By Fr SAJU With great sadness, on Monday 21 April 2025, we received the news that His Holiness Pope Francis, an apostle of mercy of our time departed us for his eternal reward. May His Holiness rest in peace. The Pontificate of Pope Francis has reminded us precisely of the closeness and tenderness of God toward…
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Holy Trinity House, 15 Marian Gardens BR1 3FH
St Swithun’s Church
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By FR SAJU and the PASTORAL TEAM
We welcome you all to the Christmas Masses, especially all those who are back home from University or their work place to join your family and friends. We wish you all and your loved ones a joyful Christmas.
The Advent Gathering of Young Parishioners celebrated young people in the parish and recognised their contribution.
By FR SAJU
During the month of November, the Church traditionally remembers those whom God has called through death to eternal life. This month of remembering, we have All Saints, All Souls, Memorial Mass and Remembrance Sunday etc. to draw on our memories of our beloved departed to keep their memories alive and, by bringing them to mind, we too can somehow keep their presence in our lives.
The Parish of St Joseph & St Swithun celebrated Fr Saju’s induction Mass on Saturday 26th October at St Joseph’s Church, celebrated by Bishop Philip Moger.
On Sunday 20th October 2024, three newly inducted altar servers received their certificates after completing their training for this Ministry. These three girls have been recruited to help our altar server team at the weekly Sunday 5pm Mass.
By CANON VICTOR DARLINGTON
October is a month when we, as a country, celebrate Black History Month. As many of us know, Black History Month began over 100 years ago in the United States. In the United Kingdom, it was first recognised and celebrated in 1987 to acknowledge and honour over 150 years of Caribbean emancipation from slavery and the 25th anniversary of the Organisation of African Unity.
By FR SAJU
It was delightful to see last weekend the children for next year’s First Holy Communion enrolled into their preparation during the Holy Mass in the presence of the parishioners.
Our Altar Servers have received special recognition at Parish Level of the Enrolment of the Guild of St Stephen.
We are excited to announce the launch of a new Lectionary in England and Wales, set for Advent 2024. This significant update is part of an ongoing effort to revise liturgical translations, ensuring that biblical texts are more faithfully rendered from the original languages and easier to proclaim during services. The Lectionary is a vital…