Catholic Aid for Overseas Development

Working in more than sixty countries worldwide tackling poverty and injustice.

CAFOD is the international development agency of the Catholic Church in England and Wales and part of the global Caritas family.  It works in more than sixty countries worldwide to tackle poverty and injustice.

The Parish CAFOD Group was formed in 2000 with the following aims:

·         To raise awareness in the Parish about the work of CAFOD.

·         Organise social functions and other events to raise funds for CAFOD 

In the last ten years £42,168 for Cafod has been raised by the parish (in addition to Family Fast Day collections) through the following events: 

International Evening              60s/70s Night

CAFOD Dinners (Blends)         New Years Eve Party

French Evening                          Italian Evening

St. Patrick’s Night                      Quiz Nights

Auction of Promises                 Parish Sunday Lunch

Silver Jubilee Lunch                 London Night

Continental Breakfasts           Valentine’s Night

Disco                                           Cornish Evening

Mardi Gras                                 Art & Craft Fayre

Sponsored Slim                         Recycled Christmas Cards

Coppers for CAFOD                    African Evening

Lenten Lunches (CWL)

  Sacred Heart Parish CAFOD Group

Cheryl Daly                             Chris Frith                               Brenda Gilford

Vera Hickey                             Janet Jones                              Biddy Lovat

Mary Tomlin 

If you would like to join the CAFOD Group, please speak to any member.  You will be most welcome.

Alternatively contact the parish office on 01883 343241 or email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

For more information about the work of CAFOD visit their website at http://www.cafod.org.uk/

Helping to keep our Churches beautiful.

Volunteers needed!

• Can you spare 1 hour a week for a month, every 4 months? 
• The teams get together on a Wednesday or Thursday after Mass. 
• Are you able to help for special occasions (Christmas, Easter)? 

If you can answer YES to any of these questions then please contact us through the Parish Office on 01883 343241 or email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

Any help will be greatly appreciated.

Helping to keep our Churches beautiful

If you are creative or simply just want to give it a go, please sign up.

• We are a friendly group of volunteers working in teams.
• Each team is responsible for the Church flowers during a particular theme in the Church year.

Please contact the Parish Office if you are interested in joining us.

• Confirmation completes the rites of welcome into the Church and is aimed, primarily, at children in Year 10.
• Candidates participate in a number of sessions to help them prepare for Confirmation.
• At present we have four adults involved in the preparation programme.  We are on the look out for more volunteers.  If you are interested please contact the Parish Office.

For more information about the Confirmation
programme contact Fr. Kieran