Catenians
Catenians
The Catenian Association is an international body of Catholic men who are committed to their Faith, their families, to those in need and to each other. Our primary purpose is to establish a network of friends, which enhances our family life, strengthens our Faith and sustains us in difficult times. We support each other, the Catholic Church, young people and those in need.
Our friendships are developed through meeting together locally once a month and enjoying a varied programme of social events together with our families and the widows of members.
Catenian Bursary Fund. Each year as part of our support to youth, the Catenian Association Bursary Fund gives cash grants to young Catholics between the ages of 16 and 24, who volunteer on projects around the world. For example, Salisbury Catenians have awarded bursaries to young people in our area to support:
- Helpers at Lourdes;
- going to Rwanda to spread the Christian ethics through sporting contacts
- to spend 9 months with the National Evangelisation Team (NET) Ministries in the USA
- to spend 9 weeks in Sri Lanka to gain experience in a clinical setting via teaching projects for Mental Health and Special Needs; followed by 1 week in India in Mental Health.
Nationally, grants total over £100,000.
You do NOT need to have any connection with the Catenian Association to be eligible for a grant, but you must be a Catholic, or a member of a faith in full communion with Rome. To find out more (and apply) go to https://catenianbursary.com/, or contact Phil Jones: [email protected] .
Salisbury Catenians Circle. We are centred on the Salisbury Catholic Deanery including, Amesbury, Salisbury, Tisbury, Warminster, Bulford and beyond. There is a small team that run day-to-day matters, headed by a president who is elected each year.
There are approximately 25 families involved in our Circle. We meet on the 4th Thursday of each month, in the evening from March to September and at midday from October until February. The meetings are short and are followed by an optional social gathering and meal, usually with our ladies.
We organise a variety of events – some purely social in nature and others for fund-raising or to support the Church activities and events of our respective parishes. Each president nominates a charity or charities for which the members fraise funds. Last year the presidents charity raised £4347.50 which was donated to: the Alabare Malta project (££2150); Society for the Protection of the Unborn Child (SPUC) (£200); ‘In Sue’s Name’ (£175); St Osmund’s Parish (£545); and the Blackmore Vale Pantry, Amesbury Baptist Church Pantry, and the Old Sarum & Longhedge Pantry (£300 each).
This year’s charity is for the Salisbury Deanery ‘Poor Box’ which supports those in need around the Deanery.
Membership is open to any Catholic man over the age of eighteen.
The Catenians are non-political. They are actively involved in Church and parish life and the membership is drawn from a wide spectrum, reflecting the diverse nature of society.
If you are interested in joining the Catenians or simply would like more information please contact the secretary Albert Rhodes email [email protected]
More information is on the Salisbury Catenian website at: https://www.salisburycatenians.org/.