The Life in the Spirit Seminars continue on Monday 27th April in St Joseph’s Parish Room.

A light buffet is available at 7:00pm and the session starts at 7:30pm.

The talk this week is on ‘Salvation’ and what Jesus has done for us.

It’s not too late to join in so if you missed last week don’t worry you can still come along. Everyone is welcome!

The next Befrienders Spring Tea Party will take place on Saturday 2nd May from 2:30pm-4:00pm at St Mary & St Michaels School Hall.

Any offers of cakes or savouries would be most welcome.

If you would like to come or know someone who would please let the following contacts know by Tuesday 28th April also if you need a lift or have any special requirements.

Audrey – 07781 107393

Angela – 07781 112221

Meg – 01481 252491

The Notre Dame Team will be hosting a social gathering on Sunday 17th May after the 6:00pm Mass.

Drinks and Light refreshments will be served. Everybody is welcome. Please do try your best to attend.

The hard work of the amazing staff team at Notre Dame du Rosaire Catholic School, eagerness to learn of the pupils and the support of their parents and carers has been recognised in the Ofsted Inspec on Report on the school published this week. The report has rated the school as ‘Excellent’ for Personal Development and Welfare, and ‘Good’ for Quality for Education, Behaviour and A tudes, Leadership and Management and Early Years Provision. The report identifies an ‘inclusive and welcoming ethos’ that helps pupils to feel safe, the high expectations of what pupils can achieve and how staff install pupils with a ‘strong moral code’ so that they become caring, reflective and independent citizens who have developed a strong sense of character. These underpin our shared Catholic ethos and are to be applauded. Well done to all involved with the school, as these excellent outcomes have been achieved through the hard work of the whole team!

Pope Leo XIV is inviting people around the world to pause each day at 3:30pm for one minute of prayer for world peace. You might like to set a daily reminder on your phone or an alarm at home and wherever you are, take just one minute to pray.

To support this, CAFOD are offering this short prayer –

Lord Jesus you conquered death without weapons or violence. You shattered its power with the strength of peace. Grant us your peace as you did to the women filled with doubt on Easter morning. As you did to the disciples who were hiding in fear. Send forth your spirit the breath that gives life and reconciles that turns adversaries and enemies into brothers and sisters inspire in us to trust in Mary, your mother, who stood at the foot of the cross with a broken heart firm in faith that you would rise again. May the madness of war cease and the earth be cared for and cultivated by those who still know how to bring forth protect and love life Hear us Lord of Life!

God of Love, we pray for peace in our world and an end to war.

Instead of Hatred let their be love.

Shelter your children and protect us guide us and keep us from harm.

So we can build a world of love and live our lives in peace. Amen

The Life in the Spirit Seminars will be starting this Monday 20th April with an introductory overview of the series and the 1st of the 7 sessions which aim to increase our awareness of the Holy Spirit and His gifts.

Each session starts at 7:30pm in St Joseph’s Parish Room with a light buffet available at 7:00pm.

You are invited to come along to the first session and find out more. Everyone is welcome.

Laudato Si will meet Monday 20th April at 7:00pm in the St Yves Parish Room, St Joseph’s.

Everybody is welcome!

Coffee Morning on Wednesday 22nd April in St Josephs Parish Room and on every 2nd and 4th Wednesday of the month.

Drop in any time between 9:30am-11:30am. Everyone is welcome.

We will be meeting again every Friday at 7:30pm at the Centre of Peace. Please do come and join in praying the Rosary.

Everybody is welcome.