by Helen Jordan | Jan 15, 2022 | St Joseph's Catholic Church
This Sunday sees the annual appeal for funds by SPUC, The Society for the Protection of the Unborn Child. It is called the White Flower Appeal after The White Rose movement, a non-violent, intellectual resistance to the Nazis in Germany at the height of the Second...
by Helen Jordan | Jan 9, 2022 | St Joseph's Catholic Church
Just a line to let you know, I’m turning very deaf and slow, But growing old disgracefully, Seems just the very job to me! Do as I like; don’t give a damn, I take my pills; I take my dram, I’m warm and cosy and well fed, I’ve got my books; I’ve got my bed, I think...
by Helen Jordan | Jan 2, 2022 | St Joseph's Catholic Church
We celebrate the feast of Christmas throughout the octave of Christmas, so we celebrate the feast of Christmas every day for 8 days from Christmas Day. A very Happy New Year to you all.
by Helen Jordan | Dec 27, 2021 | St Joseph's Catholic Church
Wishing you all a Happy Christmas and with all the hope and prayers, that the year ahead will be a great deal better than the last two.
by Helen Jordan | Dec 11, 2021 | St Joseph's Catholic Church
In quiet moments, when reflecting on suffering and pain, I think it a bit ‘over the top’ to identify my minor aches and pains with the passion of Christ. Then I remind myself that nothing is too small or insignificant in the eyes of God. Mine may be a very light cross...
by Helen Jordan | Dec 5, 2021 | St Joseph's Catholic Church
“What is the primary aim of all evangelisation and of all catechesis? Possibly that of teaching people a certain number of eternal truths, or of passing on Christian values to the rising generation? No, it is to bring people to a personal encounter with Jesus...
