Give, act and pray to ensure people on the margins are fully involved as we journey togetherChurch Action On Poverty“No one puts new wine into old wineskins.”(Mark 2:21-22)We live in […]
UK Poverty
25 Nov – Time to reset the debt?
By Liam Purcell, Communications Manager, Church Action on PovertyAn estimated six million people in the UK have fallen behind on one or more household bill as a result of Covid-19, […]
22 Apr – Charitable Action?
By John Battle, chair of the Commission The Easter Alleluia hymn for morning prayer could not be more prescient in these times: “Then Life and Death together fought, alleluia, Each […]
05 Mar – SPARK Social Justice Project Update
An update from Aoibheann Kelly, Project Director Last time I wrote, we were just about to begin our SPARK social justice journey – since then, we have delivered workshops to […]
01 Nov – Family Poverty Workshops in Shipley & Baildon
By Roman Hazulczuk, St Teresa Benedicta parishIn July 2019, a group met at St. Walburga’s Parish Hall in Shipley. They had decided to take part in a 5-week workshop programme […]
08 Oct – Live Simply Updates across the Diocese
Good Shepherd, MytholmroydJanet Almond writesThis summer, in keeping with the Good Shepherd’s goal to Live Simply by recycling and reusing, two parishioners (John and Bernadette Gibson) have introduced and co-ordinated […]
01 Oct – Family Poverty Workshop Updates
Our Lady of Kirkstall Sara Forrest writes:Parishioners undertook the workshops in Spring and are following it up with action in the Hawksworth estate area of Leeds. The parish includes the […]