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FR TOM WRITES
On Friday evening our parish was filled with joy as we celebrated the Sacrament of Confirmation. Surrounded by family, friends, catechists and parishioners, the first half of this years candidates received the fullness of the Holy Spirit through the anointing of chrism and the laying on of hands. With this sacrament the Church confirms these young people as followers of Jesus Christ, and gives them the gifts to make his love known in the world.

We also rejoice as we prepare for the installation of Bishop John as the Archbishop of Liverpool, this coming Tuesday. I am fortunate enough to be able to travel up for the installation, and (opportunity permitting) I will pass all your best wishes and thanks on to him.

ASCENSION THURSDAY
Thursday is a holy day of obligation and there will be Masses at 8am, 10am & 7pm.

FR DAVID WRITES
On Thursday we attended the Farewell Mass for Bishop Sherrington. We send him off now to Liverpool with love, prayers and gratitude for his 14 years of ministry among us, and wish him well in his new diocese as he becomes archbishop. This coming Friday we have our first cohort of Confirmations. Please pray for those who will be confirmed, and for their families. The next group will be confirmed on Friday 6th June. As the Bishop has left for Liverpool, the confirmations will be celebrated by me. Have a great week and may God’s blessing be with us all.

POPE LEO XIV
Please pray for Robert Francis Prevost who was elected Pope on Thursday evening. He has taken the name Leo the Fourteenth. Cardinal Prevost was born in Chicago in 1955. Before his election, he was an Augustinian Friar. He had previously worked as the Prior General of the Augustinian Order, as Bishop of Chiclayo in Peru, and as Prefect of the Congregation for Bishops in Rome. He holds a doctorate in Canon Law. He now brings his many pastoral and administrative skills to the mission of the Successor of Peter. The Mass for the beginning of the Pontificate will be held in St Peter’s Square on Sunday 18 May at 10 am BST.  Let us keep him in our prayers!

FR DAVID WRITES
Many congratulations and best wishes to the children who made their First Holy Communion here yesterday. It was a beautiful day and we send our thanks to the catechists and musicians who helped with the celebrations. Please continue to pray for our children and their families. Have a wonderful Sunday today. God bless you.

FR TOM WRITES
Brothers and sisters, Christ is Risen! At the heart of the Easter proclamation is our profession that death does not and will not have the final word. Christ is victorious and has passed through the cross so that we may have life eternal. How fitting it was, therefore, that Pope Francis should begin his final journey to heaven on Easter Monday morning. Our beloved late Pope spent his Papacy tirelessly preaching joy, mercy, hope and the love of God. It is right that our hearts are heavy at this time, and that we pray for the repose of his soul and the cleansing of his sins, however let us be steadfast in proclaiming that in Christ we have no fear of death.

FR TOM WRITES
Today is Laetare Sunday and the Church bids us Rejoice! It is a moment of joy in the midst of our Lenten journey. Marked by rose vestments it reminds us that Easter is near, and offers a glimpse of the joy we will proclaim with the resurrection of our Lord. Similarly, Mothering Sunday, traditionally a day to visit one’s “mother church”, has become a time to honour all mothers for the love and care they have shown us. As we celebrate, let us rejoice in God’s love and give thanks for those who nurture our faith. May this day inspire us with gratitude to continue journeying towards Easter.

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Those who are unwell, including:  
Nora Mitchell, Mary Rohan, Vanessa Hughes, Mary Gilbride, Ronnie Lynch, Bridgette Martin, Callum Stone, Donal Kennedy,  Fabio Amato, Veronica Keville,  Angela Mangan, Marie Coutinho,  Andrea Jordan, Ifte Alam, Nadim Alam, Sheila Casey, Emma Lake, Guido Fichera, James Brady, Theresa Dillon, Lawrence Robinson, Luisa Busandri, Martin Donoghue, Kath Joyce, Lucy Jones, Megan O’Brien, Hannah Fennell, Alison Hughes, Silveria Vieira Papel, Scott Rollo, and Kay Heery.

All those who have died recently, including:
Fr Francis Press, and Fr Aidan Sharratt.