Caritas Social Action Network and the St Vincent de Paul Society (England and Wales) have released a new Toolkit to help Catholic parishes and groups develop safe, local responses to people in need during the Covid-19 pandemic. The Pandemic Toolkit addresses the Christian call to step out in love to those excluded and at risk,…
The Archdiocese of Birmingham has released a series of resources to support people and parishes during the COVID-19 pandemic. During this challenging time, the Archdiocese is providing regular updates on the Archdiocese website and social media channels, to keep in touch and share important messages. Archbishop Bernard has recorded a video message about the outbreak…
Birmingham homeless shelter, Tabor House, has released its impact report for its first two years of operation. With foreword from Fr Michael White, Chair of the iShelter management committee, the report looks at the challenges and successes during 2018 and 2019. Fr Michael writes: The report acknowledges that there have been challenges. It also reports…
The Pastoral Care Project invites you to join them in the annual Dementia Prayer Week, 12-19 March 2020. The Week is an initiative from the Pastoral Care Project charity to raise awareness and deepen understanding of the spiritual needs of people living with dementia. It’s also the charity’s annual appeal and a great way to…
We are pleased to launch ‘Welcome the Stranger’ – a new resource to help people support refugees, asylum seekers and migrants in their neighbourhoods. Most people move to other countries both by choice, but for some it is a necessity. They often need support to settle into a new place and feel at home in…
Hand in Hand invite you to join them for Hosanna – the Easter story told in song and mime. It will take place at St Peter’s parish in Leamington Spa in March 2020 and they are calling for people to get involved. They write… Together, we will relive the events of Holy Week from the…
On 29 November 2019, more than 70 people united to celebrate the 20th anniversary of Brushstrokes Community Project. Brushstrokes began in 1999, in a tiny Black Country council flat. A small group of volunteers went out into the local community to find those who were hidden, neglected and vulnerable. Now, it combines its grassroots beginnings…
Tabor House, Birmingham’s permanent night shelter, is asking for people to give their time at Christmas by volunteering over the festive period. Tabor House works wonders all year round thanks to the crucial support of its volunteers. Volunters are especially important during the winter months and on holidays, when the anguish of being homeless and,…
The year 2020 has been earmarked as a focus on the Bible and ‘The God Who Speaks’. The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales is encouraging everyone to celebrate, live and share God’s word with this exciting new Scripture initiative. It coincides with the 10th anniversary of Verbum Domini – Pope Benedict XVI’s Apostolic…
Members of Caritas Archdiocese of Birmingham are invited to take part in a survey on faith-based organisations. The survey is being conducted by Fr Ryan Service, a student of the Faculty of Social Sciences at the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome. The responses will be used in a research project on the day-to-day life of…