Christmas Wreath Making
You are welcome to join us for this special Christmas Wreath Making workshop. This will take place on Weds 10th Dec in the Challoner Room at 6.30pm-8.30pm. The cost is £45 per wreath and payment will be collected on the night. Please kindly register by 5th Dec by leaving your name at reception or by emailing . Places are limited.
Alpha Invite – A different kind of hope
Meet new people and explore the Christian faith together. Alpha is for anyone who’s curious. No judgement, no pressure. Each session unpacks a big question of life, faith, and purpose, and is designed to spark conversation. School years 10-13. Sundays at 7pm, starting on 19th October for eight weeks. Come along, see what you think. Registration is essential.
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What is the 40 Hours?
The 40 Hours is a special 40-hour period of continuous prayer made before the Blessed Sacrament exposed in the monstrance for adoration. The focus of this devotion is the Real Presence of Jesus Christ in the Holy Eucharist: ‘I myself am the living bread come down from heaven. If anyone eats this bread, he shall…
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Why have some of the holydays of obligation been moved to Sundays?
Since Advent 2006 there has been a change to the holydays of obligation in England and Wales. Like Scotland, Ireland, Italy and most of the US, the celebrations of the Epiphany, Ascension and Corpus Christi have all been moved to the nearest Sunday. The bishops were concerned by diminishing observance of these days and wanted…
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Why is Mary called ‘Ever-Virgin’?
Of course Christ was conceived in Mary’s womb solely by the Holy Spirit. But it is also an article of faith that Mary remained a virgin throughout the rest of her life. The earliest written reference is from 125AD, in living memory, and many of the Church Fathers from the 3rd and 4th centuries affirm…