Operation Christmas Child at Hanley

Parishioners of Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Hanley collected shoeboxes of toys for children, which will be sent to the Crimea and Romania as Christmas Gifts for children who might otherwise receive no presents.
The shoebox appeal is run by Samaritan's Purse (www.operationchristmaschild.org.uk) and involves groups from all over the country who collect toys, toiletries and other small gifts for children in parts of the world which are in extreme poverty at Christmas time.
The is the third year now that Sacred Heart, Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent has taken part in the appeal.
Pictured are Tina Natallelo and Shirley Weatherby, members of the Union of Catholic Mothers at Sacred Heart.

More pictures - at higher resolution - are available at http://tinyurl.com/opxchild

UCM AGM at Sacred Heart

On Wednesday November 12th Sacred Heart hosted the AGM of North Staffordshire Union of Catholic Mothers. Shirley Weatherby from Sacred Heart was elected the Secretary to the Deanery UCM.

More photos can be seen here: http://tinyurl.com/ucmagm

Social Centre - Bar to reopen.

This weekend (2nd November) the Social Club will agree terms and sign a contract for the Bar in the Centre to be run as a franchise. The bar is likely to reopen in about a fortnight’s time.

Credit Crunch

Fr Peter was interviewed this morning speaking on Radio Stoke about the effect of the Credit Crunch on Churches. You can listen again here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/stoke/faith

BBC invite BNP to SOT?

It is reported that the BBC have invited Nick Griffin, leader of the racist BNP, to Stoke on Trent for a recording of the Question Time programme on Thursday 16th October. At present the BBC are not disclosing the location for the recording. http://tinyurl.com/3h6nkx

BNP invite BNP to SOT?

It is reported that the BBC have invited Nick Griffin, leader of the racist BNP, to Stoke on Trent for a recording of the Question Time programme on Thursday 16th October. At present the BBC are not disclosing the location for the recording. http://tinyurl.com/3h6nkx

The Icon of St Paul

Sacred Heart is a minor place of pilgrimage to St Paul over the next
week.  The Diocesan Icon of St Paul is now in the Church. There will be
prayers at Mass each day, and an afternoon of prayer on Saturday
October 11th, beginning after the 12.05pm Mass and ending with
Benediction at 4pm.