My first post

As you probably guessed this is my first post on the ole CathSoc blog!! And what inspirational words has your Social Sec have for you this Friday afternoon? um very little actually, sorry!
Well I suppose I could talk about our amazing social the other night. I myself was one of the few who made it all the way to Firehouse (even though our President had to ask for confirmation of that yesterday evening) and I've decided that Firehouse pizza in the small hours is actually quite a good idea! Though I must say, where have all the freshers gone?? CathSoc freshers you should seriously come on our socials they are AMAZING. Wednesday night, mass followed by the Shepherd (the cheapest bar on campus remember) or as the case of this week, a great night on the town with great people, what more could you possibly want?
Thats all my tired brain and fingers can cope with today, you try writing a sensible blog after 4 1/2 hours of writing about the Romans and Native Americans (thankfully not in the same essay)
See you on Sunday
xxxxx

More shiny website updates

As has been promised many times (I'm sure you'd all given up hope of it actually happening) some more changes have been made to the site. The Links section of the site now has some (hopefully) relevant links for you to view, including the long list of CathSoc and Chaplaincy related Facebook groups. Please let me know if I've missed any or there are other links you think would be good.
Also updated is the Chaplaincy section, which now includes a list of weekly events and a map to show you where it is. Again please let me know if anything needs changing.
Oh and before you leave the website, why not stop to enter this week's Caption Competition? Entries have to be in by tomorrow (although I probably won't notice as long as they're in by about Saturday lunchtime!).
And as one last thing, if you need to contact any member of the committee you can find our email addresses in the Committee section.
Think that's everything, have a good Friday and weekend everyone!
Ola :D

Seán's Update

All Right!

Just thought that I would check in with this blog, as I haven't yet.

I wonder what the Dickens one is supposed to write on a CathSoc blog that Ola hasn't already? Perhaps I'll put some really boring breaking news in.

My grievious wound is beginning to scab over, which pleases me. Looks like I'm going to have a nice big scar on my finger too, which will add to my already rather rugged persona. Won't it guys? Won't it...?

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Anyway. Hung out in Cover'd for a couple of hours today with Varg and the piercer Lori whilst Antony did the beginnings of Edd's backpiece. It's Godzilla fighting King Ghidorah, it's massive and it looks pretty mint.

Been thinking about going to the Carpathian mountains in the summer or Easter - I toyed with the idea last year but no one was really willing to come with me. The plan would be to start in Munich and follow the route taken by Jonathan Harker from Dracula, through Austria, Hungary and finally Romania. I shall see who I can press gang into accompanying me on this perilous adventure.

Ta ta.

Week 2 of term already....

After the chaos of Welcome Week things have calmed down into 'normal' routine. Last week saw the annual CathSoc vs MethAng Quiz (won by a CathSoc team for at least the 3rd year in a row) and our first ever Caption Competition was successfully won by a member of the committee. The new picture is now up should you wish to have a go, and a 'past entries' page will be uploaded in the next few days.
The Breaking News this week is that the CathSoc Christmas Meal has been officially booked for Saturday 6th December. Sign up on the sheet in the Chaplaincy if you're interested.
That's all for now (until I remember anything I've forgotten to say)
Ola
:D

Taizé service tonight

It's nearly the end of Welcome Week already (how did that happen so fast?). There's still one more afternoon of Cream Teas left (4pm, Catholic Chaplaincy) if you have or haven't made it to any of the others.
Tonight there will be a Taizé service at 6.30pm in the Chapel on campus. To quote the Facebook event page:
"This is a chance to reflect on the past week and prepare for the coming year. The worship is taken from the Taize community, which is made up of members from many different denominations and which young people from all over the world visit every year. It has been made famous by its simple meditative chants."
Everyone is welcome. If you want some singing practise beforehand then turn up at 6. And if you want to know more about Taizé in general, go to http://www.taize.fr .
Enjoy the rest of Welcome Week!
Ola
:D