12 January 2017 Dame Sheila Quinn, who died on 8 December 2016, was born in Blackpool, England and educated at Layton Hill Holy Child Convent School, now St Mary’s Catholic Academy. She trained as a nurse at Lancaster Royal Infirmary and so began a remarkable and distinguished career in the nursing profession. Throughout her career […]
January 15, 2017 marks the 208th anniversary of the birth of Cornelia Connelly, an American-born wife and mother and a zealous convert who became the founder of the Society of the Holy Child Jesus in England in 1846. View a complete timeline of her life by clicking here and read about her story here and […]
Dec. 21, 2016 The Society’s general chapter of 2016 calls us all to address the root causes of violence, war, human trafficking and the myriad humanitarian and environmental crises of our time and respond to them collaboratively through actions in accord with our spirit and mission: education, political and social advocacy, direct action, prayer and […]
30 November 2016 By Anne Stewart, SHCJ The city of Blackpool accepted 56 Syrian Refugees with equal numbers of males and females, and they arrived here at the end of September. They are living in 10 households in 3 streets very near the town centre. They have come pretty much in family groups and are […]
23 November 2016 By Philomena Grimley, SHCJ I recently returned from a meeting of the UK Africa-Europe Faith and Justice Network in Crewe in England. It turned out to be a most inspiring experience as I happily told the group at the end of the final session and I want to share some of it […]
26 October 2016 By Maria Dinnendahl, SHCJ Mayfield School in East Sussex, England recently celebrated the Society’s Feast – as Foundress’ Day – on Friday 14th October as the students departed for Half-Term, the autumn holidays, that afternoon. So the next day Mayfield School should have been deserted and quiet. However, some months ago Richard […]
27 September 2016 On September 10 some members of the Holy Child community celebrated the Golden Jubilees of Cecilia Snape and Marguerite Bouteloup and the Diamond Jubilees of Madeline Mulrennan and Margaret Leonard at Apley Grange in Harrogate, England. This event was attended by SHCJ members, family and friends. Mass was celebrated by Monsignor Pat […]
24 August 2016 The Society of the Holy Child Jesus has made the global refugee crisis a priority for its prayer and action. The Society’s European Province is using funds from a recent sale of property in Preston, England, to fund projects that work with displaced people. One of organizations receiving a donation is Revive, […]
10 August 2016 By Anne Stewart, SHCJ The eight new Step Into the Gap volunteers recently had their induction in London at Romero House. We have twin sisters on the programme this year so this is a first for us! Nothing is finally settled yet, but it looks as if the international placements will be […]
