On a wet Thursday May lunchtime Rachel Walker, GOG’s recently retired Worker, and I went to see a play that was part of Leeds International Festival, featuring a GOG Trustee, Ann West. It was a powerful play called “Talkin’ Bout My Generation.” The ages of the Cast ranged from 62… Continue reading
It’s been said that death is the last taboo and certainly in our heavily medicalised approach to dying we seem to have lost some of our skills for dealing with the end if life. How many people have seen a dead body, how many people have been with someone who… Continue reading
This week aims to encourage open and honest discussion about the end of Life. The Dying Matters website is a great resource as is the Art of Dying well Home – The Art of Dying Well Continue reading
Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. Philippians 4:6 What next for Growing Old Grace-fully We are so grateful for the generous support of the (international) Society of the Sacred Heart, as well… Continue reading
I am leaving the role of Growing Old Grace-fully‘s (GOG) Project Co-ordinator and April is officially my last month. I am sad to be leaving but I am also immensely grateful for my time with GOG as I have learnt so much from our management committee, all of whom are… Continue reading
Thank you to everyone who made me so welcome this month. Nearly 30 parishioners, including members of the Women’s Group and SVP members, met on a rather blustery Wednesday evening this month at Sacred Heart and St Patrick’s Parish Centre in Sowerby Bridge to … Continue reading
Sister Catherine Houlihan SP died peacefully on Saturday 23rd February. She was known to many in the Diocese of Leeds. She had been an inspirational Headteacher and in Bishop David Konstant’s time was Vicar for Religious. She had also been responsible for bringing the Beginning Experience – a Catholic programme… Continue reading
Please pray for the family and friends of Sr Catherine Houlihan SP, who died peacefully in Selly Park last Saturday 23rd February. Sr Catherine’s Funeral will be at St Paul’s Convent, Selly Park, Birmingham on Thursday 14th March at 11am. For more details, please call St Mary B Potter… Continue reading
Transition into Later Life is a two-day course aimed at anyone who is thinking about retirement soon, or in a few years, and wants to prepare positively for the coming changes is being offered in Leeds in April and June. Leeds Older People’s Forum “Time to Shine” is offering an… Continue reading
Robert Neil Butler (January 21, 1927 – July 4, 2010) was a physician, gerontologist, psychiatrist, and author, who was the first director of the National Institute on Aging. Butler is known for his work on the social needs and the rights of older people and for his research on healthy… Continue reading
