THE CATENIAN ASSOCIATION - PROVINCE 1

Rochdale Circle is the 72^nd Circle of the Catenian Association and was inaugurated on 19^th of February 1923

Ralph Gollcher pictured left with Colette has been installed as our President for the year 2016/17.

For his Presidential Charity this year he has chosen to support the work of 'Church In Need'.   The 'Church In Need' is a pontifical foundation which supports persecuted Christians. The web site address is 'http://www.acnuk.org'  and he intends to make a single donation at the end of the year again specifically targeting aid to Christians in Syria, Iraq, North Africa and the Middle East.

              
         
A LITTLE ABOUT OUR EVENTS

Our Murder, Mystery Evening at Sacred Heart rivalled Midsomer for the number of dead bodies in a short space of time.

John Colligan’s version of a corpse following a highly dramatic death scene is ok but for the happy smile (above) and our guest artiste, Ged Collins from Middleton & Nth Mcr Circle, is overacting and overdressed as well as causing some difficulties for the “Organiser of the class reunion”, Briege Sivills, while we see different reactions from Harry and daughter in the background

Anne Lillis really entered into the spirit of things while husband Brian insisted on bringing a cricket bat for defense and needs to apologise for stretching his son’s cricket jumper well beyond its design size.

John Welsh one of the  recently murdered players (conveniently labelled) showing no ill effects.

Many of the audience really entered into the fun of the evening by dressing up to suit the occasion even if ever so slightly. 

A great night was had by all and we made £650 for Cafod

OUR ANNUAL TRIP TO YORK RACES FOR FAMILY AND FRIENDS WAS BLESSED WITH GREAT WEATHER AGAIN THIS YEAR

FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS THE GILMARTINS OR  THE GOLLCHERS HAVE HOSTED GREAT BBQ’S ON BEHALF OF THE CIRCLE.

Helen Sivills from Norden, daughter of Bro. Graham, has done a voluntary 2 year stint working with VSO in Ethiopia.

While VSO cover travel and basic living costs, volunteering does involve considerable other costs and we were pleased to present her with a cheque for £650.00 towards her expenses.

Helen had a very interesting Blog on her work & experiences.

Of course Santa Claus was the main man at our Childrens’ Christmas Party held at Rochdale AFC.

Thanks not only to Pat Gerrard but also the considerable efforts of David and Angela and their daughters as well as to Peter Galvin for a great afternoon.

Rochdale Circle meet on the first Tuesday of the month at The Royal Toby Hotel on Manchester Road, Rochdale. We are usually joined by members from other circles for a short formal meeting  followed by a meal and socialising.

Our aim is to be a social organisation for Catholic men and for their families and we organise an entertainments programme, which is a mixture of regular and one-off events.

Typical events include

Interested in joining us?

Here are a few telephone numbers, where you can contact Rochdale Circle members.

John Colligan 01706 632533            Brian Lillis 01706 658543     

Alternatively, here are their email addresses

johnandpamcolligan@hotmail.com          btlillis@gmail.com                

They will be very pleased to answer any queries.