Happy Birthday
On this sunny day where we celebrate the Birthday of our Blessed Mother Mary, Fr Frank celebrated a special Mass for us with a Holy Hour beforehand and cake and a cuppa in the Narthex afterwards.
Thank you to the Legion of Mary for organising a lovely event.
Taster evening at St Augustine's Parish.
Please share with anyone who you think might be curious....
On Friday 19th September we will have a meeting for anyone who might be interested in the Catholic Church.
This will follow the 7.30pm Mass in the Church and the meeting will be from 8-9pm in the Parish Hall next door.
...... even if you are just being curious, please do come along. We'd love to meet you.
Fr Barnabas.
THANK YOU!
Creation Stations
"5 of us from Clifton Diocese joined a dozen others from other parts of England including a Muslim member of the London interfaith group, for the annual Laudato Si Retreat for Animators, which takes place at the Laudato Si Centre at Wardley Hall, the seat of the Bishop of Salford responsible for care of creation, John Arnold.
This was during the Season of Creation and in the Jubilee year. Many of us started with a visit and prayer at the Schoenstatt Shrine in Kiersley, a designated Jubilee shrine, and a walking pilgrimage to Wardley Hall where we were greeted by Emily, Emma Gardner and Bishop John.
We had a creation Rosary in the woodland before hearing more of the work of the Centre in raising awareness of creation and fostering a deep spirituality and well being, in spite of being in earshot of the never ending traffic on the motorways nearby and the airline flight path.
Next day we gathered for a really powerful celebration of the Via Creationis in the stunning mature woodland and concluded with a Mass of Creation said by Monsignor Paul.
We went home inspired to develop the work of spreading understanding of Laudato Si and the international Laudato Si Movement and the care of our common home, urgently incumbent on all of us and especially those of faith."
A massive, public & heartfelt THANK YOU to the team at Sainsbury's in Emersons Green whose warehouse has donated a great big supply of damaged packaging goods for our Soup Run and Community Kitchen Cupboard to make use of. We will sort through and get these items out to people who need it over the next few weeks. Just amazing! Thank you Sainsburys!!!!!
(& thanks to John Jordan and Kate Brewer for being so helpful in making this happen today!)
(& thanks to John Jordan and Kate Brewer for being so helpful in making this happen today!)
Thank you to Ursula and Sandra for producing these wonderful hanging Stations of the Cross for the Season of Creation which look really beautiful in the Church.
Please come and have a look at them when you are next here and maybe spend some time in prayer and reflection for our amazing planet whilst walking around.
Please come and have a look at them when you are next here and maybe spend some time in prayer and reflection for our amazing planet whilst walking around.
Applications are open for both Confirmation and 1st Holy Communion for 2026.
If you have already expressed interest in your child (current year 3 or above) receiving their 1st Holy Communion next year we have emailed the pack out to you today. Paper copies of the form and programme details are also at the back of church to pick up.
Closing date for 1st Holy Communion application forms is 21st September, ready for an October start.
*****Confirmation will take place at St Paul's in Yate next July and the course is currently being planned, so please pick up an application form from the back of church to complete with your child (of secondary school age) and return it to the parish office.
If you have already expressed interest in your child (current year 3 or above) receiving their 1st Holy Communion next year we have emailed the pack out to you today. Paper copies of the form and programme details are also at the back of church to pick up.
Closing date for 1st Holy Communion application forms is 21st September, ready for an October start.
*****Confirmation will take place at St Paul's in Yate next July and the course is currently being planned, so please pick up an application form from the back of church to complete with your child (of secondary school age) and return it to the parish office.
A Season of Creation update from Bella
"5 of us from Clifton Diocese joined a dozen others from other parts of England including a Muslim member of the London interfaith group, for the annual Laudato Si Retreat for Animators, which takes place at the Laudato Si Centre at Wardley Hall, the seat of the Bishop of Salford responsible for care of creation, John Arnold.
This was during the Season of Creation and in the Jubilee year. Many of us started with a visit and prayer at the Schoenstatt Shrine in Kiersley, a designated Jubilee shrine, and a walking pilgrimage to Wardley Hall where we were greeted by Emily, Emma Gardner and Bishop John.
We had a creation Rosary in the woodland before hearing more of the work of the Centre in raising awareness of creation and fostering a deep spirituality and well being, in spite of being in earshot of the never ending traffic on the motorways nearby and the airline flight path.
Next day we gathered for a really powerful celebration of the Via Creationis in the stunning mature woodland and concluded with a Mass of Creation said by Monsignor Paul.
We went home inspired to develop the work of spreading understanding of Laudato Si and the international Laudato Si Movement and the care of our common home, urgently incumbent on all of us and especially those of faith."
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