughts we can draw from it about God’s will and how we can assist it…
*Updated* Sr. Rosaleen and Holly from the Portsmouth Diocese has alerted us to an urgent and heart wrenching cause that we’ve been called to support in regards to 100 children in an orphanage in Burma / Myanmar.
A poem provided by Bridie Stringer on behalf of Chris McDonnell celebrating the inspiration of Captain Sir Tom Moore
Helping house refugees through Community Sponsorship November 2021 Update – Homes Without Borders We are very conscious that it’s been a while since our last update. Covid has taken its toll and affected allwalks of life, including the ‘Homes without Borders’ project. For those who may not have heard aboutthis project, or maybe forgotten about it, its goal is to resettle a refugee family in Basingstoke, probablyfrom Syria.We have had changes of personnel within the Steering Group including some key roles wherebyreplacements had to be found in order for us to move forward. The successful Application that we hadpreviously made to the Home Office hasRead More →
I am Andrea Waldram a Pastoral Parish Council member and you will usually find me at Sunday 10am mass in the choir. I am running the London Marathon in April this year with my daughter Lauren after overcoming my broken ankle which meant I missed the 2019 London Marathon. I am motivated as I am running for a great charity Children with Cancer UK who have played a big part in my family’s life in recent years. Last year before my accident I had raised over £1800 through charity events, cake sales and generous contributions. My fundraising is continuing as I aim to keep goingRead More →
“We were truly blessed and felt God’s love and support for us and the children all week.” Brita Good morning, I certainly didn’t expect to be speaking to you all again so soon, but Father thought it would be nice for you to hear how our first Caritas Holiday club went supporting families struggling in their day to day lives. When the first day arrived, some of us did not know really what to expect! Our team welcomed everyone with open arms, big smiles and warm hearts. Each volunteer was thrown into the deep end and they rose to the challenge. We met some wonderfulRead More →
Latest Updates Caritas shares the mission of the Catholic Church to serve the poor and to promote charity and justice throughout the world. More information can be found here https://www.caritas.org/who-we-are/mission/ If you’d like to get involved, please get in touch :- Brita Coleman’s : 07464 925 699Jan Hughes: 07435 249267 Sacred Heart Church are proud to support Caritas through a number of initiatives the most recent of which is below. Latest Update Sheila Wade, Interim Head of Charity, Caritas Diocese of Portsmouth writes…“I spent time last week in Hungary finding out about the situation on the ground for Ukrainians as they leave their country andRead More →
Sea Sunday is the day which many Christian Churches set aside to remember and pray for seafarers and their families and give thanks for their lives and work. It is officially held on the second Sunday in July. During Sea Sunday, charities such as the Apostleship of the Sea (an agency of the Catholic Church sometimes known as The Star of the Sea) conduct fundraisers, hold parades, and run awareness campaigns about life at sea. The Apostleship of the Sea serves seafarers from across the world, regardless of belief, nationality or race. In all the main ports in Great Britain our team of chaplains and volunteers visit thousands of seafarers eachRead More →
Peter’s Pence represents a small offering, accompanied by grand desires and visions. It is an offering that each member of the faithful decides to give to the Pope so that he can provide for the needs of the entire Church, especially in those places where the Church experiences greater difficulties. “From this, they will all know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another” John. 13, 35 It is not by chance that Peter’s Pence, as a donation to the Successor of Peter, took on stable form in the seventh century with the conversion of the Anglo-Saxons, in connection with the feastRead More →
My name is Andrea Waldram and I am running the London Marathon next year for this wonderful charity – Children with Cancer UK who are supporting my terminally ill nephew at this time. This charity raises and invests money for vital specialist research to save the lives of every child with cancer and keeps families together. Their vision is a world where every child diagnosed with cancer gets to ring their end of cancer treatment bell. Latest Fundraiser On Monday 4th March there is a charity evening at Hook Tandoori for Children with Cancer UK and The National Autistic Society. Andrea Waldram and Jackie Harrison are running theRead More →
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