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
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
We are very happy to be able to offer you an opportunity to join us online – in prayer, reflection and in song – as we celebrate Jesus’ birth with our virtual carol service. Like at the first nativity, God chooses to enter into our messy lives! Yes, he chooses to enter into our lives
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,
General Information Following the statement by the Prime Minister on Wednesday 9 December, there has been a Government directive that further restrictions to mitigate against viral transmission, especially in the light of the new Omicron variant, will be imposed. Summarising the Government directives: From Friday 10 December, face coverings will be required by law in
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The Holy Father asks us to join him in offering his December prayer intention inviting everyone to pray for catechists, “summoned to announce the Word of God,” that they might “be its witnesses, with courage and creativity, and in the power of the Holy Spirit, with joy and much peace.” We have dedicated groups of
