This week is by far the busiest week in the church’s calendar. We start this Sunday with the entry of Jesus into Jerusalem, the capital of his native country. And we see, and join, the crowds waving their palms in exaltation. In an...

As we come to the start of a new financial year, the looming spectre of price rises and energy cost increases means your fantastic support for the community food pantry is needed more than ever. Please do keep your food donations coming -...

This coming week will you say goodbye to Joan and Laura as they leave their positions of working for the parish. I would like to thank them for the work they have done both in the six months that I’ve been here, and in particular for the...

So how are you getting on with Lent? Have you had the odd blip in what you promised to do, or have you given up some of the things you committed yourselves to on Ash Wednesday? Sometimes, at least for most of us, the things we want to do...

COMMUNITY FOOD PANTRY UPDATE: We are now coming to the end of the 4th week of the Community Food Pantry (CFP) being available in the church and the uptake of the food has gradually increased as word has got out that it exists! It is...

It’s been a really busy week this last seven days starting with a great joy of seeing a packed church on Sunday morning and the enrolment of our 30+ young children into the First Confession and First Holy Communion program. However, a...

The highlights of this week have not centred on the 7 hours of meetings that I had to attend, for various reasons, but more on the time I spent with young people and parents. On Monday evening, our parish pack of Brownies came into church,...

Having been here for almost 6 months now I’m in a better position to work out what help I need in various aspects of running our parish. To this end, I have decided what I need in our parish office is one person who has the ability to...

I’m pleased to announce that the baby changing facility is now installed in the left-hand toilet. There have been a couple of other changes in the last week. If you look at the stain glass windows behind the altar you will see on the...