The celebration of Bamenda Sunday at Our Lady of Lourdes and St Dominic Savio Parish in Farnborough beautifully reflects the enduring partnership between the Archdiocese of Bamenda in Cameroon and the Diocese of Portsmouth, a link that began in 1974. Rooted in the spirit of Gaudium et Spes from the
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 18th October 2025, 17 members of the Mamma Margherita Fellowship got together with a lively tutor to practise a suite of exercises designed to keep our muscles flexible and strong and to help our bones remain healthy. A lot of laughter and fellowship was shared and there were
On Sunday 19th October we had the joyful visitation of our Diocesan Pastor and Shepherd, Bishop Philip Egan. The 10:30am Mass was concelebrated by Bishop Philip, Fr Gerry Briody the Salesian Provincial (GBR) and Fr Anthony. Also present were a Deacon Paul Evans and Deacon Craig Aburn. The church was
This month’s Mamma Margherita Fellowship meeting was held on Thursday afternoon, 9th October 2025. After we all arrived and settled, Yvette warmly welcomed everyone and especially several new members. She then introduced this month’s speaker, our very own Deacon Paul Evans who talked to us about his first visit to Medjugorje,
On Wednesday, October 8th 2025, the parents of the 50 children who have enrolled in the 2025-2026 First Holy Communion Programme came together in the Church Hall for their first parents’ meeting. Father Anthony opened the session by introducing the team of catechists and with a prayer. Ann, who leads
