Praying for Vocations Jesus said “I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd is one who lays down his life for his sheep.”  John: 10:11-12 In 1964, Pope Paul VI, launched Vocations Sunday, which we celebrated on the fourth Sunday of Easter, also called ‘Good Shepherd Sunday’ (21 April 2024)....

On Holy Saturday morning, members of our Polish community brought their Easter baskets of food to the church to be blessed.  Known as Święconką, which is the name for the blessing of the basket of food which is prepared on Holy Saturday, this is one of the most enduring and...

We gave up flowers and Alleluias in our church for Lent.  So it is with joy that we can once more proclaim ‘Alleluia – Christ is Risen’ at the Easter Vigil and Easter Sunday Masses and enjoy the beauty of our statues (veiled for the past two weeks) and a...

The Mass of the Lord’s Supper took place on Maundy Thursday (28 March).   It was a solemn celebration when we remembered the first time Jesus broke bread with his disciples in the upper room.  It is in memory of this moment that we celebrate the Eucharist at every Mass.  It...

On Saturday 23 March we held the first get-together of Ministers of Holy Communion since before Covid. Adult Formation will form a central element of the OLSD pastoral plan. Fortified by a psalm read by Fr Anthony and coffee from Sharon we refreshed our understanding of the Eucharist by watching...

Holy Week began with beautiful Palm Sunday Masses over last weekend.  We congregated in the Hall at the start of Mass to share in the blessing of the palms and then processed into the church for the remainder of the Mass.   The solemnity of the week was clear as we...

It was lovely to welcome Fr Gerry who was celebrant at our 10.30am Mass this Sunday. Fr Gerry Briody SDB is the Provincial for the Salesian order in Great Britain. After Mass Fr Gerry met with many parishioners and also had an informal meeting with members of the newly formed...

Fairy lights, ballet dancers, actors… not the usual things to be found in our church, but this week it was transformed for two nights to host Mosaic Art’s production of ‘Come To The Table’. This musical by Ken Medema and adapted by Nicholas and Andrea Young was a rich offering...

Our lovely church was filled with wonderful Christmas music during our Carol Concert on Sunday 17 December. An enthusiastic audience of parishioners and friends enjoyed performances of carols and festive songs by local 16-voice choir, Vocal Point, and joined in with some favourite carols too. Our church choir was in...

Today we celebrated the Feast of the Immaculate Conception with a beautiful morning Mass followed by Adoration. What a great way to start the first Friday in Advent! After Mass, preparations for Christmas took on a more practical form as a group of enthusiastic parishioners set about making the church...