On 17 September, staff and volunteers, friends and representatives of partner organisations came together to join in the blessing of Brushstrokes’ new community centre on Smethwick High Street. The project’s Continue Reading →
On 17 September, Archbishop Bernard visited Fatima House – a project that provides a safe haven for vulnerable female asylum seekers in Birmingham. On his arrival, the Archbishop met with Continue Reading →
Tony Broom, who recently retired from Father Hudson’s board of trustees, has been honoured by Pope Francis for his years of service to the Church. On Sunday 15 September, Tony Continue Reading →
Churches seeking to support asylum seekers and immigrants through the legal process can access training from Transforming Communities Together. The Witness Course aims to empower church leaders and congregants in Continue Reading →
The Season of Creation is a global ecumenical celebration of prayer and action to protect our common home. It starts each year on 1 September and finishing on the feast Continue Reading →
Places of worship and community centres that are vulnerable to hate crime can now apply for funding to improve security measures. The Places of Worship (POW) Protective Security Funding Scheme Continue Reading →
‘Then they remembered his words, and returning from the tomb, they told all this to the eleven and to all the rest. Now it was Mary Magdalene, Joanna, Mary the mother Continue Reading →
Ecumenical Walks of Witness will take place on Good Friday 2019 to commemorate Christ’s death and resurrection. Walks are taking place in many places, including: BIRMINGHAM, beginning at at Carrs Continue Reading →
Brushstrokes Community Project has been awarded a £3,000 grant to help fund the training and development of volunteers for a community café. The grant from Sandwell Council will help with developments at Continue Reading →
From the Catholic Bishops’ Conference: As part of the preparations for our 2020 Initiative – The God who Speaks: The Year of the Word, we are conducting a short survey about Continue Reading →