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Veritas Catholic Lecture series  Saturday 18 February, Early Church History, lecturer Fr Peter Dwyer (Historian to the Cardinal) Saturday 22 April, Later Church History, lecturer Fr Peter Dwyer  Saturday 29 April, New Testament, Fr John Deehan (Kentish Town Parish, MA, STB, LSS)  Saturday 20 May, Old Testament, lecturer, Fr John Hemer (Mill Hill Missionary, LSS)  The […]

Hello parents and children! There is no session today. See you all again on Saturday 25th February. Thank you to those who flagged it up. Much appreciated. Best wishes Fr Brian

Pray Hemel Friends! Our parish church will host other Christians tomorrow morning, by providing breakfast from 8am to 8.30am in the Parish Centre. Come and join us! We will then go across the road to our church and pray until 9.30am. The ‘Pray Hemel’ initiative attracts people from all denominations. Do come and join us […]

Hello friends! Brrrr….it’s chilly out there! Callum Moore and Mary Stefan (catechists) look forward to seeing you and your child at the 2nd First Holy Communion session this Saturday at SCM school! Sessions are at 11am and 12.45pm. Please ensure that you arrive five minutes before kick-off. We look forward to seeing you as usual […]

Dear Fathers, The Cardinal has asked me to send you the message, below, concerning the shooting incident outside St Aloysius’ Church, Somers Town, on Saturday. He also has asked me to send you his good wishes, and his thanks for all your continuing work in and for the Church as this new year continues. All […]

Hello friends As many people are very competent with ‘Excel’ in their professional lives, can I ask if you could spare a couple of hours each month to help us update the parish ‘Excel database‘ please? It helps us keep on top of parish finances across the whole area of spend. Thank you! Fr Brian […]

To Callum Moore who has been appointed on a part-time basis as Pastoral Assistant Catechetical Co-Ordinator for the parish of Hemel West. Whilst Callum will be retained by the diocese at the Catholic secondary school of JFK,  he will also be contactable for many Hemel West parish- related factors: <cmoore@jfk.herts.sch.uk> Callum’s role will be to manage the […]

You may have heard the news from Rome that Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI died within the last couple of hours. The parish church is open (as usual) for those who would like to visit, light a votive candle and pray for the repose of his soul. Eternal rest, grant unto him O Lord and let […]

Hello friends Following a water leak on St Johns Road earlier this week the road has yet to be resurfaced, so this has resulted in a road closure at the junction with Puller Road. Boxmoor Fish and BBQ and Coffee and Wine are located near the closure. It is anticipated that the closure will remain […]

Hello parents As so few parents had ‘booked in’ for the start of the programme, I have held back the final announcement of which group you will be in and therefore which session you will attend on the day. I asked SCM school to also send out a reminder about ‘booking in‘ , which they […]