Confessions
It is not possible to arrange Penance Services this year, for obvious reasons, but I am happy to hear confessions for 30 minutes after each Mass until 22nd December.  At the end of Mass there will be a socially distanced place on the sanctuary.  Please wear a mask and after each person there will be a quick clean.
Please do use this opportunity to come and celebrate Confession in preparation for Christmas.

Rorate Mass - Saturday 7.00 a.m.
We will be contenting the tradition of early morning Mass by candlelight on Saturdays in Advent.  We come together before dawn to wait with Mary for Jesus, the Rising Sun, to shine upon us.  It is a beautiful Advent experience and worth the early start!  Here is a piece of music by James MacMillan called Radient Dawn, which is rather beautiful! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U_mF13iD7Rg 

Beyond Adversity
There will be a reflections posted from 1st December until 24th December.  I have seen and listened to some of them and they are fantastic!  I hope you enjoy them too when they are posted!  Thanks to Nigel and Laura for leading this great project!

Christmas Tree and Stars
We are going to have just one tree this year... but a big tree!  We would like you to decorate it with gold and silver stars (as we have done in previous years).  It is going to be difficult to let everyone come round the tree and write on the stars and hang them. So, if you could make a donation (either by post or online) and click here to send us who you want to remember this year, we will write the names on the stars and hang them for you.

Walk With Me
Booklets are available for collection.  Please take one, and if you can spare a £1 place it in the collection box.  Take them for friends, relatives and neighbours unable to come to church at the moment.  They will be available at church for private prayer this weekend.

Recently Deceased
Please pray for the soul of Ann Pate who died recently.  She will be received into church on 17th December and her funeral will be on 18th December.  Covid restrictions means that only 30 people can attend the reception and funeral.  I know many parishioner would want to be at the funeral but unfortunately, this will not be possible.  There will be Holy Mass on 17th December at 7.00 p.m. and on 18th December at 9.30 a.m. if you wish to come and pray for Ann on those occasions.

Children's Liturgy
This will continue during the month, the videos will be posted each Sunday.  Do encourage children to participate by watching them.

Broken Jewellery
Many thanks to those who have been sending in little bits of jewellery.  Just before lockdown, we were able to raise just over £90.  If you fancy a doing some sorting out, please send odd earrings, broken chains, rings with stones missing.  Anything that you no longer use.  We can use the value of the gold (or silver etc.) to help us in the parish.

Hymns at Home
Sing hymns from home on Sunday at 10.00 a.m. use the following link to zoom.  Please note, this does cross over our celebration of Mass which starts at 9.30 a.m. https://us04web.zoom.us/j/75016293486?pwd=cmlGMnFPdXhNZmRHWEI3bXRibEZlZz09

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