Thank you so much for your generosity! Last weekend was a great success for the Closer to Christ Campaign in our parish. I’m delighted to tell you that based on the cards filled out by parishioners at Mass, we can expect to receive an additional £70,000 towards our goal in addition to the £263,000 already pledged! To allow us to draw a line under the campaign we need to make sure that all pledges have been recorded properly. If you completed a small card at Mass recently, you will have received a pledge form for completion in the post or via email. I ask that you return the form at your earliest convenience to either the parish office, to me after Mass or directly through the post. While you may not wish to start your pledge immediately I do ask that you return your form, indicating a start date and method of payment that is convenient to you. Our hope is that parishioners will consider what they can as every pledge counts and all gifts will bring us closer to our shared goal.

I know there are some families out there who are still considering their pledge and I would be delighted to receive your support so that we can be sure to reach our goal of £290,000. Please do fill in a pledge form and return this to me as soon as possible. We hope to receive the majority of pledges within the next two weeks so that we can see exactly how much has been raised. I will give you a further update in a few weeks’ time. Thank you for your support and please pray for the continued success of the Closer to Christ Campaign in our parish. Canon Chris