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Dear Parishioners This weekend we keep the Epiphany of the Lord at all our Sunday Masses on 6th/7th January followed on Monday 8th January by the Feast of the Baptism of the Lord, which marks the end of the liturgical season of Christmas. On Tuesday this Week we enter the First Week of Ordinary Time. The first epiphany was to the Magi […]

Dear Parishioners May I take this opportunity of wishing each of you a very Happy Christmas and to thank you for the many kind gifts, generous Christmas offerings and beautiful Christmas cards and messages already received by me. This year we are having just one Weekly Bulletin to span the Christmas/New Year period from 24th December through to […]

Dear Parishioners It is amazing how fast time has passed.  We have reached the 3rd Sunday of Advent which is also called “Rejoice or “Gaudete” Sunday.” As we light the rose-coloured candle on the advent wreath, we focus on Jesus’ coming as a reason to rejoice. There are so many issues that can challenge our need to rejoice […]

Dear Parishioners We continue our journey through the season of Advent, a chance to renew our relationship with God and with each other. The season of Advent is a time to pause, to take stock and to reflect, as we prepare to receive the gift of God’s love coming amongst us through the birth of […]

Dear Parishioners Christmas Hampers for our two local charities: Firstly, to thank all who have generously donated money and hamper items over the past few weeks. Hampers will be packed on Saturday 9th December; any last food donations need to be made please by this Friday 8th December. To those who have kindly agreed to assist with the […]

Dear Parishioners This weekend at all the Sunday Masses we keep the great Solemnity of Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe. To speak of Christ as Universal King is, among many other things, to be reminded that while there is a kind of kingship that is built on power and domination, true kingship, that […]

Dear Parishioners On the 33rd Sunday in ordinary Time – Year A, we are invited in the Gospel passage from St Matthew to focus our thoughts upon the ideas of stewardship and responsible use of our resources. The parable encourages us to make the most of what we have, rather than hoarding or hiding it. The servants who […]

Dear Parishioners At the Saturday Vigil Mass this weekend on 11th November at 6 pm we celebrate the 32nd Sunday in Ordinary Time. On Sunday 12thNovember we keep Remembrance Sunday. The Parish Mass at 9.30 a.m. will be a Requiem Mass in anniversario for all who died in the past two World Wars and all subsequent conflicts since. At this Mass there will be an […]

Dear Parishioners Changes to the weekday Mass schedule for the next two weeks: As many of you will be aware last weekend, I went down with a rather nasty attach of shingles which has affected the left-hand side of my body, face and eye. I am currently on strong painkillers and antiviral medication which are working, […]

Dear Parishioners ‘You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind.’ The readings for this Sunday – 30thSunday in Ordinary Time invite us all to consider how to live as disciples of Jesus Christ in our communities and in the world in which we live. In the First Reading, […]