A message from Fr John

Dear Friends

I hope you and your families are staying safe. Please assure them of the parish’s prayers - if you know of anyone who needs particular help please let myself or Maureen know.

Today’s gospel is from St Luke 24: 13 - 35. It has been described as the best ever short story containing almost every possible element
- journey
- unfulfilled expectations
- sadness
- confusion
- tension
- death
- mystery
- gradual revealing
- a meal
- surprise
- joy

And all these on just one page.

And for us it sets the scene for every one of our Masses - reading and listening to the scriptures and trying to make sense of them for our days and settling down to a meal that nourishes more than we can comprehend - and, like Cleopas and his companion (his wife?), we go to tell the others, letting them know that our lives are changed.

We will pray for the sick and deceased at Mass. Let us also now remember our front line workers - Joseph, Lisa, Patrick, Chris, Catherine, Anne, Terry, Mark, Theo, Clare, Richard, Anthony, Jane, James, Mary, Francis and Ruth.
We remember too our teachers who are generously looking after our children in school.

Mass today: 11.00am
Rosary and Benediction: 3.00pm

Mass tomorrow: 10.00am

St Joseph, patron of families, pray for us

Blessings

Fr John