Second Sunday After the Nativity 04.01.2026

Parish Website Team
Jan 3
4 min read

MASS TIMES AND INTENTIONS

Sun 4^th Jan

8.30am People of the Parish

10am Maureen Robertson, RIP

12pm Leocadia Barreto, intentions

Mon 5^th Jan Christmas Feria

10am Angela Fernandes, RIP

Tues 6^th Jan The Epiphany of The Lord

10am Amber Wood, RIP

1:30pm Mass in Our Lady of Lourdes School

7:30pm Jackie Birch (25^th anniversary) RIP

Weds 7^th Jan NO MASS

Thurs 8^th Jan Christmas Feria

10am Mai Redican, RIP

Fri 9^th Jan Christmas Feria

10 am Nancy O’Shaughnessy, anniversary

Sat 10^th Jan The Baptism of the Lord

5pm Jerome Dias, RIP

Every Saturday: 10am – 10:30am - 4.30pm – 5pm: Confessions and Exposition

YOUR PRAYERS:

Let us keep in our prayers: Joan Gordon, Sanjuna Madonandi Kuniyil, Ben Galligan, Julius Lipner, David Ryan, Margaret Ryan, Michael O’Boy, Christina Cahill, Eric Nicholas Darwent, Therese Kemp, Jose Luis Pérez, Karina McKiernan, Jonathan Heller and Izabela Lissowska – all unwell at this time. We also pray for: Luis Goncalves, Tony McGovern, Maureen Robertson, Angela Fernandes, Amber Wood, Mai Redican, Nancy O’Shaughnessy and Jerome Dias whose anniversaries occur at this time or have died recently. May they Rest in Peace.

THE OFFERTORY

The offertory collection for week ending 21st December was £642.45 and Contactless was

£153.90. The offertory collection for week ending 28^th December was £461.54 and Contactless was £405.55. Standing Orders, Online and Stripe donations will be communicated one month in arrears. Thank you for your generosity.

THANK YOU

A heartfelt thank you to everyone for your generous and thoughtful Christmas gifts. Your kindness is deeply appreciated.

My sincere gratitude also goes to all who served so faithfully over the Christmas liturgies — our servers, readers, musicians, and singers, whose dedication helped make our celebrations prayerful and joyful.

A special word of thanks to our First Holy Communion children, who acted out the Nativity so beautifully at the Christmas Eve Family Mass. Your reverence, enthusiasm, and joy brought the story of Bethlehem to life for the whole parish.

Thank you as well to those who quietly worked behind the scenes: everyone who folded the Orders of Service, prepared the church, arranged flowers, and decorated the sanctuary so beautifully. Your care and hard work made our parish shine with warmth and welcome.

To each of you who contributed in any way, seen or unseen, thank you. Your generosity and service are a true blessing to our parish family.

New Year blessings, Fr Peter.

ALTAR SERVERS MEETING

To help us prepare well for Lent, there will be an Altar Servers’ meeting on Saturday 24th January at 11am in the church. All servers — both new and experienced — are warmly encouraged to attend. If you would like to become an altar server, you are most welcome. You must have made your First Holy Communion and have the permission of your parents. Please speak to Fr Peter if you would like to join the team.

A THRILL OF HOPE

A heartfelt thank you to our some of our Confirmation candidates and to the Sant’Egidio community for hosting such a joyful and generous Christmas Lunch just before Christmas. It was a beautiful expression of Christian service, friendship, and welcome.

We are also deeply grateful to all who donated presents. Your kindness brought real happiness to many people and helped make the celebration truly special.

A special word of thanks to Emanuela, Carmelo, Elvi, and Bernie for their wise supervision, steady encouragement, and the gentle guidance they offered throughout the preparations and on the day itself. Their leadership helped everything run smoothly and with great warmth

This lovely event was a real blessing for our parish community — and I am delighted to say that we will repeat it again next year.

Thank you to everyone who played a part, seen or unseen…………….Fr Peter.

RCIA MEETING

The next meeting of the RCIA group will be Tuesday 13^th January at 7:30pm in the presbytery.

FIRST HOLY COMMUNION PARENTS MEETING

Due to the Epiphany evening Mass at 7:30pm, Tuesday’s FHC parents meeting has been postponed until a later date. The First FHC class for children will be at 3:45pm on Tuesday 13^th January in the small hall.

SOME CHURCH BOILER NEWS

In the next few weeks I will reveal how much has been raised for the new Church boiler and finalise a figure as to its cost (roughly between £35k or £36k). Thank you to everyone who has given “boiler donations” in the past two months. Blessings, Fr Peter.

THE “NEW YEAR” CHURCH BOILER FUNDRAISER!