Mass Times
Weekend Masses: Saturday evening at 6:00 pm
and Sunday at 8:30 am, 10:00 am, 12 noon
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Welcome everyone to OLSG parish. Advent Blessings. Please keep up to date with the events in our Parish through our newsletters https://www.olsg.co.uk/newsletters/
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Joy and encouragement
The common theme running through today's readings is one of joy and encouragement. The readings stress the need for patience in those awaiting the rebirth of Jesus in their hearts and lives. They give us a message of hope - for people almost three millennia ago, for people at the beginning of the first millennium and for people today. Today is called Gaudete Sunday because today's Mass begins with the opening antiphon: 'Gaudete in Domino semper,' i.e., 'Rejoice in the Lord always'. Today, to express our joy in the coming of Jesus as our Savior, we light the rose candle, and the priest may wear rose vestments. Besides, this joyful spirit is marked by the third candle of our Advent wreath, which is 'rose coloured', and the 'rose coloured' vestments are often used at the Eucharist, because they represent a lightening of the dark violet of the rest of the penitential season of Advent. They remind us of the color of the sky at the very brink of morning, when the sun is just beginning to come up. The horizon takes on a pale rose colour that gradually gets redder and brighter as the sun rises. For faithful Christians, life is like a 'long sunrise', and death is the entrance into the bright, 'everlasting day' of eternal life.
Have a blessed week.
Adoration: The last day for Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament will be Wednesday 17th December, 2025. Adoration will resume on Monday 5th January, 2026.
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Reverse Advent Calendar see poster on Noticeboard and included in newsletter. We are inviting you to collect items throughout Advent by following our Reverse Advent Calendar. All the items you collect can be placed in a box or container, wrapped or decorated for Christmas, and then donated so you can decide what donations you can make towards helping families in need, in our Parish. Closing date Sunday 21st December.
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Christmas Season ~
Our parish Carol Service will be on Sunday 21st of December at 5pm in the church. All welcome.
Masses for Christmas Eve will be at 6pm for the family Mass and 8pm for the other Mass.
Please note that there will be no midnight Mass.
Masses for Christmas Day will be 8:30am, 10am and 12 noon.
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Thresholds of Hope : the Vicariate for Adult Formation - another wonderful tool when proclaiming the good news of God's grace to all. St John Henry Newman believed that the lay faithful were to take a full part in the life of the Church, to be confident in expressing their Catholic Faith and willing to share its beauty with others. Hope you find this resource useful; more here https://thresholdsofhope.co.uk/
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