Dear Parishioners, HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYBODY! Celebrations of Christmas 2021 are over; the carol singers have gone silent; whatever fireworks and New Year parties have taken place and its back to work and school. But the Spirit of the Nativity … Continue reading
FEAST OF THE HOLY FAMILY – 26TH DECEMBER 2021 Dear Parishioners, I remember my mum telling me about one of the scariest moments of her life. Many, many years ago, while she was pregnant with me, she went on an … Continue reading
4th SUNDAY OF ADVENT Dear Parishioners, How fitting it is, that so near the celebration of the birth of Jesus, that Mary, his mother should be at the center of today’s readings. Mary had just been visited by the Angel … Continue reading
Lordship Lane Health Centre in Haringey is set to run a 24-hour ‘jab-a-thon’ vaccine clinic on Friday 17 December, in a drive to boost Londoners’ protection levels against COVID-19 ahead of the festive season. The first of its kind in … Continue reading
3RD SUNDAY OF ADVENT Dear Parishioners, This Third Sunday of Advent is known as GAUDETE Sunday, meaning ‘rejoice’. This is to remind us, that there should be a joyful aspect of Advent as we prepare for the coming of our … Continue reading
During Advent, we will have the opportunity to celebrate the sacrament of Reconciliation – so after each Mass next weekthere will be a short optional service celebrating God’s forgiveness. Please allow for this time in your schedule.
With respect to the current situation with the omicron variant it is important to ensure the following points are followed in our churches: That people displaying any symptoms of covid-19 should stay at home and not travel to church or … Continue reading
2ND SUNDAY OF ADVENT – 4TH/5TH DECEMBER 2021 Dear Parishioners, We are in the 2nd Sunday of Advent and the invitation from the Gospel is to ‘Prepare a way for the Lord’ (Lk 3:4). What does that mean in our … Continue reading
You may remember that we are a Community Support Group aiming to bring over a family from one of the refugee camps in the Middle East. We have successfully raised quite a bit more than the Home Office requires. We … Continue reading
32nd Sunday in Ordinary Time Dear parishioners, Sometimes I tease children while chatting to the parents: ‘Can I borrow your teddy for a day?’ They look at me confused and then maybe with a little prompting from the parent hand … Continue reading
DAILY MASS READINGS
Unplug the phone charger. According to O2 only 5% of the energy used by the UK’s mobile phone chargers is actually used to charge phones. The other 50,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide emissions just go into the atmosphere.
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