1/ FR. SILVESTER from this Sun 18th Oct & for the following three weeks, the parish will be collecting medical & school related items for Fr. Silvester’s projects in Uganda.
The type of items needed for healthcare are spectacles, hearing aids, clinical uniforms (male and female), syringes, dental and surgical equipment such as callipers, forceps, bandages and plasters, clinical thermometers, stethoscopes, insulin meters, pulse oximeter surgical gloves, walking sticks, wheelchairs, blankets, bedsheets, clinical curtains. Medical and Health related books (for a small community library). All medical items must be in date to pass customs, please don’t include medicines or liquid’s.
The school needs ruck sacks, text books, pencils, pens, geometry sets & other items suitable for school children. Also children’s shoes, children’s clothes, school uniforms. No adult clothes as there’s an embargo.
Fr Silvester is very grateful for any support we can give.
Please leave items in boxes each end of St Mary’s & at Holy Family. Home – St Faustina www.stfaustinamedicalcenter.com
2/ CAFOD’s new action for COP31 (bringing together global leaders, negotiators, and civil society to advance climate action) is live and it’s all about helping the UK Energy Secretary pack her suitcase for her trip to the conference in Türkiye (new spelling of Turkey). Please can you help us get more posts on our board before it goes to supporters this week? https://www.cafod.org.uk/campaign/campaign-with-us/cop-31-suitcase
3/ PAX Christi Since its earliest days, Pax Christi has sought to identify the root causes of injustice and violence and to challenge them with the tools and strategies of nonviolence.
Nonviolence is active, creative and effective. It is inspired by the Gospel, and many communities today help us to see the power and lasting change that nonviolence can bring. We support the Catholic Nonviolence Initiative, a project of Pax Christi International. Here you can download a leaflet exploring the connections. Final-Pax-Christi-and-CNI-leaflet-2.pdf
4/ CAFOD Faith in Action online event, 31 October, 9.30am-12pm. Come together with people from across the country to get updates on CAFOD’s campaigning and advocacy work on the global debt crisis, climate change and how we can push for change for the world’s most vulnerable communities. Faith in Action online event 2026