Category Archives: Newsletter

Newsletter – Sunday 3rd April 2016 Today Low Sunday, the Sunday in the Octave of Easter. It is also known as Quasi Modo Sunday from the first words of the Latin Introit. The well-known hunch back of Notre Dame was … Continue reading →

Newsletter 20th March 2016 Today is Palm Sunday. Palms will be blessed in the garden before the 9.30 Mass followed by the procession in to the Church. Blessed Palms will be available at the later Masses. This year we read … Continue reading →

Newsletter 6th March 2016. Today we are half way through Lent, the fourth Sunday. AS a slight relaxation from the Lenten purple we use the Rose coloured vestments. It is known as Laetare Sunday from the first word of the … Continue reading →

Newsletter 21st February 2016 Today is the second Sunday of Lent. Last week the gospels gave an account of the temptations of the Lord in the wilderness. This week, in contrast, the gospel gives an account of the Transfiguration. As … Continue reading →

Newsletter 7th February 2016 Welcome to Mass today on Quinquagesima Sunday – the last Sunday before Lent – In theory at least it means that there are 50 days to Easter. There is a second collection today to help the … Continue reading →

Newsletter 24th January 2016 Newsletters are written well in advance. By the time that you read this, I hope that I will have returned safely from my visit to Sanlucar de Barrameda in the South of Spain. Our ancient English … Continue reading →

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 10th January 2016 Today, the Sunday after the Epiphany, we celebrate the feast of the Baptism of the Lord. During the week the Mass prayers and readings will be taken from the first week in ordinary time – the … Continue reading →

Newsletter 3rd January 2016 The first newsletter of the New Year –and to wish you every success and blessings for the year ahead. Today we celebrate the feast of the Epiphany – the visit of the three wise men to … Continue reading →