The Fifth Sunday in Lent
Dear friends, Last Sunday's flush of rose gives way this week to another dramatic visual milestone on our continuing journey through Lent: on Passion Sunday, the Fifth Sunday of Lent, the crucifixes and images in the church disappear [...]
The Fourth Sunday in Lent
Dear friends, Last week was undeniably a dramatic Sunday, over which, nonetheless, Mass attendance again surpassed 60 - congratulations! As our 2023 Stewardship Campaign - "With Gratitude and Hope" - concluded, I asked all members of our parish [...]
The Third Sunday in Lent
Dear friends, I am delighted to report that attendance at Mass last Sunday surpassed 60 souls for the first time since my Induction: this figure is a third higher than our average attendance submission in last year's Church [...]
The Second Sunday in Lent
Dear friends, This Sunday's Gospel reading includes St Matthew's account of the Transfiguration, when - atop a high mountain - before three of his disciples, Jesus' appearance altered to shine like the sun, and his clothes became dazzling [...]
The First Sunday in Lent
Dear friends, It was very encouraging to welcome so many of you to Mass yesterday for the beginning of Lent on Ash Wednesday - and I commend the Lenten disciplines on which you have now embarked to God's grace [...]
The Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time
Dear friends,Spring may not yet quite have sprung, but there is a sense of renewal in the air - not least because, hot on the heels of the blessing last Sunday after Mass of our beautiful new signboards [...]