The Bishop urged Catholics to raise their concerns with MPs, saying that the domestic scene should not crowd out the international scene. Meanwhile, CAFOD has launched an emergency appeal for Sudan.
Forty hours of Continuous Eucharistic Adoration during Lent (night and day except during Mass) will take place on the weekend of 16-17 March at St John Vianney Catholic Church, 1 Stoneleigh Road, Clayhall, Ilford IG5 0HE, starting with Mass of Exposition and Procession of the Blessed Sacrament at 7am on the Saturday and ending with
‘A Fire in my Heart: a conversation with Biblical friends’ brought together the Archbishop of Lima Carlos Castillo, Secretary of the Biblical Commission Professor Nuria Calduch-Benages, as well as Fr Javier Ruiz-Ortiz, Dean of Studies at Allen Hall, and Dr Sean Ryan, chair of the Catholic Biblical Association.
As Ash Wednesday approaches, parishioners might like to know that commentary on every Scripture reading from Ash Wednesday to Good Friday by Fr Adrian Graffy, parish priest of Gidea Park and member of the Pontifical Biblical Commission, is available free of charge on www.whatgoodnews.org Simply click on ‘Scripture Readings’ and ‘Lent Readings’. The commentaries are
Director and Chaplain for Marriage and Family Life Fr Matthew Bemand-Qureshi is keen to make contact with parishioners interested in working on family life as part of the ongoing work of parish renewal.
