The new edition of the Lectionary for Mass confirmed by the Vatican in Rome, comes into use in England and Wales next Sunday, the First Sunday of Advent 2024. The Archdiocese of St Andrew’s and Edinburgh has published three YouTube videos on the Lectionary which are useful for formation as to why the text has
Be compassionate A statement of the Catholic Bishops of England, Wales and Scotland As Catholic Bishops in England and Wales, and in Scotland, we believe that genuine compassion is under threat because of the attempts in Parliament to legalise assisted suicide. ‘Compassion’ means to enter into and share the suffering of another person. It means
Please be aware of a rise in scam emails targeting parishioners. These emails can attempt to impersonate the parish priest, often using a similar email name and masking the real email address. They typically request the recipient to purchase Amazon or other gift cards as gifts for the priest. Unfortunately, we have received reports of
Chapter 13 of the Gospel of Mark..
There will be Eucharistic Minister training with Fr Peter on Saturday 23 November 2024 at 11am in St Joseph’s Church for those parishioners who would like to become a Eucharistic Minister.
On Monday 2 September 2024 we began the first in a new year of faith exploration sessions, which seek to help us build a greater sense of community within the parish, to help us grow in faith and to further develop our understanding of our Catholic beliefs. We all need a bit of spiritual nourishment
A poor widow came…
We remember in our prayers the Parishioners from the Catholic Parish of Bishop’s Stortford who lost their lives in WW1 and who we pray for each year on Remembrance Sunday as part of our ‘There but not there’ project. We pray for all those who were at the front line in conflict in WW2
