Our group of stewards have done a great job ensuring that our church is Covid-safe in the last 18 months. It would be most helpful if we canhave a few more volunteers to enable some of them to have a … Continue reading
‘TO BE OR NOT TO BE; THAT IS THE QUESTION’ I believe we all know of this famous quote from Hamlet. It is an existential question on life and death, quite often portrayed by a person contemplating a skull in … Continue reading
Dear Parishioners, THANKS: How can I thank you sufficiently for a wonderful Golden Jubilee celebration of my priesthood last weekend? It was a memorable occasion which I will treasure for many a year. Your kind words, cards and gifts are … Continue reading
During the week we had a zoom meeting with a small number of parishioners and PPC members. We were considering some of the options and the decisions to be decided upon after the 19th July (the date indicated by the … Continue reading
Dear parishioners, friends and family, This is a special time for me as I celebrate 50 years of priesthood. Thank you for being part of this celebration. I thank God for calling me, unworthy as I am, to be a … Continue reading
Dear friends, This weekend we celebrate the greatest gift from God to us: His Presence among us! He did not want to stay far away from us, no. He wanted to remain present among us… and he is! One of … Continue reading
Bearing in mind the next government announcement on 14th June, we need to see what implications this will have on our parish life regarding worship, liturgy, refreshment, social events etc, in the light of our Parish Survey results. We would … Continue reading
Dear Parishioners, Today, we celebrate the Feast of the Most Holy Trinity: Father, Son and Holy Spirit. Our prayers begin and end in the name of the Trinity. In our Baptism, we are drawn into the very family of God … Continue reading
The hard moments of life come when we feel ourselves overwhelmed by a sense of uselessness. We see people around us doing important things, public things, impressive things. Our lives, on the other hand, have been exercises in the ordinary. … Continue reading
SITE MANAGER JOB OPPORTUNITY AT ST. PETER’S & ST. GILDA’S INFANT & JUNIOR SCHOOLS The governors are seeking to appoint a Site Manager with excellent organisational skills to ensure that our school sites are managed and maintained to a high … 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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