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Third Sunday of Easter, 1st May 2022 SUMMER HOLIDAY CLUB This summer there will be more families who will not be able to afford to go away on holiday.  Occupying children all day or arranging child care can be stressful and expensive.  We are working with the other... Read More →

Second Sunday of Easter, 24th April 2022 SUMMER HOLIDAY CLUB This summer there will be more families who will not be able to afford to go away on holiday.  Occupying children all day or arranging child care can be stressful and expensive.  We are working with the other... Read More →

Palm Sunday, 10th April 2022 THIS NEWSLETTER COVERS TWO WEEKS Holy Week with the two Marys Michelangelo’s famous sculpture of the dead body of Jesus cradled in the lap of Mary, his mother, the Pieta, is housed in St Peter’s Basilica in Rome. It is worth a close look as it has... Read More →

Fifth Sunday of Lent, 3rd April 2022 Go and sin no more What motivated the Pharisees in that confrontation about sin and punishment? They caught a woman in the act of adultery and brought her into the Temple precincts, thronged with people, to shame her as publicly as possible.... Read More →

Fourth Sunday of Lent, 27th March 2022 The Love that we have wasted May steadfast faith sustain us, and hope, made firm in You, The love that we have wasted, O God of love, renew. This verse, from an ancient Office Hymn, sums up today’s Gospel.  Both brothers in the Gospel... Read More →

Third Sunday of Lent, 20th March 2022 What is God saying to the Church post-COVID? In today’s first reading from Exodus, I am struck by the fact that Moses’ life and vocation – not to mention salvation history – are changed forever because: he was aware of what was happening... Read More →

Second Sunday of Lent, 13th March 2022 Mountains and Valleys Our lives are a mixture of a ‘mountain-top experiences’ and ‘valley experiences.’ Jesus’ prediction of his suffering and death followed by the transfiguration experience reveals this truth in very clear terms.... Read More →

First Sunday of Lent, 6th March 2022 A prayer for Ukraine Loving God, we pray for the people of Ukraine,for all those suffering or afraid,that you will be close to them and protect them. We pray for world leaders,for compassion, strength and wisdom to guide their choices. We pray... Read More →

Eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time, 27th February 2022 Discipleship I know there are lots of things blind people do very well, but I don’t want someone who is blind driving my car or giving me directions.  That would be a dangerous and futile situation.  The blind leading... Read More →

Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time, 20th February 2022 Breaking the Cycle ‘An eye for an eye. A tooth for a tooth’ seems rather a barbaric form of justice.  It has its origins, however, in justice.  In the age of CCTV, VAR and DashCams we forget how precarious life was in... Read More →