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PASTORAL CARE MINISTRY MEETING

  The first 2019 meeting for the members of the Pastoral Care Ministry will be on Wednesday 13th March. We shall meet in the parish hall at 12 noon for a light lunch, followed by the blessing of the hands, by Mons John. Ministers of Communion to the

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FEAST DAYS THIS WEEK – 25 February – 2 March

Monday: St Tarasius (806) Tuesday: St Alexander (326) Wednesday: St Gabriel of Our Lady of Sorrows (1862 – Patron of Clerics) Thursday: St Hilary (468) Friday: EMBER DAY – St David (601- Patron of Wales) Friday is an Ember Day and marks the beginning

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MESSAGE FROM MONS JOHN – 24th February, 2019

  Most people long for the times when there will be no wars, no violence, no injustice, and no social distinctions. In Today’s Gospel story, St Luke reports some words, attributed to Jesus himself, which proclaim that such times will arrive when pe

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EMBER DAY – FRIDAY 1ST MARCH

In Australia “Ember Days” are celebrated on the first Friday at the beginning of Autumn and the Beginning of Spring. The word “Ember” is derived from the German word “Quatember”. It means “Quarter Day”. The celebration of Ember days in the

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FEAST DAYS THIS WEEK – 18 – 23 February

  Monday: St Bernadette Soubirous (1879 – Saint of Lourdes) Tuesday: St Conrad of Piacenza (1351 – Patron for the cure of hernias) Wednesday: St Amata (1250 – Know as St Amy – Niece of St Clare of Assisi) Thursday: St Peter Damian (1072) Frid

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MESSAGE FROM MONS JOHN – 17th February, 2019

  This week-end St Luke’s Gospel recounts a story, similar to that told in St. Matthew’s Gospel, about Jesus addressing a large crowd of people, including his apostles, about the true meaning of happiness. This discourse of Jesus is often referre

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THE CHAIR OF ST PETER

  Next Friday 22nd February, 2019 is the Feast of the Chair of St Peter. This seems to be an unusual title for a feast of the Church: In fact, it has been a celebration since the year 354. It is an occasion on which the Church give thanks for the Pop

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CAR PARK VIGILANCE

  It is important to be extremely careful when driving from the church car parks onto Gale Street. The traffic travelling south along Gale Street is often regular and rapid. It is sometimes safer to turn left and, if one needs to go north towards Ten