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A message from Fr Philip

A message from Fr Philip following his Lenten walk. Dear Parishioners, My sincere thanks for your prayerful and financial support for the Lenten Walk undertaken to assist the work of “Aid to the Church in Need”in their project for the Ukraine. Your sponsorship raised £6869.00. Thank you for your generosity and answering the call of the…

Meeting Pope Benedict 2009

In February 2009 a group from St Andrew’s visited Rome as part of an Altar Servers’ pilgrimage. During the visit, we attended the Papal audience at St Peter’s and Pope Benedict acknowledged our group as our name was read out. Eternal rest grant unto him O Lord,and let perpetual light shine upon him.May he rest…

Returning to Mass at Pentecost

An invitation from the Bishops of England and Wales This is the bread come down from heaven (John 6:58) A beautiful hallmark of the Catholic faith is the profound desire to participate in the Holy Mass and share in the Eucharist. We do so with deep gratitude and joy. The Eucharist gives the Church her…

Metanoia Project Drop In Project Volunteers

Metanoia Project’s Drop In for the homeless is looking for volunteers. The Drop In runs 6.30 -8pm every Wednesday evening in St Wilfrid’s Church. The volunteers assist in setting up and tidying away the space, providing refreshments, assigning the needed clothing or toiletries, as well as spending time listening and talking with the people, so…

Bishops’ Statment: Honouring Sunday

During the pandemic, public worship was suspended for a time and there have been restrictions on parish life. As a result, people have been exploring other ways to practice their faith including Spiritual Communion via live streaming. As people begin returning to more regular patterns of parish life and following the first face to face…