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CHURCH OPENING TIMES: 
We are open for private prayer during the week 
(from about 8.30-4pm on days where there is no evening Mass)

and open for public Masses on;
Saturday at 6pm
Sunday at 9.30am
Tuesday at 7.30pm
Thursday at 10am
Friday at 7.30pm - but please check the week's Newsletter (Newsletter with Mass Times tab above) in case of changes.

PARISH OFFICE: Please note that the Parish Office is open a few days per week so emails will be checked periodically. In the event of an urgent query, please call the presbytery on 0117 9833939 and leave a message. 

Fr Barnabas Page - Resident Assistant Priest at St Augustine's Church
Fr Jim Williams - Priest in Charge 

Our Parishes in Communion for Mission covers us here in Downend, 
St John Fisher in Frenchay, 
St Lawrence in Chipping Sodbury with St Paul's in Yate, 
and Our Lady of Lourdes in Kingswood  


and we are part of the St Edmund of Abingdon Pastoral Area of Clifton Diocese, led by Fr Eugene Campbell of Holy Family Parish, Patchway.

Current Parish Rotas

Please click on the link for the Parish Duties Rota you would like to view (as a pdf)

Community Kitchen Cupboard (The 'C.K.C.')

NEW FOOD BANK INITIATIVE, together with school & pre-school, our ‘Community Kitchen Cupboard’ is now up & running! (The 'C.K.C.')

July 2024

This informal, free service is for anyone in our community who might be struggling or just needs a bit of extra help ~ please, just come & help yourselves from the shelves.


As you can see from the video, come on into the entrance of the church which is open each day (even if the door is shut, please try it, as it is usually unlocked from approx. 8.45am-4pm, or later on days where there is evening Mass) including during the summer holidays.
The Community Kitchen Cupboard is at the end of the entrance area - take a bag and take what you need for you / your family.

Also, if anyone is in a position to donate tinned & packet items for the CKC please leave items in the box at the bottom of the cupboard for our team to sort out and label.

We have loads of pasta and tins of beans, pulses & soups etc at the moments but would love some more toilet rolls, tea, coffee, lunchbox snacks such as individual biscuits or dried fruit boxes etc, jars of pasta sauce, tinned or packet desserts (rice pudding / custard etc) and sanitary items.
*Keep an eye out for updates on this in the weekly Newsletter*

We hope this will be a useful initiative for our community and we would welcome any helpful feedback and offers to join the team of people checking and re-stocking on a rota basis each day.

“And my God shall supply all your needs according to His riches in glory by Christ Jesus.” Philippians 4:19

Congratulations to Milly from Willow class for designing the winning logo for The CKC - the new Community Kitchen Cupboard!
... I think it says everything about what the initiative stands for - to surround people with love ❤️ Well done Milly.
Look out for the new sign at the back of church soon.
   

OUR PHONE LINE IS DOWN!

So sorry about that - we are waiting on an engineer who'll be coming out tomorrow (Wed) so please email any queries across for now.
bristol.staugustine@cliftondiocese.com


This week's news

Happy Birthday Fr Frank! We surprised him with a Birthday cake (well... a Birthday Lemon Meringue Pie) after Mass.


Climate talks
Our film mornings have covered the seriousness of the state of our common home, this beautiful planet, and a dynamic analysis of Catholic Social Teaching based on conversion to love and personal relationship with Jesus. How can we fail then to care for all our brothers and sisters?
Next Saturday (8th) come to find out real ways to be moved to conversion and to make a difference and plan ways forward.
All are welcome to the parish hall at 10am for a genuinely useful gathering with a cuppa.
 

Craft Day
Come to the Parish Hall this Wednesday (5th) anytime from 10.30 until 4.30pm for refreshments and a chance to pick up some beautiful home made gifts, at Petra's now legendary annual 'Craft Day'!
All are welcome to come along for shopping, chatting and company - All for a good cause.
All money raised will go to the Parish Projects.