Fr Rory Writes

“Food for the journey and early guidance. To fresh pastures to nourish and develop our communities of faith”. I have collected all the left over newsletters from the past weeks. I believe our two communities have real foundations to build upon as we address the future.  Last weeks newsletter addressed this situation by saying: “A… Click here

Trinity Sunday Celebrates the end of our journey when we will experience the fullness of life in God’s Kingdom. Having celebrated all the great feasts from the annunciation through the birth of Our Saviour, highlighting the response of the Kingdom of Darkness and the forced journey of the Holy Family into Egypt.  Then commencing with… Click here

“When the day of Pentecost came” When the day of Pentecost came to the early church it had a powerful impact upon the early Christians, giving them strength and inspiration to go out into the world to proclaim the good news.  It is equally important to us today and we must be more and more… Click here

“Alleluia, Alleluia” I will not leave you as orphans, says the Lord.  I am going away and I will come to you and your hearts will rejoice, Alleluia. The readings this week are incredible, very much fit for purpose.  This Sunday, St George’s quarterly meeting takes place after their mass, and we have our regular… Click here

Stephen from the Parish Council writes: “In preparation for Pentecost” As the 50 days of Easter concludes on Sunday 8th June with the feast of Pentecost, this can be seen as an invitation to all people to open their eyes to the mystery of life and love. In Walking in the light of Christ, we… Click here

“A powerful moment for the church was when the day of Pentecost came” As we now move forward with the plans that were presented to the diocese by Bishop Richard, for our future.  Fr Kevin is tasked with the responsibility to guide our parish in implementing these plans, so we should constantly intercede with the… Click here

“Thanks be to God for the life of Pope Francis” We have a new beginning with Pope Leo XIV.  For this I am sure we can be grateful. Each year we begin by lighting the First Candle; the Candle of Hope, and the new Pope is a great ambassador for Hope.  With the help of… Click here

“Thanks be to God” For all the prayers, services and experiences   of Holy Week and Easter in our churches. It was truly good to be here.  Special moments from it resonate deep within our being.  Yes, there are crosses, trials and deep affliction within life, but these are the trials through which we triumph by… Click here

With the help of our parish community: In a statement issued on Monday morning, Bishop Richard said: “As we mourn the death of Pope Francis, we can also be deeply grateful for his life of service to the Universal Church. Bringing his experience of the Church in South America, informed and enlightened by his life as a… Click here

The New Life of Easter, Christ is Risen from the Dead. Provides new energy to continue our journey, to help us to bear our witness to the power of Christ living in us.  Through our participation in the Liturgy of Lent we have shared in the life of Christ.  At Christmas we rejoiced a Saviour… Click here