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Formation
Ann Paton
Catechist Formation Day

On Saturday, 4th October 2025, a group of adults and young people gathered for a day of formation, prayer and discussion. We began in the Church with a prayer service led by Father Anthony. After the service, everyone moved to the hall, where Brothers Andre and Malachy shared thoughtful reflections

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Parish
Mary Pole-Baker
Deacon Paul Pole-Baker

Paul (Paul Cecil Pole Baker) was born in Herne Bay, Kent on 6th November 1931, the first child of Cecil and Eileen Baker. He was educated at the local convent school and at Chatham House School, Ramsgate. At the age of 17 when he was called up for National Service,

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Parish
Jo Wood
50 Years Celebration Cake

50 years to the day since our lovely church was officially opened on 24th September 1975, those at weekday Mass celebrated the Feast of Our Lady of Walsingham and afterwards were treated to a delicious cake baked by Liz Rose. Amongst those present were quite a number of our ‘elders’

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Parish
Paul Bryanhill
50th Jubilee Opening Mass

On Saturday 20th September 2025 at 5.30pm we held our inaugural celebration for the Parish’s Jubilee year with a Mass concelebrated by Fr Gerry Briody the Salesian Provincial (GBR).  Present were several  hundred parishioners, religious orders and clergy, and we had the pleasure of attending a very uplifting and joyful

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Parish
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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