News & Events

Dear friends, We are looking forward most eagerly to the Parish Mass at 10.30am this Sunday, 8 February, when Jonathan, our bishop, will join us to celebrate the sacraments of Baptism and Confirmation: do please make every effort [...]

Dear friends, In anticipation of the Feast of the Presentation of the Lord (on Monday), we will begin Mass this coming Sunday with the traditional ceremonies of Candlemas, which include the lighting and blessing of candles; the singing of [...]

Dear friends, Last week, on annual leave, I attended Sunday Mass at the Church of the Immaculate Conception and St Egwin, in Evesham, Worcestershire. This parish is twinned with another parish nearby, and a process of formal amalgamation [...]

Dear friends, (Fr Richard remains on annual leave, until Tuesday, 20 January.) Each year in January Christians pray especially for the unity of the Church, and this year's Week of Prayer for Christian Unity resources can be found [...]

Dear friends, This weekend we will celebrate with joy the Baptism of the Lord, and also renew our own baptismal promises. Bottles of blessed water will then be available to take home, as well as blessed chalk: the formula [...]

Dear friends, Happy New Year! Yesterday, at the conclusion of Mass, we sang the Church's great and ancient hymn of praise, the Te Deum - thanking God for His goodness over the past year; today, we intoned the Veni [...]