To celebrate this feast there will be mass at 7.45pm on Tuesday 4th October in St Aidan’s Chapel. Although this will mark the end of the Season of Creation we will be continuing our efforts as a parish to follow both St Francis and Pope Francis to Live Simply, Live Sustainably and Live in Solidarity with the Poor with further events and initiatives over…
On Thursday 29th September there will be an introductory session with Father Andrew. The course will run until March next year, for those who may be thinking of becoming a Catholic, and for anyone who wishes to deepen their knowledge of the faith. Further details to follow
St Vincent de Paul Society. Your donations (esp. cereals, tinned meats, tinned soups, pasta, tea, coffee) for the food bank are very welcome. For a full list of what is needed, please see the list below. For Afghan refugees, smart/casual clothes for men of working age are needed. We have now made contact with some of those hosting Ukrainian refugees…
When a Shirley Hanlon one Sunday, after Mass, suggested I write a book about the parables, to be honest I laughed it off, and put it to the back of my mind. However, for some reason, the idea just would not go away and it was then that the Holy Spirit took over. It was like a tiny seed, which…
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.
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…