Forthcoming Events

For details of parishes, Masses, Prayer Resources and other events online see: www.indcatholicnews.com/news/39170

2024

OCTOBER

Tuesday 1 - Saturday 12 October 7.30. Saturday Matinee 2.30pm
London: The Dedication by Claire Novello
At the White Bear Theatre, 138 Kennington Park Road, London SE11 4DJ
Psychological drama about Alma, torn between marriage to the famous composer Gustav Mahler and younger less celebrated composer Alexander von Zemlinsky. Directed by Kenneth Michaels (Secretary of the Catholic Association of Performing Arts)
For more information and booking see: www.whitebeartheatre.co.uk

5-12 October
Boarbank Hall to host week on Care for Creation
All our events combine talks, prayer, time outdoors and social time.
For more information, see: www.boarbankhall.org.uk/whats-on/ or email Sr Margaret Atkins on margaret@boarbankhall.org.uk.

8-10 October
Cumbria: Hope in Health (for anyone involved in care or healthcare, to recharge the batteries
At Boarbank Hall
For the full programme and more details, see: https://boarbankhall.org.uk/whats-on/.

Wednesday 9 October 7pm
Cambridge: Five Year Birthday Celebration
Tickets for the celebration - a buffet and Ceilidh Dance - are available for a suggested donation of £20. Student rate is a suggested donation of £10. Children aged 13 and under, are free but must be accompanied by an adult. Join us for this special evening, enjoy the Ceilidh and support Radio Maria! Click here for your ticket.

Wednesday 9 October 10.20pm
BBC to screen 1984 nuclear bomb drama
See: www.indcatholicnews.com/news/50815

Saturday, 12 October 11am - 2pm
What Good News Study Day
Church of Christ the Eternal High Priest, Gidea Park
Or watch online at: www.whatgoodnews.org

Saturday, 12 October 10am - 4pm
London: International Day of Non Violence conference
At the FCJ Spirituality Centre, Saint Aloysius Convent, 32 Phoenix Road, London NW1 1TA. See: www.indcatholicnews.com/news/50767

Saturday 12 October 5.30pm
Cambridge: Faith and Drama Festival - 'Hints and Revelations'
At St Mark's Church, Barton Road, Newnham presented by Radius Religious Drama Society
For information and booking see: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/hints-and-revelations-radius-festival-of-drama-2024-tickets-915172905797. See also: www.indcatholicnews.com/news/50183

Saturday 12 October
Ninth Jerusalem Ball
Hosted by the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem, Lieutenancy of England and Wales
At the historic Gladstone Library, Two Whitehall Court, London SW1A 2EJ
Tickets are £175: https://jerusalemball.org.uk/tickets-2/
A limited number of tickets for under-35s is available at £135. Please e-mail jerusalemball@eohsj.org.uk for more information.

Saturday 12 October
Lancaster: 'BRINGING COMMUNITIES ALIVE'
at Lancaster Cathedral Social Centre, Balmoral Road, Lancaster, LA4 3BT
Speakers will include: Bishop Paul Swarbrick, Sir John Battle and Clare Dixon from CAFOD. You are most welcome to attend for some or all of the day but please bring your own lunch if you are attending over the lunchtime period. Tea and coffee will be provided. To register or find out more please contact Sue Grubic - ldfjsue@gmail.com or by text on 07791444417

Saturday 12 October 10.30am - 3.30pm
Surrey: Historic church tour
www.indcatholicnews.com/news/50590

Saturday, 12 October, 10am to 5pm
London: The world we want: A new agenda for peace and justice
At SOAS University of London, 10 Thornhaugh Street London WC1H 0XG
Bringing together experts, academics, MPs, trade unionists, and peace activists, to discuss the world we have now and how we can work together to create the world we want. Free, register to reserve your spot here

Saturday 12 October 10.30am
London: World, Worry & Climate Crisis
Opening to the promptings of Love and Silence using the Quaker 'Experiment with Light' practice
Being and Staying in the Still Centre of the Storm
At the Meditation Centre. See: www.meditatiocentrelondon.org

London: Annual candlelit Procession of Our Lady of Willesden
at the Shrine of Our Lady of Willesden,
1 Nicoll Road, London NW10
See: www.indcatholicnews.com/news/50794

Monday 14 October 12.45-2pm
Southern Dioceses Environment Network webinar
Website & Recordings from this and previous Meetings
https://westminsterjusticeandpeace.org/southern-dioceses-environment-network/

Tuesday 15 October 13.05
London: Mass for Stella Maris, celebrated by Bishop Paul Mason.
Church of the Immaculate Conception, Farm Street; 114 Mount Street, London W1K 3AH

Wednesday 16 October 6.30 - 9.30pm
London: Sonnets to Orpheus An exploration of Rilke's Spiritual Vision with Prof Mark S Burrows
At The Meditatio Centre, London and online. Tel020 7278 2070
Visit: www.meditatiocentrelondon.org/events

Thursday 17 October 6-8pm
London: National Vigil to remember all who died while homeless last year
Outside Downing Street. Organised by the Museum of Homelessness.

Saturday 19 October
The Third Annual Chopin Festival in London
at the Polish Social and Cultural Centre POSK, 238-246 King St, London W6 0RF.
GALA CONCERT with Aleksandra Świgut In the POSK Theatre at 18.00
Tickets at EVENTBRITE: www.eventbrite.co.uk/cc/the-chopin-festival-2024-3546829

Sunday, 20 October 3pm-5pm
Bournemouth: Public Talk: 'The Maronite Christians in the Holy Land'
St Thomas More Catholic Church, 42 Exton Road, Iford, Bournemouth, Dorset, BH6 5QG
Featuring a distinguished panel of expert contributors, attending both in person and via live video link from the Holy Land.
Ticket Price: £7 per person or £10 per familyParking: Free parking available
For more information and to secure your tickets, please visit www.ticketsource.co.uk/guildford-district-knights-of-st-columba

Tuesday 22 and Wednesday 23 October from 10am to 1pm and 1.30pm to 4pm.
London: 175th Anniversary Exhibition at Farm Street Church
This special exhibition hosted by the British Jesuit Archives explores the early history and development of the church and building, the effects of the Second World War and aspects of parish life, as well as notable Jesuits associated with the church. A special display in the Sacred Heart Chapel offers a look at the work of four of the church's architects: Joseph John Scoles, Augustus Pugin, Henry Clutton, and WH Romaine Walker. Access to the exhibition is via the church. Please speak to the steward at the back of the church, who will direct you. For more information, visit www.jesuitarchives.co.uk or contact archives@jesuit.org.uk

25-27 October
Cumbria: Our Lady in Latin (learning about the language and the music
At Boarbank Hall
For the full programme and more details, see: https://boarbankhall.org.uk/whats-on/.

29 October to 1 November
Pilgrimage to National Trust AGM
Starts near the site of the Sycamore Gap Tree and ends in Newcastle upon Tyne, to allow attendance inside/outside the NT AGM on 2 November (to encourage the National Trust to cease banking with Barclays). 8-10 miles walking each day, following Hadrian's wall on Day 1. Hostel accommodation, and bus ride (to cover some of the distance) planned.

31 October - Sunday 3 November
Catholic People's Week Alton Castle
Eat, Pray, Love
See: www.indcatholicnews.com/news/49327

25 October
Stonyhurst: Catholics in Fundraising annual conference
Details to follow

NOVEMBER

Friday, 1 November 7 - 8.30pm
Inaugural Westminster Justice and Peace Lecture
Guest Speaker - Baroness Scotland, Commonwealth General Secretary 'Delivering Peace in a Multi Polar World'
At the Catholic Church of the Immaculate Conception, Mayfair
114 Mount Street London W1K 3AH
To book see: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/inaugural-westminster-justice-and-peace-lecture-tickets-1007536106617?aff=oddtdtcreator

Saturday 2 November 10.30am - 4pm
Speaking the Silent Word: Lessons in Emptying Ourselves
A day with Meister Eckhart and the Zen Masters
At the Meditatio Centre, London and online
See: www.meditatiocentrelondon.org

Wednesday 6 November 6.30pm
London: Learning to Meditate - a four week course with Marcus Duran
only at The Meditatio Centre
See: www.meditatiocentrelondon.org

Thursday 7 November 11am -1pm
London: Service of Commemoration for those who have died homeless in the last year - 'Coming Home'
At St Martin in the Fields, Trafalgar Square
If you would like someone's name to be read at this service - please contact this address before 4 November.

Monday 11 November 12.45-2pm
Southern Dioceses Environment Network webinar
Website & Recordings from this and previous Meetings
https://westminsterjusticeandpeace.org/southern-dioceses-environment-network/

Saturday 23 November
Sheffield: Hallam Bethlehem Ball - Dinner and Dance in aid of the Bethlehem Care & Hospice Trust
Venue: Niagara Conference and Leisure Centre, Niagara Road,Sheffield S6 1LU
For tickets and more information email: trustee@bcandht.org

Saturday, 23 November, 6pm
London: The English launch of The Great Search by the internationally renowned Celtic teacher John Philip Newell
plus an introductory talk with reception and book signing.
At The Meditatio Centre, Myddelton Square, London EC1R 1XX
Registration £10. For enquiries, please contact Kate Middleton meditatio@wccm.org

Saturday, 23 November 10.15 to 12am
Godalming Surrey: Talk 'Ladywell: A Global Journey of Faith:- The Life and Mission of the Franciscan Sisters'
At the Franciscan Centre Ladywell. Sister Jane Bertelsen, Congregational Leader of the Franciscan Missionaries of the Divine Motherhood, will share the rich history and global mission of the FMDM. Tickets £5 per person; £12 for a group of three, under 25s free of charge. Advance booking recommended via Ticketsource with proceeds supporting both Ladywell Convent and the Guildford and District Knights of St Columba.

DECEMBER

6-8 December
Boarbank Hall to host Advent Hope in Health weekend
All our events combine talks, prayer, time outdoors and social time.
For more information, see: www.boarbankhall.org.uk/whats-on/ or email Sr Margaret Atkins on margaret@boarbankhall.org.uk.

Monday 9 December 12.45-2pm
Southern Dioceses Environment Network webinar
Website & Recordings from this and previous Meetings
See: https://westminsterjusticeandpeace.org/southern-dioceses-environment-network/

2025

2-5 May
Cumbria: Craft Weekend at Boarbank Hall
For the full programme and more details, see: https://boarbankhall.org.uk/whats-on/.

12-17 May
Boarbank Hall to host Two Wings and Some Prayers
All our events combine talks, prayer, time outdoors and social time.
For more information, see: www.boarbankhall.org.uk/whats-on/ or email Sr Margaret Atkins on margaret@boarbankhall.org.uk.