Caritas East Anglia Festival in Peterborough Deanery

Over the last two years Caritas East Anglia has held festivals in each Deanery, the sixth festival was held in St John Fisher Catholic High School in Peterborough on 1 November.

Every festival starts with Mass, followed by an opportunity to meet representatives from groups involved in social action within the deanery over refreshments. Groups represented include local organisations, national and global organisations. Caritas festivals are part of Caritas East Anglia’s ongoing mission to support and coordinate social outreach in the diocese. They celebrate the contributions faith-based and charitable organisations make to the community, locally, nationally and internationally, foster connections between them and encourage local people to get involved.

Organisations represented in Peterborough were: Angel Tree; CAFOD; Citizens UK Peterborough; Hope into Action Peterborough; Modern Slavery; Peterborough Foodbank; Stella Maris; St Oswald’s Friendship Meals Group; SVP and UCM.

Each festival has been joyful and inspiring. The Peterborough festival was no exception, after an intimate and moving Mass in the school chapel attendees moved to the school hall for dialogue over refreshments provided by the Union of Catholic Mothers.

David Livesey, Caritas East Anglia Administrator said, “As with all our festivals, there was much to celebrate and learn from about the ways in which the homeless, hungry and lonely in Peterborough are being supported and encouraged to voice their concerns. Hopefully this raised awareness will lead to more involvement by the Catholic community of Peterborough in these valuable organisations”.

The next Caritas festival is on 6 December and is for the Bury St Edmunds deanery. It will be held at St Edmund, King and Martyr Church, 21 Westgate Street, Bury St Edmunds, IP33 1QG starting with Mass at 10am.

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