If you wish to donate to the Ukraine Crisis please use the following – www.fonv.org – this is the link to the Charity’s work at the Ukrainian border town of Siret, the town in which the Charity works and our Parish supported for 25 years.
CAFOD’S Walk Against Hunger Lent Challenge. There are 200 million children in the world whose lives are at risk from malnutrition. This Lent, why not challenge yourself to walk 200km in time for Easter, and raise money through sponsorship, to help people around the world live free from hunger. Maggy Jennings is taking part in this challenge. If you would…
LAMPS – The Passion. Shirley Baptist Church will be hosting a brilliant play in the retelling of the Easter story, performed by LAMPS, on Sunday 3rd April 2022 at 6.30pm. Please see leaflets at the back of the church for more information. Tickets cost £5 each and are available from the Parish Office.
Dear Parishioners, this week we celebrate Ash Wednesday, the beginning of the season of Lent, a time for spiritual penance and renewal. Pope Francis has asked for a special day of prayer and fasting for a peaceful resolution to the situation in the Ukraine. This weekend we have a Pastoral Letter from Archbishop Bernard who will speak to us on…
Please click here to view the final guidelines from the Bishops Conference regarding Covid-19. In a nutshell, they are a return to the way Mass was celebrated pre-Covid with the exception being there is still a restriction on Holy Communion from the Chalice.
Dear Parishioners, a very Happy New Year to you all. As we begin this New Year it is a good time for us to think about New Year’s Resolutions. Often these resolutions are to benefit us in some way, for example we may choose to eat less and exercise more or spend less time on social media and more time…
I am pleased to tell you that we have been asked to take Fr Vitalis Ezeigwe, a priest of the Archdiocese of Lagos, Nigeria. Fr Vitalis is coming to study law at the University of Birmingham and to assist here at OLW. I am sure you will welcome and support him as he begins his time of study and pastoral…
If anyone missed Pope Francis thought for the day on Radio 4 this morning the link is below. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p0b113ly
Following guidelines from the Bishops’ Conference, there is now no need to book for any of the Masses at Our Lady of the Wayside, just turn up. Various restrictions of ‘hands, face, space’ are no longer mandatory. However, they are recommended and the advice at OLW continues to be to: use the hand sanitiser, wear a mask (compulsory from Friday 10th…
Deacon Sean’s New Book – The Deacon Icon of Christ the Servant ‘Servants of the Word – The Gospel of Christ and the Call to Discipleship’ Deacon Sean Loone Our Lady of the Wayside Have you ever wondered what the difference is between a deacon and a priest? Or have you ever thought about what a deacon is called…