Weekly News 01/03/2020
In the Cycle of Sunday Readings, the oldest are those of Year A in Lent these Gospels have accompanied the Church for many centuries. We must realise why: Lent was originally the time of immediate preparation of candidates for Baptism at Easter (something which has been reintroduced to the Church by RCIA): those already […]
Weekly News 23/02/2020
What a gift it is, to be able to recognise the true value of things, and choose those which will last forever and bring us true happiness! Solomon, renowned for wisdom, is able to make the right choices when offered the chance to have anything he wants. What would we choose? The parable in the […]
Weekly News 16/02/2020
Back in the 60s, some groups adopted Jesus Christ as an icon of rebellion, overturning authority and tearing up the rule book possibly because of the frequent confrontations between Our Lord and the Pharisees. Today’s Gospel, however, shows us, Jesus, not as rule-breaker, but as rule-fulfiller, bringing an even greater depth to the rule […]
Weekly News 09/02/2020
While the world may seem to be very indifferent to Christianity most of the time, it can be very critical of Christians who do not seem to be following the most basic tenet of their faith to be a people of good deeds, as Jesus teaches in today’s portion of the Sermon on the […]
Weekly News 02/02/2020
While the world may seem to be very indifferent to Christianity most of the time, it can be very critical of Christians who do not seem to be following the most basic tenet of their faith to be a people of good deeds, as Jesus teaches in today’s portion of the Sermon on the […]
News & Views February 2020
News & Views February 2020 In 1858 the Immaculate Virgin Mary appeared to Bernadette Soubirous near Lourdes in France, in the grotto of Massabielle. Through the poor child, Mary called sinners to penance, and thereby there arose in the Church a marvelous spirit of prayer and charity, especially in helping the poor and the sick. […]
Children’s Crafternoon
Several of our Mothers have got together to organise a Children’s Crafternoon during the half term on Tuesday 18th February between 1 pm and 3 pm in the Parochial Centre. Children must be accompanied by an adult and there is a £1 charge to cover materials. So why not come along and have some Family […]
Weekly News 26/01/2020
There is no break between Christmas and Ordinary Time one flows almost seamlessly into the other through the Baptism of Jesus. We ended our Christmas Season thinking about the revelation of the Son of God people realising who this Jesus of Nazareth actually was and this continues today, as we interject a passage […]
Weekly News 19/01/2020
There is no break between Christmas and Ordinary Time one flows almost seamlessly into the other through the Baptism of Jesus. We ended our Christmas Season thinking about the revelation of the Son of God people realising who this Jesus of Nazareth actually was and this continues today, as we interject a […]
Lourdes at Home 2020
Lourdes at Home 2020 – A few parishioners have asked for a Sacrament of the Sick service and with the Solemnity of Our Lady of Lourdes on 11th February we have decided this year to try to replicate the experience of visiting Lourdes with a Lourdes at Home weekend. At the back of Church there […]