Dear Parishioners Our Lenten journey and pilgrimage are over. Our fasting is complete; now we can feast and celebrate, Easter has come! We have travelled with Jesus from the harshness of the desert to the new life coming from the empty tomb. Having walked with Jesus on the Way of the Cross, we now share […]
Dear Parishioners Holy Week: Today on Palm Sunday we begin our journey through Holy Week towards Easter. In Holy Week we think about the Passion, Death, and Resurrection of Our Lord. We are not merely recalling historical events. We are not just enacting a pageant with no meaning. We are remembering and reflecting on these […]
Dear Parishioners The Fifth Sunday in Lent – Passion Sunday – strikes a different chord than previous Sundays in Lent. It seems the dial is turned up in our Lenten intensity. Our visual signal for this reality is the covering of statues, crosses, and holy images in our churches, a tradition which we keep here […]
Dear Parishioners Rejoice! In Christ we are a new creation: The 4th Sunday of Lent is traditionally called Laetare Sunday. Laetare is the Latin word which means “rejoice.” We rejoice that on Laetare Sunday we are at the mid-point of Lent, and our liturgy this weekend centres on the boundless forgiveness of our loving God. We […]
Dear Parishioners It is good to be back in the parish again after my few days on retreat at Ampleforth Abbey with my brother clergy last week. I have returned to you greatly refreshed spiritually and emotionally. Those few days away gave me a chance to pause and to reflect. As someone who was received […]
Dear Parishioners ‘This is my Son, my Chosen One; listen to him!’ Today’s readings on the 2nd Sunday of Lent are full of hope, encouraging us all to reflect on the themes of faith and transformation, and to trust in God’s promises. As Lent continues, we try to spend extra time in prayer, giving ourselves […]
Dear Parishioners Last week on Ash Wednesday we began our Lenten journey together. During these 40 days we are remembering the 40 days that Jesus spent in the desert, the temptations he experienced there and his time of prayer and fasting. Lent is a time for each of us to become more deeply aware of […]
Dear Parishioners Lent begins this Wednesday – 5th March – Ash Wednesday. Information about the planned extra liturgies and other Lent related resources and such like follow in this week’s Parish Bulletin. The readings for this Sunday 8th Sunday of Ordinary Time (the final Sunday before Lent) remind us that our words and actions illustrate […]
Dear Parishioners Lent will soon be upon us, as we begin our Lenten journey together again this year on Ash Wednesday 5th March. Next weekend in the Parish Bulletin I will give you all the information regarding extra liturgies and such like to help us to journey as individuals and as a parish community more […]
Dear Friends It is good to be back amongst you again! I am very grateful to those who helped in so many ways to support the worshipping life of the parish during my recent time away recovering from surgery. I am also very grateful for the many lovely cards, prayers and generous and unexpected gifts […]
