Updated Parish handbook 2025

The Parish handbook has been updated

Changes include:

• Replaced Parish email address and Website email address

• Added Debit/Credit card payment option

• Added Br Lixson and Br Lucjan

• Added occasional lunches to Bereavement Support

• Added to details of Social Events - Christmas Fayre etc

• Added Audrey Lane for Altar Linens

• Clarified Reader training to Readers as requested by Fr Colm

• Amended Children’s Liturgy contact at St Joseph’s from Catherine Hammill to Leanne Taylor

• Removed Brian Harland (RIP) and Margaret Harland from Holy Thursday and Altar Linens

• Removed Lorraine Scullion from cleaning and flower arranging

• Removed Ann Close from Altar server training

• Remove Patsy Hopkins from flower arranging

• Removed Margaret Wallace from Welcoming

It can be downloaded and viewed here:

Parish handbook updated 2025.pdf

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There is also a parish leaflet

• Replaced Parish email address 

• Added X (Twitter) handle

It can be downloaded here

Parish information leaflet updated 2025.pdf

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Save the dates! Upcoming Parish Events

Save the dates!

THE UPPER ROOM-THE LAST SUPPER

St. Godric’s Church 7.00pm Tuesday 11th March 2025

Christian Stejskal narrates the chapters 13-7 from the Gospel of John. Storyteller, photographer and violin player Christian Stejskal has walked in the footsteps of Jesus Christ and photographed the cultural landscape in Israel and Egypt in search of biblical visual symbols and metaphors, illustrating the “Upper Room” – the Passover meal Jesus celebrated with His 12 disciples before going to the Cross. Experience the faithful memorisation of the Gospel of John (chapters 13-17) whilst listening to original solo violin pieces and viewing black-and-white photographs from the Middle East on a screen. The performance will last 75 minutes and tickets are £5. Contact Joe Hughes: joe.hughes2017@hotmail.com

Parish St. Patrick’s Ceilidh Saturday evening,

15th March in St Joseph’s School

More information to follow.

2nd February 2025 - Thought from Fr. Colm

There are some questions being asked about Liturgy in our churches. From welcoming people at the door, to coffee at the end of Mass. All questions revolve around, ‘how can we make it better?”. In between the welcome and the coffee there are the readings, the homilies, the Intercessions, and the Eucharist. We have comments on the sound system, the music, the distribution of Holy Communion. The list goes on. Throughout, there is a genuine effort to make attendance at Church more relevant to the life of all who come (I include sacramental activities within the church here: Confession, baptism, and we can add Exposition and funerals).

We face a real challenge into the future…but an exciting one.

“Recent surveys reveal that younger people, especially Generation Z ( born between 1997- 2012), are less likely to be atheists…and living some form Faith much more than the generation before them.”( Canon Emeritus, Angela Tilby , BBC radio 4, “Thought for the day” , Wednesday, 29th January).

We now have a new Lectionary (scripture readings). There are some challenges in adjusting to this . Do we sing the Gospel Acclamation more regularly ? Ministers of the Eucharist again present new challenges. New Ministers? And then there’s the area of succession! Anyway, over the next two Saturday mornings I will try and clarify some of this greyness….with some positive actions. Next Saturday 8th February at 10.00, we begin with the Ministers.

Please do make time. Thank you again for all your support.