Covid-19 Update
LANCASHIRE NOW IN TIER 3 COVID ALERT Lancashire has moved this weekend into the Highest Covid Alert Level. At the present time however Church Services are still permitted provided the usual guidelines on sanitation, masks social mixing and rule of 6 are observed. We are doing all we can to keep you safe, please help […]
Coronavirus – Covid-19
Coronavirus – Covid-19 LANCASHIRE NOW IN TIER 3 COVID ALERT Lancashire has moved this weekend into the Highest Covid Alert Level. At the present time however Church Services are still permitted provided the usual guidelines on sanitation, masks social mixing and rule of 6 are observed. We are doing all we can to keep you […]
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Weekly News 11/10/2020
28th Sunday in Ordinary Time The Church’s year is drawing to a close: in a few weeks we will be thinking very clearly about the end of time – but here we have a preview. The parable of the banquet is a link between the Gospels of recent weeks (which have as their theme: ‘Just […]
Weekly News 04/10/2020
27th Sunday in Ordinary Time Today we focus on the vineyard: frequently we see the vineyard as an image or parable of the Kingdom of God. A vineyard takes a great deal of work, throughout the year; it must be tended, watered, pruned, cared for if there is to be any fruit – there are […]
News & Views October 2020
October is the Month of the Rosary and it is normal during the month for the Blessed Sacrament Guild to visit various houses to say the Rosary. Unfortunately this isn’t a normal year and of course this will not happen. However you are encouraged to say the Rosary and/or join the on-line Holy Hour at […]
Weekly News 27/09/2020
26th Sunday in Ordinary Time Once a sinner, always a sinner. That seems to be the attitude of the self-righteous in the first reading and the Gospel; they object that God is unjust, because he gives sinners another chance. But God tells them quite clearly that such attitudes are the real injustice – to allow […]
Weekly News 20/09/2020
25th Sunday in Ordinary Time We can never hope fully to understand God: especially God’s generosity. We are very good at working out who is deserving of good fortune and who is not – unfortunately for us, Gods gifts go to those God chooses, not those we choose. An example is forgiveness: those who have […]
Weekly News 13/09/2020
24th Sunday in Ordinary Time Jesus tells a dramatic story in the Gospel, to make a very important point: the desperate need in our world for forgiveness and reconciliation. How many chances do we give each other ? As many as seven ? How often do we shut doors on people, even family and friends, […]
Weekly News 06/09/20
23rd Sunday in Ordinary Time No man is an island… How true this is for those who follow Christ: each of us has responsibilities towards each other, based on our debt of mutual love. When we see wickedness and wrongdoing, then because of our privileged position of following the Lord Jesus, we have a duty […]