Newsletter

Dear Friends, Today we begin the beautiful season of Advent. It is a time when we relive the Old Testament prophecies which speak of the people’s waiting and longing for the coming of the Messiah. Let us resist the secular world’s anticipation of Christmas and savour all that this season of anticipation can give us. This means no carols until the first Mass of Christmas; … [Read more...] about Newsletter 27.11.16.

Dear Friends, Today is the final Sunday of the Church’s year. The title of Christ the King reminds us of the sovereignty of Jesus over the powers of evil through his death and resurrection. He is a king not like David in the first reading. Rather he is the image of the invisible God who dispenses salvation to the repentant thief - and to all - from the throne of the … [Read more...] about Newsletter 20.11.16.

Dear Friends, It is easy to be alarmed and worried about ‘wars and revolutions’ or natural disasters such as ’earthquakes and plagues and famines. Jesus puts all these in the context of faith: faith not in great buildings and political structures or even in the loyalty of friend and family, but in the abiding love of God who will ensure that ‘not a hair of your head will be … [Read more...] about Newsletter 13.11.16.

Dear Friends, Today’s Gospel puts before us what kind of life will there be after death. We believe in the resurrection of the dead and that God has created us, not for death, but for life. In Jesus, God was willing to suffer our human death to strengthen our hope. Death has been overcome and sin need not dominate our lives. We may not have the blueprints for the … [Read more...] about Newsletter 06.11.16.

The Bishop’s visit to our parish last weekend went well and he was greatly impressed by the welcome he received. This Sunday we hear the story of Zachaeus. A man of substance and wealth he was prepared to look foolish by climbing a tree in order to see (and be seen by) Jesus. ‘Living in Solidarity with the Poor’ Our first challenge will be a ‘Reverse (slightly early) … [Read more...] about NEWSLETTER 30.10.16