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Mamma Margherita Club
Valerie Cooper
Anointing & Holy Land Talk

This Thursday, the second of the month, was our Mamma Margherita Club meeting. First a Mass with anointing at 2.00 pm. Thank you Father Anthony and thank you Mary for reading. I had never been to an Anointing Mass – what a marvellous experience. Then into the church hall, dues

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Parish
Christy Del Fresno
Oasis April Meeting

Oasis Breakfast was a lovely ladies’ gathering last Saturday, April 6th. It took place in the hall of Our Lady of Lourdes & Saint Dominic Parish, and other local parishes’ ladies joined. We listened to music, asked for our prayer intentions, and enjoyed a delicious breakfast prepared by the Oasis

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Easter
Fr Anthony Clifford Lobo SDB
Easter Vigil Reception

Christiane Maria e José Del Fresno (Christy) was received into full communion with the church and confirmed at the Easter Vigil on Saturday 30th March by Fr Anthony. Christy has been attending weekly RCIA sessions since last September and has quickly become a familiar face in the parish helping with

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Easter
Jo Wood
Blessing of Easter Foods

On Holy Saturday morning, members of our Polish community brought their Easter baskets of food to the church to be blessed.  Known as Święconką, which is the name for the blessing of the basket of food which is prepared on Holy Saturday, this is one of the most enduring and

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Easter
Jo Wood
Easter Flowers

We gave up flowers and Alleluias in our church for Lent.  So it is with joy that we can once more proclaim ‘Alleluia – Christ is Risen’ at the Easter Vigil and Easter Sunday Masses and enjoy the beauty of our statues (veiled for the past two weeks) and a

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Easter
Jo Wood
Maundy Thursday – Washing of the Feet

The Mass of the Lord’s Supper took place on Maundy Thursday (28 March).   It was a solemn celebration when we remembered the first time Jesus broke bread with his disciples in the upper room.  It is in memory of this moment that we celebrate the Eucharist at every Mass.  It

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