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View in browser   Website Events News   Let us renew our trust in God’s power over evil Reflection  ­ During this Year of Prayer, Pope Francis asks us to meditate on the words of the Lord’s prayer. Each day we pray with Jesus, “Lead us not into temptation but deliver us from evil”.  …

View in browser   Website Events News   This Sunday is Peace Sunday   Reflection for Peace Sunday from Pax Christi ­ This Sunday is ‘Peace Sunday’ when we are invited to reflect upon how our encounter with Jesus, ‘The Lamb of God’ in the Gospel, commissions us to work for peace and justice in…

      Website Events News   Prayer doesn’t help our relationship with God, prayer IS our relationship with God! Evangelii Gaudium Sunday and The Year of Prayer   In preparation for the 2025 Jubilee Year “Pilgrims of Hope”, 2024 has been designated the Year of Prayer by Pope Francis.   There is a particular…

      Website Events News   Education Sunday – ‘Where two or three meet in my name, I shall be there with them’ Reflection – Education Sunday   ‘Where two or three meet in my name, I shall be there with them’ (Matthew 18:20)   This Sunday, 10 September, is Education Sunday. At the start…

“You are the Christ, the Son of the Living God.” “Simon son of Jonah, you are a happy man!”   21st Sunday ordinary time year A   “Simon son of Jonah, you are a happy man!” These are the words of Our Lord after St Peter has made his profession of faith, “You are the…