by Marg Siberry, Commission Member
Gina Cavanagh
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3 Oct – There is Another Way
SAVE THE DATE: FILM SCREENING OF ‘THERE IS ANOTHER WAY’We will be showing this film on Friday 21 November 2025 (doors open 6:30pm) at St Chad’s parish hall, Otley Road,Far Headingley, Leeds, LS16 5JTFor a third year in a row, SPARK is sponsoring one of the films in this year’s Leeds Palestinian Film Festival. It […]
30 Sep – A religious (but soggy) experience
By Joe Burns, Commission memberA few weeks ago I wrote an article to promote a mini-pilgrimage of Hope, in celebration of ten years since the publication of Laudato Si. I remarked at the time on the lack of water in the canal, due to the prolonged dry spell.Well, no such problem when we actually did […]
28 Sep – 174 miles to go!
3431 mile fundraising ride for Medical Aid for Palestinians3257 miles done – just 174 miles to go!Pudsey cyclist Tim Devereux is riding 3431 miles, the distance from Leeds to Gaza, to raise funds for Medical Aid for Palestinians.He has just been riding around Yorkshire, aiming at an average of 12 miles a day.He says“In November […]
22 Sep – Trees of Hope Update
The Commission are delighted to announce that we have recently received £5,000 for this project from the Sisters of St Joseph of Peace.We have mentioned the project in previous news articles. We obtained some seeds and some one year old ginkgo tree saplings that originate from a tree that was in the blast zone of […]
19 Sep – Prophet or Provider?
IS THE CHURCH CALLED TO BE PROPHET OR PROVIDER?This is the title of the 2025 Hook Lecture. This is an annual public lecture on the ways faith interacts with public life and is jointly organised by Leeds Church Institute, Leeds Minster, and the Centre for Religion and Public Life at the University of Leeds.This year […]
16 Sep – Happy Birthday to Mgr Peter Rosser
Happy Birthday!Mgr. Peter Rosser recently celebrated his 80th birthday. Fr Peter was a member of the J&P Commission for many years and spent several years as episcopal vicar covering J&P issues.In the early days of J&P in the 1970s he would regularly say a monthly mass at the J&P office, which at the time was […]