At the Great South Run this year, in Southsea on 24th October, we’ll have a very special runner to cheer for: our brilliant supporter and volunteer Bruce Finch, from Portsmouth Cathedral! Bruce has helped us twice before in the charity tent – but instead of getting discouraged by the terrible weather, this year he has decided to take a [...]

We would like to say a HUGE thank you to all those who took part in CAFOD’s Act on Poverty campaign last Saturday at the Youth Justice and Peace Summer Fete in Portsmouth Cathedral and the Portsmouth Green Fair in Victoria Park.  It was great to see so many supporters at both events on the [...]

Parishioners at St John Bosco in Woodley had their chance to Act on Poverty on the weekend 10-11th July. The signing of postcards, which fitted perfectly with the Sunday Gospel (the parable of the Good Samaritan), was organised by our volunteer Rita Belletty. Parishioners were encouraged to sign and “post” cards after all the Masses, [...]

With summertime still in full swing (although this week we seem to have gone back to  “normal” British weather!) here in the Aldershot office we are already busy preparing for the autumn. We have 2 events running in September which we hope you will be taking part in! he first one is our next Supporters [...]

The parish of Ringwood and Fordingbridge has successfully held their annual “CAFOD Awareness Weekend” last June. Our parish contact Helen Eales reports…. “For a couple of years now, since becoming ‘sister parishes’, the Ringwood and Fordingbridge CAFOD groups have joined forces.  We have a two pronged approach: we work to raise awareness among the parishioners [...]