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FR DAVID WRITES
Welcome back to Fr Tom after his short break, and welcome to you all to church this weekend. On Tuesday evening at 7 pm we have our Special Mass to celebrate the parish feast of Our Lady of Lourdes. The school Mass will be on Wednesday morning at 10 am. To celebrate the patronal feast of the parish is a great grace and an important day in our shared life together. Please join us in church and afterwards in the hall. Thank you to everyone who helped us celebrate the Feasts of Candlemas and St Blaise this past week. 

FR DAVID WRITES
Today, Jesus speaks about the values of God’s kingdom. This reveals something wonderful to us about what God is like. Let us ask for the gift to be both poor and pure in heart so that there may be space for God’s Word to dwell in our hearts. 

CANDLEMAS: THE PRESENTATION OF THE LORD
Monday is the Feast of the Lord’s Presentation, the fortieth day since the celebration of Christmas. Please join us at 10 am Mass to celebrate this special day which marks the end of the Christmas journey in the liturgy. Candles will be blessed at the start of Mass. If you have any new candles you would like blessed, please bring them with you to Mass. 

ST BLAISE, BISHOP & MARTYR
Tuesday is the Feast of St Blaise. There will be the traditional blessing of throats after 10 am Mass on Tuesday, using the newly blessed candles. Please note that the blessing will be immediately after Mass (not all day) so please be there on time.

FR DAVID WRITES
Thank you for your prayers and presence at the special Mass for Sister Anne last Tuesday. We wish Sister Anne well as she moves to her new home. You can find a special message from Sister Anne printed below. Please make sure to join us on Tuesday 10th February for our parish Mass at 7 pm in honour of Our Lady of Lourdes. Please also note that Ash Wednesday will be on Wednesday 18th February. May the Good Lord bless us all in the new week that lies ahead. 

FR TOM WRITES
With the revelation of Christ’s identity in the feasts of the Epiphany and the Baptism of the Lord, the Christmas season has drawn to a close. We now enter Ordinary Time, yet the Church continues to invite us to fix our eyes on Jesus and ask a simple question: who is he?  This Sunday we encounter John the Baptist, who upon seeing the Lord proclaims, ‘Behold, the Lamb of God’. May we too, led by the spirit, acknowledge the Lord who comes in humility to lead our daily lives in holiness, peace and love. We wish you every blessing for the week ahead, and may we continue to accompany one another in prayer.

FR DAVID WRITES
Today is the Feast of the Baptism of the Lord, a mystery connected with the Epiphany because of its ‘revelatory’ nature about who Jesus is and how he is manifested as the Christ. We hope you have enjoyed the Christmas season which now draws to a close. We send our thanks and best wishes to you all once again for your generosity and kindness towards us during this festive time that we have shared together. May God bless us all in the coming week.

FR TOM WRITES
As we step into this new year, may our hearts be full of gratitude for the beautiful Christmas we celebrated in our parish. Everything that took place during this time helped to make the mystery of God’s love present among us. This love is not distant; in Jesus Christ our Lord it has become fully visible, so that we, in turn, may participate in the divine life. In this new year, let us pray that the peace of Christ, welcomed into our hearts this Christmas, may continue to guide our families, strengthen our faith, and renew our commitment to love and serve one another.

FEAST OF THE EPIPHANY
We celebrate the feast of the Epiphany, a Holy Day of Obligation, on Tuesday 6th January.  Mass times are 8am, 10am (with the school) and 7pm.

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Those who are unwell, including:  
Tommy Sacker, Trish Gardiner, Jennifer Iles Patricia Dellevoet, Helen McGrath, Tom Gilligan, Mary Fahey, Giuliano Cardosi, Nora Mitchell, Mary Gilbride, Ronnie Lynch, , Veronica Keville,  Marie Coutinho, Ifte Alam, Nadim Alam, Emma Lake, Guido Fichera, James Brady, Theresa Dillon, Lawrence Robinson, Luisa Busandri, Martin Donoghue, Lucy Jones, Megan O’Brien, Alison Hughes, Silveria Vieira Papel, Joe Heaney, Rubina Dean, Runa Da Costa, David Woodhead, Kay Heery, Modesto Tondelli, Tina Mitchell, Tom Healy, and Sheila Casey. 

All those who have died recently, including:  
Christopher Freeman, Nelson Almedia, Lily Hosford, Callum Stone, John Cook,  George Wojewodzki and Ritina Henriques.