Nugent News

Light up a Life

Dedicate a light on our tree as a gift for someone who may be away from home this Christmas, or in memory of a loved one.

Christmas is a frantic time for most of us. Between shopping, planning, cooking and visiting loved ones there is often no time to pause and reflect. The loss of a loved one is a time of tremendous grief as well as a time of intense hope. While our loved ones will no longer walk this earth with us, as a people of faith we seek the day when we will walk with them in the joy of God’s kingdom. In the words of St John Chrysostom, ‘Those whom we love and lose are no longer where they were before. They are now wherever we are’.

‘Light up a Life’ is a time for families, friends and colleagues to come together to celebrate and remember someone special to them. Each year, hundreds of people dedicate a light on our Trees of Light, which stand in the Metropolitan Cathedral of Christ the King, and at St Teresa’s Church in Upholland, in memory of a loved one. This imitative supports the work of Nugent and the services we provide. Without this support, we would not be able to continue to provide essential work across the Archdiocese of Liverpool.

Light up a Life Services 2022

A warm welcome awaits you at our special Light up a Life services taking place across the archdiocese during December. Join us to pay tribute to those who hold a special place in our hearts, to remember how they lit up our lives and to give thanks for the memories we carry with us. Our services consist of readings, prayers, reflections and music and are supported by a number of schools and parish groups across the archdiocese.

They take place on Friday 16 December at 12.30 pm in the Metropolitan Cathedral of Christ the King, led by Bishop Tom Williams, followed by refreshments and on Sunday 11 December at 3.00 pm in St Teresa’s Church, Upholland, followed by refreshments in the Parish Centre.

You can remember a loved one in our Light up a Life Appeal for a suggested donation of £5.00 per dedication and we will enter the name(s) provided into our Book of Remembrance; add a light to Nugent’s Tree of Light in memory of a loved one and send a Christmas card to you or to a chosen family member or friend, confirming that a light on the tree has been dedicated to their loved one, whose name will also appear on the card. Everyone who dedicates a light will receive a star at the service to write a personal message. The lights on the trees will remain lit continuously until Friday 6 January 2023.

Nugent Charity Shop Donations

Our charity shop on Allerton Road is in desperate need of donations of clothes, shoes, books and bric-a-brac. To those attending our special Light up a Life services, we would be grateful if you are able to bring any unwanted goods and our volunteers will be present to collect them, thank you.

For more information please contact Nugent’s Fundraising team at fundraising@wearenugent.org or tel: 0151 261 2000. Normandie Wragg Chief Executive Nugent

800 Group Volunteer Awards celebrates volunteers across Merseyside

In September Nugent were given the honour of hosting this year’s 800 Group Volunteer Awards at the Titanic Hotel. We saw volunteers from charities across the north west join us for an evening of celebration to recognise their invaluable contribution to our local communities.

A consortium of 8 charities, the 800 Group has a combined history spanning over 800 years of providing health and social care for children, young people and adults across the north west.

This special event highlighted the hard work and dedication of volunteers across the 8 charities as well as volunteers from external charities within the north west who were nominated for Volunteer of the Year.

The night’s celebrations did not stop at the awards, as nominees were treated to beautiful live music from local acoustic singer, Sadie Law, an exclusive drinks reception sponsored by the Pentone Family and a three-course dinner during the evening. Lord Lieutenant of Merseyside, Mark Blundell, and LFC Legend Phil Thompson, also joined us to celebrate and thank the volunteers for their hard work.

Thank you to all volunteers across Merseyside for your hard work and dedication to your charities. Without you, none of what the charities do would be possible.

Thank you to all the sponsors and supporters who made the celebration a possibility. Thank you to Howdens for sponsoring the main award, Pentone Family for sponsoring the drinks reception, and award sponsors Towergate Insurance, Borland Insurance, BWM and Gallagher.