Our country has a new King! He became King when his mother died last year. At Growing Old Grace-fully we cebrated his mother’s 70th Jubilee in 2022 with several tea parties. One of GOG’s aims is to celebrate older age. In honouring Queen Elizabeth ‘s Jubilee we celebrated her faith and… Continue reading
Journeying Together is a book co-written by Deacon Joseph Cortis, who is a trustee of Growing Old Grace-fully and Pia Matthews from St Mary’s University, that offers practical information and hints on how to accompany someone with dementia. This book is an indispensable resource for those caring for a loved… Continue reading
The Pope’s Message for Lent 2023 “Our Lenten Journey is ‘Synodal’” Click the link to the Pope’s Message For Lent 2023. Cafod Lenten Resources Cafod has published a wealth of resources for Lent including reflections on the stations of the cross and many other prayers and resources. Lenten Webinars The… Continue reading
Last week I met a dear friend for lunch. She is in her late eighties and lately she has struggled with health issues, including a few falls, the latest causing a broken wrist – a particular handicap for her as she is a writer. She repeatedly tells us that growing… Continue reading
Lent is a time of prayer, alms giving and fasting and in doing this it also gives us the opportunity to take stock. Life has a funny way of teaching us what truly matters at the end of the day. As time goes by, I grow in deeper awareness that… Continue reading
God of Hope God of hope,we cling to you,for your renew the face of the earth. Through the gift of your Son,our Lord Jesus,we follow you on the path of dawn. Enlightened by your love and wisdom,help us to lead each otherand all creaturesback to your open arms.Amen. Rachel McCarthy/CAFOD… Continue reading
This year the season of Advent is as long as it possibly can be with the first Sunday of Advent starting on November 27th. Now in the second week of Advent, we continue to prepare for the appearance of Jesus as a tiny baby born in very challenging circumstances. His… Continue reading
Prayer is a special activity we can do with the children in our lives, deepening our relationship with them, and their connection with God. Prayer is a conversation with God. It need not be formal and there are no rules, so whether the child you would like to pray with… Continue reading
We have put together a summary of our main activities over the last year – we are so glad this has included some face to face events and we look forward to more opportunities in the coming year. Annual Review Newsletter 2022 OR browse through all the sections displayed below:… Continue reading
In our last event of our Later Life Series, we will focus more on the challenges we can face in later life. ‘As we get older we can gradually experience a series of ‘losses’ – an increase in health issues, a decrease in independence, some loss of ability to do… Continue reading
