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Weekly Newsletters

NOVENA TO THE HOLY SPIRIT (30th May to 7th June2025): Pentecost is on Sunday 8th June 2025. It is only through the power of the Holy Spirit that someone can become a Saint. We cannot save ourselves and it is only by the grace of God that we are saved. So, we must rely completely […]

    FEAST OF THE ASECENTION OF THE LORD: Thursday 29th May 2025 is the Feast of The Ascension of the Lord, it is a Holy day of obligation. There will be Mass at 9.30am and 7.30pm in the evening.       NOVENA TO THE HOLY SPIRIT (30th May to 7th June 2025): Pentecost is on […]

CONFIRMATION 2025: Our fullest Congratulations to all the 49 young adults who were  Confirmed on Saturday 17th May 2025. Thank you to all who have been involved for the preparation and celebration – especially Marian O’Donohue, Mary Goggin, Sr Christian Anyariri, Hamd Fadega, Sean Naughton, Magda Pindel and Dinusha Fernando who gave their time very […]

ENGLISH MARTYRS – a series on those we commemorate in our church. This week’s Martyr is ST THOMAS MORE. Following the celebration of the Feast of the English Martyrs recently, we want to remember those in honour of whom our church is named with a series of short notes in the Newsletter reminding us of […]

The Feast of the English Martyrs is celebrated on the 4th May. On this day in 1535 there died at Tyburn three Carthusian monks, the first of many English men and women martyred for the Catholic faith during the Reformation. Of these martyrs, 284 have been canonised or declared blessed, but the number of those […]

Divine Mercy Sunday First Sunday after Easter Sunday is the Divine Mercy Sunday. There will be chaplet of the Divine Mercy and benediction on Sunday 27th April 2025 at 3pm. There will be tea/coffee after the service in the parish hall. Divine Mercy Chaplet is Prayed on ordinary rosary beads, The Chaplet of The Divine […]

HAPPY EASTER! May it be filled with lots of love, joy and peace. May you and your family be blessed as you celebrate the true meaning of Easter, from the reflection of Good Friday to the joy of Easter Sunday and the promise of eternal life.  Wishing you a blesses Easter   Newsletter 20th April […]

HOLY WEEK SERVICES Holy Thursday 17th April 2025 (no 9.30am Mass)            Good Friday 18th April 2025 (No adoration and 9.30am Mass) Mass of the Last Supper 8pm                                                        […]

LENTEN TALKS: Thank you to Fr Pius for delivering our first Lenten talk on Wednesday 2nd April 2025. The last one will be on Wednesday 9th April after the 7.30pm Mass. This year the theme will be A Year of the Lord’s Favour.   LENT & EASTER AT ENGLISH MARTYRS CHURCH: Please collect a Lent […]

Happy Mother’s Day We wish all the mothers and all those who play the role of mothers in our parish a very happy Mother’s Day and pray that God will bless you with his joy this blessed day. This Sunday is called Laetare Sunday meaning ‘Rejoice’. The priest may wear rose colour vestment today. Traditionally […]