Farewell Fr William

It hardly seems like yesterday that we were welcoming Fr William into our parish, and yet so much has happened since he arrived that it hardly seems possible that we are saying good-bye.

Last night at youth group we all got together to give Fr William a great send off.

We started the evening with our opening prayers, followed by some games out on the lawn. We then watched a fantastic DVD, complied by Ian of all the events that we have shared with Fr, in the last five years.

Party food came next followed by the presentation to Fr William of a huge photo album crammed with memories.

Then a big surprise from Fr, a present to the youth group of a table tennis table. Thank You So Much!

Next came - (you've guessed it ) - cake!

The evening concluded with prayers and a Blessing from Fr.

We thank Fr for all that he has done for us, it was through him the youth group started, but its now time for us to let other people have a share of his talents. The best present we can give him is to continue to grow strong in the Faith and to be good faithful Catholics, to support our youth group, our parish and our new parish priest.

In this year for priests, remember to pray for all our priests.

We look forward to meeting up with Fr William at future events and perhaps youth group trips to the seaside (for those who don't know - he's going to Scarborough).

Next week we welcome Fr John to our parish.

To everything there is a season, and a time to every purpose under heaven. (Ecclesiastes 3:1)

Belated Birthday Bash

During the week, we celebrated the birthday of Our Blessed Lady. So we thought it was only fitting at this weeks youth group to have a bit of a celebration.

What do bithdays mean - CAKE!

Ella kindly baked some "blue" buns, which we had fun decorating. When I say blue buns I'm not referring to the icing, they where BLUE BUNS! As Fr William said, "Hmmm they taste quite nice if you close your eyes."

Feast of The Nativity Of The Blessed Virgin Mary - 8th September - Learn More here.

Faith Summertime - Ampleforth

Older Group - Summer Finale

Not only did we finish the summer term with a BBQ, we helped Fr William celebrate the anniversary of his ordination.

Younger Group -Summer Finale: BBQ

Postgate Rally

The Postgate rally, followed with a trip to Whitby with Fish and Chips. Yum!!! :-)

St Thomas the Apostle

Today is a very special Feast, especially for our Indian community. This is Because traditions tells us that Thomas; one of the twelve apostles of Jesus Christ, brought the Gospel Message to India. There is not enough written documents to prove his voyage and work, but the Christians in the Malabar Coast believe that their forefathers received the Faith from St Thomas. Many ancient writers stated that Christianity was spread in the Malabar Coast in the 1st and 2nd centuries.

We celebrated this special day in the best way possible, with Holy Mass. Then Mr Saju Paul came to talk to us about St Thomas. (Many Thanks)

We completed the evening with a game of rounders with somewhat dubious rules and finally of course our Night Prayers.

At every Mass, let us join St Thomas in his declaration of Faith, My Lord and My God.