Newsletters

Dear Parishioners, Many thanks to our team who are helping to get the Church ready for opening as soon as we can. We have sent off the required documentation to the Diocese and are waiting to receive permission to open.We still need more stewards for now and also in preparation for when we resume Public Masses. […]

Dear Parishioners, As you may have heard we are hoping to open our Church soon for individual & Family prayer. Good News! Many thanks for those who have volunteered so far.However it is not as simple as opening the doors in the present circumstances! When we open the Churches we have to have 2 stewards […]

Dear Parishioners, We continue with the lovely feasts that come just after Easter, the Holy Trinity, Corpus Christi, the Sacred Heart of Jesus, that guide us gently into Ordinary Time. It is sad that we cannot honour Corpus Christi with a Mass. Our Bishops continue to lobby and talk with the Government including Archbishop John […]

Dear Parishioners, As I say in my thoughts below Happy Feast Day and Happy Birthday for the Church. This is perhaps the 2nd greatest Feast day after Easter when we celebrate the fruit of Christ Passion Death, Resurrection and Ascension Being Poured out among us. Alas that we cannot gather as the Church to celebrate this […]

Dear Parishioners, We are still awaiting news about any relaxing of restrictions concerning Churches and indeed other places of Worship. Thank God we seem to have less cases of COVID 19 and deaths are coming down. But I think many are feeling fed up with things. How long O Lord? We ask in the words […]

Dear Parishioners, It was a grave disappointment to hear this week that our Churches will not reopen for Mass until July at the earliest. However, The church in England & Wales is talking with our Government about how we can proceed with some reopening at least for Private prayer. Some of you may have heard […]

Dear Parishioners,  We continue to pray for an end to this Pandemic, for all the dead and sick and for all who are ill. Our doctors Nurses and care workers are doing a tremendous job and deserve our prayers and support. I hear many good things that are going on in our community, acts of […]

Dear Parishioners, My thoughts and prayers are with you as I celebrate Mass each day. We have heard of the continuing high death rate this week and particularly the danger of infection in our care Homes. We keep staff and residents in our prayers. It is difficult to take the figures in when we look […]

Dear Parishioners, I hope you are all wellwhether at home or in one of ourresidential homes and I particularlyRemember in my prayers all those whowork at our hospital, care homes or arecarers of our elderly at home. Please prayfor them all that they will be kept safe. CanI also remind you to let me know […]

May I wish you all a very happy Easter once more as we celebrate on Sunday the last day of the Easter Octave. I have you all in my prayers as I celebrate Mass each day and keep a candle lit in front of Our Lady.Thank you to all those who have sent messages, cards, […]