Appleby Horse Fair 6- 9 June

What we are looking for! Appleby Horse Fair needs you!

* Lay people on fire with the love of God willing to come and help minister to the travellers and the visitors to the Fair. People to pray in adoration, while we minister to the people.

* Priests to hear confessions and to say mass

* Religious to share their vocation and their faith

* musicians to help with the music ministry.

* Something for the children would be great too.

* If anyone would like to donate religious articles such as medals, rosary beads, holy pictures, for us to distribute, this would be a wonderful apostolate.

* We need apologists down by the river where the Pentecostal church is, and where they are often seen handing out flyers and baptising travellers in the river. Many of these are catholics who are being drawn away from the true faith.

* It would also be great to have Pro-life stands as the culture of the travellers is becoming materialistic in some cases and marriages are breaking up. Contraception and abortion are threatening travellers now. Anne met a traveller coming out from an abortion in Ealing, London. Anne told her about confession but she said she didn’t need it because she was a born again Christian!

* A stall about World Youth day would be fantastic

* Any other ideas inspired by the Year of Faith are welcome.

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Cafod and Christian Aid Walk

Our joint sponsored walk with Christian Aid takes place onSaturday 29th June starting at Avenham Park inPreston beginning at10am, with a choice of a 5 or 10 mile route.

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World Youth Day New Book : Inspiring Generations

The book aims to encourage people to sign up for World Youth Day in Rio this July as well as dispel the myth that young people are not interested in their faith. It also aims to show what a powerful and formative experience World Youth Day is.

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Cor et Lumen Christi :Fire and Light

Includes a short inspirational input, adoration of the Blessed Sacrament and praise and worship and the opportunity to receive prayer ministry from our team.

The evening will conclude with refreshments and social and end around 10pm

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DIOCESAN PILGRIMAGE TO LOURDES - join us in July

 This year’s Diocesan Lourdes Pilgrimage (19-26 July 2013) is proving to be very popular. Our youth section coach is full and the youth have begun their spiritual preparation for the Pilgrimage.

The adult coach, however, still has plenty of seats and is an attractive way to travel, with stops in both directions, and 7 nights in Lourdes for just £563.

The main pilgrimage flight is now full. Mancunia Travel, have now sourced a second aircraft, which will depart on Friday 19 July, but return on Saturday 27, offering an extra night - but at no extra charge for any new bookings.

So please advise anybody who you think may be interested in going to Lourdes to contact Mancunia(Mary Doyle and Des) t: 0161883 1515 or e: office184@mancunia.comas soon as possible, and before the 2nd plane fills up!

More details about this pilgrimage can be obtained from Father Geoff Bottoms at: Our Lady of the Assumption, 125 Common Edge Road, Blackpool, FY4 5DF, t: 01253 832958 e: hst125@tiscali.co.uk

There are other ways to support the Diocesan Pilgrimage, such as coming along to the various fundraising events, and also by subscribing to the Lourdes Journal. The Lourdes Journal can be purchased £5 a year (includes postage), you will receive two journals which has lots of information about the Diocesan Pilgrimage, and Lourdes itself. For more information about the Journal please email lourdesjournal_editor@hotmail.com

Right To Life Sponsored Walk: Bank Holiday Monday May 27th 13.00 hrs

For sponsorship and booking forms please contact Moira Billinge Tel: 01512917728 or email moira.billinge@btinternet.com

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DIOCESAN ALTAR SERVERS’ PILGRIMAGE for the YEAR OF FAITH

THIS SATURDAY 4 MAY, ST MARY'S, FERNYHALGH TO LADYEWELL SHRINE - Gather at 1.15pm

Parish Priests have already received (twice) the letter, programme details and a poster (all attached) about this event  - but have a look at the attached for yourselves!

All are most welcome to come along!

Find out more, download the letter, programme and/or poster.

Enough Food For Everyone IF

a huge peaceful rally in Hyde Park, London to highlight the unacceptable level of global hunger and to show our world leaders that there is a way forward through the 4 asks of the Enough Food For Everyone IF Campaign

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Sponsor a Psalm

Potential backers can support this project by pledging just £1 on KickStarter at tinyurl.com/psalm1914 or via meditationofmyheart.com

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Calligraphy day at Hyning

Saturday 20th April

Cost £20 (includes tuition and cooked lunch)
(Materials needed- please contact Sr. Mary Stella for
information.)
Tea/Coffee and biscuits provided.
10—4 p.m. Art Studio at Hyning

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Card Making Day at Hyning

11th JUNE 2013 - Try making general birthday cards and laminating bookmarks as well!

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Prayer and Nature

The Cistercian Community at Hyning invite you to an open monastic weekend
Friday 12th July — Sunday 14th July 2013

For 18-35 year olds (approx)
Cost by donation

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Pray the Rosary this Good Friday

Imagine what might happen if every Catholic in the world prayed the Rosary on the same day! Well let's see, pick up your rosaries between 12noon and 3pm this Friday and join Catholics from around the world in prayer.

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Pope Francis: Mass of inauguration

Pope Francis: Mass of inauguration will take place tomorrow, Tuesday 19 March, with live television coverage on BBC One and on Sky News from around 8:15am. Fittingly, it will be the feast of St Joseph, protector of the universal Church

Pope Francis - "World should set off on a path of love"