Easter Newsletter 2022

9 SPRING NEWSLETTER 2022 CONFIRMATION PROGRAMME 2022 The partnership confirmation programme for 2022 started off on 24th February in the Thornleigh chapel. The service coordinated by the Deanery clergy and Thornleigh Salesian College was well participated by candidates preparing for confirmation. The Chaplaincy with the support of the RE Department and other staff members want to share the faith and resources with our young people who are preparing in the Deanery for the Sacramental Programme. Ove r 70 students have signed to be part of the programme. Deanery clergy and catechists also attended the programme. Hopefully Bishop John will confirm the candidates on 23rd June, 2022. LENT 2022 - ASH WEDNESDAY The Holy Father, Pope Francis had invited the whole world with these words, “I invite everyone to make March 2, Ash Wednesday, a day of fasting for peace. “I encourage believers in a special way to devote themselves intensely to prayer and fasting on that day. May the Queen of Peace preserve the world from the madness of war.” Fo llowing the invitation of Pope Francis, it was made possible for Ash Wednesday to be celebrated as a day of prayer for world peace. Along with Ash Wednesday services for the school community, during lunch time there was exposition of the Blessed Sacrament with a chance to light a candle and to pray for peace. An evening Ash Wednesday Holy Mass was also held in the chapel. Thornleigh chaplaincy is becoming younger and more international with a new addition to the team – Salesian Brother Sixtus joining it. He has come from an experience of working in West Africa to England to share and to learn in his formation to be a Salesian priest. He will be working at the college during this academic year in the Chaplaincy Team. You are most welcome to Thornleigh, Sixtus. WELCOME TO BRO SIXTUS Chaplaincy would like to wish you and your families a very happy and blessed Easter. The message of Easter is PEACE and HOPE, the resurrected Lord may bring peace and hope into the lives of people of Ukraine. We shall specially remember and pray for those suffering due to war. Ho pe you and your dear ones have a well-deserved rest and time to meet with families and friends whom we have missed in the past years due to Covid. May the Risen Christ bless us all. Happy Easter 2022. UKRAINE WAR AND SUPPORT – SHOE BOX The Ukraine War has brought untold pain and suffering in the lives of people. T he school community took up the cause immediately to support, to pray and to raise resources for the people who are in this difficult situation. Bolton has a Ukrainian Chaplaincy led by Fr Ewhen Nebesniak, a Salesian priest. We are coordinating our support with the chaplaincy and sending off Shoe Box collections to families in Ukraine. We have also joined the Salesians of the UK in raising funds through just giving. Do join to support the Salesian work in Ukraine. The season of Lent is a time for prayer and reconciliation. T he KS3 students had their opportunity to have a time set apart during the RE lessons to attend the reconciliation service. The whole service was aimed to bring forgiveness of God into our lives, when we forgive others and ourselves. They were all given three simple words to follow in day life: Say please, thank you and sorry. RECONCILIATION SERVICES FOR KS3