Pastoral Letter for the 4th Sunday of Lent -18th/19th March

Seek Our Lady’s intercession at this year’s Hednesford Pilgrimage Reflection – the Hednesford Pilgrimage   The first two parish priests of Hednesford, Fr Patrick Boyle and Fr Joseph Healy, shared a great devotion to Our Lady of Lourdes and, because of their devoted service, both became Honorary Chaplains of the Sanctuary there. Fr Boyle also…

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…

“His mercy is from age to age”   Reflection: World Day for Grandparents and the Elderly   “His mercy is from age to age” (Lk 1:50) is the theme of this Sunday’s 3rd World Day for Grandparents and the Elderly, and it presents to us the joyful meeting of the young Mary and her older relative,…

View in browser   Website Events News   God has called people into this relationship of trust over so many years. Reflection: First Sunday of Lent ­ The opening prayer for this Sunday’s Mass is as follows:“Grant, almighty God, through the yearly observances of holy Lent, that we may grow in understanding of the riches…

Reflection, LOUDfence, Being a Welcoming Church  Reflection for 6th Sunday of Easter   During these Easter days, the risen Jesus appears to his followers; he yearns for us with a burning desire and a love that is stronger than death. In this Sunday’s Gospel Jesus promises us that he will not abandon us or leave…

Website Events News May we pray for all those who have died in war and conflict Reflection: Remembrance Sunday ­ I can’t help wonder why:Do those that lie here know why did they die?And did they believe when they answered the causeDid they really believe that this war would end wars? Well the sorrow, the suffering,…