Welcome

Roof Repairs Update:

We have exceeded our target of £5000 and have raised over £5800!

A BIG THANK YOU TO EVERYONE WHO HAS CONTRIBUTED
TO THE FUNDRAISING – IT HAS MADE A HUGE DIFFERENCE!

The work to the roof, which is still ongoing outside, has so far
cost £12000. We are still in discussions with our insurers &
hope that at least some payment towards the costs will be forthcoming.

The GoFundMe online donation site is now closed. You can, of course, donate in the usual ways – by cash or cheque made payable to St Mary’s RC Parish. Please place cash or cheques in an envelope marked
for the attention of Fr Benedict.  It would be helpful if you
would include your name & if you are able to Gift Aid.

Please take care when entering the church and do not park near the scaffolding.

We really do appreciate your support. Thank you!

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Catholics are sacramental people. We believe that Christ instituted seven sacraments for His Church. God uses the ordinary and physical things of this world; bread, wine, water, oil and touch as channels of his grace. These include Baptism, Confirmation, Eucharist, Reconciliation, Marriage, Ordination and Sacrament of The Sick.

We believe that God reveals Himself in the written word of God (the Bible) and in the Tradition of The Church (the oral teachings of Christ and the Apostles not contained in the Bible and the reflection on Scripture of successive generations of Christians). Scripture and Tradition are interpreted by the Church’s teaching office, exercised by the Pope and Bishops (The Magisterium). Authority in the Church is held and exercised by the Pope and the College of Bishops, as successors to the Apostles. The Pope and the Bishops can teach authoritatively and infallibly on issues of faith and morals. This is a service of charity to The Word of God, which they faithfully serve.