Lost Chord 25 years – St Gerards

CAFOD FAMILY FAST DAY 3rd March The world has many areas where people are experiencing the traumas that result from natural disasters. We recently had the shocking earthquake across Turkey and Syria and the support people gave to the disaster appeal has helped to provide shelter, food, water, and emergency medical assistance to people trying…

The story of the encounter between the risen Christ and the two companions on the road to Emmaus shows us how Jesus patiently walks along-side them. He leads them to the clues in scripture that helps to lift their hearts in hope from the gloom they were suffering before the encounter. Jesus does not force…

CAFOD Family Fast Day Friday 4th October 2024 This year CAFOD are using a ‘virtual envelope’ to collect any money raised for their Family Fast Day Appeal. Please click the link below to make a donation. https://cafod.org.uk/fundraise/parish-fundraising?form=harvestcollection2024

May everyone receive the blessings of Jesus Christ, find peace of mind and heart and have a joyful Christmas and grace to embrace a New Year. Thank you to everyone for all that you do to help with the mission of our parish communities to serve God, each other and our neighbour in His name….

For the next five weekends, (or to put it another way, for the rest of the school holidays) the Gospel reading comes from Chapter 6 of John. It is close to the Jewish Feast of Passover as Jesus feeds a multitude of people, a miracle that recalls God feeding Israel with manna in the wilderness….