Lent 2024 Dear Parishioners, We have begun the time of Lent with Ash Wednesday this week. Hopefully we were able to attend an Ash Wednesday service and receive the ashes signed on our foreheads with the invitation for us to … Continue reading
FOR THE SIXTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME 10th /11th February 2024 Dear Parishioners, Today’s Gospel gives us key points on the new relationship with God that Jesusbrings to us. We know that Jesus marked a ‘before and after’ in history. … Continue reading
03rd/04th February 2024 Dear Parishioners, SIN AND SUFFERING Does God allow or permit sickness and illness? Is sickness, a punishment for sins, by God? The story of Job, in our first reading today, is an invitation to reflect on the … Continue reading
The Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time: 27th /28th January 2024 Dear Parishioners, REFLECTION FOR THE 4TH SUNDAY IN THE ORDINARY TIME YEAR B The three Scripture readings assigned for this Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time speak about being attentive and … Continue reading
The Third Sunday in Ordinary Time: 20th /21st January 2024 Dear parishioners, SUNDAY OF THE WORD OF GOD This Sunday we are invited to listen, to believe and to follow the One who is the Word of God. God wanted … Continue reading
SECOND SUNDAY ORDINARY TIME – 13th/14th JANUARY 2024 – Good day everyone, I hope you are having a blessed start to the new year. After all the celebration of Christmas and New Years we have now returned to ordinary time … Continue reading
FEAST OF THE EPIPHANY – 6th / 7th JANUARY 2024 – Dear Parishioners, Epiphany also known as “Theophany” in Eastern Christian tradition, is a Christian feast day ommemorating the visit of the Magi, the baptism of Jesus, and the wedding … Continue reading
HOLY FAMILY – 30th / 31st DECEMBER 2024 – Dear Parishioners, Preparing to write this reflection, to a glance at google about what a family is, what I got forms the summary of this reflection. Families boost our confidence and … Continue reading
FOURTH SUNDAY OF ADVENT – 23rd /24th DECEMBER 2023 Dear Parishioners, For the past four weeks, we have been listening to all the prophets God sent to help us prepare for the birth of our Lord and saviour Jesus Christ. … Continue reading
THIRD SUNDAY OF ADVENT – 16th /17th DECEMBER 2023 Dear Parishioners, This third weekend of advent is Gaudete Sunday, the priests will wear pink and we will light the pink candle on our advent wreath. Gaudete in Latin means rejoice. … 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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