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newsletter 12th February 2012

Offertory £756.14 Cafod £1 Newsletter 12th February 2012. Now we are almost on the fringe of Lent – in the past there were three Sundays before Lent in which we used purple vestments – Septuagesima, Sexagesima and Quinquagesima – the … Continue reading

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newsletter 5th February 2012

Newsletter 5th February 2012 The fifth Sunday of the year already – only a couple of weeks now until Lent. Today there is a second collection to support the work of the Catholic Education Service. On Thursday, I have a … Continue reading

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newsletter 29th January 2012

Offertory £973.66 Cafod £5 Newsletter 29th January 2012 Newsletters are written well in advance: if all has gone well, by the time that you read this I should have returned from a visit to the chapel at Sanlucar de Barrameda … Continue reading

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newsletter 22nd January 2012

Offertory £989.32 Cafod £1 Newsletter 22nd January 2011 Today the Third Sunday of the Church’s year. We are in the middle of the week of prayer for Church. This evening at 6.30 there is Choral Evensong at St. Margaret’s in … Continue reading

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newsletter 8th January 2012

Newsletter 8th January 2012 Today we celebrate the Feast of the Epiphany of the Lord which commemorates the visit of the three wise men to the Holy Family. They bring their gifts of gold, frankincense and myrrh and knell in … Continue reading

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newsletter 15th January 2012

Newsletter 15th January 2012 Today the second Sunday of ordinary time with the return of the green vestments for a few weeks until we begin Lent – this year it comes early, on 22nd February. The Scripture readings are taken … Continue reading

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newsletter 1st January 2012

Newsletter: January 1st 2012 Greetings and Blessings to you on this New Year’s Day. I hope that it will be a happy and successful year for you all. Today we keep the solemnity of The Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of … Continue reading

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newsletter 18th December 2011

Offertory £1159.77 Cafod £70 The Fourth Sunday of Advent. Today at the 9.30 Mass the children will perform the first part of the cycle of mystery plays. This tells of the visit of the angel to Mary and the promise … Continue reading

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newsletter 11th December 2011

Third Sunday of Advent 2011. Once again the gospel today concentrates on the figure of John the Baptist, this time with a reading from the first chapter of John‘s gospel. Today at 5pm the choir will be providing an Advent … Continue reading

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newsletter 4th December 2011

Offertory £848.14 Cafod £20.40 Today is the Second Sunday of Advent. In this middle part of Advent, the Sunday gospels concentrate on the figure of John the Baptist, preparing the way for the Lord. The film club meets this evening … Continue reading

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