News and Views June 2026
News & Views June 2026 June unfolds with the quiet strength of faith taking root and growing. The fire of Pentecost still warms the Church as we continue our journey through the season of Ordinary Time, learning how the risen and living Christ is made known not only in great moments, but in daily faithfulness. […]
News and Views May 2026
News & Views May 2026 May arrives clothed in freshness and light, a season that echoes the joy of Easter and invites us to notice how new life is quietly unfolding all around us. The risen Christ continues to walk with His people, strengthening faith, renewing hope, and drawing hearts ever closer to God. Traditionally […]
News and Views April 2026
News & Views April 2026 Easter morning breaks with a promise that changes everything. The stone is rolled away, the tomb stands empty, and the Church proclaims with joy: Christ is risen, alleluia! The darkness of Good Friday has given way to the light of new life, reminding us that God’s love is stronger than […]
News and Views March 2026
News & Views March 2026 We are still in Lent until the end of March but towards the end of the month we prepare not only for Easter itself but the Clocks going forward to mark the end of the long Winter months. The times of the Easter Services will be in the Weekly Bulletin […]
News and Views February 2026
News & Views February 2026 Our Lady of Lourdes Feast Day 11th February – 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 marvellous spirit of prayer […]
News and Views January 2026
News & Views January 2026 January, the first month of the calendar year, carries a symbolic weight in the Catholic tradition. As the Church turns its gaze toward renewal, mission, and the unfolding of salvation history, the liturgical calendar presents a rich tapestry of saints whose lives illuminate the path of Christian discipleship. From towering […]
News and Views December2025
News & Views December 2025 The month of December is dedicated to the Immaculate Conception. The 1st to the 24th December fall into the liturgical season known as of Advent and are represented by the liturgical colour purple — a symbol of penance, mortification and the sorrow of a contrite heart. The remaining days of December […]
News and Views November 2025
News & Views November 2025 The month of November is dedicated to the Holy Souls in Purgatory. The Church commemorates all her faithful children who have departed from this life, but have not yet attained the joys of heaven. St. Paul warns us that we must not be ignorant concerning the dead, nor sorrowful, “even […]
News and Views October 2025
News & Views October 2025 St Gerard Majella (1726–1755) is best known today as the patron saint of expectant mothers, unborn children, and childbirth. His Feast Day is the 16th October. His association with motherhood stems from a remarkable moment: he once left his handkerchief behind at a friend’s house, and when the daughter tried […]
News and Views September 2025
News & Views September 2025 Our Lady of Walsingham is celebrated as a Feast Day in the dioceses of England, on 24th September. The Shrine of Our Lady of Walsingham was established in 1061, according to the text of the Pynson Ballad, when devout noblewoman Richeldis de Faverches asked in prayer for inspiration so that she […]