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 DAVID WRITES
Today is the Feast of Christ the King, the last Sunday in Ordinary Time, and a day of prayer for young people in the Church. Next weekend will be the First Sunday of Advent and the beginning of Year A. Please join us in the hall today for our Christmas Market after all Masses - thank you to Janet and all our kind volunteers. Please also see the message below from Sister Margo who has kindly agreed to help us with our ministry to sick and housebound parishioners as our coordinator: all messages can be delivered to Sister Margo at either Mass or through the parish office. We are very grateful to Sr Margo for her help and ministry. May God bless you all this week. 

FR TOM WRITES
Today we begin the season of Advent—a time filled with hope and expectation. Until December 17th, our focus turns to the Second Coming of Christ, and the Church calls out to each of us: Wake up! We do not know the day or the hour when Christ will return, but He has promised that it will come when we least expect it. May this season shape our hearts and prepare us for the coming of the Lord. Let us turn away from sin and allow ourselves to be transformed into true reflections of His love.

FR DAVID WRITES
We are already well through November, and next weekend we will celebrate the last Sunday in Ordinary Time: the solemnity of Christ the King. For now, let us keep praying for the souls of the faithful departed. Today, the 33rd Sunday, is also a day of prayer for the poor, and we will take a collection for the sick and retired priests of the diocese. Thank you to everyone who has already brought Christmas gifts for the Catholic Children’s Society, and to everyone who prayed for me and my young charges from St Dominic’s Sixth Form College on our wonderful pilgrimage in Rome last week. Finally, next Saturday is the seventeenth anniversary of my ordination to the priesthood - please join me in giving prayerful thanks. May God bless you all.

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