As many of you know by now, I am the chief for welfare and development in the village of Nankesido (also spelt Nankesedo) on the coast of Ghana in West Africa. I am also a trustee of the Nankesido Education and Welfare Trust, the charity I set up to help
Continue readingA characteristic of this church is the devout way in which the worship of God is carried out, and part of how this is done is through the careful and reverent preparation of the sanctuary for Mass by our dedicated team of sacristans across all Masses. By and large last minute ‘flapping about’ is avoided
Continue readingOur Parish AGM takes place on Tuesday evening in the Hall. Doors open at 7.30pm and we will start promptly at 8.00pm. Once again may I encourage you all to come along to this important event in the life of the parish. Not only is this an occasion for us to review the past year
Continue readingSt Mary’s Catholic Primary School – our parish school – will be holding their Open Mornings for parents of children who are due to start school in September 2019. They will be held at 10.30am on Monday 8 October and Monday 15 October and a crèche will be available at
Continue readingFollowing the success of our first CYM Careers Fair in April this year, we are planning to hold a second careers event at St James the Great Church, Petts Wood on Saturday 9 February 2019. Come and take part in ‘mock interviews’, receive one-to-one careers advice from industry professionals, find out about the range of
Continue readingThis Sunday’s emergency second collection is part of the SVP’s national appeal to raise funds to assist the stricken people of Kerala. Located on the southern Indian coast, Kerala is the most Christian area in India and the SVP is very strong there. Our parish SVP is twinned with St
Continue readingPope Francis: Letter to the People of God Pope Francis has responded to new reports of clerical sexual abuse and the ecclesial cover-up of abuse. In an impassioned letter addressed to the whole People of God, he calls on the Church to be close to victims in solidarity, and to
Continue readingYour generosity over the last few weeks in donating items to allow the Foodbank at Holy Trinity Church, Penge to continue providing emergency supplies and lunch to those in great hardship has been astonishing. Thank you so much for all the items you have given and for the envelopes containing money that have
Continue readingOver 70 young people from Bromley Deanery parishes and schools are participating in this year’s Faith in Action Award. It has been a privilege to work with all the candidates and to see the commitment and hard work they have put in to their journals, ongoing service to the parish and school community and engagement
Continue readingThis weekend (28/29 July) is our regular collection of items for asylum seekers and refugees living in the Catholic Worker community house in north London. Many thanks for the generosity you have shown in the past. This is what we are looking for: tinned tomatoes, nuts, raisins, cheese, tuna, chilli sauce, rice, couscous, pulses, olive
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