For people working at sea, icy conditions and harsh storms are a regular occurrence. Days can feel long and cold. A knitted hat or mittens can not only help to protect them from the cold, but for the 1.5 million people who work at sea, transporting 90% of our goods,...

During the weekend of 1st/2nd March 2025 the whole parish came together in solidarity for a big fundraising effort for Phyllis Tuckwell Hospice Care.  

On Thursday, 13th February 2025 our Mamma Margherita Fellowship met for Mass with Anointing at 2.00pm in the Church. All those who came to our February meeting offer huge, huge thanks to Father Anthony for such a beautiful Mass with which we began our meeting. All who celebrated together and...

It was a pleasure to welcome guests Margaret, Diane, Anne, Carole and Brian to our first meeting of 2025. We look forward to them becoming regular members. It was also a great pleasure to welcome back members who hadn’t been able to attend for some time due to illness. We...

What a wonderful afternoon 42 of our retired parishioners were treated to on Sunday the 5th of January 2025. A huge and very special “Thank You” goes to chefs Cameron, James and above all, to Sharon who also took care of all the shopping and preparation singlehandedly. No one who...

Mamma Margherita Thursday Fellowship celebrates its first birthday on Thursday 14 November 2024.  The Mamma Margherita Fellowship is a parish social activity for the retired.  You can read more here. The group met for the first time last November with 18 potential members present and have had a regular attendance...

A Visit from Phyllis Tuckwell Hospice Care by Yvette MacLeod So many of our lives have been touched by a family or friend who has suffered a terminal illness and it was a great pleasure therefore to take up one of our members’ suggestions to invite a representative of Phyllis...

What an afternoon we enjoyed this month!  Not only were we able to welcome regular club members we also welcomed old parish friends who were able to come to the club for the first time. We heard the most thought-provoking talk by Mark and Teresa Chatterton who also showed an...

On Thursday, March 14th meeting of the Mamma Margherita club, we were delighted to welcome back Core group members Ian and Fina Ledgerwood who have returned safely from their travels to the Philippines. We were also able to welcome several new members from our Parish family and give a special...

Friendship, Fellowship and Fun with a Christmas theme was the order of the day when the Mama Margherita club for retired people held its second meeting on Thursday 14th December.  If you are retired, or semi-retired and would like to come along, don’t hesitate!  You will be more than welcome.  We...