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Thank you to everyone who dropped by our fundraising shop, Gifted, last weekend. Your support for our initiatives is what keeps us energised! Rest assured that we are now busy sourcing the items that you ordered.

Remember, too, that we are still welcoming new food bank volunteers, including opportunities for participants in the Duke of Edinburgh’s Award. Autumn, and particularly winter, are always challenging seasons for those who need the food bank, so your help will be especially valuable during these months. Get in touch if you can help on Saturdays from 11am to 2pm.

When you are working at the coalface, it can be easy to lose sight of the bigger picture. At a recent monthly meeting, your SVP team asked themselves some questions: Are we doing enough for our local parish and community? How do we give back to our parishioners, whose support underpins everything we do? Are there gaps in what we do?

We, the SVP members, would love to hear your thoughts and ideas about these questions. Please have a think and share your feedback with any of us. Needless to say, everything you share will be kept strictly confidential. And if you come up with ideas that you would like to help put into action, why not join the team? With the nights drawing in, you might like something different to do this winter!

Thank you to all who were able to attend our annual SVP Mass on Friday evening. We hope you got to know some of the SVP members in the hall afterwards.

Everything we do depends on volunteers. At the moment, we would really welcome some new volunteers for the food bank team. The food bank runs on Saturdays, and we need help setting up and distributing food from 11am to 2pm. We are getting ready for autumn and winter, which tend to be busy. If you’d like to help, please get in touch!

Just a reminder that our annual SVP Mass will be celebrated next Friday, 25 September, at 7:30pm. Light refreshments will be provided in the hall afterwards.

This is a Mass of thanksgiving for all the support we receive from you, our parishioners, throughout the year, so you are all invited to attend. Our parish is also blessed with a young people’s SVP group, the B-Attitudes, and a team of primary school pupils, the Mini-Vinnies, so we are hoping for a really strong turnout. Please remember to invite family, friends and neighbours as well! We are always on the lookout for new members, so if you feel inspired by the evening, why not have a chat with one of the team and let the Holy Spirit guide you from there?

Firstly, a reminder of our annual SVP Mass on Friday, 25 September, at 7:30pm. Light refreshments will be provided in the hall afterwards.

Secondly, as our food bank heads into its 11th autumn and winter season, we are appealing for additional adults (aged 18 or over) to volunteer on Saturdays. The operational hours are 11am to 2pm, but you don’t need to commit to every Saturday. Please consider responding to this appeal by contacting us. You will find that the Holy Spirit will reward you many times over, and you’ll make a whole new bunch of friends. We really look forward to hearing from you!