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March 2010
Sponsored Walk 2010
On Saturday, 29 May 2010, a few members of the CA are going to walk along the Ridgeway, which is Britain's oldest road, for 15 – 20 miles to raise money for the CA Hospitalite and Glanfield Children's Group
The following people will be on the sponsored walk:
David & Judy Ball, Matt & Terri Betts, Stephen Daly, John Kelly, Andrew Loynd, Mary Maybury, David Thronger, and Matthew Sharrock..and possibly others!
If you would like to donate, please visit our sponsorship site: here
Sponsoring us through this page is simple, quick and secure. It is the most efficient way to give – so every donation goes further – and if you are a UK taxpayer and give Gift Aid consent the charity will receive an extra 28% at no cost to you.
February 2010
AGM
At the recent AGM for the Catholic Association, a number of announcements were made:
Colette Sharrock, Hospitalite President, will be standing down after Lourdes 2010. Nimal Hemelge, Hospitalite Secretary thanked Colette for her stirling work over the last few years - a great example to us all. It was announced that Chris Buller would be taking on the role as President from September 2010.
The two new Elected Members were also announced. They will be David Ball (for three years) and Vicki Gale (for two years). Nimal Hemelge, Hospitalite Secretary, thanked Martine O'Meara who was standing down at the AGM for her six years of service. He also thanked James, Jane and Andrew for putting their names forward for the election.
Finally, the President Colette Sharrock, announced that Matt Betts will succeed Rupert Bell as Chief Brancardier from November 2010.
Full AGM Minutes will be included on the website later this month.
February 2010
Michael Gilbert
Please remember in your prayers Michael Gilbert organiser of wheelchairs, co-ordinator at Stansted and ex-Secretary of the Catholic Association who has been coming to Lourdes for over 20 years. He has recently been diagosed as having bowel cancer and will be undergoing a short course of radiotherapy followed by surgery on 8th March after which the prognosis is good.
January 2010
Paschal Hemelge RIP
From Nimal Hemelge: It is my sad duty to inform you that my father passed away on Saturday morning. Lourdes was his life long passion, and travelled with the CA for many years during the 80's and 90's. Click here to read more.
January 2010
AGM & Vote 2010
Further details here
December 2009
CA Newsletter - Winter 2009
This is now available to read here
July 2009
Pastoral Theme 2009
This is now available to read here
January 2009
Pilgrimage
Pilgrimage forms for 2009 have now been added. Click here.
December 2008
CA Newsletter
Autumn 2008(Vol 31)
September 2008
Cycle Ride 2008
From Patrick Noble and Dail Maudsley: Well, we made it!! We just wanted to let you all know that the trip was a great success, Patrick made it there as planned and at the moment we are on our way to raising even more than our original target! To see the current total, click here. That’s obviously brilliant news! So we wanted to let you know just how it went and Patrick and I have prepared a little document to outline the trials and tribulations along the way and a few photos. Click here to view.
September 2008
Walsingham Retreat 2009
For more information and the booking form, please click here.
CA Fundraiser 2008
For more information and to get tickets please see, please click here
June 2008
New donation website
If you would like to donate to the CA, please use our new on-line donation site. Click here to view..
June 2008
Please pray for...
The following members who have recently died: Mrs M Beattie, Clare Cassin, Fr Ronald Duggan, Mary Engel, Ann Garner, Zita Hicks, George Lynch, Ian Mullen, Monica Murphy, Pat Owens, and Brian Woodford.
And the following members who are ill: Maisie Griffiths, Michael Cleary and Bertha Blackith
February 2008
CA Hospitalite AGM
Please let us know if you would like to attend the CA AGM 2008. Please click here for more information.
January 2008
Pilgrimage
Pilgrimage forms for 2008 have now been added. Click here.
December 2007
Hospitalite
The Autumn CA Hospitalite Newsletter is now available here.
July 2007
Secretary's Notes
New Hospitalite Members - 2007
June 2007
Secretary's Notes
Spring newsletter now
available
April 2007
Pilgrimage
The forms for this years pilgrimage are now available on line: includes information on the levy and HCP. Get forms
March 2007
Hospitalité
Members
Please pray for the following members of Our Lady Queen of Peace parish, Bournemouth: all great supporters of our pilgrimage, who have recently passed away:
Bernadette Palmer, Pat Watkins, Heather Corlass
May they Rest in Peace
Please also pray for Cath Shemmans, who came with our pilgrimage in 2002, suffering from breast cancer. That cancer went away but came back later to her lungs and the CA have just heard that Cath sadly passed away on 13th April 2006. Dave, her widower recently tracked us down. Dave and the children miss Cath very much, please pray for them, especially as Mothering Sunday has just passed.May she Rest in Peace
Please pray for Heather, the sister in law of David and Margaret Lewis who is undergoing surgery for cancer.
Newsletter
We are presently looking for submissions for our next Hospitalité newsletter. Our next deadline is 20th April 2007. Please send all submissions to the editor at: Newsletter@catholicassociation.co.uk
Site Updates
The following documents have now been included on the website:
CA Levy Policy
CA Protection Policy
November 2006
Hospitalité
Members
Please pray for Ann Garner who is hoping to go into hospital in the next
few weeks.
John Holden getting his
degree.
Secretary's Notes
Autumn newsletter now
available
Walsingham April 07. Booking form
now available to download.
September 2006
Hospitalité
Members
Death: Clare Williams. Funeral
29th Sept, Chester
August 2006
PILGRIMAGE 2006
For those who are unable to join us this year in Lourdes, you might want to
join us in the grotto on Monday 28th August at 9am B.S.T. We will be
celebrating mass, and with the wonders of modern technology, you can watch
on the Lourdes Webcam.
Hospitalité
Members
Please pray for Margaret
Fairey...
Death: Muriel Galvin.
Secretary's Notes
Library...
Site Updates
Groups: Update from Bishop Michael
Evans
Pilgrimage: Novena for this years
pilgrimage.
May 2006
Hospitalité
Members
Please pray for Helen Carroll who is hoping to go into hospital for an
operation in the next few weeks.
Death: Rene Van Terheyden.
Funeral 17th May 2006
Sister Teresa Daly, RJM.
Secretary's Notes
Spring newsletter now
available
Site Updates
Groups: Obituary of Bishop Charles
Henderson
Pilgrimage: All posters and booking
forms for this years pilgrimage.
April 2006
Hospitalité
Secretary's Notes
Sponsored Walk and much much more
...
Pilgrimage
The forms for this years pilgrimage are now available on line. Get forms
March 2006
Hospitalité
Members
Please pray for Nell
Atkin...
Please pray for Mary
Cribben...
Please pray for Fr Tony
Sketch...
Please pray for Kathleen
Clewlow...
Death: Robert Buller. Funeral
25th Mar 2006
George Foley.
February 2006
Hospitalité
Death: Hilda Matthews. Funeral
22nd Feb 2006
Secretary's Notes
Results of the election and more
...
Sponsored Walk: 2006
January 2006
Hospitalité
Death: Paddy Long-Fox.
Members
Please pray for Robert Buller
(updated 23 Jan)...
December 2005
Hospitalité
Secretary's Notes
AGM and much much more ...
Autumn newsletter now
available
Site Updates
Groups: Biography of Bishop Peter
Doyle
November 2005
Bishop Michael Evans. Please
pray for ...
October 2005
Hospitalité
Births, Deaths & Marriages
Death: Jo Stubbings
Death: Michael Fauvelle
September 2005
Hospitalité
Secretary's Notes
Nominations required ...
Members
Please pray for Jo Stubbings and Rene
van Terheyden...
Births, Deaths & Marriages
Birth: Francesca Fernandes
Death: Sabrina Wright
Death: Ellen 'Helen' Magee
August 2005
PILGRIMAGE 2005
For those who are unable to join us this year in Lourdes, you might want to
join us in the grotto on Sunday 28th August at 7:45am B.S.T. We will be
celebrating mass, and with the wonders of modern technology, you can watch
on the Lourdes Webcam.
Apologies for the brevity of this update, but the webteam are currently
very busy carrying out final touches to the preparations for the Pilgrimage.
A longer update will be on your screens mid September.
July 2005
Hospitalité
Members
Update on Helen Carroll
...
Please pray for David Lewis
...
Please pray for Denise Phillips
...
Please pray for Muriel
Galvin...
Secretary's Notes
New Ordinary and Full
Members
Births, Deaths & Marriages
Engagement:Helen Brumby
Death: Dennis Murphy
Archive
We are currently developing the Archive page, which will
include a history of the Catholic Association, as well as a number of
pictures from the past. We are also drawing up a list of previous holders
of the following positions:
- Chief Medical Officer
- Chief Nurse
- Chief Brancardier
- Chief Handmaid
- Hospitalite President
- Secretary
- Treasurer
If you can advise names and dates they were in the position, we would
appreciate it, please email: archive@catholicassociation.co.uk
Lourdes
Changes to Lourdes for 2005
June 2005
Hospitalité
Members
Congratulations to Sue Balfour
...
Please pray for Tess Green...
Secretary's Notes
Sponsored Walk: Update
May 2005
Site Updates
Groups: Youth photo 2004
Groups: Glanfield Group
Spirituality: Pastoral Theme
2005
Hospitalité
Members
Please pray for Angela
Bergström-Allen...
Please pray for Anne
Garner...
Births, Deaths & Marriages
Marriage:Kieron and Hannah
O'Brien
Death: Mary Lester
Secretary's Notes
Walsingham
HELP REQUIRED!!: Sponsored Walk
2005.
April 2005
Hospitalité
Spring newsletter now
available
Website Updates
There have been a lot of changes in the website over the
past year. In addition to having a team to decide on the content, we have a
new name (www.catholicassociation.co.uk).
On behalf of the CA we would like to thank Roger Pettet
for all the hard work and time that he has dedicated to the website. Roger
has been the webmaster of the site since its inception, succeeding in
persuading us of the usefulness of having a site to inform and educate. We
wish him and Josie all the best for the future.
In future, any additions or amendments to articles will
appear here. Because of the revamp of the site, there are too many changes
to list, so please explore and if you have any comments, then please let us
know by filling in our feedback form.
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