A wonderful day at the 6th Catholic Grandparents Pilgrimage.
Here are some pictures from Sunday. We will have a full report shortly….
Read MoreYear of Faith
The Pontifical Council For the Year of Faith has invited the Catholic Grandparents Association to a meeting on 24th September to plan for a gathering of all the Catholic Movements .This gathering will take place in St Peter’s Square on May 18th 2013 Vigil of the Feast of Pentecost.
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Scottish Pilgrimage at Carfin.
Around 450 people attended the second Grandparents Pilgrimage at the shrine of Our Lady Of Lourdes at Carfin in Scotland last Sunday 19th August, 2012.
Read More1st Grandparents pilgrimage in Malta.
On Friday 20th July our president Maire Printer joined a large group of Grandparents from the village of Hal Balzan in Malta for the 1st Grandparents pilgrimage in their country. Stephen and Georgette Gatt, residents of the village were inspired to organise the event when they read about the CGA in the Universe newspaper last year.
Read MoreCatholic Grandparents Association praised by Cardinal Sean Brady
Cardinal Brady comments for the Irish Catholic Newspaper on the Catholic Grandparents Association: I had the pleasure of launching the Catholic Grandparents Association in Knock on the occasion of the National Grandparents Pilgrimage there in September 2009. I welcome the work that the Catholic Grandparents Association is doing for grandparents – supporting them, encouraging them…
Read MoreIEC Speech 2012
At the 50th International Eucharistic Congress, the Founder of the Catholic Grandparents Association, Catherine Wiley, gave the following speech which received a standing ovation. Her speech is reproduced here following hundreds of requests from those in attendance. Witness and testimony of Grandparents and practical experience to families Many of us here today are Grandparents,…
Read MoreIEC 2012 – Standing Ovation!
Catherine Wiley, Founder of the CGA, received a standing ovation at the International Eucharistic Congress in Dublin, when 1300 people – some of whom had to listen from outside the venue – acknowledged with their applause the overwhelming need for an organisation such as the Catholic Grandparents Association. Following the success of the speech, enquiries…
Read MoreMessage from Susan Boyle
Maire, our president, met Susan Boyle in Dublin recently and Susan,who is a great friend of the CGA, sends her very best wishes to everyone and the message is ” Keep up the good work and God bless you all.”
Read MoreWill our Grandchildren be Catholics?
Catherine Wiley, Founder, and Maire Printer, President of the Catholic Grandparents Association are preparing for the Seventh World Meeting of Families to be held in Milan in May. Catherine will address the gathering on the subject “Will our Grandchildren be Catholics?”
Read MoreOn your Marks .. Get Set .. Granny!!
On 6th May 2012 one of the members of the Catholic Grandparents Association will be taking part in the Mini Marathon … Maudie McGing. We were delighted when she said she’d like to take part in order to raise money for the Association … and we could hardly believe it when she admitted to being…
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