On Saturday 25th April 2026, 35 youngsters from OLSD were part of a group of 104 candidates who were confirmed at St John’s Cathedral by Bishop Philip. Parishes from North East Hampshire Pastoral Area (OLSD, Our Lady Help of Christians Farnborough, Aldershot, Fleet & Church Crookham,Yateley & Hartley Wintney), Bordon,...

Many congratulations to four of our parishioners (pictured above with Fr Anthony) who recently been awarded the Catholic Certificate in Religious Studies.  Michelle Friend reports: In October 2024, Ann Paton, George Lewis, James Fitzpatrick-Ellis and I accepted the challenge to take part in the Catholic Certificate in Religious Studies online at...

On Sunday 26th October 2025, the Confirmation candidates for 2025/26 met for our first session. This year, we have introduced a brand-new programme called Sycamore and we started with Session 1 – The Search for Happiness. To start the meeting off, Fr Anthony introduced the Catechists for the programme –...

On Saturday 15 March, the OLSD Youth Ministry organised for 26 individuals of all ages, to attend OVO Arena Wembley, to take part in the Catholic Youth Ministry Federation’s ‘Flame’. Attended by 10,800 people from all over the country, as well as individuals from Austria and Ukraine, a wonderful day...