Author: Jacky

Fr Rory Writes

Jesus, Mary & Joseph

Father, Son & Holy Spirit   

As we prepare to celebrate The Great Feast of Christ Our King.  Jesus Christ is Lord to the Glory of God our Father.  I have prayed this prayer ten thousand times and please God, for another ten thousand times.  Indeed until he comes again in Great Glory.  This Sunday will have a very special moment of grace when we celebrate Harvey’s baptism, and as we will continue our journey of faith in the new year some very good work is being done.

One of the suggestions made by parishioners during the SYNOD consultation process earlier this year was that a Parish Council should be introduced in our Parish.  Our Parish Priest, Fr Rory, has agreed that this should now happen.  He says “our desire is to bring Leadership to our parish communities because we have a solid belief that communities are made up of bodies which always consist of many parts working together.  

Key to our future is the realisation that a body is made up of many parts and how well the parts can work together, the eye is not the ear, but each part has its own good purpose.

November’s Parish Charity Breakfast

at St George’s Hall will be from 10am on Sunday 27th November. Those joining will enjoy delicious hot breakfast baps of sausages and/or bacon or a selection of pastries.  Last month we raised £77 for The Royal British     Legion’s Poppy Appeal, this month our charity     fundraising will be for Children With Cancer – cash donations can be made at the breakfast. Everyone is welcome so invite, family and friends if you wish. They are welcome to join us from 10am if not attending mass.  

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Las Posadas – we have a number of Advent dates still to fill on our – A Journey towards Christmas:  Please give Mary, Joseph and the donkey overnight lodgings.  For more details on what this entails speak to Teresa, Angela or Annette at St Wilfrid’s or Mary & Sandra at St George’s after mass.  

Parish Over 50’s Club

Our first coach trip to Headcorn in Kent.  There was only 10 of us in the end including Fr Rory.  Everyone voted it was a “Great Day Out”.  The driver took us on the pretty scenic route, where we saw fields turned into lakes!  We encountered great service at the coffee lounge and village tea rooms, all enjoyed the homemade food and wondered in & out of the shops.  Sophie also managed to join us for lunch.  I think we will wait until Spring for our next outing!!  Our next Afternoon tea will be Thurs 24th Nov at 2pm.  Our theme will be “getting ready for Christmas”.  All the usual food, quiz, sales table etc.  Our Dec tea will be Thurs 29th Dec at 2pm, will celebrate the New Year and have a party.  Please do come along and join us.

Fr Rory Writes

“Enough Said”

As we draw even closer to the end of the church’s year and with it; The Great Feast of Christ Our King when all our attention is on “His coming again in Great Glory”.  Appropriately our focus this Sunday is on Remembrance Sunday, when we remember all those who shared in His experience of the shame of the Cross of Christ.  In every age so many lose their lives to what must be the mystery of the cross.