Dear Parishioners When we hear the word “convert”, we usually think of someone who goes from belonging to one faith to joining another or from one Christian denomination to another. But “conversion” has a wider meaning that applies to every believer and that is the sense of a spiritual “awakening.” Our spiritual life can drift […]
Dear Parishioners During this past week I have enjoyed a short break in Norfolk taking a little time to relax and unwind by the sea and joined by a friend who is staying with me here in Grantham from overseas. It has been a wonderful and restorative few days after the busyness of Christmas, and […]
Dear Parishioners During this coming week on Wednesday 23rd, Thursday 24th and Friday 25th January I shall be taking part of my Christmas break, and I will not be available in the parish. I would be grateful whilst I am away if in the first instance should you have a problem that you make contact, please with Andrew […]
Dear Parishioners Today in the Gospel we hear about the wedding at Cana in Galilee, years ago the account of the miracle at Cana was the gospel reading at every Wedding Mass to show Christ’s blessing on Marriage. But the tradition of the Church has seen this miracle at Cana more widely as part of […]
Dear Parishioners This weekend we keep the Feast of the Baptism of the Lord which marks the end of the liturgical season of Christmas. But what is this moment of Jesus being baptised by John in the river Jordan really all about? The Baptism of Jesus is part of His epiphany when He comes out […]
Dear Parishioners Thank you for the many lovely Christmas cards, gifts, and generous Christmas Offerings which you gave to me this year. I hope and pray that each of you have enjoyed a wonderful Christmas, with a chance to celebrate and to enjoy time with your families and friends. May I take this opportunity to […]
Dear Parishioners May I take this opportunity of wishing each of you a very Happy Christmas and to thank you for making me feel so welcome in the parish since I arrived to become your Parish Priest at the start of September. These past few months have been a big period of transition for me […]
Dear Parishioners On the fourth Sunday of Advent, we meditate on the peace that Jesus brings to our hearts and lives and to our broken and fractured world. On this Sunday, we light the final purple candle to mark the final week of prayer and penance as we wait the birth of our Saviour at Christmas. This final […]
Dear Parishioners The Third Week of Advent centres on the theme of “Joy,” the joy that Christ’s birth brings to all people. In the Church, we name the Third Sunday of Advent “Gaudete Sunday” or “Joyful Sunday.” At Mass this Sunday when the priest’s rose-coloured vestments mix the darkness of penitential purple with festive white, that colour expresses […]
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 the Christ […]
