Parish Notices for the First Sunday of Advent, Year B

The Pope’s Prayer Intention for December:

We pray that people living with disabilities may be at the centre of attention in society, and that institutions may offer inclusive programmes which value their active participation.

Christmas Lunch for the Homeless

We would like to thank everyone who has made the homeless lunch a success that it was! From volunteers, to monetary donors, we remain grateful for your support!

16h00 Mass

The last 4pm mass for the year will be on the 10th of December and will resume on the 28th of January 2024

The Ryan Foundation

The Ryan Foundation is offering young Catholics the opportunity to apply for a bursary to study for a qualification in the Early Childhood Development, for more information kindly email debbieh2503@gmail.com. Details on the poster in the notice board

The Jubilee Year 2025

Following the extraordinary 2015 Holy Year of Mercy instigated by Pope Francis, the forthcoming Jubilee will take place in line with the norm of leaving a 25-year gap between each one. The most recent ordinary jubilee took place in the year 2000, as the world and the Catholic Church prepared to enter the new millennium. The Jubilee Year is a special year of grace, in which the Church offers the faithful the possibility of obtaining a plenary indulgence. Traditionally, it begins just before Christmas and ends on the Epiphany of the following year. The Pope inaugurates the Holy Year with the rite of the opening of the Holy Door in St. Peter’s Basilica. After that, the Holy Doors of the other papal basilicas – St John Lateran, St Paul Outside the Walls, and St Mary Major – are opened and remain so until the end of the Jubilee Year. In preparation for the 2025 Jubilee Year ‘Pilgrims of Hope’, 2024 has been designated a Year of Prayer by Pope Francis. It starts this Advent. There is a particular focus on the Our Father, and this presents us with a great opportunity to go back to the basics of prayer. .