Holy Mass on Friday 6th December will be celebrated in St Philip Howard School at 10am. The school are eager to welcome parishioners to join them for this Mass.
Statement on Second Reading of Assisted Suicide Bill
Following the decision of MPs to vote in favour of the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill at the Second Reading today (29 November), Bishop John Sherrington, Lead Bishop for Life Issues in the Bishops Conference of England and Wales,…
Statement from the Catholic Bishops of England and Wales, and Scotland on Assisted Suicide
As Catholic Bishops in England and Wales, and in Scotland, we believe that genuine compassion is under threat because of the attempts in Parliament to legalise assisted suicide.[…]
We appeal to those who share our Catholic belief in human dignity and sanctity of life, including fellow Christians, other religious people, and people of reason and good will, to join with us in defending the weakest and most vulnerable who are at risk through this proposed legislation.
Fr Paul Denney’s talk about the new lectionary
Fr Paul Denney explains the new translation of the Lectionary used at Mass, which is being introduced on Sunday 1 December.
Bishop Hugh Gilbert’s talk about the new lectionary
We will soon be hearing a different Bible translation used in the readings at Holy Mass. In this talk, Bishop Gilbert seeks to explain why, and he outlines the advantages of the new lectionary.
Bishop Patrick’s letter on assisted suicide
A Bill has been introduced to Parliament which proposes a radical change to the law. If
passed it will allow a terminally ill person the possibility to seek lethal drugs from their doctor,
so as to end their life prematurely. Proponents of this change in the law speak of ‘assisted
dying’, but let’s be clear, this Bill isn’t about giving people access to palliative care to relieve
their suffering, and it isn’t about a patient having the right to decide to stop life-prolonging
treatment; people in this country already have these rights. No, this Bill is about allowing a
doctor to assist a person to take their own life, to help someone commit suicide, without
criminal consequences. This Bill is about assisted suicide.
Next baptism course for parents is imminent
First session Sunday 7th July! More details here.
We welcome Michael Furey
Michael Furey is a seminarian training at Oscott College. He will soon be joining us for a placement. Please keep him in your prayers. In the video below, Michael introduces himself.
WhatsApp Warning
What’s happening? Police are seeing an increase in reports of religious WhatsApp groups being targeted by scammers who infiltrate these groups in order to trick members into revealing verification codes, which the scammers use to steal money from group members.…
School Mass on Tuesday is at 9.30am
Holy Mass in St Mary’s School on Tuesday is at 9.30am, not at 10am as incorrectly stated in the first edition of this week’s newsletter.