Normally in England and Wales people are free to choose whether to receive Holy Communion on the tongue or on the hand. When churches reopened in the summer of 2020 in most dioceses the bishops directed that people had to receive on the hand to reduce the risk of infection,
Continue readingAs you know we are at the beginning of the season of Creation. Some years back I gave a talk on the pope’s 2015 encyclical Laudato Si’ and have been doing so regularly since; drawing on the original talk, but updating, I gave a talk on Saturday for an online
Continue readingIn the Catholic Church we encourage parents to choose a Catholic school for their child and as a clergy team we do all we can to support them in this. For Catholic schools in the maintained sector, part of what you need to submit with your application is a form
Continue readingToday is the World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation. The day is inspired by Pope Francis’ landmark encyclical Laudato Si’, which calls on “every person living on this planet” to care for our shared Earth. He calls us all to celebrate this opportune moment to “reaffirm [our] personal vocation
Continue readingCAFOD, which we have strongly supported in this parish for many years (and their diocesan office is in the grounds of Bishop Challoner School) have launched an appeal for Afghanistan. Details here: https://cafod.org.uk/…/Emerge…/Afghanistan-crisis-appeal God bless and have a good Sunday. Fr Ashley From
Continue readingThe Claver Sisters invite you to join them for a curry afternoon on Saturday, 4 September from 1pm. Enjoy vegetarian or lamb rogan (mildly spiced with yoghurt), rice, sides, salad, and ice cream for afters and a soft drink. We can cater for a takeaway too. If demand is high we
Continue readingCalling all St Edmund’s young people who will be in Year 9 and Year 8 in the new school year, September 2021. Traditionally you would have been invited to enrol on our course after the October half term and start preparations in the new year, to receive the Sacrament in
Continue readingThe Solemnity of Our Lady’s Assumption today is one of the greatest feasts of the Church’s year. It’s worth remembering that like so much else this was outlawed at the Reformation; in normal times at least in countries with a strong Catholic heritage the feast is marked by outdoor processions
Continue readingChildren attending the 9.30 Mass in the church hall this Sunday (15 August) are being asked to bring a flower from their garden to place at the statue of Our Lady for the Feast of the Assumption. Later the The Claver Sisters are offering afternoon
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