Join Deacon Paul on Zoom for the Night Prayer of the Church at 8.30pm each Wednesday during Lent. Each session will be led by Deacon Paul and will last about 15 minutes. The first session is at 8:30 pm on Wednesday 1 March. Come and share in this beautiful tradition of the Church. The rest
Vatican Museums have launched a series of virtual tours exploring six famous gallery spaces from their extraordinary collection including the: Raphael’s Rooms, Sistine Chapel, New Wing, Pio Clementino Museum, Profane Museum, and Salon Sistino. Art offers important opportunities for evangelisation, also reminding onlookers of the beauty of God’s creation. Speaking to Vatican News about the
The Solemnity of the Annunciation of the Lord will be celebrated on Saturday and our thoughts turn to March 25 of last year, when, in union with all the Bishops of the world, the Church and humanity were consecrated, especially Russia and the Ukraine to the Immaculate Heart of Mary. Let us never tire of
Lent is the perfect time to receive the Sacrament of Reconciliation or confession. We will have special times for confession at St Joseph and the English Martyrs Church during Holy Week (times to be published) but you should also feel free to go to other churches for confession, including Westminster Cathedral in Victoria. The Cathedral
‘We must work the works of him who sent me while it is day; night is coming, when no one can work. As long as I am in the world, I am the light of the world.’ (John 9: 4-5) The healing of the man born blind through the miraculous power of Christ offers much
The parish paid tribute to its altar servers when it celebrated the 90th anniversary of its affiliation with the guild of St Stephen at the 9:00 Mass at St Joseph and the English Martyrs Church on 12 March. Fr Antonio led the liturgy. In his opening remarks, he said that it was a truly special
Fr Antonio PinedaAssistant Parish Priest On 12 March 2023, we celebrated the 90th anniversary of our parish’s affiliation with the Guild of St Stephen. Here’s Fr Antonio’s message to all our altar servers on that occasion. O ne of my biggest regrets as a Catholic is that I did not choose to become an altar
Robert PurcellGuild Gold Medal AwardeeR obert Purcell started to altar serve in 1969, shortly after he received his First Holy Communion. It was also the year that he was enrolled to the Guild of St Stephen. Over the years, he has performed faithful and consistent ministry in Bishop’s Stortford, as well as various places including
One day a candidate preparing for the sacrament of reconciliation asked a priest, ‘Will Jesus really forgive me?’ The priest asked the candidate in return, ‘Do you throw away your dirty clothes?’ ‘No,’ came the reply. Then, neither Jesus our Lord will throw you away. In the encounter between Jesus and a Samaritan woman, we
Sophie Sullivan, our parish Catechetical Coordinator, describes her experience of Flame 2023….. On Saturday 4 March a group of 18 young people and adults leaders from our parish and local secondary school made their way by coach to this year’s Flame youth congress — a national gathering of Catholic young people from all over England
