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Christmas
Jo Wood
Christmas Decorations go up

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

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Christmas
Fr Anthony Clifford Lobo SDB
OLSD Advent Wreath

The parish thanks Rita an Terry Curran for beautifully preparing and adorning the Advent Wreath. The Advent wreath is not merely a decorative item; it is a deliberate design that holds profound symbolism.  Significance of the Advent Wreath Shape and Colour Since circles have no beginning and no end, the

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First Holy Communion
Daniel Alphonse
Session Three – Celebrating Our Rescue

On Tuesday 28th November from 4.45 pm to 6.15 pm, the First Holy Communion programme children of Our Lady and St. Dominic parish gathered to learn about celebration and reconciliation. Head catechist Mary Wynne-Jones and her other catechists led the third session of first holy communion-Celebrating our rescue. The children

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Confirmation
Mandy Connelly
Session One – Is there more to life than this?

On Friday 24th November from 7-8.30pm our Lead Catechist, Anthony Connelly led 40 of our young people who have registered to partake in the Confirmation programme in our first session.  The evening was a mix of prayer, fun games, teaching videos and meeting in small groups to think about some of

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First Holy Communion
Deacon Maynard
Session Two – God’s Forgiveness and Love.

On Tuesday 14th November from 4.45 pm to 6.15 pm, Catechist Mary Wynne-Jones led 50 children who are registered for the First Holy Communion programme of Our Lady and St. Dominic parish in their second session. They gathered to learn about forgiveness and what God’s love and mercy mean for

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Bringing Joy and Support to Senior Parishioners

The senior parishioners group of Our Lady and St Dominic rebegan its activities under the patronage of Venerable Mamma Margherita, and the leadership of Ian & Rufina Ledgerwood and Valerie Cooper. The beacons of the group were Teresa Regan and Maureen Buckley who initiated the activity to rebegin the group.

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