Since 2001 the Listed Places of Worship Grant (LPWGS) has enabled communities which care for our historic churches and other listed places of worship to reclaim VAT on repair works. There was no announcement in the recent Budget and the decision now rests with the Department for Culture Media and Sport. The Catholic Bishops’ Conference […]
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Christmas offering
Goes toward the priest’s stipend. Please, give as generously as you are able.
Continue Reading2nd collection for flowers
There will be a 2nd collection for Christmas flowers on 15th December 2024.
Continue ReadingChristmas cards
Christmas cards will be on sale after the 11 am Mass
Continue ReadingAltar server Christmas Mass sign-up sheet
Thank you to our amazing team of altar servers. Please, sign up for the Christmas Masses altar server sheet on the noticeboard, for the Masses you are able and willing to serve on.
Continue ReadingCHRISTMAS LOCAL FOODBANK APPEAL.
Advent is a special season in the Church’s year when we prepare to celebrate the coming of Christ and think about those who might need extra support. Please consider donating items to our local foodbank at St Thomas’s Church. Thank you for your generosity.
Continue ReadingMary O’Donoghue Thank You Mass and Event
Thank you to all that came along and helped us have a great celebration last weekend for our very own Servant Queen, Mary O’Donoghue. We had a lovely mass and ongoing celebrations in the hall . Mary received a volunteer’s medal and certificate from Cardinal Vincent Nichols, and tributes from her native Parish of Straide, […]
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Sr. Angela has designed a Parish Christmas Card for all of our parishioners. It includes Fr. Damian’s Christmas & New Year Message, and the list of Masses and Services this year. Hardcopy is also available at the back of the church.
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The Bible is translated in various ways according to it’s accuracy to the original Hebrew, Greek, and Latin, and/or it’s modern-day accessibility. The Catholic Church in England and Wales have produced a new translation of the lectionary, which hopes to be both faithful and accessible. We will start reading from, and listening to, the new […]
Continue ReadingCatholic Bishops of England, Wales, and Scotland unite in compassionate action to oppose Bill on assisted suicide
The Catholic Bishops of England, Wales and Scotland have issued a statement on Assisted Suicide ahead of the Second Reading of the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill. The statement strongly defends the vulnerable in society who are at risk through this proposed legislation, and the bishops advocate for better funded palliative care to […]
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