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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. Please keep up to date with the events in our Parish through our newsletters https://www.olsg.co.uk/newsletters/
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Happy Easter!
Words from Canon Niall
Easter teaches us that the journey to the tomb is not ultimately a journey to death but, rather, as Mary Magdalene discovered, a journey to a wonderful and surprising new life. And if Easter enables us to face our own death with hope, it also encourages us to look at all our other experiences of death with new eyes. There is a sense in which we have to deal with death throughout our lives, long before the moment of our own personal death arrives. Whenever someone close to us dies, some part of us dies with them. The experience of aging is itself a kind of dying, a letting go of our physical energy, perhaps even of our mental capacities. At any stage in life, we can find ourselves dealing with very significant losses, such as the loss of a relationship that has been very significant for us, the loss of a job, the loss of our good name. In such losses, Easter, the feast of life, can speak powerfully to us. Because the Lord is risen, we do not face these losses alone. With St. Paul, we can say, ‘I can do all things through him who strengthens me’. The risen Lord can work powerfully in all our experiences of loss and weakness.
Have a blessed week.
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Happy school holidays to all pupils and teachers.
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The Holy Father has designated the year 2026 in honour of Saint Francis of Assisi - his 800th anniversary. of his death, Saint Francis pray for us.
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LOURDES WITH OUR DIOCESE: Join Bishop Alan and pilgrims from across our diocese in Lourdes this summer: Friday 17th - Friday 24th July 2026. Bookings will open shortly at https://www.tangney-tours.com/brentwood
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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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