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Dear Friends, Today we celebrate the feast of Pentecost. Fifty days after Easter the Holy Spirit is given in dramatic ways to the apostles. As we celebrate this feast we don’t just look back at past events: we ask that we too may receive that same Spirit in our lives. What a splendid day we had for the Tea Party! The sun shone, the Pimms flowed, we were inundated with … [Read more...] about Newsletter 04.06.17.

Dear Friends, Next Sunday we will celebrate the feast of the Ascension. In today’s readings Jesus prepares his disciples for his imminent departure. He promises that another Advocate - the Holy Spirit - will come to them. It is the Holy Spirit who enables us to love Jesus with a love that is ‘real and active’. The following weekend we will celebrate Pentecost. Lets make … [Read more...] about Newsletter 211.05.17.

Dear Friends, In today’s Gospel Jesus consoles his disciples about his imminent departure. He promises to return to take them to himself so that they will be with him. We hear his words with our knowledge of what is about to happen and with our faith in the resurrection. But at this point, the disciples are just confused by his words and so the passage shows the disciples’ … [Read more...] about Newsletter 14.05.17.

Dear Friends, After the six weeks of Lent we enjoy six weeks of Eastertide. In this time we hear the stories of the appearances of the Risen Christ and reflect on the mystery of the Resurrection and how it affects our lives. Today’s Gospel reading tells of the experience of the two disciples who met with Jesus on the road to Emmaus. As they travel he gives them a homily … [Read more...] about Newsletter 30.04.17.

Dear Friends, After the six weeks of Lent we enjoy six weeks of Eastertide. In this time we hear the stories of the appearances of the Risen Christ and reflect on the mystery of the Resurrection and how it affects our lives. In today’s Gospel Jesus confirms the faith of the apostles and reaches out to Thomas who needs to see for himself the evidence of the crucifixion. We … [Read more...] about Newsletter 23.04.17.