From the editor
We received so much copy for this edition, that there was no room for the jokes. However, by the time you read this, you may already have had a surfeit of cracker jokes, so perhaps it’s not altogether a bad thing!Thanks as always to the editorial team for their hard work, and to all our contributors. We hope you’ll write for us again.
There’s just room to wish us all a happy and holy Christmas, and peace and joy in 2007.
Tricia Steel
tricia_steel@hotmail.com
Contents
A vision for our parish Deacon Philip summarises Archbishop Kevin's paper 'Towards a vision for our diocese'
Sharing our faith - an update on the CaFE initiative from Denis O'Brien
While women weep Captain Matt Clifton from the Salvation Army, Forestdale writes about the plight of trafficked women in Croydon
The Union of Catholic Mothers Rosemary Canning writes about this organisation at the heart of out parish
Mary, grace and hope in Christ David Barrett comments on the recent ARCIC agreed statement on the place of Our Lady in Christian faith
The Church on the web a collection of useful web links on the Church from the local to the international level from Chris Waring
A visit from Bishop Paul Matthew Charman-Gay writes about a visit by Bishop Paul Hendricks to his school
A welcoming parish? some food for thought
St Thomas of Canterbury the story of the life of one of the patron saints of our diocese
Catenian bursary for young people information on a bursary available to young people planning to work on projects for the benefit of the community at home or abroad