Last Saturday saw some 2500 people from around England and Wales gather in Westminster Cathedral to mark the 50th anniversary of CAFOD. Mass was celebrated by Archbishop Vincent Nichols and concelebrated by 20 Bishops, including Bishop Thomas from Brentwood. Mgr John Armitage and Fr Paul Dynan from the Diocese joined the many priests from around [...]

We were pleased that nearly all our schools volunteers were able to come along to a “Refresher Day” to look at the Lent Fast Day resources for primary and secondary schools. Vicky from the Community Fundraising team in Romero House also joined us. Lent Fast Day is on Friday 2nd March and this year’s theme [...]

Our 50th anniversary year is a time to reflect on what we have achieved, and how we have fulfilled our mission, both as an organisation and as individuals. In that spirit of reflection, we are asking volunteers, supporters and other friends of CAFOD to look back over their lives, recall the moment when they were [...]

We have received the following funeral details from Christine’s daughter, Laura. “The funeral will be held on Friday 20th January at 12noon at Our Lady and St Georges RC Church, Walthamstow, E17 9HU www.olsg.co.uk We’ll be having a mass followed by a few memories of mum and her favourite music. Afterwards the family and close [...]

We were saddened to hear of the death of Christine Walton earlier this week, after a short spell in hospital. Christine has been a long time supporter of CAFOD through her time as Head teacher in Walthamstow and as a member of the Our Lady & St George parish J&P Group. More recently Christine was [...]

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