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23rd Sunday in Ordinary Time – Dear Parishioners, “Blessed are you Lord, God of all creation …” These are the words spoken by the priest as he offers the bread and wine at the offertory of the Mass. This offering … Continue reading →

                          Saturday 10th September, 10:30am online meeting Join Catherine Ogolla, CAFOD’s Country Representative for Kenya, Uganda & Eritrea, who will give a first-hand account of our work tackling the Food Crisis which is affecting over 20 million people. Contact Tony at … Continue reading →

Even with our own challenges of food costs, can we help the Catholic Worker Community at Mattison Road? If everyone brought just one item – it would all add up, i.e. Tinned Tomatoes; Red and Green Lentils; Cooking Oil etc. … Continue reading →

22nd Sunday in Ordinary Time Dear Parishioners, The central message of the readings of today are humility, poverty, and the embracing of our own lowliness.  This message reminds us of the beatitudes in the gospel of Matthew and in particular … Continue reading →

21st Sunday in Ordinary Time Dear friends in Christ, FAMILIARITY IS NOT ENOUGH: Today we celebrate the 21st Sunday in Ordinary Time. We are reminded of the Universal call to holiness. This is based on the scriptural texts: “Be perfect … Continue reading →

THE FEAST OF THE ASSUMPTION OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY Dear friends in Christ,  Today we celebrate the feast of the assumption of Mary into heaven, a dogma defined in 1950 by Pope Pius XII which states ‘that the Immaculate … Continue reading →

19th Sunday in Ordinary Time Dear friends in Christ,  Watchfulness: The Mark of a True Christian  Dear brothers and Sisters in Christ, Sacred Scripture is replete with various images regarding the coming of the kingdom of God. One of them … Continue reading →

18th Sunday in Ordinary Time Dear friends in Christ,  Vanity of Vanities In our quest to pursue happiness and fulfill our ambitions in life, human beings continue to ask, “What Next?” Graduation, a decent job, house, car, retirement, vacations, etc.  … Continue reading →

17th Sunday in Ordinary Time Dear friends in Christ,  MAKING PRAYER A HABIT Today we celebrate the 17th Sunday in Ordinary time. Drawing inspiration from the Gospel text of today (Lk 11:1-13) in which at the request of one of … Continue reading →

16th Sunday in Ordinary Time Dear Parishioners, When we offer hospitality, we can be entertaining God in the guise of a person. This is what happened to Abraham and Sarah, when they welcomed the three strangers at the Oak of … Continue reading →