http://www.cafod.org.uk/uk/portsmouth Read more http://www.cafod.org.uk/uk/portsmouth/panels/read-more/portsmouth-blogs-feed http://cafodportsmouth.wordpress.com/2012/02/02/bringing-hope-in-waterlooville/ Oaklands Secondary School in Waterlooville is going to receive a very special visit this spring! You will remember that Holly and Lara had travelled to Kenya last June and visited St John’s Sports Society in Korogocho, a CAFOD partner that uses sports to transform the lives of young people from the slum. Karate champion Abdi [...] http://cafodportsmouth.wordpress.com/?p=7345 http://cafodportsmouth.wordpress.com/2012/01/31/the-indian-ocean-tsunami-eight-years-on/ You are all warmly invited to attend a special event at CAFOD HQ on Tuesday 14 February. “The Indian Ocean Tsunami: eight years on” will mark the launch of an exhibition of photographs and a film commemorating the Indian Ocean Tsunami and the response by CAFOD and our partners. The event will take place from [...] http://cafodportsmouth.wordpress.com/?p=7335 http://cafodportsmouth.wordpress.com/2012/01/31/february-newsletter-now-out/ It’s out! Our brand new Portsmouth Newsletter is being printed as we write and we will be posting it out this week to all of you who get it by post. Click here if you can’t wait to get your copy! It covers all the latest news from the diocese and has all the information [...] http://cafodportsmouth.wordpress.com/?p=7330 http://cafodportsmouth.wordpress.com/2012/01/31/portsmouth-supporters-turn-out-in-force-at-anniversary-mass/ We had an amazing time last Saturday at Westminster Cathedral in London, where we attended CAFOD’s 50th anniversary Mass. Overall, almost 2,000 people from all over the country came along to share this extra-special event with us (and over 100 from our diocese only – which was fantastic)! 20 bishops from England and Wales concelebrated [...] http://cafodportsmouth.wordpress.com/?p=7302 http://cafodportsmouth.wordpress.com/2012/01/25/message-from-ucm-maidenhead/ Last night, the UCM group in Maidenhead was introduced to the theme of water and sanitation that will accompany us throughout Lent. At the end of the evening, they had a special message for CAFOD that we wanted to share with you! http://cafodportsmouth.wordpress.com/?p=7295 http://cafodportsmouth.wordpress.com/2012/01/24/waterside-parish-celebrates-cafods-50th-anniversary/ On Saturday 14 January, Waterside parish held a special evening event to celebrate CAFOD’s 50th anniversary! Parishioner Angela Slattery, one of the organisers, said: “We were enthralled and entertained by the beautiful voices and harmonies of Ocean Harmony – a male voice choir who gave us a variety of songs. We shared an American Supper [...] http://cafodportsmouth.wordpress.com/?p=7288 http://cafodportsmouth.wordpress.com/2012/01/20/brilliant-start-to-the-year-in-boscombe/ Last Sunday, I was invited to attend the CAFOD Corpus Christi CAFOD Team’s afternoon tea party to celebrate the agency’s 50th anniversary. Supporters from across this brilliant parish in Boscombe, Bournemouth gathered together to hold what is definitely the first 50th anniversary event held in this diocese – if not across England and Wales! The cakes [...] http://cafodportsmouth.wordpress.com/?p=7259 http://cafodportsmouth.wordpress.com/2011/12/21/haiti-2-years-on/ You are invited to attend a panel evening event organised by the Haiti Advocacy Platform for Ireland and the UK (HAPI-UK) (of which CAFOD is a member) on 11 January 2012 from 5:30 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. in Committee Room 4A, Houses of Parliament, London.  The event will feature Rosie Cooper MP, John McAslan (John [...] http://cafodportsmouth.wordpress.com/?p=7253 http://cafodportsmouth.wordpress.com/2011/12/13/christmas-wishes-from-cafod-portsmouth/ Six-year old Jacqueline from Kenya is just one of the many people you’ve helped this year Wishing you all a blessed and peaceful Christmas and a joyful 2012  With thanks for all your precious help and support Lynda and Laura – CAFOD Portsmouth Team http://cafodportsmouth.wordpress.com/?p=7240 http://cafodportsmouth.wordpress.com/2011/12/13/let-it-snow/ Special Christmas Greetings to all our friends at St Edward Catholic First School in Windsor who held a collection for CAFOD after their school play and raised £357.91!  That is fantastic!  Thank you so much everyone for your support! http://cafodportsmouth.wordpress.com/?p=7233