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FR TOM WRITES
Following the culmination of the Easter season and the celebration of Pentecost last Sunday, today we celebrate Holy Trinity Sunday and next Sunday, Corpus Christi. May these Sundays after Easter help us to live our daily lives as Christians, seeking to share in the love and unity of the Trinity and drawing strength from our Lord in the Eucharist. May God bless you all in the coming week.
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FR DAVID WRITES
Happy Pentecost Sunday! Today is the solemnity of Pentecost, also known as Whit Sunday, when we celebrate the descent of the Holy Spirit on the apostles. This promised gift of the Lord brought life, energy and dynamism to the Church which has continued throughout the centuries; it enabled the apostles and their successors to preach the Gospel to the ends of the earth. Today we celebrate the birth of the Church in time and history, and celebrate the unity of our faith which gathers diverse peoples, tongues and traditions into the one family of the Risen Lord. Today marks the end of Eastertime and the beginning of the liturgical journey into the summer. May God bless us all on this great day, and the may the Holy Spirit inspire us all.
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FR TOM WRITES
On Thursday, we celebrated the Ascension of Our Lord into Heaven, which leads us into the novena to the Holy Spirit which will culminate in the great feast of Pentecost next weekend. When Christ ascended, he assured the apostles of his continuing help in announcing the Good News. The Good News is that this same Holy Spirit is offered to us. May we truly prepare ourselves to receive this gift; that we may be filled with the Spirit which leads Christians through life. May God bless us all in this coming week and may the Holy Spirit bring manifold gifts into our own lives and families.
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FR DAVID WRITES
Last weekend, First Holy Communion Day here was a glorious celebration. Thank you once again to all those involved. This Thursday is Ascension Thursday—a day which marks the fortieth day since Easter Sunday and the celebration of the fullness of the Lord’s presence both in heaven and throughout all creation. Please be sure to join us at Mass on Thursday. As our Easter journey continues, may the Risen Lord bless us all with his gifts of peace, light, faith and hope. Have a wonderful week.
ASCENSION THURSDAY
The Solemnity of the Ascension of the Lord will be on Thursday 14 May, and is a Holy Day of Obligation. Masses will be at 8am, 10am (with the school), and 7pm. The car park will be open and available for all three Masses.
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FR DAVID WRITES
Congratulations to the children and their families who celebrated First Holy Communion with us this weekend. May God continue to bless them, and may he bring to perfection the good work he has begun in them. Many thanks to the choir and catechists for helping with our celebrations. The Easter Season continues for the next four weeks. A week on Thursday it will be Ascension, followed by Pentecost on Sunday 24 May. May God bless us all this week.
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FR TOM WRITES
On Good Shepherd Sunday, we hear Christ call each of us by name. All vocations, whether it be marriage, priesthood, or religious life, are a response to His voice, a unique path to love and holiness. The priesthood, in a special way, reflects Christ the Good Shepherd, who guides His people through Word and Sacrament. All vocations share the same beauty: a life given in love, for God and for others, but this weekend let us pray for our priests, and for all those Lord is calling to the priesthood.
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FR DAVID WRITES
Today is the Third Sunday of Easter when we hear the beautiful Gospel account of the two disciples who meet the Risen Lord on the way to Emmaus. He comes to meet us too, as he opens our hearts and reveals his presence in the Breaking of Bread. Let us continue to live these joyful days of Easter with faith and devotion. Please pray for the children and young people in our parish at this sacramental time.
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FR TOM WRITES
Last week’s celebration of the Paschal Triduum, which led us into the Easter season, brought us to the heart of our faith: that Jesus took our sins upon himself, endured suffering and death, and was laid in the tomb, yet rose in glory on the third day. We have celebrated this mystery not simply in remembrance, but so it may transform our lives, strengthens us and make us his witnesses. As we continue through Easter, may this mystery take deeper root in our hearts, shaping how we live and love, so that through us others may know the joy and peace of God’s love.
OCTAVE OF EASTER: HE IS RISEN ALLELUIA!
Today we celebrate the Octave Day of Easter - the eighth day of Easter joy, when Thomas meets the Risen One. It is a full recurrence of the Easter solemnity in every sense. Known also as Dominica in Albis or Quasimodo Sunday, this is a rich day in the liturgy full of meaning, splendour, and most of all, the fullness of Easter gladness.
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HE IS RISEN - ALLELUIA!
Today is Easter Sunday, when we celebrate the great truth that Christ, who died on the cross, is truly risen from the dead. May God bless us in these days of Easter joy.
FR DAVID WRITES
Happy Easter to you all! I pray that you may enjoy a beautiful Easter Sunday today, as well as the days of the Easter Octave ahead of us. Thank you from Fr Tom and me for the kind cards, good wishes and Easter gifts we have received. On behalf of the whole parish, we would like to thank everyone who helped to prepare and celebrate the days of this Holy Week Easter, especially in terms of preparing the church and celebrating the liturgy. Can I also take this opportunity to thank and greet the whole parish on this holy day. I thank you for your presence, prayers, generosity and ministries throughout the year. Together, we bring ourselves and our many gifts to help build of community of faith and love. May God bless you all. This week I will make a visit to Rome until Thursday evening, and I look forward to seeing you again next weekend. As I go, please pray for the repose of the soul of the late Holy Father, Pope Francis, who died last year on Easter Monday, which was 21 April in the Holy Year. May he rest in peace.
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THIS IS HOLY WEEK
Today is Palm Sunday - the beginning of Holy Week. Please take a blessed palm with you and place it at home, as a sign of your willingness to follow Christ into the mystery of his Passion, Death and Resurrection. Please take a Holy Week sheet, or see the back of this newsletter, for the schedule of Masses, celebrations and confessions in the coming week. We look forward to seeing you all especially for the Sacred Triduum of Holy Thursday, Good Friday and Easter. God bless you!
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FR DAVID WRITES
Today is the Fifth Sunday of Lent. Traditionally, today was also known as ‘Passion Sunday’ because it marks the beginning of Passiontide: the inner heart of the Lenten season. During this time, the statues and ornaments are veiled with purple, as the beauty of these images is taken from us for a short while. Next weekend is Palm Sunday. Please make sure you arrive at Mass in good time next week so that the blessing of palms can take place peacefully and without interruption. Thank you.