Corpus Christi Live Simply

04/05/2026

A Million Acts of Hope- 13th-20th May - Many charities (including CAFOD), faith groups and communities have come together to show that "HOPE is LOUDER than hate" in our society by acknowledging acts of hope and kindness. We are encouraged to carry out one or two of our own. For example: donating a fairly-trade item to our local food bank (supporting the people who grow the food and the people in the UK who need it most), helping in Christian Aid week by attending the coffee morning at St Paul's on Saturday 16th May or donating to the Corpus Christi bric a brac stall, supporting the CAFOD Sudan Appeal, taking steps to reduce our waste or use of fossil fuels or doing something of our own choice.

In May 2026, community and faith groups, plus charities big and small, will come together to celebrate and inspire A Million Acts of Hope across Britain. There is far more that connects us than divides us.

04/05/2026

Laudato Si' week - 17th-24th May is a worldwide celebration of prayer, reflection and action for our Common Home, commemorating the anniversary of Pope Francis's historic encyclical on the Care of Creation in 2015. This year's theme is From Hope to Action. We are called to be part of the Church's response by choosing our own appropriate action to act with our fellow Catholics in listening and responding to the Cry of the Earth and the Poor.

14/04/2026

CAFOD Lent Walk

A BIG THANKYOU to our parish Youth Group who walked 1,053.6km and their sponsors. They raised £1,541!

AND THANKYOU to our 3 (more mature) Walking Women, Ann, Kathy and Maureen, who walked 400km between them and raised £670 from sponsors - congratulations.

Funds raised will be used by CAFOD to help bring clean, safe water to communities around the world. Perhaps more parishioners will be tempted to take up the challenge in Lent next year...

21/03/2026

Parishioner Ann Wylie is making good progress with her Big Lent Walk for CAFOD, and you can sponsor her as she does the final days of this challenge here:

https://walk.cafod.org.uk/fundraising/anns-fundraising-page1117

Support Ann's fundraising page and donate to their page

17/03/2026

CAFOD Lent Fast Day - THANK YOU for your generous support for this appeal, helping our neighbours, such as Rejoice in South Sudan and Shorai in Zimbabwe, grow food under increasingly difficult conditions. The match-funding figure was reached with online giving by 1 March. Find out how your donations are helping to build a better world at

Your donations at Fast Days and throughout the year make all of our work possible.

10/03/2026

Some of our parishioners are participating in The Big Plastic Count this March – will you join them along with thousands of people taking part in the UK’s biggest people-powered investigation into household plastic waste. Sign up to take part:

The UK’s biggest people-powered investigation into household plastic waste.

28/02/2026

Please support parishioner Ann Wylie who is taking part in this year’s Big Lent Walk

https://walk.cafod.org.uk/fundraising/anns-fundraising-page1117

Support Ann's fundraising page and donate to their page

18/02/2026

CAFOD Lent Fast Day is on Friday 27th February when we're asked to be good neighbours by fasting and giving what we save to help others put food on their tables. Your donations can support families growing crops in difficult conditions - such as on flood-resistant floating gardens in South Sudan or by using solar-powered water pumps in Zimbabwe in times of drought.
Please collect a green CAFOD envelope from church and donate to the special collection next weekend or go online by scanning the QR code or at https://cafod.org.uk/fundraise/parishes/virtual-envelope . Or tap your card on the parish dona machine. Or text CAFODLENT to 70085 to donate £10. THANK YOU.
This Lent, a group of generous CAFOD supporters will be matching online donations - doubling the impact of your generosity!

You and your friends will be very welcome at a Soup Lunch served in the Keenan Rooms on fast day, Friday 27th from 12.15pm with donations to CAFOD - please tick the notice on the board in the Keenan Rooms lobby to help assess numbers attending.

Around the world – despite farmers’ best efforts – crops are failing and families are going hungry - but there is hope and there is a solution.

10/02/2026

CAFOD Lent Fast Day is on Friday 27th February when we're asked to fast and give what we save to help other families put food on their tables - particularly where crops are difficult to grow, on land affected by drought or floods.

Our appeal will be made next weekend 21st/ 22nd February when envelopes will be distributed for the collection the following weekend.

You (plus friends) are very welcome to join us for a Soup Lunch in the Keenan Rooms on fast day, Friday 27th at 12.15pm - (please tick the notice on the board in the Keenan Rooms lobby to help assess numbers attending).

31/01/2026

CAFOD Big Lent Walk Are you ready for a challenge this Lent? How about walking 200km over 40 days? Walk anytime, anywhere and raise funds through sponsorship for life-saving water. Either walk it all by yourself or with others in a small group. Find out more at https://walk.cafod.org.uk/ and sign-up for the challenge

Challenge yourself and take on The Big Lent Walk! Walk when and where you choose over 40 days, alone or with friends.

31/01/2026

CAFOD Lent Family Fast Day Briefing meeting for volunteers in our diocese (and interested parishioners) will take place in our parish Keenan Rooms on Saturday 14th February from 10.30 - 1.30, with refreshments beforehand and a soup lunch to finish. This is an opportunity to meet volunteers from other parishes and to find out more about the theme for this year's Lent Appeal - how communities are adapting their methods for growing food in climates affected by long-running drought and regular flooding. The focus will be on three countries - South Sudan, Bangladesh and Zimbabwe. ALL WELCOME - to help with preparations, please book either with our diocesan coordinator Andrea Hoyland by emailing her at [email protected] or parishioner Cathy at [email protected] or add your name to the list on our noticeboard.