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FR DAVID WRITES
Lent began on Ash Wednesday, and today is the First Sunday of Lent. At the back of church you will find our Lent leaflet which will help you with opportunities for this season. It was a joy to see so many people at church on Wednesday as we continue to welcome back many parishioners since the end of Covid restrictions. We wish you well for Lent and look forward to a full and proper celebration of Holy Week and Easter in due course. On Wednesday we also held special prayers for Ukraine and for peace at this time. Please keep these prayers going at this difficult time. Bishop Sherrington has written to thank everyone for the wonderful celebration here on the Feast of Our Lady of Lourdes—thank you to all involved and everyone who came. Thank you also for all your good wishes since I returned from my break.
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ASH WEDNESDAY
Lent begins this Wednesday, 2nd March. There will be Mass with Ashes at 8 am, 10 am and 7.30 pm. Ash Wednesday is a day of Fasting and Abstinence.
This year it has been designated a special day of prayer for peace in Ukraine.
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FR DAVID WRITES
Thank you to everyone for a wonderful celebration on the Feast of Our Lady of Lourdes. There was a lovely celebration with the whole school in the morning, and then the Mass with Bishop Sherrington in the evening. It was also a joy to say thank you to those who have served our parish with such generosity over many years. Congratulation to Mgr. Tom Egan as he celebrates his 80th birthday! I will be away this week for a break, and the following week at some church events in the north. Have a lovely half term and see you all soon.
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ASH WEDNESDAY
An early reminder that Lent begins on Ash Wednesday, 2nd March. There will be Mass with Ashes at 8 am, 10 am and 7.30 pm.
CONFIRMATION 2022
If you signed up for our Confirmation Course, it will now begin with a meeting for all candidates and parents on Tuesday 8th March at 8 pm in the Parish Hall.
FIRST HOLY COMMUNION 2022
The next meeting for parents will take place on Tuesday 22nd February at 8pm.
Children’s session will be on Saturday 26th February at 10am and family Mass on Sunday 27th at 11.15am.
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FR DAVID WRITES
Last Wednesday was the Feast of the Lord’s Presentation 40 days after Christmas. This marks the end of the post-Christmas phase in Ordinary Time and the beginning of the pre-Lent phase. As an advance notice, Ash Wednesday will take place on Wednesday 2 March. More details about Lent in due course. Please remember that Bishop Sherrington will join us this coming Friday at 7pm for a special Mass to celebrate our parish feast of Our Lady of Lourdes, followed by a reception in the hall. Fr. Tom will also join us. Please do come for the patronal feast—it promises to be a lovely Mass and a great celebration! Finally, I am going to take a short break and then I have Church events up north from 14th February—2nd March. Please look after Frs. Jerome and Johnson whilst I’m away. They will look after you too!