Growing Old Gracefully - are holding a reflection morning on Saturday November 14th at St Joseph's in Wetherby led by Paula Shanks focusing on the Spiritual needs of unpaid Carers.
Week of Guided Prayer – 11th-16th October 2026 . Please take an information leaflet from the back of church and consider taking part in this valuable offering for ALL parishioners.. You do not need to have taken part in a retreat before. You will be supported through the process. If you wish to talk it through, ask questions etc before committing, speak to Fr Gerard, Deacons David and Philip or Bernadette. If you would like to take part, then please return your completed form to Fr Gerard by Sunday 6th September.
If you have any blooms you would like to share, please place them at the back of either St Aelred’s or St Mary’s church, for our flower teams to arrange them. Thank you.
The Requiem Mass for Eunice Farmer RIP - Will be held at St Mary’s on Friday 7th August at 11am. Her body will be received in to church on Thursday 6th August at 5pm.
Thank you to Jeff and team for a wonderful BBQ and Garden Party last weekend at St Mary’s!
A very warm welcome to Fr Paul McCourt celebrating Mass with us this weekend.
Cafod is working with trusted partners in Venezuela to provide emergency water, food and shelter, If you want to donate go to cafod.org.uk
A very big thank you from Fr Martin and the Comboni Missionaries. A total of £1025.00 was raised from last Sunday’s appeal.
Aid to the Church in Need has launched its first-ever global petition on religious freedom, calling on governments and the United Nations to do more to defend the right to believe, and to ensure that those responsible for persecution are held to account. Stand in solidarity with the persecuted Church and give witness to the importance of religious freedom for all. To add your voice please scan this QR code.
Food Bank: A TIN A WEEK: Our SVPs collect food for the hungry, can you spare a tin a week for this, also some toiletries? These can be left in the boxes at the back of our churches. The Lord tells us to feed the hungry, so thank you all for your donations which are sincerely appreciated.