Synod
SYNOD Pope Francis has called a Universal Synod which is taking place in every Catholic diocese across the world. The Synod is themed: “For a Synodal Church: Communion, Participation, and Mission”. We want to hear from as many people as possible, those involved in the church and those who are not. You can take part […]
Pastoral Letter from Bishop John for the First Sunday of Advent
Pastoral Letter for the First Sunday of Advent from Bishop John During the summer, there was a letter from all the bishops of England and Wales which spoke of the First Sunday of Advent as the time when it was to be hoped that we would all feel confident in returning to Sunday Mass. Given […]
Weekly News 28/11/2021
FIRST SUNDAY OF ADVENT – Year C As usual, the great Season of Advent begins, not by talking about Christmas, but about the Second Coming. We’ve had this theme already for the past two weeks, but there is a slight change of emphasis in the Scripture readings offered for this Sunday: here the tone is […]
Weekly News 21/11/2021
OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST, KING OF THE UNIVERSE – Year B Every time we complete the cycle of the liturgical year, there is a seamless blending into the new year: so, just as this week we hear of the King who is to come, next week, we begin a New Year and the Season of […]
Confirmation
Confirmations In 2016 our Diocese decided to move the age of confirmation from year 3 to year 8. Our plans to launch a new programme last year were affected by the pandemic, however, we hope to do this now. Our Lady’s and St Gerard’s will be working in a parish cluster with St Patrick’s and […]
Weekly News 14/11/2021
33rd Sunday in Ordinary Time – Year B As always at this time of year, we begin to contemplate the end of the world a theme that carries us over next Sunday’s feast (Christ the King) and so into Advent. Such a contemplation is not gloomy or morbid: throughout the ages (and especially in the […]
Weekly News 07/11/2021
32nd Sunday in Ordinary Time – Year B God does not have favourites, Saint Paul tells us, but God always makes a special place for the poor, and those whom society would push into second place. In the traditions of Israel God invited the people to have special care for the widows and orphans – […]
News & Views November 2021
News & Views November 2021 The month of November is dedicated to the Souls in Purgatory, whose feast is celebrated on November 2. With the exception of the last three days, the entire month of November 2021 falls during the liturgical season known as Ordinary Time, which is represented by the liturgical colour green. This […]
News 31/10/2021
ALL SAINTS – Year B “A huge number, impossible to count” – that is the picture this Solemnity creates. In every age there have been men and women who have followed the Lord faithfully, and who now rejoice in the Liturgy of Heaven, as they stand before the throne of the Lamb. These are the […]
Weekly News 24/10/2021
The Thirtieth Sunday in Ordinary Time – Year B All of Jesus miracles can be read in many different ways: there is always a message almost a parable behind each one, that tells us something about God, about his care for his people, about Jesus and about the promises God has made to us, his […]