Events
NBCW runs events and we also offer links to other events that we think may be of interest to Catholic women.
For more information on the NBCW calendar go to the Meetings page.
Current Events
Surrogacy and the Law
The National Board of Catholic Women Science and Bioethics Committee invites you to a webinar.
Thursday 25th April 2024, 7.30 - 9pm
Speaker: Helen Gibson
Helen Gibson is the founder of Surrogacy Concern.
This talk and discussion will focus on the increasing 'normalisation' of surrogate motherhood, and changes to current UK law on surrogacy proposed by the Law Commission.
"I made you wonderful"
Prayer is an integral part of our Christian life, yet we often find prayer difficult.
Join us at an exciting annual event for women who are interested in exploring prayer creatively.
Y-Pray?
This year's Y-Pray? conference will take place via Zoom, on Saturday 4
May 2024 from 09:45 to midday.
This event is free. You can book using the following link: www.wwdp.org.uk/y-pray-2024/
We look forward to seeing you.
Webinar: Women's Experiences in the Asylum System
The Social Responsibility Committee are planning a webinar for Saturday 18 May 2024 at 11:00 am, on Women's Experiences in the Asylum System.
The keynote speaker is Victoria Firth, Senior Communications and Engagement Officer at the Jesuit Refugee Service UK.
With illegal migration and asylum being a key (and somewhat contentious) issue in the run-up to the General Election, the committee are keen to raise awareness and promote greater understanding of the problems encountered by women refugees in the UK.
Meeting details:
Topic: Refugees - a webinar with Victoria Firth of the Jesuit Refugee Service UK
Time: May 18, 2024 11:00 London
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84249338089?pwd=NitZS0VkYXRaN0RiL0Z4N2lDTGdHZz09
Meeting ID: 842 4933 8089
Passcode: 696057
NBCW's Convenors Meeting
Please join the convenors as we discuss the actions of committees and next steps.
Convenors Meeting
The next convenors meeting is Thursday 23rd May at 6.30pm.
Please get in touch if you are yet to receive a link to the meeting.
Past Events
PRAYING WITH ICONS
The National Board of Catholic Women invites you to a webinar.
Saturday 13th April 2024, 11am - 12.30 London
Speaker: Patricia Stoat
To western eyes, icons may seem quite strange, too formal and abstract to be a way into prayer.
This talk will explore the history of this special way of seeing, and offer some reflections on icons and their significance.
Patricia Stoat has degrees in theology and spirituality, and has been praying with icons for many years.
Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81262253037?pwd=VURISUw4alBCMXM3WE9paDBCNlNBdz09
Meeting ID: 812 6225 3037
Passcode: 927726
NBCW Book Club
Please join the NBCW Book club as we discuss the last chapter of "Women: Icons of Christ" by Phyllis Zagano.
Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81046087147?pwd=U3RjZmJ0YU1nRUgwRTkvUUs5c2VUUT09
Meeting ID: 810 4608 7147
Passcode: 639016
PRAY THE STATIONS OF THE CROSS
Written and introduced by the women of the NBCW, these original Stations of the Cross will enable those present to meditate on the suffering of Christ as he is present in the lives of women throughout the world.
The counties represented in the prayers include Russia, Ukraine, Palestine, Mexico, Nigeria, Afghanistan, Haiti, Sudan, Indigenous peoples, Albania, Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83053719208?pwd=YWpXcFBhZjhCT0psVUhtRWxPMDFZZz09
Meeting ID: 830 5371 9208
Passcode: 256217
INSPIRING WOMEN: Women and Synodality
The National Board of Catholic Women invites you to a webinar, organised by the Women in the Church Committee.
Saturday 16th March 2024, 11.00am - 12.45pm
Avril Baigent and Helen Burgess
Avril is the pastoral ministry advisor and synod co-lead for the Diocese of Northampton. She is also a doctoral student at Durham University, developing the notion of Lived Catholicism and exploring the reality of the lives of Catholic teenagers in the UK. Avril is co-director of the School for Synodality. She is committed to a synodal vision of the whole Church journeying together, of a pastoral encounter that draws us into an encounter with the living Lord.
Helen is a NBCW Diocesan link for the Northampton Diocese. She convenes the Women in the Church committee and has led the Women's working party in her Diocesan assembly. She is also Lead Chaplain at the University of Bedfordshire.
Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83746011046?pwd=SE9yQUxtWnJ6Mm5PWW1kVk5kSGZpQT09
Meeting ID: 837 4601 1046
Passcode: 860417
Email: nbcw@abdiocese.org.uk to register your interest
The VAWG committee together with CSAN DA Alliance is hosting a webinar
Tuesday 12th March, 11am - 12.30pm
The event will host the Catholic launch of the Faith and VAWG Coalition's guidance for Faith leaders and we will be hearing from our very own Sara Kirkpatrick on that subject. It will also launch a new resource of Safe in Faith, a DA Signposting Toolkit for Churches.
Clergy and parish workers are welcome as well as CSAN and NBCW members.
Please register at the link below.
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZYqd-Grpj0tH9RHYUmGmuRzAT7ENz4qlha1