WEEKDAY MASS TIMES
Monday, Tuesday & Friday masses are at 9:30am. Mass on Wednesday is at 9:00am. No Mass on Thursday. Funeral Service at 11:00am on Tuesday.
NOTE FROM FR ADRIAN
Thank you to everyone for your generosity, prayers, gifts, cards and messages of goodwill over the Christmas period. They really are appreciated.
May God bless you and those you love this new year,
Father Adrian
Thank you to everyone who made our Christmas liturgies and the church so beautiful and to everyone who came here to Mass over Christmas. It has been a wonderful celebration of the birth of Jesus Christ!
Well done everyone.
Father Adrian
NOTE FROM FR CHRIS
Fr Chris would like to say “Thank You” to the parishioners for all your generosity, prayers and kindness during his visit over the past 2 weeks. God Bless you and best wishes for the new year!
ADORATION OF THE BLESSED SACRAMENT EPIPHANY SUNDAY 5 JANUARY
Please join us, 4-5 pm on Sunday 5 January, to pray for the Parish, the intentions of all families and the Life Group.
You are very welcome to pop in for tea afterwards.
JUBILEE YEAR
The Holy Father has decided that 2025 will be a year of Jubilee, something which happens every 25 years. In the Catholic Church, the concept of Jubilee or ‘Holy Year’ was used to declare special years for forgiveness and reconciliation.
The theme for 2025 is ‘Pilgrims of Hope’, and it will be a year of hope for a world suffering the impacts of war, the ongoing effects of COVID-19 pandemic, and a climate crisis.
The Jubilee of Hope will begin in December 2024 with Pope Francis opening the ‘holy door’ in St. Peter’s Basilica, offering the world’s 1.3 billion Catholics the possibility of obtaining a plenary indulgence and a year of special graces. The Jubilee of Hope will end on the feast of the Epiphany in 2026.
The Catholic Bishops’ Conference has produced a number of Jubilee resources for parishes: Living the Jubilee in our churches – Catholic Bishops’ Conference
For more on the Jubilee go to: Unpacking the Jubilee – Catholic Bishops’ Conference
For more information on the Vatican’s Jubilee Year go to: www.giubileo-2025.it/en
WALSINGHAM HOUSE TEAM 25/26:
Applications are now open for the volunteer retreat team at Walsingham House. If you are in Yr13 or finishing university and enjoy working with young people then a year on the retreat team could be the perfect next step. Live and work as part of a young Catholic Christian community, sharing your faith and helping to run retreats for the young people of Brentwood diocese. For more information then please see the website: www.bcys.net/whabbotswick/be-on-team/ or email clairebailey@brcdt.org
PLEASE PRAY FOR THOSE WHO ARE SICK
Margaret Baldwin, Evelyn Bearne, Karl Britz, Brenda Bryant, Bernadette Hall, Ann Hawkes, Claire Howes, Angela Long, Lilian Mothersole, John McKernan, Remy, Geraldine Taylor, James Wright, Pamela Gibson, Geraldine Stains, Linda Moriarty, Victoria Leahy, Jean Collins, Barbara Searl, Amelia Burns,
Lyn Povey, Mason Family and all our loved ones who are unwell.