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Ray Harden
National Relic Tour comes to OLSD

“The National Relic Tour 2025 is an extraordinary occasion for all Catholics to come together, be inspired by the lives of the saints, and experience the power of faith,”  Michael Akinrele, Supreme Knight of the Order of the Knights of Saint Columba. On Sunday 21st September 2025 our parish hosted

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Mamma Margherita Fellowship
Mary Burgess
Talk from Beefeater

On Thursday 11th September 2025 the Mamma Margherita Fellowship met for our monthly meeting. Yvette welcomed everyone and especially new members, and we spent a few minutes remembering those recently passed. Our speaker Tony Stratford, a retired Beefeater, arrived looking very smart in his uniform. Tony worked at the Tower of

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Parish
Jo Wood
Volunteers Thank You Meal & Social Evening

A happy gathering of parish volunteers took place in the Church Hall last on Saturday 30th August 2025.  After a couple of short presentations on safeguarding and ChurchSuite, they were treated to food, drinks and games as a ‘thank you’ for their contribution to church life throughout the year.  The

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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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