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FR ANDREW WRITES
In amongst all the doom and gloom on the news at the moment it is lovely to be able to share some good news!  On Tuesday we had a lovely celebration when the newly ordained Fr David Knight returned to celebrate a mass of thanksgiving.  This weekend we have the joy of welcoming Deji Oduyemi into the full communion of the Catholic Church.  Deji, who has been preparing for this for many months, will be received and confirmed and make his first Holy Communion at the 6pm mass on Saturday.  Jenella Rego will make her first Holy Communion at the 4pm mass on Saturday.  Congratulations to Deji and Jenella and we will keep them both in our prayers.

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FR DAVID WRITES
Yesterday at the cathedral, David Knight, Alexander Balzanella and Axcel Soriano were ordained to the priesthood for our diocese by the Cardinal. David will go to Burnt Oak, Axcel at North Harrow, and Alexander will return to Rome to complete his studies. We send them our best wishes and congratulations. David will return here on Tuesday for a Mass of Thanksgiving. The tickets for this Mass have now all gone so please only come if you have ticket. Thank you for your generosity to his presentation. Best wishes to you all - keep safe and stay alert.

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FR DAVID WRITES
I’m sure you have all seen the news from the Prime Minister about the ‘rule of six’. Thankfully, these new restrictions do not apply to Masses here which can continue in the safe way we have developed. However, there are other ‘social’ elements to our life in the parish. We encourage parishioners to be cautious, especially about gathering outside after Mass. We are awaiting further updates on other activities, especially those which take place in the parish hall. Please continue to take care and keep safe—stay alert!

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FR DAVID WRITES
This week we started a new term and a new school year. Welcome back to everyone who is starting again at school or college. Thank you to the staff, governors and parents who are making sure that school will be safe and enjoyable for all pupils and students. We would also like to send our best wishes and congratulations for those who received their exam results and university places in difficult circumstances.

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FR DAVID WRITES

Today at Mass we hear about the very real challenge of discipleship, and the potential cost of becoming friends with Jesus. The Lord invites his followers to imitate him in every way, to be willing to take up their cross everyday and follow in the path of the Lord's saving journey. Nevertheless, we are aware that this journey of tribulation does indeed lead to redemption, and the bright glory of the resurrection.

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FR DAVID WRITES

Today at Mass we hear about Peter's confession of faith in Christ, the Son of the Living God, and then of the commission Peter received to become the first living stone on which the Church would be built. Peter also received the power of the keys and, together with the apostles and their successors, the ministry of governing. The Church, which is an eternal mystery, in established as Christ's Body in the world of time and history through his Paschal Mystery. Let us thank God that we have been gathered together into this great family, united in and around Peter's successors. Let us celebrate that, thanks to God's grace, the Church is always one, holy, catholic and apostolic.

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THE ASSUMPTION OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY
The Mother of Jesus, in the glory which she possesses in body and soul in heaven, is the image and beginning of the Church as it is to be perfected in the world to come. Likewise she shines forth upon the earth, until the day of the Lord shall come, as a sign of certain hope and comfort to the pilgrim People of God.
From the Constitution on the Church, no. 68.

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FR DAVID WRITES
Today in the Gospel we hear the story about Jesus who walks on the water. The Gospel tell us that Peter began to walk towards the Lord but started to sink when fear took hold of him. There is a reflection here for each of us. Jesus invites us all to step out and walk towards him. Sometimes we begin but are held back by the fear of letting go. We need faith and trust to keep going in our journey towards the Lord.

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FR DAVID WRITES
In today's Gospel we hear about the feeding of the five thousand. This miracle of Jesus reminds us how God fed his pilgrim people with manna during their long journey through the wilderness towards the Promised Land. Today, in faith, we too come to be fed with the Bread of Heaven that the Lord gives to his pilgrim Church as we journey towards our heavenly homeland. We hope and pray that one day we will be gathered together again in God's kingdom at the supper of the Lamb. May the Bread of the Eucharist never be lacking again from the tables of our existence!

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FR DAVID WRITES
Today we hear how King Solomon didn't seek power for himself but simply asked the Lord for a discerning heart. For all of us who have the precious responsibility of loving and caring for others, this is a great example. It takes a generous and discerning heart to understand what is genuinely best for those entrusted to our care, rather than following the self-serving path of worldly 'logic' . Similarly in the Gospel, Jesus speaks of the wise judgement and decisive actions required in finding the great treasure in life - the 'pearl of great price'. As we think about these lessons, let us ask God for the humility to choose what is best for others first, and in doing so unlock that selfless treasure which really makes life worth living.

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FR DAVID WRITES
Today at Mass we hear the parable of the wheat and the tares. In the parables, Jesus reveals the hidden mysteries of God's Kingdom, foreshadowed in our life in the Church. In our own lives, we continue to sense the tension whereby the good crops and the weeds continue to grow alongside each other.  We must not let the persistent effect of sin to discourage us from doing good: from living the good life of virtue. In the end, we will be judged on how faithful we have been despite the difficulties we experience, and on how much we have loved.