a Youtube Video with Mary McAleese - Former President of Ireland, from last June’s Scottish Laity Conference. (Yes, lay people can actually have a voice in the Catholic church !!) Canon law - its true purpose and limitations. Human rights -what are they and how does Canon law interact with them...

1 Parishioner Tony Murphy has completed the specifications for building our new smaller presbytery (priest’s house). (Big thanks) Complicated games are causing delay in agreeing our flood risk assessment, though, and therefore planning permission. Despite it costing £1200, a firm contracted-out by...

Alas, we’re locked down again. For many this means absence of hugs, touch, even cut-offs from family and friends, the loss of activities, work or relaxations we’d normally have. This can make us feel strange, in their absence, a kind of mourning. This is a death, a cross. If we can get to the...

RCIA for a group including two people preparing for the sacraments of the church starts this Sunday at 6 pm on zoom with some sessions on different types of prayer. If you’d like to join in please email Fr Charles chas37free@gmail.com and he’ll send the Zoom link.

(Fr Charles) Maybe, but the advice is to be gradual, don’t try it all at once !! It’s ingrained in us. This is about breaking old habits and making greener ones. They say not to throw plastics out in a big purge. The real move is to commit to not buying any more plastic products. Plastic-free...

MESSAGE FROM FR ANTHONY CHANTRY, NATIONAL DIRECTOR OF MISSIO This year, World Mission Sunday falls on 18th October. On this day the whole Church unites in prayer for its missionary activity, and in collecting funds to support Catholic communities across the world living in situations of poverty...

I’m just emailing to say a big ‘THANK YOU’. We appreciate that these are extremely challenging times for everyone at the moment and we are so touched by the kindness and generosity of everybody for CAFOD’s work. So many families around the world face an uncertain future. I want to assure you that...

...in Marsh Rd with the good News Mission. If you recall, last July we sought help from the Albert Gubay Foundation to help fund food provision for what has been about 70 to 80 families locally. They gave us £20,000. A detailed report has been compiled from the weekly reports, accounts, receipts,...

Thank you to all who came on Zoom to discuss Facebook and provided such a rich knowledgeable discussion. “The biggest debating point was whether a Facebok page with a strong public facing on-line presence or group should be developed initially. Everyone agrees both are needed. The consultation...