Today I wish to let you all know that I am retiring from active Priestly ministry here in this Parish. In May I reached the age of seventy-five years and in June the fifty-first anniversary of my Ordination to the Priesthood: I will have completed fifty-one years of...
Earlier this week the Prime Minister announced that from 4th July places of worship can re-open for prayer and services. This is good news! This is a follow -up to churches opening for private prayer. Both our churches have put in place all the measures needed to...
PASTORAL MESSAGE FROM BISHOP PHILIP to Canon John O’Shea and the Parish of St. James, Reading on the Feast of St. sher and St. Thomas More 22 June 2020. Dear Canon John and Dear Parishioners, I am deeply saddened by the events that have taken place just outside your...
I am sure that like me, you were all devastated to hear of the loss of the three people who tragically died last Saturday evening, and of those who were injured following the knife attack in the Gardens. Our prayers and thoughts are very much with these three people...
We urgently need a team of two or three welcomers for each session. The role is simple, to meet and greet, and to help people keep safe throughout. Please read the attached request for volunteers, and give me a call or send an email to the Parish Office if you can...
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