Our Lady of Good Counsel, Eastwood

26/03/2014

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10/03/2014

In line with the CAFOD Lent calendar posted yesterday, check out this Lent calendar for children created by the lovely Lacy at Catholic Icing :) http://www.catholicicing.com/printable-lenten-calendar-for-kids/

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09/03/2014

Hopefully you all received a little CAFOD fasting envelope as you left mass this morning. If you're interested in finding out how CAFOD uses your kind donations, then have a gander at their website. Also, check out CAFOD's fabulous Lent calendar! :)

Our Lenten calendar will guide you through the daily scriptures of Lent and inspire you to give, act and pray for the world's poorest people.

07/03/2014

Too good not to share! Helping to form good habits in Lent that can be sustained and bring you closer to Christ.

Challenge Yourself to Get Spiritually Fit This Lent. Take the Holy Hour Challenge...

06/03/2014

Taken from an email received this morning which was a reply to questions about food donations to Emmanuel House.

Thank you so much for lovely email and please thank your son and all other children involved for all their efforts on our behalf. Yes, chopped tomatoes or any kind of tinned tomatoes, baked beans, sugar, tea coffee, tinned stewing steak, cooking oil, biscuits (everyone deserves a treat sometimes) are among the favourites but we will use any non-perishable items that you are kind enough to give us. The only things to avoid are tinned and dried pasta at the moment because for some reason we have too much (they will go to a food bank)
We really look forward to hearing from you and all who take part when Lent is over
With all good wishes and grateful thanks
Ruth

05/03/2014

Mass tonight is at 6.30pm :)

04/03/2014

An extremely effective way for young children to observe almsgiving in Lent could be to get a large box and each day place an item of non-perishable goods in it to donate at the end of the Lenten season. For example, Emmanuel House with whom our church regularly donates to, is always grateful for offerings and I can tell you always desire tins of chopped tomatoes! This is a cheap and cheerful way to donate to the needy as with the above example, a tin costs 34p. Emptying your change out of your pocket at the end of the day would likely be able to buy a tin and it is a great visual tool for children. If anyone would like to get involved with their children please send a message and children may be able to visit Emmanuel House to give their collection of goods :) The picture below is taken from the Catholic Icing site which has many Catholic crafts and ideas to do with your children throughout the liturgical year :)

16/05/2012

Please take a moment to be counted by clicking the link below. Thank you.

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06/05/2012

We were so fortunate to have the sun shining on us as we made our annual pilgrimage to Beauvale Priory to commemorate the saints of our parish, St John Houghton and St Robert Lawrence. A big thank you to all who came and supported the event.

28/04/2012

Well folks, the choir will be performing their hymnathon tomorrow and the CAFOD group will be doing the coffee morning. Hope to see as many of you as possible for this wonderful event!

18/04/2012

Don't you find it ironic that they're announcing that a hosepipe ban will come into effect in a week where we've had rain every day?! Mind the puddles then if you're coming to the PCC meeting tonight!