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Formation
Jo Wood
Music & Liturgy Summer School

Last week I attended this year’s Society of Saint Gregory (SSG) Summer School along with two other representatives of our parish –  Martin Wood and Valerie Strange from the parish Liturgy Ministry.  Martin and Valerie’s course fees were kindly paid for with parish support for Liturgy and Worship. The Society

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Cricket
Martin Wood
OLSD Cricket Season Review

The OLSD Cricket team played five matches this year with one match being cancelled. We had some enjoyable moments and the nicest part was welcoming some new players to the team, especially Ginto and Tyson. We play local sides on Thursday evenings in the summer and this year generally the

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Mamma Margherita Fellowship
Yvette MacLeod
Talk by Police Officer

Our Mamma Margherita Fellowship July meeting took place on one of the hottest days of the year so far and the 33 members who braved the summer heat were pleased to learn that OLSD hall was significantly cooler than outside.  WPC 22, also known as Jackie Dimmock, gave an extremely

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Parish
Yvette MacLeod
Sea Sunday

Seafarers and fishers play a vital role in all of our lives, but they often work in difficult, hazardous conditions. Also, when seafarers and fishers arrive in a port, they are strangers in a foreign land. They do not know the locals and often don’t know who to turn to

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Mamma Margherita Fellowship
Yvette MacLeod
Trip to St Michael’s Abbey

Another gorgeous sunny afternoon greeted 45 of our happy Mamma Margherita Fellowship members on Thursday 3rd July as we gathered at “The Abbey” to be greeted by Dom Cuthbert Brogan to enjoy a tour of the Chapel and Crypt.    It was a perfect afternoon and Dom Cuthbert is a

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Mamma Margherita Fellowship
Yvette MacLeod
Summer Outing on the River Thames

The 28/ 29 Celsius heat of Thursday 19th June saw 46 members of our Senior Fellowship and two guests embark on our first summer outing. We gathered at OLSD for our (deluxe) coach journey to Runnymede Boat House to board our boat for a leisurely cruise towards Windsor.  Unfortunately, the

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