A message from Fr John

Posted on: 09/06/2020

Dear Friends

Many greetings - I hope you’re well

The dustbin men and the road sweeper have been already - neither heroes nor martyrs but would we be without them? These days especially they are the absolutely essential guardians of our streets.

In their own way they remind us of one of Pope Francis’ key messages in Laudato Si - that caring for the world of nature is the responsibility of all the children of God; it is a sharing in God’s own work of creation. And a key component of that is, for us in the more affluent north and west of our planet, is the avoidance of waste.

He could not be any clearer: ’The earth, our home, is beginning to look more and more like an immense pile of filth. In many parts of the planet, the elderly lament that once beautiful landscapes are now covered by rubbish …. These problems are closely linked to a throwaway culture which affect the excluded just as quickly as it quickly reduces things to rubbish.’

Perhaps, in these days of continued lockdown, we might ponder how we contribute to that waste (60 million tons of food waste each year in the UK alone) and maybe think of simple ways in which we might begin to turn back that tide. And as we do so give thanks to God for the simple beauty around us.

We continue to pray for those who are sick especially

Adela, Winnie, Sylvia, Joe, Susan, Irene, Audrey, Janet and Paddy

And for those who have died especially

Fr Peter, Michael, Roy, Alf, Malcolm, Elsie, Matthew, Anne, Stella, Chris, Kenneth, Carol Ann, Ingeburg, Winnie, Patricia, Eileen, Maureen, Joan, Frank, Robert, Lynda, Cecilia, Lourdes, Dale, John, Eileen, Michael, Graham, Maria, Andrew, Gladys, Ellen, Patrick, Pauline, Michael, Alice, Gordon, Mary William, Lynn, Elsie and Richard

St Joseph, pray for us

Every blessing

Fr John

Other News

Easter Raffle

Posted: 25 April 2025

Thank you to all who organised and contributed to the Raffle – we raised a great total of £800.20 for the building fund. The list of prize winners is on the notice board

Requiem Mass in memory of Pope Francis

Posted: 21 April 2025

The whole world is saddened at the death of Pope Francis. Already, there have been many tributes paid to this most remarkable Holy Father.

Accessibility and our parish

Posted: 12 April 2025

April is the Jubilee month for disability, inclusion and accessibility. Caritas is working to support people and parishes to develop their understanding of accessibility and disability and inclusion.

View all news