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Youth
• Catenians financially support Catholic Youth aged 16 to 25 through the Bursary Fund as well as specific events such as Flame, host to some 9000 youngsters at Wembley Arena.
• We recently provided 75,000 multi-coloured rosaries complete with a short instruction card “How to pray the rosary” for young children learning to pray the rosary during their religious studies.
• We organise and run an annual Public Speaking Contest for Secondary Schools. The benefits to the contestants are increased confidence, the ability to get their point across, analysis of the subject (so better knowledge), self-esteem and a commitment to complete the task. For the school: assistance by the Catenians in a subject which will assist the contestant in interviews and progress in a career, local publicity for the school and an immense pride by parents who are invited to the contest.
Faith
• The Association frequently has organized Pilgrimages to the Holy Land, Walsingham, Rome and elsewhere.
• A “Faith Matters” Group sits on the GB National Council.
• Its Chairman interfaces with Bishop John Arnold, representing the Bishops’ Conference, and is currently responding to Bishop John’s Challenge to help the training of Catechists in every Parish where the Diocesan Bishop asks for assistance.
• The Association responds to specific requests from their local Bishop,
• Brothers in the Midlands set up ‘Friends of the Holy Land’, also supported by the Anglican Community. West Somerset continues to add their support to FHL.
• A new Circle has been founded in Nazareth and hopes are high for another in Bethlehem.
• On occasion our National President visits the Cardinal and the Chair of the Faith Matters Group represents the Association at Hierarchy Social Functions.
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