Just to keep our interested readers and supporters (especially players of the National Lottery) up to date with our project I thought a little blog post was timely. You will recall that on the advice of our architect, the parish applied to the National Lottery Heritage Fund (HLF) in August 2017 for a grant towards …
‘Austin, the Christian community welcomes you with great joy. In its name I claim you for Christ our Saviour by the sign of His Cross. I now trace the cross on your forehead and invite your parents and godparents to do the same.’ With these words Holy Mother Church welcomes a new member …
To celebrate St Patrick’s Day we served Gaelic Coffee after both Masses. It was a great way to bring people together and have a bit of fun at the same time. Proceeds from donations made for the coffee raised a staggering £522. This money will go to support our nursing and medical team on our …
Recently the children from St Marie’s Primary School came to church for a visit as part of their work on special places and special people. Fr Francis welcomed the children and spoke to them about the parish community and the church building. He mentioned the work that is hopefully going to begin soon on repairing …
Ever since I came to St Marie’s there has been a problem with damp in the choir loft of the church. Many long-standing parishioners have told me that there has always been a problem in this part of the church. Having looked through some of the history of the parish this is indeed the case. …
Every Sunday we gather to celebrate Mass. We come from different backgrounds, from different traditions and from many different parts of the world to celebrate our faith. Recently at St Marie’s we celebrated an International Mass to give thanks for and celebrate the many cultures, traditions and countries that make up our vibrant parish community. …
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