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Catholic People's Weeks
CPW
 

CPW is a volunter-led charity that runs holidays that 'make a difference' - known as Catholic People's Weeks. The organisation's mission, and therefore the mission of each event, is to revitalise the heart, mind and spirit of Catholic people today. From weekends to week-long holidays, we hope that you will find events that nourish your faith, ignite your intellect, inspire social action, challenge your understanding, invite creativity, and enrich you with friendships old and new.

CPW have been running holidays for Catholic people for 80 years - our experience, and the dedication and passion of our members, enables us to run holidays that are full faith, food for thought, fun and friendships.

We love welcoming new members of all ages and we can't wait to meet you on an upcoming week. 

Online Events and Wednesday Prayer

In 2025, CPW is celebrating our 80th Birthday (1945 - 2025).

Due to the lockdown of 2020 it was not possible to celebrate our 75th Birthday together in person as we had initially planned but instead we came together virtually.

We plan to continue with a mix of both virtual and in-person events, details of which can be found on the Upcoming Events page of our site.

Since the beginning of lockdown, CPW continue to meet online every Wednesday for Wednesday Prayers.

Upcoming Events

 
Upcoming Events
CPW 80
Jul 25
CPW 80

Guest speaker, John Bell of the Iona Community

CPW 80 ~ Day of Celebration
Jul 26
CPW 80 ~ Day of Celebration

Guest speaker, John Bell of the Iona Community

Where is God in the climate crisis?
Aug 9
Where is God in the climate crisis?

Where is God in the climate crisis?

Walking Event
Sep 25
Walking Event

`Solvitur Ambulando – It is solved by walking’ - St Augustine

The Stories That Shape Us
Oct 30
The Stories That Shape Us

We will explore why the stories we hear and tell are so important to our faith and our lives. If something is a myth how can it also be true?

Biennial General Meeting
Nov 1
Biennial General Meeting

CPW Biennial General Meeting

 

Learning

 From serious research to practical application, learning with CPW covers a full spectrum. Knowledgeable guides encourage us to explore our faith through scholarly interpretation, dialogue, response and immersive engagement. The classic definition of Theology as ‘Faith Seeking Understanding’ describes our learning style perfectly. To find out more about how attendees learn with CPW, click on the link below.

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Activities

There is more to CPW than formal learning. We exercise the heart and soul as well as the mind. Art, drama and music all play their part in our programme, which also includes swimming, walking, cycling and team sports dependant upon our various venues.

 
 

Community

Each CPW event forms a unique community brought together with a single shared aim: to know and love God better by knowing and loving each other better. This is fun and challenging, offering the reward of life-long authentic friendships. Each event is run by volunteers from the CPW community and there are loads of opportunities to get involved - from speaking at a week, to looking after the children and young people as a trained 'helper', to organising or chairing a week, to sharing your musical talents at community events. To learn more about how you can share your talents with the CPW community, click the link below.

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Prayer

CPW Prayer is threaded through all our activities. Everything we do is brought, shared, offered and celebrated before and with God. We pray constantly, using words if necessary. When we have a priest chaplain with us we celebrate the Eucharist daily, joyously and thankfully.

 
 

Find out more

If you're interested in CPW, but you'd like to know a bit more before booking onto an event, please contact us using the form below. One of the team will be in touch with more information, or to arrange a call to answer your questions.

 
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