Despite the heat, Fr David completed the course, running the 2018 London Marathon in aid of the Catholic Children's Society (Westminster). You can still support him here.

 

Fr David is running the London Marathon on Sunday 22 April in aid of Catholic Children's Society (Westminster). You can support him here. And if you take any photos of him running, send them to us and we'll put them up on the website!

FR TOM WRITES
This Sunday, the Feast of St Joachim and St Anne, we celebrate the World Day for Grandparents. The day is a joyful encounter between young and old, emphasizing the importance of grandparents and the elderly in families and communities.  At times we take grandparents for granted, or we leave it too late to recognise how important they are in our lives; this Sunday let us give thanks for all we receive through our grandparents, and pray that those who have gone before us may now be enjoying their eternal reward in Heaven. In turn, we pray that grandparents may continue to form the younger generations in the knowledge and love of God.

FR DAVID WRITES
Welcome to the summer holidays! I hope the end of term went well for everyone involved and that everyone is able to enjoy some rest and relaxation insofar as this is possible. Whether you are going away or staying at home, summer is a special time for everyone to experience a change in the usually frenetic way of life. I would like to thank everyone who sent me kind wishes, prayers and cards for my recent birthday. Many thanks and best wishes to Fr Johnson who returned home on Friday morning. May God bless us all in these summer days. 

FR TOM WRITES
It is in our nature to want to “do”. We have a good natural desire to want things to be better, and to have a positive impact on the world in which we live. However, Christ’s encounter with Martha and Mary in the Gospel this Sunday invites us to question how we live. Christ does not tell Martha, who has worked hard to prepare his visit, that she is wrong to do this work, but he does point her towards the simplicity of Mary’s welcome. We, like Martha, are anxious and troubled by so many things, but only one is necessary; to have a relationship with Jesus Christ our Lord, and allow him to day-by-day transform our lives into images of love.

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