Fr Gerald has written a heartfelt letter of thanks for all we have done - click here to read it.

From September 2009 until the end of January 2010, St Joseph's raised money to develop an emergency fund the Parish Priest could use to meet the immediate needs of his people, and collected toys, clothes and musical instruments to send to the parishioners who had lost everything.
In December 2009 we sent our consignment of goods to L'Aquila, to arrive in the village on Christmas Day. We are very grateful to ITAL LOGISTICS, a major Anglo-Italian haulage company, who agreed to handle the transportation of these goods free of charge.
Over the course of the five months, we held the following events to raise money:Fr Gerald and his group of 16 young people and their youth leaders from our twinned parish of San Raniero, L'Aquila, returned home last Tuesday evening after an action-packed week at St Joseph's. During their stay they visited many of the key London attractions, including the Houses of Parliament, Westminster Abbey and the Tower of London, as well as spending time canoeing, kayaking and enjoying the company of our own young people and parishioners. They have also learned much about our English Catholic heritage and heroes, in particular St Thomas More and St Johnj Fisher.
We extend our grateful thanks to the host families and all involved in the transportation, day trips, entertainment and care of our young visitors. The good which you have done to these young people is immeasurable, as they return to their earthquake-riven district of Italy. They had a fantastic time and have forged lasting friendships not only with the families with whom they stayed, but within our wider parish. The memories of their visit will last a lifetime.
Special thanks go to Felicity and Malcolm Surridge who have given unstintingly of their time and talents in pioneering and organising every aspect of our parish's twinning with the earthquake victims of L'Aquila, in which so many of our parishioners and parish groups have been involved over the past year and most recently in this most successful youth exchange visit.
Monday 23rd to Monday 30th August 2010:
Our own youth exchange visit to the beautiful Gran Sasso mountains of Central Italy
This will be a wonderful opportunity for our young people aged 11 - 18 to experience one of the most scenic and unspoiled regions o Iraly rom a safe and welcoming base with host families rom our twinned parish (including a day in Rome). If your son or daughter is interested in going on this exchange visit, or you are a youth leader willing to accompany our party to Italy, please contact Felicity and Malcolm Surridge (art@malcolmsurridge.co.uk") asap.
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