Newsletters

Dear Parishioners A very warm welcome back to our parish community to all who have been away during the Christmas holidays. Thank you for the many lovely Christmas cards, gifts, and generous Christmas Offerings which you have given to me this year. May I also take this opportunity of wishing every member of our parish […]

Dear Parishioners Thank you for the many lovely Christmas cards, gifts, and generous Christmas Offerings which you have given to me this year. I hope and pray that each of you continue to enjoy a wonderful Christmas season, a chance to celebrate and to enjoy precious time with your families and friends. Thank you too […]

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 few days of prayer and preparation as we wait with joy the birth of our Saviour […]

Dear Parishioners It is amazing how fast time has passed.  We have reached the 3rd Sunday of Advent which is also called “Rejoice or “Gaudete” Sunday.” As we light the rose-coloured candle on the advent wreath, we focus on Jesus’ coming as a reason to rejoice. There are so many issues that can challenge our need […]

Dear Parishioners Sadly, I have been laid low for the past week with a very nasty virus. I feel a little better now, but I remain still in bed, and I am not up to celebrating Mass this weekend. I am hopeful I shall be better for next week. I am very grateful to Mgr. […]

Dear Parishioners From this weekend onwards in the Catholic Church in England, Wales, and Scotland, all our Readings are taken from the Catholic version of the ESV (English Standard Version) Bible, or the Abbey Psalter (CTS, 2024), thus replacing the Jerusalem Bible and the Grail Psalter used in the Lectionary since 1969. This weekend at […]

Dear Parishioners As we come to the end of another liturgical year with the celebration this weekend of the great Solemnity of Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe we are given the opportunity again on this feast day to reflect upon the past year and to consider the priorities we wish to live […]

Dear Parishioners  This weekend we keep at all our Sunday Masses the Diocesan Feast of our Patron: St Hugh of Lincoln The Bishop has decreed that since the Feast of St Hugh of Lincoln falls at the weekend this year, and considering his significance as co Patron with Our Lady Immaculate of our Diocese, that […]

Dear Parishioners  This weekend we keep the 32nd Sunday in Ordinary Time in the Churches Liturgical Cycle for the Year. The readings at our Vigil Mass for the 32nd Sunday in Ordinary Time remind us of the importance of faith, trust, and true sacrifice. By reflecting on the stories of the widow and the scribes, we […]

Dear Parishioners  This weekend we keep the 31st Sunday in Ordinary Time Year B and our readings at Mass this weekend invite us to reflect on love, loyalty, and faithfulness. These themes are evident in the commands given in Deuteronomy (First Reading), the eternal priesthood of Jesus in Hebrews (Second Reading) and Jesus’ teaching on […]