A familiar and welcome face will be returning to Bishop’s Stortford this Sunday, 16 January when Fr Carlos comes to celebrate the 9:00 and 11:00 am Masses at St Joseph and the English Martyrs Church, as well as a baptism at 12:30 pm. Originally only scheduled to do the baptism, Fr Carlos has kindly agreed
Fr Peter continues to undergo tests via A&E at the Princess Alexandra Hospital, and has been there two full days this week. His initial infection has now passed but there remain symptoms that the doctors are working hard to alleviate and that is taking time. So Fr Peter is in limbo for the time being.
Next Sunday 16 January is in England a Day of Prayer for Peace. This year Pope Francis asks us to think about ‘Education, work and dialogue between generations: tools for building lasting peace’. In his message, he outlined three “paths for building a lasting peace”: promoting dialogue between generations, investing in education, and improving labour
Yesterday, 10 January, the day after the Feast of the Baptism of the Lord, the Church began the period of the Liturgical Year known as ‘Ordinary Time’. The liturgical colour is green, symbolising new life and hope. The overall purpose of this season is to contemplate the life and teaching of Christ and the salvation
At the Vigil Mass on Saturday, 8 January 2021, we celebrated the Rite of Welcome with this year’s RCIA candidates and catechumens. These men and women will spend the next few months preparing their minds and hearts to join in full communion with our Catholic community. In a special ceremony at the Easter Vigil
Masses at Sawbridgeworth and Much Hadham are cancelled for this Sunday (9 January) because Fr Peter is ill. For the past few weeks, Fr Peter has been feeling poorly, but has carried on with his many parish duties at what has been a very busy time. He has taken regular lateral flow tests as usual
Pastoral Letter for the Feast of the Holy Family By: Cardinal Vincent Nichols Cardinal Vincent NicholsArchbishop of WestminsterT he stage today is somewhat crowded. Not only is it Boxing Day and the Feast of St Stephen, but it is also the Feast of the Holy Family. The Holy Family takes precedence, and rightly so. But
Fr Antonio PinedaAssistant Parish PriestT he season of Advent is past, and the period of anticipation is complete. Now it is time to commemorate the birth of our Lord Jesus Christ, which occurred some 2,000 years ago. Now, we need to do two things: We need to reserve a room for Jesus in our heart:
Here we reproduce the report from Robin Gomes of Vatican News on Pope Francis’s meeting last week with delegations from Peru and Italy who donated the Nativity Scene and this year’s giant Christmas tree in the centre of St Peter’s Square. Pope Francis on Friday exhorted Christians to keep clear of a fake, commercial Christmas,
Advent is a period of preparation for the coming of baby Jesus on Christmas Day, and an essential part of this preparation for every Catholic is going to confession, or receiving the sacrament of Reconciliation. Fr Peter and Fr Antonio will be making themselves available for confession on Saturday, 18 December at St Joseph’s Church,
