The safeguarding of children and vulnerable adults is not just a response to events but an integral part of the work of the church.  This was the message emerging from a conference held on Saturday 13th June at Lancaster on the Safeguarding of Children and Vulnerable Adults. 

The conference was led by Bishop Michael Campbell and attended by over 70 parish protection representatives and nearly 30 priests and religious from all over the diocese.  St Clare’s was represented by Fr Loughran and Mike Simpson.

There is a fantastic amount of talent in our churches, but it seems to be all buried somewhere. We want to dig it out, dust it off and celebrate it.

We want to bring together the people in our different churches who enjoy doing the same things to do them together. This is not a competition, it is a celebration of togetherness, not of individuality.

We have booked Corpus Christi College hall and hope that people from the different churches will pool their talents to provide some entertainment.

For instance can we bring together from our various communities:

*A vocal group
*A drama group to do a few sketches
*Musicians
*A troupe of young people to do some dance

Much preparatory work is taking place for the Visit of the Relics of St Thérèse of Lisieux (at Lancaster Cathedral, 28-30 September). There is a blog containing much information about the life of St Therese and why the visit of the relics is important for the diocese. We are organising a coach to the Cathedral on Tuesday 29th September in time for the Angelus, Mass and a prayerful visit. Coach leaves at 10.30am. In order to book coach we need an idea of numbers – there is a sign-up sheet in the porch or e-mail.