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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.
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Current Parish Rotas

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

(Started 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 to a few items 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 school holidays.
The Community Kitchen Cupboard is at the end of the entrance area - take a few things 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 would always 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), tinned meat or fish 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.

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This week's news

From Clifton Diocese.
We are delighted to announce that Dr Scott Hahn, Catholic writer, author, broadcaster and teacher is coming to this country in May and will be speaking at St John the Evangelist, Bath, on Tuesday, 26 May at 7.00pm. It will be a ticketed event only. In addition, Dr. Scott will be signing his books which CTS will bring with them. This is a truly great opportunity for our diocese to welcome Dr Hahn; you will not want to miss this great speaker.

There will be 350 tickets at £20 per person.

https://cliftondiocese.com/news/an-evening-with-dr-scott-hahn/


Laudato Si Week - 17th to 24th May
🌱 1 week, 1 action
A concrete gesture every day to care for our common home—a real step toward ecological conversion.
Explore the resources on their website and see what you can do...


A lovely message from Vera and the BristolAid4Ukraine team:

"A heartfelt thank you to you all for supporting yet another successful cake sale in aid of Ukraine. Your kindness, generosity, and continued encouragement mean so much to all of us at BristolAid4Ukraine.

Thanks to your support, the funds raised will go towards purchasing a pickup vehicle that we are hoping to buy very soon. This vehicle will be sent to Ukraine to help soldiers on the front line with vital logistics and evacuation work, where reliable transport can truly save lives.

Every cake bought, every donation given, and every kind word helps make a real difference.
With sincere thanks and appreciation,
BristolAid4Ukraine" 💙💛

The total from the cake sale came to a brilliant £285! Thank you all!





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