Caritas Leeds Day of Reflection, Saturday 6th October 10am-3pm at Notre Dame 6th Form College, Leeds LS2 9BL. Come along to help Caritas, the Diocese and the Bishop decide on which two areas of need will get extra focus – should it be people with a disability, families in need,… Continue reading
How Cinage changed my life – by Ann West, a Trustee of Growing Old Grace-fully I remember vividly being invited to watch 6 short films created by older people, in collaboration with staff and students from Leeds Beckett University.in April 2017. I found the themes fascinating, and relevant to my… Continue reading
The following is an excerpt from the general audience of Pope Francis, 11th March 2015: The first important thing to stress about old age is this: it is true that society tends to discard us, but the Lord definitely does not. The Lord never discards us. He calls us to… Continue reading
Could you help the Centre for Ageing Better‘s research by joining a focus group, interview or case study over the next few months? If you take part, you will receive £10 to £50 depending on your time input. Research is being carried out on behalf of the Centre for… Continue reading
Thank you to all who joined the Dementia Friends session at St Aelred’s parish in Harrogate, including people from the adjoining parish of St Robert’s. England were playing Belgium so I don’t think there were any football fans there but there are 11 more official ‘Dementia Friends’ in our… Continue reading
Please pray for the family and friends of Fr Michael McCarthy, Parish Priest of St Joseph the Worker at Sherburn-in-Elmet and the Immaculate Conception at Scarthingwell, who died at St Gemma’s Hospice in Leeds on the evening of 10th July 2018. Fr Michael was a poet as well as… Continue reading
My mum, who is 86, was with me this weekend. She shared this prayer with me that she always carries with her. It made us both laugh, as we recognised some aspects of ourselves in it. I hope it makes you smile too. Lord, thou knowest better than I know… Continue reading
As we age, or as our health deteriorates, we can make plans for what treatments we would wish to avoid or where we would like to be cared for. In a recent edition of The Tablet (26th May 2018), a palliative medicine pioneer explains that it’s often a surprise to… Continue reading
Together for the Common Good have spotlighted a Channel 4 TV programme entitled ‘Old People’s Home for Four Year Olds’ which explored how bringing those born in the early 1930s with those born in 2013 together benefited not only the residents, but also the children who came to visit them. … Continue reading
I was made so welcome at two different parishes in Dewsbury Deanery this month. I enjoyed my visit to the Happy Memories Group at St Paulinus Church Hall, Dewsbury last Thursday. This group is run by volunteers and run activity groups for people with a dementia type illness and their… Continue reading
