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Christmas
Elizabeth Rose
Children’s Christmas Party 2023

Lots of enjoyment was had on Saturday 16th December by a large number of parish children. Sharon Boylett and Angela Norman organised a party full of games, dancing, singing, joke-telling and delicious food. There was a special visit from Father Christmas, who was kind enough to stop for photos and

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Mamma Margherita Fellowship
Yvette MacLeod
Friendship, Fellowship and Fun with a Christmas theme

Friendship, Fellowship and Fun with a Christmas theme was the order of the day when the Mama Margherita club for retired people held its second meeting on Thursday 14th December.  If you are retired, or semi-retired and would like to come along, don’t hesitate!  You will be more than welcome.  We

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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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