Quiz Night and Fish and Chip Supper in Our Lady of Lourdes school hall on Saturday 18th October.  Doors open at 7.15 pm for a prompt start at 8 pm.  Tickets are £10.  For more information and tickets please call Nonie on 07732 475195.
The minutes of the last Parish AGM on 29th June 2008 are now online.

Pope John Paul II often spoke of the new evangelisation, but what exactly did he mean and, more to the point, is it anything to do with us? According to Mgr Keith Barltrop, it is.

Many of us recognise that evangelisation is something we are required to do as Catholics. But the point of doing it remains hazy. The reason God calls us to evangelise is that He wants the Catholic faith to be shared with everyone. The ultimate purpose of evangelisation is "the conversion of England". That phrase is unpopular these days because of its negative historical associations. But it describes our aim perfectly.

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The Diocese of Westminster has seen a rise in the number of seminarians at Allen Hall, the diocese's seminary.

This month 12 men started their formation at the seminary in Chelsea, west London, bringing the number up to 43. This is an increase from 40 men training to be priests in 2007 and 37 the year before that. Three of the new intake are from the Neocatechumenal Way, the movement that has contributed greatly to vocations in the diocese in recent years.

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CAKE SALE RAFFLE PRIZES 

Most of the prizes were claimed on the day but there are a few still to be collected. Please check the list below if you think you may have been lucky! 
If you have won the cake please let us know at the Parish Office - we will re-decorate with a new display of fresh fruit before you claim it.  Thank you.

TICKET                     PRIZE 

Blue 233                    Cake
White 156                  Baileys - claimed
Pink 232                    Spa Set - claimed
Pink 238                    Wine - claimed
Yellow 237                Shot glasses - claimed
Yellow 323                Wine
Blue 28                     Pot Pourri - claimed

A very big Thank You to everyone who supported this event – to those who made the cakes, those who helped sell them and especially to those who bought cakes and raffle tickets – a total of £650 was raised for Children with Visual Impairment. 

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