Category: Saint George’s latest news

New Parish Council

Thank you to everyone who recommended people for the Parish Council.  13  persons have been recommended from St George’s and 34 from St Wilfrid’s.  They will all be invited to a meeting to explain how the Council will work and afterwards they will  be asked if they want to accept or decline membership of the Council.

Grand Table Top Sale

Grand Table Top Sale, St Wilfrid’s Hall:  Sat 11th March, 10am-3pm.  We have received some goods for sale, but plenty more are needed, we can accept adults/children’s clothes.  Please pop your donations in the box in the church porch.  We also need helpers on the day, please leave your name/time on the list in church porch/hall.  Thank you.

CAFOD Family Fast Day – Lent Appeal:  

This Lent, your donations to CAFOD’s Family Fast Day Appeal will help families fighting the climate crisis and ensure that our Church network can quickly respond to emergencies, like the recent earthquake in Syria and Turkey. Give today using the envelope or at  cafod.org.uk/give and please join us in praying for CAFOD’s development and emergency response work all over the world.

Fr Rory Writes

“A very, very special moment”

The outstanding event during my visit to Ireland was Fr Seamus Ryan’s funeral mass in his home village of Cappamore.  A truly, truly inspiring priest, a great gift to us during our seminary days.  Because of his inspiration we left our       seminary full of hope, a time of renewal and inspiration was in store for our church because of the 2nd Vatican    Council.  Pope John 23rd had announced the council in order to open up the windows and let fresh light shine into the church.  A time of great hope.  Unfortunately his funeral mass was quite a contract.  The age profile of the priests, and indeed the congregation.  The stories of all his endeavour and our remembrance of his celebrations of the liturgy.  His key message …. “The church as communities of faith and a new generation”.  This is exactly what he would want us to continue to focus upon, and to develop and grow.

Stations of the Cross

This traditional devotion is in danger of being lost and as a Whole Parish during lent we encourage maximum attendance from everyone.  Family Stations – 11.30am Sat 11th March at St G’s Church this will be followed by a  Lenten soup lunch.   Stations – 3pm Sun 12th March at St George’s Church – led by our Parish Confirmation Group.  Palm Sunday Stations and Benediction 3pm Sun 2nd April, St George’s Church and refreshments in hall.  Good Friday Family Service/Stations 10.30am Fri 7th April at St Wilfrid’s Church followed by Hot Cross buns in the hall.  All parishioners, our youngest to our most senior, are encouraged to support these, especially the Family Services.