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Dear Parishioners Heating- This weekend British Summer Time begins, and the clocks go forward by an hour this Sunday, 26th March. Sadly, this means for all of us an hour less in bed! This coming week we shall be turning off the heating in the church, presbytery and halls, to help us reduce the large heating bills […]

Dear Parishioners The 4th Sunday of Lent is traditionally called Laetare Sunday. Laetare is the Latin word which means “rejoice.” Today before we enter the darker days of Holy Week, we rejoice as our Lenten observance is lifted slightly, we see this in the rose-coloured vestments warn by the clergy at Mass this weekend, and as we remember that this […]

Dear Parishioners Retreat: this week from Monday 13th March until Thursday 16th March I shall be away making a short private retreat, a time for me to pray and reflect, re charge and take stock of my own life. Andrew is kindly going to conduct a Service of The Word and Holy Communion, on Thursday 16th March at 11 am. There will be no […]

Dear Parishioners Today’s readings on this the 2nd Sunday of Lent encourage each of us to think about our journey of faith in the company of the transfigured Lord, and the importance of trusting in the call and grace of God our Father.  The First Reading tells of God’s astonishing call to Abram to abandon his land, his family and […]

Dear Parishioners As Strange as it may seem coming so soon after Christmas, this is the First Sunday of Lent. On Ash Wednesday we began our Lenten Pilgrimage together. Our gospel this Sunday sees Jesus being led by the Spirit into the wilderness (the desert) where he remained fasting for forty days and forty nights. The […]

Dear Parishioners Emergency CAFOD Syria-Turkey Earthquake Appeal: CAFOD is responding with support of provision of food, water, shelter, medical assistance, and winter kits for survivors. As a parish we join CAFOD in praying for our sisters and brothers affected by the earthquakes and the winter weather. If you would like to donate to help support the victims of […]

Dear Parishioners It seems that Christmas is only just past and now we are fast approaching Lent! Easter is early this year and Lent begins on Ash Wednesday 22nd February. Looking ahead: Ash Wednesday Liturgies: On Wednesday 22nd February we shall offer two Masses at St Mary’s. In the morning at our Parish Mass celebrated at 10 am we shall welcome St Marys School to Mass. Parishioners are […]

Dear Parishioners Today on the 5th Sunday in Ordinary Time we hear as our Gospel Reading a passage from St Matthew’s Gospel which follows upon Jesus’ teaching of the Beatitudes, which we heard in our Gospel Reading last Sunday at Mass.  Jesus uses in today’s Gospel the now familiar metaphors of salt and light to describe the […]

Dear Parishioners Today on the 4th Sunday in Ordinary Time we hear as our Gospel Reading the beginning of Jesus’ Sermon on the Mount, which is found in Matthew’s Gospel. The form of the Beatitudes found here is not unique to Jesus. Beatitudes are found in the Old Testament, in the psalms, and in wisdom literature, for […]

Dear Parishioners Octave of Prayer for Christian Unity: last Wednesday, 18th January, we began the Octave of Prayer for Christian Unity with the 9.30 am Mass in our parish celebrated for the unity of all Christians. As I mentioned last weekend in the Bulletin Churches Together in Grantham are planning a special service to be held this Sunday 22nd January, at St […]