1927 – 2022 We were saddened to hear of the death of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI on Saturday 31st December. He was a humble and courageous servant of the Lord, and one of the great theologians of the last century. We had a Requiem Mass for Pope Benedict at St John the Evangelist, Mill End […]
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Visiting Walsingham
On Saturday 24th September a group of parishioners across our three parishes travelled to Walsingham to join the annual Westminster diocesan pilgrimage led by Cardinal Vincent Nichols. The Cardinal celebrated Mass at the National Basilica of Our Lady of Walsingham where he talked about the joys of Mary, in her nurturing her child, in seeing […]
Continue ReadingJubilee Afternoon Tea – Thank you
It was a scorcher! A huge thank you to the Social Committee and Michael & Chris from the Scouts who made a Herculean effort to ensure our Jubilee Afternoon Tea marking the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee was a great success. Thanks to Tinlin for providing the spectacular live music and Pat Kelly for the beautiful flower […]
Continue ReadingFarewell to Fr Damian
More than 200 parishioners from across our three parishes gathered together to give Fr Damian Ryan a fond send-off at an open-air mass of thanksgiving at Our Lady’s Church Field at Rickmansworth on Wednesday 31st August. On an evening that had the air of a ‘concert in the park’ as well as a church service, […]
Continue ReadingFr Tim’s 80th Birthday Celebration
We are very fortunate that in Rickmansworth we have Fr Tim Dean living in retirement. Whenever one of our priests goes away he is always happy to step in to celebrate Mass. On Wednesday 27th May Fr Tim celebrated a Mass marking his 80th birthday at Our Lady Help of Christians Church, Rickmansworth. Parishioners from […]
Continue ReadingMass of thanksgiving for the life and ministry of Fr Jim Duffy
On Tuesday 23rd November the parish had a Mass for Fr Jim Duffy, who was parish priest of Rickmansworth from 1987-2013. Fr Jim died on 28 December 2020 and sadly it was not possible for a large number of people to gather for his funeral in January 2021, due to the pandemic restrictions. This was […]
Continue ReadingWestminster Synodal Pathway
On Sunday 21st November our parish had a meeting answering the call of Pope Francis to take part in the Synodal Journey in preparation for the Synod of Bishops in 2023. This meeting supplemented similar discussions that have taken place in other parish forums in recent weeks. Those who attended took part with great openness […]
Continue ReadingWelcome to our new Parish Priest
At the start of September our new parish priest, Fr Andrew Gallagher, arrived in the parishes. Fr Andrew was ordained a priest in 2011 and has served as Assistant Priest in St Monica’s, Palmers Green (2011-2014) and Our Lady and St Joseph’s Church, Dalston Kingsland (2014-16). For the past five years he has been the […]
Continue ReadingFarewell to Fr Shaun
After 8 years bringing our cluster of parishes together as parish priest, at the end of July 2021 Fr Shaun Church left the parishes for a well-deserved sabbatical year. He concluded his time with us celebrating a Mass in each parish followed by an outdoor reception and parishioners came out in the greatest numbers we […]
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