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Location:
Britain, comprising England, Scotland and Wales is situated the in
the northwest corner of
Europe.
Religion:
The Church of
England, the Anglican Church, is the established or
state church in England. The Church of Scotland, the
state church there, is Presbyterian.
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Language:
English is the official language but Welsh and Gaelic
are also spoken. Because
of immigration into Britain, a wide variety of other
languages can now be heard on the streets of the big
cities of Britain.
Economy:
Britain is a high-income economy with a long history of
manufacturing and mining.
Social benefits are provided to those unable to
work. Healthcare
and education are subsidized by the government.
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Community of Columban
Sisters in Handsworth, Birmingham:
Sisters Patty Andonaire, Damien Rooney, Rose O'Mahony
and
Josephine Hong.
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The Columban Sisters
in Britain:
The
work of the Sisters in Britain is varied:
:
1. Mission awareness and
justice education.
2. Ministry to people through
visitation of
the sick and the
lonely in their homes, in
hospitals or
in prisons.
3. Work with migrants, lay
missionaries and
people of
other faiths.
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