26th Sunday of Year B

The sun was shining for the beginning of the autumn season and there was a good attendance at Sunday mass. Father Ted was today's preacher and he discussed the role of bankers in the recent recession.
This week, the Living Faith talks will begin on Thursday night. Unfortunately the scheduled speaker Ken Collins is ill, so Brian Davies will be filling in with a talk on the same theme. Tickets are still available.
Tickets will also soon be available for the parish concert which is on Saturday November 7th.
Friday is family fast day so please make a donation to Cafod with the envelope provided.
Last week's collection gathered £418 for the parish, £36 for Cafod, and £94 for Case.
The picture is from last year's parish concert.

25th Sunday of Year B

For some strange reason, our numbers were a little depleted this week, especially in the music group which was down to about five people from the usual dozen or so. We still enjoyed a good and prayerful celebration of the resurrection of Jesus.

Today we listened to a pastoral letter from Bishop Kenny about the importance of Father Hudson's society which will be having a collection next week.

It is not long until the start of the Living Faith talks and places are still available. Bruce Kent is one of the speakers. Contact Brian Davies for more details.

Also, the parish concert will be taking place in the church hall on Saturday November 7th. It may be near bonfire night, so let's hope it goes with a bang! If you can contribute an act, the organisers would like to hear from you. Please see John Howes or Greg Floyd.

The UCM tea and cake evening raised £280 for the parish toilets refurbishment. Last week's collection raised £382 for the parish and £37 for Cafod, and £100 for Racial Justice.

The picture shows Father Ted from last year's parish concert.

24th Sunday of the Year

There was a good-sized congregation for this Sunday. Deacon John was our preacher and it was good to welcome back Father Ted from his holiday. We had a couple of new pieces of music to learn to refresh the parts of the mass. These seemed to go well - thanks also to a big turnout from the music group.

It is not long now until the Living Faith talks return. Brian Davies spoke to the congregation at the end of mass, saying tickets were still available. The theme this year is Peace and Reconciliation and there is an impressive list of guest speakers.

The parish council meets again this Thursday at 7.30pm and everyone is welcome to attend. Last week's collection raised £534 with a further £40 for Cafod.

The midweek tea and cakes evening organised by the UCM was a success with profits going towards the parish toilets fund.

The picture shows part of the jubillee display currently in the parish hall and narthex.