Dear Friends, Welcome back to everyone who has been away on holiday!  Now that we are all back in action there is lots happening – the usual staring up of all parish programmes, not to mention the Pope’s Visit. But before I go into those things I just want to ask you to help the [...]

Confirmation for Year 10s and older teenagers.  We will offer a 6 week intensive course of Preparation beginning Saturday 9th October leading up to the celebration of Confirmation at 6pm on Saturday 20th November.  The Archbishop of Westminster Archbishop Vincent Nichols will preside.  All young people who are interested in hearing more about this course [...]

  Last Sunday’s Collection came to £952.00.    The week before it was £877.50. The Standing Orders for June came to £3677.15. The collection so far for Apostleship of the Sea is £252. This is from Sat 6pm and Sun 9am Masses.  We will collect today after 10.30am Mass.   Thank you Diocesan vacancies  Job title: Assistant [...]

Dear Friends,  This weekend we have a 2nd collection for the Apostleship of the Sea.  They say:  “We provide practical and pastoral care to all seafarers. Our port chaplains and volunteer ship visitors welcome seafarers, offer welfare services and advice, practical help, care and friendship, according to our guiding principles of Mission, Solidarity, Welfare and [...]

Dear Friends, The Pope’s itinerary in September looks like this. Thursday 16th Sept – arrive in Scotland and be met by the Queen then Mass in Glasgow. Friday Morning 17th – Event for Religious followed by event with school-children in grounds of St Mary’s College, Strawberry Hill. Friday afternoon –Meet Archbishop of Canterbury at Lambeth [...]

Dear Friends,  I have been invited to lead prayers at an extraordinary service being held at Westminster Abbey this (Sunday evening) at 6.30pm.  It is commemorating the Battle of the Boyne and is in memory of William of Orange. My home in Ireland is about 6 miles from the site where the Battle of the [...]

Dear Friends, We had a ballot this week for 2 tickets for the papal Mass in Westminster Cathedral on Saturday 18th September. They were won by Bernadette Duffy and Victor Tohux. Each event during the forthcoming Visit of Pope Benedict XVI to England & Wales and Scotland is seen as part of one (inter)national Visit [...]

Holy Day on Tuesday – St Peter and Paul   Mass times: Monday (Vigil Mass) 7pm, Tuesday Mass 10am and 7pm Today there is a 2nd collection for Peter’s Pence. Morning Mass on Monday is at 11am (Funeral).  There is another Mass in the evening  at 7pm Morning Mass on Tuesday at 10am (Children) Last Sunday’s [...]

  Last Sunday’s Collection came to £808.00 The week before it was £984.50. The Standing Orders for May came to £2986.275  Thank you Next Sunday there will be a 2nd collection for Peter’s Pence. Please pray for Joyce Bernini age 88 of Shelley House Churchill gardens whose funeral Mass will be at 11am (not 10) [...]

  Last Sunday’s Collection came to £984.50 The week before it was £972.50. The Standing Orders for May came to £2986.275  Thank you The Collection for the Papal Visit in September came to £1,084  Thank you to everybody who contributed.  The fund remains open should you still wish to make a donation. Please pray for [...]