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St Patrick’s Day Tea:

St Patrick’s Day Tea – Sunday 22 March

Come and join us after the 10:30 Mass at St Wilfrid’s for a warm and cheerful St Patrick’s Day Tea. We’ll have Irish music, tea, and plenty of cakes, and a chance to enjoy good company together.

There may even be a little singing and dancing for those who feel inspired.

Everyone is very welcome — do come along and celebrate with us!

Parish Spring Fair:

Parish Spring Fair on 28th March– We Urgently Need Your Help

Our Spring Fair is fast approaching, but at the moment we simply don’t have enough items or volunteers to run many of the stalls. Without more help in the next week, some of our most popular stalls may not be able to open.

If you are able to help in any of the following ways, it would make a real difference:

Items we urgently need

Bottles and Gifts for the Tombola

Nearly new toys and games

Books

Good quality bric-a-brac

Jams and Preserves

Spring Items such as Easter Cards, plants, bulbs, and small garden tools

Homemade cakes (on the day)

Volunteers needed

People to run stalls

Helpers for set-up and clearing away

Bakers for the cake stall

Even one bag of items or one hour of your time helps make the day possible.

Please bring donations to church this Sunday or contact [email protected] if you can help with a stall.

Our parish fair is not only a wonderful community event but also an important fundraiser for the life of the church — but it can only happen with your support.

Thank you to everyone who has already offered help. If you have been meaning to sign up, now is the time.

Mary’s Meals!

Join me in supporting Mary’s Meals!

I am hosting an event on Friday 20th March at 11 am, in Willingdon. We will listen to one of the lectures on the course “Life Lessons from the Great Books,” debate the topic and collect donations for Mary’s Meals (marysmeals.org), a charity that provides school meals to children in some of the world’s poorest countries.  It costs just £19.15 to provide a child with meals in a place of education for a whole school year. Giving £2, £5, £10 or more can help fund meals for many children. Please, call Mercè on 07855452741 for more details and to confirm attendance. 

Spring Fair:

We’re delighted to be holding our Spring Fair on Saturday 28th March, from 10.00am to 2.00pm at St Wilfrid’s Hall.

There’ll be plenty to enjoy throughout the day, including craft, plant, cake and toy stalls, a tombola, and refreshments—so do come along and support this special parish event.

To help make the day a great success, we’re looking for parishioners who would be willing to lend a hand. You might like to:

·        Help on the day

·        Run a stall

·        Join the refreshments team

·        Donate items for stalls or tombola

A list of stalls and suggested donation items will be handed out after Mass this week.

There will also be an opportunity to sign up to volunteer after the 10.30am Mass on Sunday 8th March. Even if you can only spare an hour or two, your help would be greatly appreciated. In total, we’re hoping for around 20 volunteers to make the day run smoothly.

If you’re unable to sign up in person, or would like a list of the suggestion items for donation, please feel free to email [email protected] to offer your help or request further information.

We do hope you’ll be able to join us—whether as a volunteer, a donor, or simply to enjoy the day!

Thank you from CAFOD

Thank you for your generous support to Family Fast Day. You have raised an amazing £690 to help families in Zimbabwe and South Sudan grow food despite drought and floods. A further £80 would fund 10 floating vegetable beds.  It’s not too late to donate . Please pick up a CAFOD envelope or visit Lent Appeal 2026

You can also sponsor Gerry and Teresa Palmer, each walking 200km in 40 days for the CAFOD Big Lent Walk. Sponsor forms are at the back of church or donate online. All funds go directly to CAFOD.  (QR code is for our Lent walk)

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Spring Fair:

We’re looking forward to holding a Spring Fair in St Wilfrid’s Hall on Saturday 28th March, from 10.00am to 2.00pm. There’ll be plenty to enjoy, including craft stalls, a tombola, and refreshments throughout the day.

We’d love a bit of help from parishioners to make the day really special—whether that’s lending a hand on the day, running a stall, or donating items for stalls or prizes. A list of suggested items to be donated will be handed out after mass next week. 

We’re also welcoming local makers, crafters, and small businesses who might like to take part. Independent stallholders can book a table for £10 per table.

If you’d like to help, book a stall, or just find out more, please get in touch at [email protected] . There will be a short meeting after the 10.30 mass next Sunday (8th March) for all those who wish to volunteer to help run the event. Thank you so much for your support – we hope you can be part of it!