10 January 2018 Recently, Priory School Edgbaston in Birmingham welcomed Holy Child Sister Monica Matthews to open The Sister Monica Prayer Garden in its beautiful grounds. Sister Monica is a former teacher at the school who also dedicates her time to the successful running of the school in her role as a school governor. The […]
12 December 2017 Myra Cumming, SHCJ, produces the Africa Action Sheet for the Africa-Europe Faith and Justice Network (AEJN). The most recent issue can be found below: [arve url=”https://www.shcj.org/european/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2017/10/AAS-Winter-2017-2018.col_.pdf” mode=”normal” /]
9 November 2017 By Philomena Grimley, SHCJ Recently, it was a very special day for the LOAVES and FISHES Project in Salford, England. It marked the formal opening of their new and permanent home on Paddington Close, near the Salford shopping precinct. It was the Bishop of Salford, John Arnold, who described this as Chapter […]
11 October 2017 This report is taken from the Priory School Edgbaston. At the 2017 Society of the Holy Child Jesus (SHCJ) conference lead by Sister Monica Matthews, Priory School‘s Assistant Head Teacher and former Holy Child School pupil Sarah Mullin, and Holy Child Killiney‘s Junior Year Head Fionnuala O’Leary, shared examples of good practice from each other’s […]
20 September 2017 Reported by Holy Child School Killiney On Friday 15th September Holy Child Killiney celebrated 70 years of Actions not Words. The school first opened its doors to 34 students on 15 September, 1947, and 70 years later exactly, this special day was marked by a Mass of Celebration, and annual school picnic […]
28 July 2017 By Anne Stewart, SHCJ Many people will know that Salford Loaves and Fishes has been in temporary accommodation for well over a year. At first we were in Portacabins on a car park and then in part of a building which housed a curtain rail factory! I am however pleased to say […]
28 July, 2017 By Anne Stewart, SHCJ Step into the Gap, CAFOD’s gap year programme, is an opportunity to volunteer in the UK, gain experience, and develop leadership skills. The 8 Step Into the Gap volunteers had their final evaluation at the Cherwell Centre in Oxford July 8-9. It was a very good weekend and […]
7 June 2017 Many SHCJ and friends recently gathered at our care home Apley Grange in Harrogate to rejoice with sisters Oswin Marsh, Mary Lalor, Helen Forshaw and Margaret Mary Somerville on their diamond jubilee (60 years). Monsignor Pat Hennessey celebrated the Mass. The Apley Grange staff left no stone unturned to make the day […]
1 June 2017 Last month, some members of the Society’s European Province assembled for holiday in the Lake District, a mountainous region in North West England. A wonderful time was had by all!
9 May 2017 [arve url=”https://vimeo.com/215529116″ mode=”normal” /] British playwright Diane Samuels and research consultant Ghislaine Kenyon (alumna of Mayfield School, England) are working on a full-length play called WALTZ WITH ME, which evokes the life of Cornelia Connelly. They visited the United States in April to run workshops on the play at Rosemont College and […]
