December, 2025
Salesian Academy of St John Bosco - Back to the Future
Posted: Fri, 19 Dec 2025 11:20
To celebrate the 40th anniversary since its release, The Salesian Academy of St John Bosco, have produced their Christmas show about 'Back to the Future'.
Involving Students and Staff, watch the tale of how a Nativity Set gets Marty McFly 'Back to the Future'!
Sunday Reflection - 4th Sunday of Advent (Year A)
Posted: Thu, 18 Dec 2025 09:11
Our first reading today, detailing the encounter between God and Ahaz at a difficult time for him and his people, paves the way for Matthew's Christmas story in which the Evangelist quotes the Lord's promise. Our Gospel reading omits the final verse of Matthew's text: "she gave birth to her son. And Joseph named him Jesus." It's omitted, I presume, because today isn't Christmas Day. But it does mean...
Sixth form students bring festive joy to local pensioners
Posted: Wed, 17 Dec 2025 11:08
Yesterday [Tuesday 16 December], students at St John Bosco Arts College Sixth Form hosted a pensioners' party to spread Christmas cheer to local residents.
The party was attended by over 100 members of the community who were served a traditional three-course Christmas dinner by St John Bosco's sixth formers, before enjoying an afternoon of entertainment arranged by students that included bingo and a...
Battersea Day of Reflection
Posted: Wed, 17 Dec 2025 10:45
Kairos Centre: Saturday 13th December – The Salesian community of Battersea came together for a day of recollection, pausing to reflect and prepare spiritually for the coming of Christ in this Advent season. Also taking time out for recollection were all the members of the Provincial Council.
During Mass led by Fr. Gerry, Provincial, Br. Stephen Koso was instituted into the ministry of Acolyte....
Sunday Reflection - 3rd Sunday of Advent (Year A)
Posted: Fri, 12 Dec 2025 08:51
Our first reading today, again from the prophet Isaiah, is so rich in imagery. He begins with the wilderness, the desert and land that is dry blossoming like the crocus, that familiar sign of Spring and new life. Earlier this year we all experienced unusually dry land for a few weeks, with hosepipe bans in some parts of the country. Out walking I often noticed how solid the ground was underfoot. Since...
Vatican – The Servants of God Jan Świerc and 8 Fellow Martyrs will be beatified on 6 June 2026
Posted: Tue, 9 Dec 2025 13:16
(ANS - Vatican City) - On 18 November 2025, His Excellency Archbishop Edgar Peña Parra, Substitute of the Vatican Secretariat of State, informed Fr Pierluigi Cameroni, Postulator General of the Causes of the Saints of the Salesian Family, that at the disposition of the Holy Father Leo XIV, the Rite of Beatification of the Venerable Servants of God Jan Świerc and 8 Companions will take place...
Salesian Sisters Opening Mass at their new Provincial House
Posted: Mon, 8 Dec 2025 09:20
The Salesian Sisters have moved into their newly refurbished Provincial House.
Fr Hugh Preston SDB and Fr Augustine Unuakhe SDB visited to say the first Mass, bless all of the rooms, and gave the Sisters a blessing in their new Headquarters.
On the feast of the Immaculate Conception, the Sisters invited Year 11 students from St John Bosco Arts College for lunch and festive activities.
"Lord, we ask that...
DBMoJo team visit to GBR Youth Ministry
Posted: Fri, 5 Dec 2025 06:58
For one of their final meetings in 2025, Salesian Youth Ministry invited the team at DBMoJo to teach them about Mobile Journalism.
Fr Maciej Makula SDB and Ola Stankiewicz spent the weekend of the 28th-30th November with Youth Ministry at Savio House.
DBMoJo demonstrated the variety of techniques that those in Youth Ministry could use to dynamically share the news, and maximise the reach of, their work...
Students at St John Bosco Arts College sleep in school to raise funds for homeless charity
Posted: Thu, 4 Dec 2025 10:18
Students from St John Bosco Arts College, Croxteth, recently took part in a school sleepover to raise vital funds for a Liverpool-based homeless and housing charity.
45 Year 7 students took part in the sleepover that raised £150 for The Whitechapel Centre and saw them take part in a variety of activities and discussions about homelessness so they could truly understand the positive impact their...
Sunday Reflection - 2nd Sunday of Advent (Year A)
Posted: Tue, 2 Dec 2025 12:24
We are already at the second Sunday of Advent. Christmas isn't far away. Many houses and shops are already decorated, lights are glittering, carols are being sung. Do our readings today give us any indications about what kind of person we are preparing for?
Our first reading today is taken from the prophet Isaiah, as on each of the Advent Sundays. The prophet is looking into the future in hope, dreaming...