Justice
and
Peace
Group The aim of the
Group is to raise awareness of justice
and peace issues and to take action when and where appropriate.
Formed three years ago, we started the Fair
Trade shop in CTK and Saint Augustine’s and the parish has now
obtained
Fair Trade status. We support CAFOD
campaigns, for example the Climate Change cards
sent to the Prime Minister and the Live Simply Campaign. The parish has
sent donations for food to the Peace House in Coventry which supports
destitute asylum
seekers and has collected items to send
to the Coventry Churches Refugee Centre. At Christmas time we encourage
parishioners to send cards to Prisoners
of Conscience and messages to Christians in Bethlehem. The parish
supported Pax Christi
when it displayed the Peace Icon in
Church. Parishioners raised money to send to a local organisation,
CORD, which provided
six toilets for homes in Burundi.
Coventry is
intending to become a City of Sanctuary
and we hope that the parish will participate. Christ the King and
St.Augustine’s schools have
joined in many of these projects and two of their pupils work in the
Fair Trade
shop. We meet once a month in the Library. New members are welcome to
join us. For more information contact Freda Lambert on 01676
522908.
Italian Classes The aim
is to learn enough to make a holiday in Italy a bit more enjoyable.
Some of the students have already recounted their adventures! We cover
topics such as ordering in a restaurant, booking accommodation, asking
for directions to places, shopping etc. We have three groups of
students who attend classes every fortnight. There is an Advanced class
on Thursday evenings, a Post Intermediate class on Wednesday afternoons
and an intermediate class early evening on Wednesday. Details
from Judy 76403872.
Epilepsy Action The Coventry Branch of
the Epilepsy Action meet on the fourth Thursday of each month at 7.30
pm in the Friends Meeting House, Hill Street, Coventry and admission is
free. If you have epilepsy, or are affected by it and would like to
join use you are very welcome. From time to time we have speakers.If there is anyone or anything particular our
members are interested in bit generally our members prefer to sit and
chat to each other. Talking to some one who understand how you feel can
be a great help. If youdo not feel at
ease in a group situation, you can also ring a free phonehelp line 0808 800 5050 between 9am and 4pm Monday to Friday or
you can visit Epilepsy Action website at http://www.epilepsy.org.uk/
Mercia Friendship Club.
For the over 50's will celebrate its tenth year anniversary this autumn
and many of its members have been in it from the very beginning. We
meet every Friday ,in the school term, from 1 to 3pm in the Community
Centre and entrance costs 50p per person. This covers a cup of tea and
biscuits, companionships and a variety of entertainment. It is purely a
social club, but we do start with prayers for the sick and sorrowful of
the parish. If we know a member is sick we visit with a card and a
gift. Also if a member is missing for an extended period a phone call
is made to keep in touch. Entertainment consist of Bingo, Line Dancing,
Keep Fit, Quiz’s, Beetle Drive, Speakers, Musical groups and an end of
term party. A holiday and occasional outing are also arranged. A weekly
raffle enables us to subsidise a meal for all the members around
Christmas and send donations to Myton Hospice, Macmillan Nurses and
Mary’s Meals. Why not join us? There is always room for more.
Pastoral
Care
We are a group of
volunteers who visit people who are sick or
housebound or live in Care Homes. We visit on request and in a spirit
of trust and confidentiality. It is usually a short, friendly and
regular visit. All Pastoral Care Volunteers have been C.R.B checked and
carry and identity card. Parishioners who are no longer able to join
the community for Sunday Mass welcome a visit and so feel connected to
our Parish. As volunteers we value our ministry and find it very
rewarding. If you know anyone who would like a visit please let us know
and we would be delighted to arrange a visit as we till have volunteers
available. Please ring the Presbytery 76591618 or leave a note through
the letter box. The Toddler Group
Christ
the King Toddler Group began two years ago when it was suggested there
should be something in the parish for parents and their young children.
There was such a large amount of interest that groups were set up on
Tuesday and Wednesday mornings and they have been fully subscribed ever
since.
The group is for children aged from birth to 4 to have fun and mix with
other children. It’s also an opportunity for parents, grandparents and
childminders to socialise with other parents and carers.
The children do lots of activities including playing with toys,
jigsaws, drawing, colouring, play dough, card making, gluing and
sticking, outdoor play and song time. Tea and coffee is provided for
adults and the children have juice and biscuits at snack time.
A small donation each week covers the cost of refreshments and
resources and any extra money is donated to a charity agreed by the
group. Last year we donated to Cafod and twinned a toilet!
For more information contact Alison 07503 193449 (Tuesday’s) or
Michelle 07941 171012(Wednesday’s) or
look on website for an information leaflet.
The Saint Vincent de
Paul Society The Saint Vincent
de
Paul Society has an excellent website telling us all about the
incredible work they do www.svp.org.uk. The SVP tries to assist
all those in need on a person to person basis.The
Society
respects religious liberty and values all people. The SVP is
non-discriminatory, helping those in need regardless of their faith,
colour, race, status or sexual orientation. It is non-judgemental and
does not make value judgements about those asking for assistance. In
short, the Society will aim to help anyone in need if it is within the
local membership’s capability. An essential precept of the Society's
work is to provide help while conscientiously maintaining the
confidentiality and dignity of those who are served. Locally we are
proud of our own SVP Group, and all the proceeds from the paper stall
support them.Jim Curtiss, in the stall,
can give you more information and he tells us that we’re looking for
more volunteers.Special thanks are due to
the pupils at Cardinal Newman School for the Easter eggs they donated
this year.People very appreciated your
kindness. Come on then, if you
have just a little time, speak to Jim!
Legion of Mary Did
you ever think about
helping with the Legion of Mary?We meet
in the library every Monday at 7pm.You
are most welcome to join us. The Legion of Mary was
founded in Dublin, Ireland on 7 September 1921. It is a lay catholic
organisation whose members are giving service to the Church on a
voluntary basis in almost every country. The object of the Legion of
Mary is the glory of God through the holiness of its members developed
by prayer and active co-operation in Mary’s and the Church’s work. The unit of the Legion
of Mary is called a praesidium, which holds a weekly meeting, where
prayer is intermingled with reports and discussion. Persons who wish to
join the Legion must apply for membership in a Praesidium. So come
along this Monday and find our more.