The school is launching this national initiative in memory of Sir David, a past pupil who believed children should learn not just how democracy works, but why it matters.
Caritas Brentwood's fourth annual Networking Day brought together parishioners, volunteers and charity partners like JRS from across Essex and East London to share ideas, learn from one another and celebrate the many ways people are responding to need in their local communities.
St Thomas of Canterbury Primary School in Grays recently celebrated the hard work of its pupils during Jubilee Year. Said headteacher Emilie Poulteney: “Our Jubilee pledge is a sign of our school commitment to building a better world.” During the year, St Thomas’s received a Silver Award from Thurrock Foodbank after the School Council
This week, St Joseph the Worker took part in the 'Big Lent Walk for CAFOD', a national fundraising initiative which encourages participants to walk 200km during Lent in solidarity with communities experiencing poverty around the world.
This year's joint Mass with the Dioceses of Southwark and Westminster is being hosted by the Diocese of Brentwood and celebrates the contributions made to faith, life and work in the UK by all those who have come from other countries to make their home here.
Bishop Curry, like many, is anxious about the impact of the Iran conflict on the wider Middle East and Gulf regions. He urges Catholics to pray the rosary for all mothers and their children, particularly in Lebanon which, he says, often suffers disproportionately in regional conflicts.
Volunteers at Our Lady and All Saints have been honoured after the successful relaunch of the parish's youth ministry with projects like Field of Dreams and Ignite. Although rooted in the Catholic parish community, all of the youth projects are fully open to every young person, regardless of faith, religion, background or belief.
Archbishop’s statement ahead of the House of Lord’s votes on abortion decriminalisation and ‘pills-by-post’ Archbishop John Sherrington, the Lead Bishop for Life Issues for the Bishops’ Conference, has issued a statement as peers prepare to vote on the Crime and Policing Bill on Wednesday, 18 March. The voting in the House of Lords could lead
The Archbishop clarifies the Church’s objections to the Assisted Dying Bill and encourages parishes throughout England and Wales to hold local Holy Hours on 19 April to unite with the Bishops in prayer for the promotion of a culture of life.
