Sue McDermott, voluntary Non-Executive Director of a national bereavement charity, received the OBE from the Queen on 13 October.   The honour recognises a lifetime of service to e[...]

The Sheffield Lay Carmel annual day of recollection on Saturday, 14 October at Kirk Edge Monastery once again welcomed Fr Andrew Browne to celebrate the Mass.   His homily on St Te[...]

Our Lady of the Assumption parish in Stainforth recently hosted a BBQ for local asylum seekers and refugees. Well over a hundred people attended, sharing an excellent BBQ cooked by[...]

Robert and Betty McGibbon recently celebrated their Golden Wedding Anniversary. (They were married on 16 September, 1967).   They were surprised and delighted to receive a Papal Bl[...]

The Diocese of Hallam now has six men preparing for ordination as permanent deacons.   They are among thirty-seven students from six dioceses taking part in the Northern Dioceses d[...]

Bishop Ralph and the Mayor of Chesterfield, Councillor Maureen Davenport, attended a Medaille Trust presentation on modern slavery and human trafficking on 18 October, Anti-Slavery[...]

The tenth annual Diocesan Charity Night was again a success, albeit that the numbers were down slightly and the amount raised for charity this year was less than anticipated. The L[...]

On 4 July golfers from Lancashire, Hampshire, Hertfordshire, Wiltshire, Derbyshire, Yorkshire and Mexico played in the Hallam (Bethlehem) Fund’s Charity Golf Day. Those playing at [...]

At the Diocesan Union of Catholic Mothers meeting in October, members were treated to an inspiring talk and powerpoint illustration by Mr Vincent Donlan, a CAFOD volunteer, and his[...]

On Sunday, 22 October a particularly ‘heart-warming’ event took place at FabRico coffee shop, Soresby Street, Chesterfield as locals and parishioners enjoyed a bowl of porridge in [...]