Congratulations to Fidelma our trainer at Newcastle, who celebrated 25 years service this week. Thankyou for your loyal service – We very much appreciate your hard work. Well done from everyone here at the Little Sisters.
Lovely afternoon of singing and dancing in the sunshine at Newcastle. Keeping the spirits of our residents raised is paramount here at the Little Sisters Of The Poor. The residents also enjoyed the sunshine here at Newcastle this week. Alan & Shay from our maintenance team have been showing the residents our rabbits,…
Dorothy May Higginbotham, always known as May to her friends, was born on 24th September 1920 in Preston Lancashire. May came of age just in time to join the Auxiliary Territorial Services where she served in numerous admin posts with the Motor Transport Corps. She always boasted that she could recognise the approach of an……
Today we give thanks to God for the 10th anniversary of the visit of Pope Benedict XVI to the United Kingdom. During the visit he came to our home – St Peters, London. We remember this day with great happiness. http://www.rcsouthwark.co.uk/
The amount of £250,000 is needed to finance these important works. As one of the fundraising projects a sponsored cycle ride is organised by the Sisters, Staff and Residents, for 3rd October 2020. If you wish to contribution to this urgent appeal please use the following link, please see the donate…
Residents at Newcastle have been picking fruit and making some wonderful Jam. Well done to everyone involved.
“Wishing Paula a happy feast day of our Mother St Jeanne Jugan she responded by telling me what a lovely it had been. The Mass had been special she remarked and then she had watched the video on the life of our Mother in the concert hall in the afternoon and really enjoyed…
Father Jim from our Leeds home, enjoying stone carving. Father Jim enjoying his new hobby, keeping his mind and body active. (see blog)
Lord, You have given us Jesus Christ your Son as our Lord and Redeemer. He always showed compassion for children and for the poor, for the sick and the afflicted. AS DID JEANNE JUGAN Open our eyes to the needs of our brothers and sisters; inspire in us words and actions to comfort those…
It remains incumbent upon all members of society to understand, appreciate and cherish the gifts of the elderly and to bring about those necessary changes to improve the care and comfort of those most senior and vulnerable in our communities. “As we slowly return to a more normal way of life, let us not forget…
Intergenerational solidarity isn’t an option but a question of justice. The world that we have received belongs to those who will follow us. Our world is a free gift from God that we need to share with everyone. Jeanne Jugan showed us the example of how we should live as a big family and…
To Residents, Staff, Sisters, AJJ, Volunteers, Families and Friends We would like to prepare together the Feast Day of Saint Jeanne Jugan. Could you please share your reflections, your thoughts or what you feel and want to share about what the person of Jeanne Jugan means to you. You can also send your prayer intentions……