I hope that you will be able to join us over the coming days as we celebrate our Patronal Festival as a Parish. A Patronal Festival is when we give thanks for the saint we are named after and so whose ‘patronage’ we are under. It is a bit like a birthday celebration as we look back to what has been and forward with hope and prayer to what will be – asking that we may be inspiredby, and seek to follow the example of, our patron saint. For us as a Parish Mary is our patron – and 15th August is a major festival of Mary. (Later on we will celebrate her as Patron of St Mary’s Church and then St Faith as patron of St Faith’s Church).<br><br>To read on, click the Download button...
Each year we are given the opportunity to step back from the routines and busyness of life and spend some time in reflecting on our faith as we prepare for our celebration of Easter. The season of Lentencourages us to give up some things and create some space to enable us to be aware of God and his love for us. We hope you will find a way to join with us in the Parish as we ‘Watch and Pray’ and seek the restorative love of God in our lives...Click the Download button to open the full newsletter in your browser ...
