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‘We are here’: Bishop welcomes abuse survivors, families to Healing Mass

The Church’s efforts to help abuse victims heal has been steadfast since shortly after the first incidents came to light more than two decades ago. But the need for love and compassion likely will ... read more

Who is San Judas? Explained in Detail

in a tomb that he shares with the apostle Simon the Zealot. St. Jude has earned the moniker “The Saint for the Hopeless and the Despaired” from pilgrims who have found comfort at his grave and ... read more

Colette Powers

She married the love of her life, Boyd Powers on August 25, 1954 at Saints Simon and Jude Catholic church in Flandreau. They raised their family of 5 children and farmed in eastern South Dakota ... read more

SS Simon and Jude CE keeps children's education going despite fire

It has just been over seven weeks since SS Simon and Jude's CE Primary was all but destroyed in a fire. But staff have worked hard to ensure children's education at the outstanding school is not ... read more

NEWS BRIEF: Sr. Raphael Quinn awarded Papal medal

On Tuesday at morning,  Sr.Raphael Quinn, I.B.V.M. was awarded the Pro Ecclesia et Pontifice Medal in recognition for her faithful service to the Church in Catholic Education. The presentation took ... read more

SS Simon and St Jude CE School rebuild to take three years

The huge blaze broke out at SS Simon St Jude CE Primary School on Newport Road, Great Lever, on Thursday, August 17 with as many as 80 firefighters called out to tackle the blaze at its height. read more

Joan R. Slivko Obituary

She was a longtime member of Saints Simon & Jude Catholic Church, Bethlehem. A loving and devoted mother and grandmother, Joan is survived by her children: Joseph J. (Shelly) Slivko of Bethlehem ... read more

Dorothy H. Klotz Kovacs Obituary

Dorothy previously attended Saints Simon and Jude Parish in Bethlehem. Survivors: Daughter, Sharon Balla and her husband Stephen of Collegeville; sons, Brian Klotz and his wife Lisa of Coplay and ... read more

Mary A. Simon

She was a Partner of Hope at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. She enjoyed reading and traveling, and was a lifelong fan of the Boston Red Sox, She leaves a brother, Fred J. Simon ... read more

Creators of Botanical Garden Bar running Christmas feast evenings

Last summer, theatre company Curious Directive launched an outdoor bar outside its home at St Simon and Jude Church in Elm Hill, serving local food and drink. It returned last Christmas and this ... read more

School and fire service issue statements after devastating blaze leaves primary school in ruins

An education trust has issued a statement after a huge blaze ripped through a primary school in Bolton, leaving parents 'heartbroken' and 'in tears'. Clouds of thick smoke billowed from the roof ... read more

Creators of Botanical Garden Bar running Christmas feast evenings

Last summer, theatre company Curious Directive launched an outdoor bar outside its home at St Simon and Jude Church in Elm Hill, serving local food and drink. It returned last Christmas and this ... read more