Get Involved

Get Involved is an exciting new section to our site, that comprises Diary Dates, Helping Out and News n’ Views. This area is designed to allow feedback from parishioners who can publish up and coming events and diary dates to let everyone know what is going on.

Helping Out lists areas in which you get help or offer your services, for example with church cleaning or giving a lift to a parishioner to and from mass.

News n’ Views is a place to share your stories, comments and photos of interest.

Check out each new section to see how you can get involved and publish your information.

Blog Comments

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Archbishop Kevin’s Pastoral Letter

This weekend, there is a pastoral letter from Archbishop Kevin McDonald regarding the results of last year’s consultation “Towards a Vision for the Diocese”. You can access the letter online as well as summaries of the results for conversations in deaneries and with the clergy here.

There are many rooms in my father’s house

“There are many rooms in my father’s house.” There is even room for the animals.  After the feast of St Francis of Assis last week, we had a Pets Service this afternoon and the animal, mostly dogs, contributed to the singing.  There was one hamster, but he felt rather intimidated and stayed in his cage. (pictures to follow from John Adams)

It reminded me of a quotation from my current book, “The Road of Hope” by Cardinal FX Nguyen Van Thuan:  How penetrating is the word of God! Diversity!  Treat everyone differently according to each individual’s personality, something that must be respected.  Do not look at everyone as if they were all the same; human beings are not quantities or numbers.  With individuals, two plus two does not always equal four, just as with melons.  Yes, melons.  Two melons puls two melons generally adds up to four kilos, but sometimes you may need six melons to make up four kilos.  The moral is, look at each case individually.   With the blessing this afternoon , for some it was thanks giving. For Jezebel, it was exorcism!

Thought for the week

Schools are back and the whole machinery for Secondary transfers has swung into action!