PLEASE PRAY FOR THE PEOPLE OF UKRAINE AND FOR THE CONFOUNDING OF SUCH EVIL RUSSIAN AGGRESSION
THIS SUNDAY
We begin the New Year of God’s grace in the life and liturgy of the Church with the beginning of Advent. The season of Advent reminds us of our need to prepare spiritually for Christmas as we recall Christ’s first coming at Bethlehem. We are also directed in mind and heart to await Christ when he calls us home to him, or when he comes again to us in glory. The Advent Crown reminds us of our preparation to welcome Christ the Light of the world - Happy New Year, everyone.
‘Walk with Me’ books etc are still available in each church.
The Sunday readings will be from Year C, the year of St Luke.
The weekday cycle in Ordinary Time will be for year one
We shall be hearing readings from the new Lectionary from this Sunday.
ADVENT LUNCH
If you have bought a ticket for the Advent Lunch today, please remember to attend. It promises, as always, to be enjoyable parish social event.
'WALK WITH ME' BOOKLETS
I know many of you love having the “Walk with Me” booklets and calendars for Advent. These are now available in both churches. Please help yourselves to as many as you wish to have. I know some of you send them on to family and friends. There is no charge for these booklets – we will have a collection later.
SVP – A CHRISTMAS GIFT FOR BABIES AND CHILDREN IN SOUTH SUDAN
This weekend the SVP will be making their annual church door collection to support the destitute babies and children in South Sudan. You also have the opportunity of receiving a gift certificate for someone – please see our leaflet. Further details are in the bulletin.
Information about our Youth group, Childrens liturgy and other activities for young people.
WALKING TOGETHER - UNFOLDING GOD‘S PLAN in our Parish
Following Archbishop Bernard’s Pastoral Letter, Fr Kevin invites us all to reflect on how we can continue to work together build a vibrant community of faith, joyful in our service of God and neighbour. All are welcome to share in this important process.
Over the past year we have met to discuss and put into place plans to bring to life the Diocesan Vision Statement and how we continue to move forward as a parish - deepening our faith (formation and spiritual growth), sharing our faith (evangelisation), celebrating our faith (worship and liturgy) and witnessing our faith (social action) - click here for a summary.
Click here to find out more about ‘Unfolding God’s Plan’ in our Parish and the invitation from our Holy Father and Archbishop Bernard to walk together and become true missionary disciples.
Following Archbishop Bernard’s Pastoral Letter, Fr Kevin invites us all to reflect on how we can continue to work together build a vibrant community of faith, joyful in our service of God and neighbour. All are welcome to share in this important process.
Over the past year we have met to discuss and put into place plans to bring to life the Diocesan Vision Statement and how we continue to move forward as a parish - deepening our faith (formation and spiritual growth), sharing our faith (evangelisation), celebrating our faith (worship and liturgy) and witnessing our faith (social action) - click here for a summary.
Click here to find out more about ‘Unfolding God’s Plan’ in our Parish and the invitation from our Holy Father and Archbishop Bernard to walk together and become true missionary disciples.
The parish on Facebook
We also publish a range of news, events and Catholic Life on our Parish Facebook page
Mass times
Masses in ordinary times are generally held at the following times.
For weekly variations, please consult our Bulletin.
St Francis St Augustine
Sunday 10:30 08:30
Monday 09:30
Tuesday 12:00
Wednesday 10:00
Thursday 19:30
Friday 19:30
Saturday 10:00 & 17:30
Sacrament of Reconciliation
Saturday 10.30am – 11.00am and 4.45 pm – 5.15 pm
Masses in ordinary times are generally held at the following times.
For weekly variations, please consult our Bulletin.
St Francis St Augustine
Sunday 10:30 08:30
Monday 09:30
Tuesday 12:00
Wednesday 10:00
Thursday 19:30
Friday 19:30
Saturday 10:00 & 17:30
Sacrament of Reconciliation
Saturday 10.30am – 11.00am and 4.45 pm – 5.15 pm
Liturgical Dates
Click here to see the liturgical dates for 2024 as published by the Liturgical Office for England & Wales. A draft for 2025 is also available here
Prayers for the sick
Our Parish actively encourages praying for our parishioners, relatives and friends who are sick and in need of support. Until now this has been achieved on an informal basis by parishioners providing details to one of our Priests. With the advent of GDPR, we are obliged to make that process more formal - please click here in order to read more and to download the form that must be completed and given to one of our Priests.
Safeguarding
The Parish operates in accordance with Statutory Safeguarding Guidance and the National and Archdioceses policies & procedures at all times. Our Parish Safeguarding Representative is J. Barr who can be contacted at [email protected] or alternatively the Diocesan Safeguarding team can be contacted on 0121 230 6240 or at [email protected] if you have any concern.
Please find below links to key resources on safeguarding:
Please find below links to key resources on safeguarding:
The Catholic parish of Kenilworth is part of the Warwick cluster, a group of parishes working together within the Warwick and Banbury Deanery of the Archdiocese of Birmingham.
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Archdiocese of Birmingham: Registered Charity No. 234216 The Catholic parish of Kenilworth complies with the Archdiocese Privacy Notice