Post Archive by Month

At mass on Sunday 29th January we celebrated the 80th birthday of Joyce Birney. Joyce was joined by her family and many friends for the service and after mass everyone enjoyed a glass of wine, a slice of cake and a birthday buffet in the Church Hall. Joyce and her husband Jim were “founder members” of the parish. They have both worked tirelessly for the parish and school … Read More

The Sunday morning service on 22nd January was a Celebration Mass for Kevin Bayne who died  who far too young in December at is home in Norfolk. Kevin was the second of three sons to Margaret and Alan Bayne. Margaret and Alan were joined at the mass by members of their extended family  from all over the North East and it was lovely to … Read More

In the update of the Forward Together in Hope process published on this site on 18th December we advised that Partnership Proposals for our group of parishes had been sent to the Diocese. A copy of these proposals are now available to download here

This year’s First Holy Communion candidates took the next step of their journey at mass on Sunday 15th January. Liturgy 4 in the programme focused on “Listening to the Word of God”. The children with their parents were invited to come forward at the beginning of mass where Father Kelly blessed the children’s ears to symbolise ” Hearing the Word … Read More

Further to our post on 18th December an update on the current status of the Forward Together in Hope journey has been issued by the Diocese which can be downloaded here. It gives a outline timeline covering – Partnership Proposals (which have been forwarded to the Diocese) ; Board Recommendations; Finalising Partnerships; Communicating Decisions and Nurturing Partnerships – from now until August/September … Read More