Baptisms  

 By appointment.  Prior attendance to Baptism Course required. Next     course will be held on Mon. 20th February at 7.30pm.

RCIA 'Enquirer' Group:

 For those already on their Journey of Faith, the next session will take place on Wed 1st February 2012, 7.30pm in the Meeting Room.

A Special Retreat:

A Foyer de Charité Retreat will be held at the Sion Community, Brentwood from Sun 29 Jan (6pm) – Sat 4 February (2pm). The theme is God’s Plan for the Fullness of Time, and the preacher will be Mgr. Keith Barltrop, with help from members of the Foyer de Charité in Tressaint, Brittany. Foyer retreats are held mainly in silence, with three talks a day, and offer a holistic way of deepening our faith in the Church’s teaching and our life in Christ.  The Foyers are communities of consecrated lay people living with a priest in order to help others grow closer to Christ and live the Catholic faith more fully. For further information or to book a place, contact Mgr. Barltrop: 07879 953953; St. Mary of the Angels, Moorhouse Road, Bayswater, London W2 5DJ; keithbarltrop@rcdow.org.uk. 

Catholic Parliamentary & Public Policy Internships.

For the last nine years the Catholics Bishops Conference has organised Parliamentary and Public Policy Internships for recently graduated Catholics.  This year we are looking to offer 8 internships:  Five interns will be placed with Christian MPs at Westminster; two in Public Policy with CAFOD and CARITAS Social Action Network; and one in a media internship at Archbishop’s House Westminster.   

All internships will run from September 2012 - July 2013 and include accommodation and subsistence allowances. Full details and an application form can be found on our website: http://www.catholicnews.org.uk/interns Completed application forms must either be emailed to interns@cbcew.org.uk or posted to: Michaela Kelly, Head of HR, 39 Eccleston Square, London SW1V 1BX. The closing date is 29th Feb 2012 and Assessment days will be 28/29 March 2012.

'Mission AS Service'

 A presentation by Bishop John Sherrington for young adults aged 18-38, starting at 7pm on Friday 27th January 2012 in the Hinsley Room next to Westminster Cathedral. For further information visit the events page of www.free2become.org or call 01277 373848.

Finance Committee Meeting: 

Monday 30th January, 8pm.

CAFOD 50th Anniversary Celebration:

  Mass of thanksgiving and celebration for the work of CAFOD to be held at Westminster Cathedral on Sat 28th January, 2.00pm.

Justice & Peace Group

 Next meeting to be held Monday 6th February, 8pm, Meeting Room.

BRES Annual Spirituality Morning

28th March 2012,  9.30-12.00  at Cathedral House, Brentwood. Fr Chris O’Donnell, O.Carm  theologian and author will  speak about the Year of Faith entitled: “Living Faith living Prayer”.  Cost:£5  Contact: Tel. 01277 265285 email: marycronin@dioceseofbrentwood.org.

Ursuline Academy Ilford

Sixth Form Preview Evening  Thurs 9 Feb 2012 from 6 – 8 pm Morland Road, Ilford, Essex  IG1 4JU Email:  iuhs@uai.org.uk

Head Teacher’s Address: 6 pm.  Entry to Year 12 for students born between 1 Sept 1995 - 31 Aug 1996.  Please come along to find out more about our Sixth Form.  We look forward to welcoming you.