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St Joseph’s Penny Appeal Begins!
Today is Ash Wednesday, the start of Lent and the start of the St Joseph’s Penny Lenten Appeal, first collected in 1909. We can’t think of any other appeal that has lasted for so many years – 103 to be precise!
Thousands and thousands of school children across the diocese will be assembling their penny boxes to begin the collection as part of their Lenten celebrations. Look forward to stories in the coming weeks of children living the sprit of Christian giving by going the extra mile to support vulnerable children and young people in the Diocese. If you have a story to tell about your pupils, please get in touch! Email
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Caritas Sunday Appeal
We are pleased to announce that this Sunday, 5 February, is the collection date of our annual appeal in churches called Caritas Sunday. Read more...
Visit to Parliament
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Mark Wiggin, CEO, and Katherine Ashby, volunteer researcher, attended a Parliamentary reception at the Houses of Parliament on 23 November to ensure awareness of our work and raise concerns over current legislation and issues affecting our clients. The event provided an opportunity to meet ministers, MPs, Peers and members of Caritas Social Action Network (CSAN)- the national Caritas body of which we are a part. It was both a celebration of CSAN’s work and an invitation to MPs and Peers to utilise the knowledge and ideas from CSAN member organisations.
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Think positive!
In Maryvale, the Blackburn Young Parents’ Unit, we ran a ‘Positive Images Project’ aimed at increasing confidence and self-esteem in the young women living there.
Throughout the project, young mothers have taken part in a variety of creative activities to encourage them to explore both the negative and positive aspects of what they think and feel about themselves and others in order to develop the thought processes that enable them to be more positive. Read more...
Robyn's Story
Every day, Caritas social workers partner with schools across the diocese to help pupils overcome issues through one-to-one and group counselling.
Robyn (not real name), 14, had trouble accepting the deaths of two close family members. Her high school, which commissioned our Schools Social Work Service, arranged for one of our social workers to come and chat to her. Read more...
