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Dear Friends,            Today is the Feast of St Nicholas of Myra and to mark it why not indulge in some sweet treats? He was a bishop who lived in the third century AD. St Nicholas was known to have a deep understanding of Jesus’ ministry. He knew that Jesus would not preach before he […]

Dear Friends,            This weekend is Remembrance Sunday. The 11h30 Mass on Sunday will be a Requiem Mass for all who died in the service of this country. We will pray with the nation at the end of the 10h00 Mass for the silence, last post and reveille. We will do the same at the […]

Dear Friends, Winter is descending and with it the shorter days. We change the clocks this weekend so remember to put them back one hour as in “Fall—back, Spring—Forward”. As we start to stay in our homes more than in the sunny days, it can be a time when some of us feel low. It’s […]

Dear Friends,            I am headed to the Emerald Isle for a few days next week so we will not have Mass here except for the Requiem Mass on Monday at noon for Felix Montoya Martin RIP.            Assisted Suicide Bill—please write to your MP about this. The link is: https://righttolife.org.uk/ASthreat The introduction of the […]

Dear Friends,            First of all a thank you to everyone who supported the Cafod Family Fast Day appeal. We raised around £1,700 (exact total to be published once we have it). Second I wish to thank and congratulate Tony Brophy our outstanding Parish Accountant for the superb job he does week in a week […]

Dear Friends,            We are approaching the first anniversary of the Hamas attack on Israel last year and the war that ensued and continues. We have attached reflections of the CEO of the Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem. You may wish to contribute to their vital work in the Holy Land.            This Friday (4th October) […]

Dear Friends, Thank you to those of you who volunteered to be altar servers and readers! More of you are of course very welcome. We have a wonderful concert for you here at St Mary’s starting at 15h30 on Sunday 22nd September. Opera Integra are coming to perform love songs from different operas. Please have […]

Dear Friends, We are busy preparing for la rentrée here at St Mary’s so please do keep an eye out for announcements about our sacramental preparation programme and various events we are planning from the start of September. Please look at the events section of this website and a calendar will open up enabling you […]