Tabor House, Birmingham’s new night shelter, is calling for volunteers who can spare some time to help homeless men and women in the city. We particularly need people who can cover night shifts, but would stress that volunteers will be able to get some sleep during the night. Tabor House is due to open its doors…
Caritas Archdiocese of Birmingham is pleased to announce the launch of our new website. We continue to have a presence on the Archdiocese Website and are grateful for their help in publishing news and information for us in the past, and for their on-going support. However, as our work grows we felt the time was right to…
On 23 September 2017, midlands Church leaders will lead a walk of friendship from St Chad’s Cathedral in Birmingham to the Anglican Cathedral of St Mary and St Chad in Lichfield. Covering eighteen miles of canal towpaths, cycle routes and country lanes, the pilgrimage will mark the 500th anniversary of the Protestant Reformation. It celebrates the fact…
People from all denominations are invited to join Fit for Function, Fit for the Future – a one-day ecumenical event on 20 July. The event is aimed at Clergy, Parish Secretaries, Church Wardens and volunteers interested addressing the issue of saving historic churches. It will include presentations, discussions and Q&A panes delivered by religious and heritage…
In September Birmingham’s only permanent night shelter, Tabor House, will open its doors, supporting homeless people in the city to get off the streets and change their lives. More than just a bed for the night, Tabor House will help the people staying there to access support services leading to rehabilitation, more permanent accommodation and…
People who work in social action can now take inspiration from a new prayer book produced by Caritas Archdiocese of Birmingham. It was written after people involved in serving their neighbours said a prayer book would be of great help, and contains prayers and meditations to inspire and guide them as they work to support…
Recently a delegation from the Warwick District Council of the St. Vincent de Paul Society visited the newly opened Fatima House project in Digbeth, Birmingham. This project provides short-term accommodation specifically to female asylum seekers who are destitute and are in the process of a renewed asylum claim. Fatima House is a collaborative project between…
After months of hard work, Fatima House has welcomed its first guests. Mauricio, one of the Columban Lay Missionaries that runs the house on a day to day basis, writes about the women’s reactions as they entered the house.