Pocklington Canal CAFOD Prayer Walk 11.00am to 3.00pm, Saturday, 11 September 2010, Pocklington Canal (Canal Head A1079) Just back from holiday? Back at work or school? In need of some prayer time and good company? Then join us for our CAFOD prayer walk starting at Canal Head, near Pocklington just off the A1079. A beautiful, [...]

Well done and many thanks to the children and staff at St Peter and St Paul RC Primary School, Leyburn who raised £800 for CAFOD this year through a whole series of events. The school which has only 27 pupils began raising the money earlier in the academic year. Head teacher, Mrs Annette Sowdon said, [...]

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Here’s a little story from Middlesbrough diocese to warm your heart… Young Charlotte, from Our Lady of Lourdes Parish in Hessle, recently made multiple crossings of the Humber Bridge to raise a wonderful £251.00 for CAFOD. Charlotte, aged 10 years, took part in this years annual Christian Aid and CAFOD Humber Bridge Cross in May ‘to [...]

  During Lent St Mary’s RC Primary School Market Weighton decided to use the small CAFOD collection boxes for their ‘give it up’ Lenten theme of Change for Change.  Headteacher, Mrs Angela Kelly and Yr 5 & 6 CAFOD group talked to pupils in each class and at the weekly Parent’s Jubilee Assemblies to ask [...]