As a Commission of the Catholic Church it is not our role to advise you to vote for specific candidates or parties. However, there are two key messages that we […]
06 Dec – SPARK Social Justice Catches Fire!
Our project working with people aged 16-30 is starting to take off. Earlier this week over 100 students at St Mary’s High School in Menston took part in workshops exploring […]
02 Dec – Great Progress at St Monica’s Housing
This update was provided by John McLaughlin, a member of the St.Monica’s Housing Management Committee and a member of the J&P CommissionSt. Monica’s Housing was founded in 2010 by a […]
28 Nov – Settle Re-SETTLEment update
Paul Kelly, parishioner at Ss Mary & Michael, Settle, and project lead for the Refugee ReSETTLEment Community sponsorship Group, sends this update. Twenty months since a parish meeting agreed to […]
26 Nov – Voices Across the Divide
The Commission has shown films about Palestine in the past but in a new venture we recently joined forces with the Leeds Pax Christi Group to show a film as […]
10 Nov – Wakefield Refugee Response Meeting
By Lucy Irven, Facilitator for the Diocesan Refugee Support GroupOnce more the Diocesan Refugee Support group invited parishioners and organisations to share news and ideas of our support for Refugees […]
05 Nov – Creation & Eucharist
Our latest day of reflection, held on 19th October at the Good Shepherd parish centre in Mytholmroyd, was an extended celebration of the mass exploring the connections between the mass […]