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Parish
Fr Anthony Clifford Lobo SDB
End of Pastoral Year Message from our Priest

Dear Parishioners, As we wrap up the 2024–2025 pastoral year and step into a new one, I want to say a heartfelt thank you to each of you. Your active presence, participation, prayerful spirit, hard work, union with me as your Priest and steadfast commitment have been instrumental in enriching

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Mamma Margherita Fellowship
Valerie Cooper
Tales from Iran

On Thursday 14th August we had our monthly meeting of the Mamma Margherita Fellowship. After welcoming members old and new, we had an entertaining presentation from Maralyn Wong on her travels in Iran with accompanying photos and Persian rug and copper dish souvenirs display.  It was a very warm afternoon but

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Formation
Jo Wood
Music & Liturgy Summer School

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

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Cricket
Martin Wood
OLSD Cricket Season Review

The OLSD Cricket team played five matches this year with one match being cancelled. We had some enjoyable moments and the nicest part was welcoming some new players to the team, especially Ginto and Tyson. We play local sides on Thursday evenings in the summer and this year generally the

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Mamma Margherita Fellowship
Yvette MacLeod
Talk by Police Officer

Our Mamma Margherita Fellowship July meeting took place on one of the hottest days of the year so far and the 33 members who braved the summer heat were pleased to learn that OLSD hall was significantly cooler than outside.  WPC 22, also known as Jackie Dimmock, gave an extremely

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Parish
Yvette MacLeod
Sea Sunday

Seafarers and fishers play a vital role in all of our lives, but they often work in difficult, hazardous conditions. Also, when seafarers and fishers arrive in a port, they are strangers in a foreign land. They do not know the locals and often don’t know who to turn to

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