Battersea Salesians' centenary

HE direct link between the Sacred Heart Church in Trott Street, West Battersea, London, and St., John Bosco, founder of the Salesians, was stressed during the church's centenary celebrations on Sunday.
The parish was established by the Salesians. A former provincial. Fr. T. W. Hall, recalled that they came to found West Battersea Catholic Mission after an appeal from Bishop Butt of Southwark to John Bosco.
Fr. Hall paid tribute to the men and women who pioneered the parish, mainly the families of Irish labourers working for the poorest of wages.
More than 30 priests joined in the concelebration of Mass to mark the centenary. The principal concelebrant was the Auxiliary Bishop-elect of Southwark. Mgr. Charles Henderson.
First St. Joseph home dedicated
HE first home for the in curably sick to be established in England by the St. Joseph's Hospice Association was officially dedicated by Fr. Francis O'Leary, the association's founder. Now named Jospice International it occupies the former Thornton Wood mansion on the boundary of Crosby, Liverpool. which was bought for £90,000 in August. It is hoped to receive the first of its 35 residents on the Feast of St. Joseph next year.
The dedication ceremony also marked the 10th anniversary of the association's foundation. During that period it has grown from a small hospice in Rawalpindi to a world wide organisation w i t h branches in South America, Asia and Europe.