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  Dear Friends, Today we celebrate the great Solemnity of Pentecost: 50 days after the feast of Easter it brings to completion the Easter season. It also marks the beginning - the birthday - of the Church when the Holy Spirit came with great power into the lives of the followers of Jesus. God’s Spirit was active throughout the history of the Chosen people. The … [Read more...] about Newsletter 15.05.16.

Dear Friends, Today we celebrate the feast of the Ascension. It is not an isolated event but an essential part of the Easter Mystery. Between Easter and Pentecost we celebrate the passing over of Jesus when he vanishes from the sight of his disciples in order to open up for them a new way of relating to them when everything is filled with his presence. His invisible presence … [Read more...] about Newsletter 08.05.16.

Dear Friends, Today’s readings are looking towards the Sundays to come. Jesus is preparing his followers for his departure (the Ascension) when he tells them: ‘I am going to the Father’. But he also prepares them for two special gifts: the Advocate, the Holy Spirit (Pentecost) and the gift of his peace, a gift that only he, not the world, can give. Meanwhile Jesus and his … [Read more...] about Newsletter 01.05.16.

Dear Friends, Charity is the fruit of the Master’s love for his disciples. It is the hallmark of Christians in every age and is the sign of the presence of Christ in and within his people. ‘See how they love one another’. This was true of the early days of the Church and remains the ideal for us as we await the glorious return of the Lord. Christ has died, Christ is risen, … [Read more...] about Newsletter 24.04.16.

Dear Friends, There were times when Jesus could be courageous in confrontation, fiery in condemnation, majestic in resurrection. We can find all these in St John’s Gospel. But today there is a gentler and more protective Jesus portrayed in the gospel reading. Today is sometimes called Good Shepherd Sunday. So it is appropriate that Bishop Alan should send us a pastoral … [Read more...] about Newsletter 17.04.16.