The celebration of Bamenda Sunday at Our Lady of Lourdes and St Dominic Savio Parish in Farnborough beautifully reflects the enduring partnership between the Archdiocese of Bamenda in Cameroon and the Diocese of Portsmouth, a link that began in 1974. Rooted in the spirit of Gaudium et Spes from the...
On Sunday 19th October we had the joyful visitation of our Diocesan Pastor and Shepherd, Bishop Philip Egan. The 10:30am Mass was concelebrated by Bishop Philip, Fr Gerry Briody the Salesian Provincial (GBR) and Fr Anthony. Also present were a Deacon Paul Evans and Deacon Craig Aburn. The church was...
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,...
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’...
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...
“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...
The Catholic Safeguarding Standards Agency (CSSA) is conducting a thematic inspection on survivor engagement and support across Religious Life Groups and Dioceses. The purpose of the public survey is to invite survivors to contribute their experiences of contact with a Religious Life Group or Diocese following abuse. The experiences may...
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...
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...
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...
