A message from Clifton Diocese - RE Adviser - Schools & Colleges Department
The department are seeking to expand the team by appointing a part time, term-time colleague, to support the RE Led in securing high-quality Catholic education across the Diocese that ensures and supports the preservation of Catholic Schools. Experience in secondary and/or post 16 schools would be an advantage.
The successful candidate will have recent and relevant experience of teaching and/or advising in RE in Catholic schools, with a willingness to contribute to both Primary and Secondary/post-16 work of the Diocesan team.
The applicant will be knowledgeable about the new Religious Education Directory, the Prayer & Liturgy Directory, and experience as a CSI inspector would be an advantage. You should be confident in designing and delivering training, as well as conducting accurate reviews of schools.
The role will be 2 days per week, 39 weeks per year, based at Alexander House, Bristol, but will require extensive travel around the Diocese, as well as some evening work.
For further information and application form, visit Clifton Diocese website:
Closing date for applications: Midnight, 22nd June 2025
If you would like to discuss the role further, please contact Mary Cox, Director of Schools and Colleges or Louise White, RE Lead, on 0117 902 5590.
Day for Life
This Trinity Sunday (15th June), we will be celebrating with dioceses in Scotland & Ireland. In this Jubilee year, the theme is “Hope Does Not Disappoint – Finding Meaning in Suffering”, which allows us to reflect on the redemptive aspect of enduring suffering through hope, & accompanying others in their pain, like the Good Samaritan.
Along with raising awareness on life issues, the Day for Life has its own Fund. A second collection is made to fund projects & organisations which promote Christian respect for life from conception to natural death, in a number of ways.
Just 11 days to go until our annual Community Catch Up sponsored by April's Flower Patch and we are all praying hard for lovely weather so we can enjoy Steam Traction Engine Rides around our school grounds!
We are delighted to have Richard and his beautiful old traction engine visiting us so all ages can enjoy this amazing piece of historical transport.
Come on down to the event on Saturday 14th June from 11am until 3pm for a great day out for all, with things to see, do, eat, drink and buy!
We are delighted to have Richard and his beautiful old traction engine visiting us so all ages can enjoy this amazing piece of historical transport.
Come on down to the event on Saturday 14th June from 11am until 3pm for a great day out for all, with things to see, do, eat, drink and buy!
Get ready to see the most wonderful explosions of colour!
The children in our fabulous Pre-school were invited to enter our 'Community Catch Up' poster competition and just look at these results!!! We thank and congratulate Alba, Alfie, Amanda, Artie, Evelyn, Jaiyeola, Leia, Leo, Lola, Olaedo, Ollie, Pavanveer, Rares, Stanley and Winter for these AMAZING posters! (There was clearly a VERY creative painting afternoon in the school! ❤️)
See you all at the Community Catch Up on Saturday 14th June with St Augustine's Pre-school running a play area for the little ones with added games and sand art crafts.
The children in our fabulous Pre-school were invited to enter our 'Community Catch Up' poster competition and just look at these results!!! We thank and congratulate Alba, Alfie, Amanda, Artie, Evelyn, Jaiyeola, Leia, Leo, Lola, Olaedo, Ollie, Pavanveer, Rares, Stanley and Winter for these AMAZING posters! (There was clearly a VERY creative painting afternoon in the school! ❤️)
See you all at the Community Catch Up on Saturday 14th June with St Augustine's Pre-school running a play area for the little ones with added games and sand art crafts.
To mark Volunteers’ Week (2 June - 8 June), which is a time to celebrate and thank the millions of UK volunteers, we would love to pass on our deepest gratitude to every single person who gives their time, efforts, talents and skills to make St Augustine’s Parish Community thrive.
Did you know we have approx 120 people who take on some form of volunteering role in our church!
From Musicians to Ministers of Holy Communion, from Church Welcomers to Flower Group members, from Sacristans to Church Cleaners, from Readers to Refreshments, from Committee Members to Collection Counters, Emergency Stewards and so much more, we have a WONDERFULLY involved and vibrant parish community, of which we are very proud!
Thank you all! Dziękuję , 多謝你 , Merci, дякую , Danke, 감사합니다 Grazie, Děkuju , dankie, obrigado, diolch, Daalụ , go raibh maith agat, e dupe......
Our Annual Summer Event, the 'St Augustine's Community Catch Up', is next Saturday - only 1 week & a bit to go!
"But how can I help?" I hear you ask... what a great question!
Well, if you have:
a new/unopened bottle,
box of chocs/biscuits
or an unwanted/new gift to donate, we can use them on our Tombola stall.
Any spare plants or seedlings would be wonderful for the plant stall,
or any home made jams or chutneys for our Parish Project stall.
Please bring all donations to the Presbytery. Thank you!
Plus, you fabulous cake makers - any chance you could bring some cakes on the day for the tea and cake stall?
Thank you all so much for your generous help to make this annual fundraiser a success ❤️
Our Community Catch Up is proudly sponsored by April's Flower Patch
Reflections for Pentecost Sunday Year C from Deacon Vincent.
1st Reading from the Acts of the Apostles 2: 1-11.
Now we see the Spirit in action with a mighty wind driving the story on, changing people’s lives, driving Saul and Peter and the rest of them to the ends of the earth. Opposition is overcome signs, wonders and healing accompany the Gospel. Tongues of fire stands as a symbol for the speeches, we can see how the Gospel is proclaimed in all the various languages on Pentecost, and how Stephen, Peter and Paul cannot be prevented from speaking of Jesus to everyone they meet. The places that the people represented make a great ring around the Ancient Near East. The energy of the Spirit arouses opposition as well as driving the story onwards. The work of God is being done. There is an air of excitement throughout the Acts as we hear about the amazing spread of the Church in its’ infancy.
Psalm 104(103): 1, 24, 29-30,31, 34.
A song in praise of God’s creation. The source and summit of our existence.
2nd Reading from the Letter of St. Paul to the Romans 8: 8-17.
We are made aware of the two realms, death and the world of the Spirit. He brings out what the spirit can do. We notice how Paul gives the central position to the Resurrection. Paul moves rapidly from speaking of flesh and death to speaking about the realm of the Spirit, which moves us out of slavery, fear and death into “freedom”, and adoption as heirs. It was a common practice in Rome for a Master to adopt an heir from outside of the family. Paul uses this to illustrate what God has done for us through Jesus Resurrection and the gift of the Spirit. It is the Spirit that allows us to cry out “Abba, Father” as adopted sons and daughters of God.
The Holy Gospel according to John 14: 15-16, 23-26.
Jesus places the centrality of “Love” in his new dispensation. We must love each other and so be loved by the Father; John uses that beautiful phrase “If anyone loves Jesus, the Father will love them, and both Jesus and God will make their home in them.” What an amazing thought to ponder over and reflect upon. Jesus prepares us to receive the Spirit (the Helper or the Paraclete), who will teach us everything and remind us of everything that Jesus had said to his disciples. So, we become vessels of the Blessed Trinity. Now that is something “Awesome” for us to contemplate and meditate upon. We really are a people Thrice blessed by the Three in One.
May we illustrate the great Blessing bestowed upon us by our Lives.
Deacon Vincent.
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