This year, our Outdoor Mass and Barbeque will take place in the garden of St Alphonse at 11:15 on Sunday 14 June. This annual event is proving more popular than ever, with many individuals, couples, groups and families having already signed up. Signing up is important so that we can judge how much food to provide (unlike previous years, this isn’t a ‘bring a dish’ event). Food is provided, and a free-will offering can be made to cover costs. If you’re just coming for the Mass, of course, there’s no need to sign up; all that’s needed for registration is name, number in your party, and either phone number or email address.

To sign up, alter numbers, or cancel, please email the catering team.

Last year’s Outdoor Mass & Feast was truly memorable, and we’re looking forward to the same experience this year.

Fr Ed

(inevitably, once again, parking in the couvent garden will be very limited)

This Sunday, 7 June during the 11:15 Mass 28 children from our community will make their First Holy Communion. The children have been meeting weekly since October in preparation for this important day, and are very much looking forward to this step in their journey of faith. Sunday is the Feast of Corpus Christi, the Body and Blood of Christ, so is an eminently suitable day for this celebration. Judging by the amount of preparation that has gone into this day, both in catechetical terms and regarding the Mass itself, it promises to be a wonderful occasion. As always, all are welcome to attend.

Please note, parking will be very limited in the grounds of the couvent. 

Fr Ed

How to Love, Support and Understand your Teenager is the title of a conference to be held on June 9th from 18:30 at the ISL. This undoubtedly useful subject will be addressed by expert key speakers, and the presentations will be followed by a question and answers session. For details, see See the flyer and accompanying poster (‘Keep Calm and Survive the Teenage Years’)

Fr Ed

The collection from our English-speaking Masses on the weekend of 20/21 June is being sent to relief agencies for emergency help in Nepal in the aftermath of the recent earthquakes. Though media attention has inevitably moved on, help is still urgently needed. Further information about this appeal will be published here shortly (including how to pay directly to the charity concerned).

A concert to raise money for Nepal, being given by Estro Armonico, is taking place on 26 June at 20:00 at Roodt/Syre. The programme includes Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 24 – K491 & Mozart’s Symphony No. 40 – K550.

Full details can be found on the flyer here.

Before Christmas, I appealed for information about a child’s bike that had ‘disappeared’ during Sunday Mass, and asking for its return. The bike wasn’t recovered; but the posting here prompted someone to offer 2 children’s bikes to a good home. So either the original family who lost their bike, or anyone else, can contact me about one or both of the bikes on offer. And many thanks to the generous donor.

Fr Ed