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A church on fire – A presentation to the Diocese on missionary disciples
What a great day the 1st May turned out to be as over 200 people joined us for our clergy/laity day on making missionary disciples to spearhead our parishes becoming more missionary in attitude and activity. The gathering on zoom was led by Michael Dopp, international...
LAUDATO SI’ WEEK 2021 16-24 MAY
‘O all you works of the Lord, O bless the Lord. To him be highest glory and praise for ever.’ Daniel 3:57 Laudato Si’ Week 2021, to be held May 16-24, will be the crowning event of the Special Laudato Si’ Anniversary Year, and a celebration of the great progress the...
Intergenerational Linking – Care Home Friends and Neighbours
Caritas Plymouth, in partnership with Plymouth CAST Multi-Academy Trust, has started an ambitious 18-month funded project as part of an exciting national initiative known as Care Home Friends and Neighbours: Intergenerational Linking, which promotes young people’s...
“Bishop Mark on Thy Kingdom Come and the Pentecost Novena”
THY KINGDOM COME Evangelisation Bishop’s Message for Thy Kingdom Come Tuesday, April 27th, 2021 @ 1:12 pm Bishop Mark O'Toole, Chair of the Bishops' Conference's Department for Evangelisation and Discipleship, is supporting the global prayer initiative 'Thy Kingdom...
Bishops Reflect on the Day of the Lord
Bishops Reflect on the Day of the Lord In a reflection entitled, The day of the Lord, the Bishops of England and Wales have thanked the Catholic community for all that is being done to animate and share our Catholic faith during this challenging time of COVID. They...
“Bishop Mark encourages Diocese in Care of our Common Home”
My dear brother and sisters, I would like to share our first Diocesan Environmental Policy with you. This was agreed by the Diocesan Trustees in January 2021. The policy is intended as a source of guidance and support to parishes and schools in their work to...
Message from Bishop Mark on the announcement of the death of Prince Philip
Message from +Mark O’Toole, Bishop of Plymouth I offer my deepest sympathy and my prayers for Her Majesty the Queen, and the entire Royal family, upon the death of Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh. His links to the South-West were strong, and we give thanks...
Justice and Peace Conference 2021
Do you want to be a young adult representative for the Diocese of Plymouth at the national Justice and Peace conference in July 2021? As part of our focus on the environment this year, Caritas Plymouth would like to sponsor two young adult Catholics from the Diocese...
St. Edward’s school celebrates 30 years
On the Feast of St. Edward the Martyr, 18th of March, St. Edward’s school celebrated 30 years of its new foundation as a joint church school. Whilst we would ordinarily have looked forward to welcoming - (Bishop Mark O'Toole, Bishop of Plymouth, Bishop Nicholas...
Diocesan Day on Missionary Discipleship and Missionary Parishes
Ist May – Book now. Bishop Mark O'Toole International Speaker Michael Dopp. About this Event Your Parish. Your Church. What does the future hold? Bishop Mark has invited Michael Dopp to draw on the themes of Missionary Discipleship as emphasised in the document, "A...
National Day of Reflection for COVID-19 Tuesday 23rd March 2021
CATHOLIC BISHOPS’ CONFERENCE OF ENGLAND AND WALES Statement from the Presidency of the Bishops’ Conference on the National Day of Reflection for COVID-19 Tuesday 23rd March 2021 We welcome the designation of Tuesday 23rd March as a National Day of Reflection to mark...
Intergenerational Linking – a new Caritas Plymouth project
Caritas Plymouth, in partnership with Plymouth CAST Multi-Academy Trust, is embarking on an ambitious 18-month funded project as part of an exciting national initiative known as Care Home Friends and Neighbours: Intergenerational Linking, which promotes young people’s...
Bishop Mark’s Statement to Holy Angels about the future of the parish.
Statement to Holy Angels Church, Chelston and to The Assumption of Our Lady Church, Abbey Road – 7th March 2021 Bishop Mark’s Statement to Holy Angels about the future of the parish. Bishop Mark visited Holy Angels, Chelston for Mass on the morning of Sunday, 7th...
Vicariate of Evangelisation & Catechesis
Meet the team... Read all about our team and what they do, and how you can get involved. Evangelium 1
Bishop Mark greets those receiving the Sacraments at Easter
Bishop Mark greets those receiving the Sacraments at Easter
LENTEN RESOURCES 2021
Attached are a list of on line resources that you might like to use to assist you on your Lenten journey . There are a mixture of universal and local resources for your edification. LENTEN RESOURCES 2021 ...
Welcome the Stranger St Bakhita Event Report
On Monday 8th February 2021 around 100 people came together to reflect and pray on the subject of refugees, migration and modern slavery. The event was joined by Bishop Declan Lang and Bishop Mark O’Toole. Bishop Declan reminded us that ‘trafficking and the problem of...
“Bishop Mark invites all to be “super-spreaders of the Gospel”
Bishop invites all to be “super-spreaders of the Gospel” and not of the virus. The Bishop of Plymouth, Bishop Mark O’Toole, in a Homily at Plymouth Cathedral on Sunday, 14th February, invited all to be ‘super-spreaders of the Gospel’, not of the virus. Reflecting on...
Bishop Mark’s words at Welcome the Stranger Event.
Bishop Mark’s words at Welcome the Stranger Event. At an event marking the Day of Prayer for Victims of Modern Slavery, on 8th February, the Feast of St Josephine Bakhita, Bishop Mark gave a reflection on the Parable of the Good Samaritan and Chapter 2 of Pope...
ALBERT GUBAY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION – CARITAS PLYMOUTH CRISIS FUND
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Plymouth has received a further £40,000 in February 2021 from the Albert Gubay Charitable Foundation to provide support to individuals and families struggling with financial hardship due to the current pandemic. This money is part of a...
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