Growing Old Grace-fully‘s has been hosting a series of six online events in 2024, on a variety of different themes exploring later life. The sixth and final of these events is on Finding Hope in Community and Parish Life on Tuesday 19th November. This afternoon session will start at 2.30pm and finish at… Continue reading
On Friday, 29 November, the House of Commons will hear the Second Reading of The Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill 2024-25. This is a Private Members Bill, introduced by Kim Leadbeater MP. This is a bill (a draft law) that would legalise medically assisted dying (assisted suicide) in… Continue reading
On Tuesday 22nd October, we held the 5th Growing Old Grace-fully online session of 2024, Spiritually Accompanying People with Dementia led by Rev. Dr. Joseph Cortis, co-author of Journeying Together: accompanying people living with dementia. Deacon Joe has a background in adult and mental health nursing which includes a long period as an… Continue reading
Growing Old Grace-fully‘s 5th online event of 2024 is Spiritually Accompanying People Living With Dementia on Tuesday 22nd October, 7:00-8:00pm. This is part of the series of online events How to be more Later Life Friendly in our parishes. The Zoom event, looking at the theological significance of dementia, is led… Continue reading
On Thursday 26th September, we held the 4th Growing Old Grace-fully online session of 2024, Hope in Later Life led by Paula Shanks and Father Donal Lucey. It was a very powerful reflection and we thank Paula and Fr Donal for leading it. You can watch the whole session on YouTube here. There… Continue reading
Silver Sunday is a national day in the UK celebrating older people, organised by held Age UK. It is held on the first Sunday in October and this year it will be Sunday 6th October. In the UK, it is also national Grandparents’ Day on the first Sunday in October,… Continue reading
The fourth of Growing Old Grace-fully‘s 2024 online sessions is Hope in Later Life on Thursday 26 September, 2:30pm with Fr Donal Lucey and Paula Shanks. The session, with reflections and music, will be led by Father Donal and Paula. Fr. Donal is a retired Catholic priest of the Leeds Diocese,… Continue reading
The third of Growing Old Grace-fully‘s 2024 online sessions was Learning From Each Other, hearing about great work already happening in the Diocese of Leeds. The session heard from the following people, who we warmly thank for their time and input. Each presentation is available online here: * Maureen Connolly from… Continue reading
Pope Francis established a World Day for Grandparents and the Elderly which took place for the first time on Sunday 25 July 2021. In 2024, the celebration is this this Sunday, 28 July – the Sunday closest to the Feast of Saints Joachim and Anne, Grandparents of Jesus. The theme chosen… Continue reading
Gracefully is written by Sister Kate Holmstrom, a Holy Child Sister, resident at a care home in Harrogate, who has just turned 85 years old. Sister Kate has contributed a number of pieces to Growing Old Grace-fully. Sister Kate introduces Gracefully as follows: “Many sights, gestures or even sounds may… Continue reading
