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Bishop presides over Mass for altar servers

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Bishop Mark Davies of Shrewsbury presided at a special Mass for the altar servers of St Peter’s, Stalybridge, and surrounding parishes and their families and friends. In his homily the Bishop spoke of asking some altar aervers how to increase [...]

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Cheshire students tackle the Three Peaks

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  By Jonathan Smalley, senior head boy of Blessed Thomas Holford Catholic College Sixth Form, Altrincham, and Rory Claydon, senior deputy head boy. The Yorkshire Three Peaks was both a physically and mentally demanding task however the walk itself was [...]

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Peter Gordon RIP

Peter Gordon

Director of the Catholic Children’s Society 26th February 1946  – 10th March 2012.   The Society’s Mission Statement is: In the spirit of the Gospel we work with children and families to build strong and supportive communities wherever there is [...]

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Forty Days for Life

Forty Days for Life

Rachel Rogers, a parishioner of St Peter’s Church, Stalybridge, Cheshire, writes about the 40 Days for Life initiative which is being staged for the first time in Manchester: Outside the Marie Stopes clinic in Fallowfield, prayer vigil volunteers gather for [...]

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Minister praises Stockport Catholic school

Minister praises Stockport Catholic school

A Government Minister has praised a Stockport Catholic high school for achieving a place on the list of the top 100 schools in the country for sustained improvement. Nick Gibb, the Minister of State for Schools, wrote a letter of [...]

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Schoolboy chef reaches Chester finals

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Talented St Paul’s pupil, Kameron McDowell, outshone other budding young masterchefs when he cooked his way to success in the Manchester round of the Cheshire Young Chef competition. Kameron, a year 10 GCSE Food and Nutrition pupil from St Paul’s [...]

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