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Newsletter 18th January 2015 After the Christmas season, we continue with the Sundays in Ordinary time – today is the Second Sunday of the year. (Last week was the First week in Ordinary time). You will notice that the green … Continue reading →

Newsletter Sunday 4th January 2015 Today we celebrate the feast of the Epiphany, which commemorates the visit of the three wise men to the Christ Child. In the past this feast was celebrated on 6th January, the twelfth night after … Continue reading →

Newsletter 14th December 2014 Today is the Third Sunday of Advent: we use the rose coloured vestments to show that we are half way through the penitential season. It is known as Gaudete Sunday from the first word of the … Continue reading →

Newsletter 30th November 2014 Today is the First Sunday of Advent. It is the beginning of the period of preparation for the celebration of Christmas. We use the purple vestments for the next four weeks. The Gloria is not recited. … Continue reading →

Newsletter 30th November 2014 Today is the First Sunday of Advent. It is the beginning of the period of preparation for the celebration of Christmas. We use the purple vestments for the next four weeks. The Gloria is not recited. … Continue reading →

Newsletter 14th September 2014 Newsletters have to be written well in advance, but by the time that you read this, I hope that I will have returned safely from a few days in Venice. An opportunity to admire the art, … Continue reading →

Newsletter 7th September 2014 A word of thanks to everybody who helped make the Jubilee celebrations so special last Sunday. A very happy day and thank you for all your kindness in making it possible. I hope that you had … Continue reading →

Newsletter 31st August 2014 Thank you all for coming to share in this very special day. I have a sense of thanksgiving for the many blessings that I have received – and also a feeling of surprise that somehow I … Continue reading →