The Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Dear friends,A curious question with which to begin, perhaps, but were we to give a colour to the Sundays of January, what do you suppose it might be? In the face of wind and rain and cloud and frost, the temptation [...]
The Sunday of the Word of God
Dear friends,In September 2019, Pope Francis called the universal Church to celebrate the Third Sunday in Ordinary Time each year as a special “Sunday of the Word of God”, on which we might once more open ourselves to the [...]
The Second Sunday in Ordinary Time
Dear friends, At every Mass, before we receive Communion, we address the Lord Jesus as the “Lamb of God”. This Sunday's Gospel reading, as once again we enter what is called “Ordinary Time” (or, more properly, the season [...]
The Solemnity of the Baptism of the Lord
Perhaps one of the greatest elements of countercultural witness which we as Christians can present at Christmas is the way in which, as the world packs away its tinsel and the supermarket shelves fill with Easter eggs(!), yet our [...]
Mary, the Holy Mother of God
Dear friends, Welcome to the weekly newsletter from St Mary's (the last of 2022). As you'll discover when you click on the links below, we're trialling a new format for the pew sheet and readings sheet, with the [...]
The Nativity of Our Lord – Christmas Day
Dear friends, We stand on the threshold of the celebration of Christmas, and look forward to welcoming you to St Mary's to worship at the manger. As doubtless you are aware, our schedule of Christmas services includes first a [...]