With the 22 Oct easing of Government restrictions, as before, up to 130 individuals may attend Mass, while still retaining 2m social distancing. When people come as households, a higher number can be accommodated.

You are invited to attend our Novena to the Immaculate Conception, beginning on Tuesday, 30 November 2021.
There will be a special homily at the 12 noon Mass each day, which will focus on different aspects of the life of the Blessed Virgin Mary.

The Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception, Wednesday 8 December, is a holy day of obligation. Masses as follows: 6pm Vigil on Tue 7 Dec; 7:30am, 10am, 12 noon and 9pm on Wed 8 Dec.

There will be a Holy Hour of Eucharistic Adoration next Thursday, 2 December, from 7 to 8pm. It will be livestreamed here.

On the First Sunday of Advent our Church … begins its year with a time of hope, and Advent—so frequently ‘lost’ in the preparation for Christmas—is the season of hope par excellence…. because our God who gave himself to us by creating us, and who came to us in the coming of his Son, will come again.

Bambinelli Sunday will be celebrated in Our Lady Queen of Peace on 12 December. At the end of the 12 noon Mass, the figures of baby Jesus – the Bambinelli – from the family Crib will be blessed.

Period of Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament (around 10 minutes), with brief reflections and prayers led by a parent. There are gaps to permit the children to speak to Jesus in their own words. Preparatory talk on Christmas and games afterwards.

The Annual Christmas Appeal for our parish outreach project in Lodwar, Kenya was launched on Sunday 28 Nov 2021, First Sunday of Advent.

Catechists: Let us pray for the catechists, summoned to announce the Word of God: may they be its witnesses, with courage and creativity and in the power of the Holy Spirit.