The parish celebrated the first Sunday of Advent in a number of ways over the weekend of 29th/30th November 2025. At the 5.30pm Vigil Mass on Saturday, singing was led jointly by the OLSD choir and the ecumenical Mosaic Arts choir (members from many Christian churches in Cove including OLSD)...
Blessing of the Graves On Sunday 2nd November 2025 parishioners joined Fr Anthony for the blessing of the graves at Ship Lane Cemetery. All Souls Morning Mass on Monday 3rd November 2025, was celebrated in Commemoration of the Faithful Departed. Service of Light On Friday 7th November 2025 at 7.30pm...
50 years to the day since our lovely church was officially opened on 24th September 1975, those at weekday Mass celebrated the Feast of Our Lady of Walsingham and afterwards were treated to a delicious cake baked by Liz Rose. Amongst those present were quite a number of our ‘elders’...
A happy gathering of parish volunteers took place in the Church Hall last on Saturday 30th August 2025. After a couple of short presentations on safeguarding and ChurchSuite, they were treated to food, drinks and games as a ‘thank you’ for their contribution to church life throughout the year. The...
Last week I attended this year’s Society of Saint Gregory (SSG) Summer School along with two other representatives of our parish – Martin Wood and Valerie Strange from the parish Liturgy Ministry. Martin and Valerie’s course fees were kindly paid for with parish support for Liturgy and Worship. The Society...
Sunday 8th June marked 50 days since Easter and the wonderful celebration of Pentecost when we celebrate the birthday of the Church. But this is no ordinary birthday. It’s not marked by cake or candles, but by wind and fire, tongues and transformation, unity and mission. Fr Anthony explained in...
The Easter Triduum began with Maundy Thursday Mass, the Mass of the Lord’s Supper. During the Mass, 12 Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion had their feet washed. Many of these are new to this ministry and after the formation held during Lent, are looking forward to carrying out this ministry...
As we all know, the Eucharist is at the centre of all that our church is and does. It is the ‘real presence’ of the risen Lord and it is a joy for us to be able to share in this gift at Communion every time we come to Mass....
Our first Lent Soup Lunch was held on Friday 7th March 2025. 15 parishioners and Fr Anthony got together in the Church Hall and enjoyed some delicious home-made leek and potato soup. Thank you to Martin Wood who made the soup and Sharon Boylett and Angela McGeown for preparing the...
“For where two or three meet in My name, I am there among them.” Matthew 18:20 Have you ever wondered how Elizabeth felt about being at first childless and then miraculously expecting a baby late in life? What did she think when her baby leapt in her womb when Mary...
