May is traditionally a month dedicated to Our Lady. Please click here for details of the crowning of the statue of Our Lady that will take place the first weekend of May and the opportunity to bring flowers to her altar during the month of May.

The next meeting of the Parish Pastoral Council takes place on Monday 10th June. The Council is drawn from those who organise finance, events, safeguarding, liturgy, youth and other areas of parish life. The Council acts as an advisory body to the Parish Priest and is a point of contact for those who wish to put forward ideas to further the mission of the parish. Items for discussion can be sent to the office in the weeks' beforehand. Here, you will find a link to the PPC webpage and minutes of previous meetings.

On Saturday 18th May, there will be a special Celebration Mass for Married Life at Leeds Cathedral at 12noon for couples and their families celebrating their 25th (Silver), 40th (Ruby), 50th (Golden), 60th (Diamond) and 70th (Platinum) wedding anniversaries this year. There will be an opportunity for couples, who wish to do so, to renew their marriage vows during the liturgy. If you are celebrating the anniversary of your wedding and you would like to take part in this celebration, please fill out the application form which is available at the back of church.

The First Holy Communion Programme got underway with a parents evening on Monday 18th March 2024 in the parish centre. The parish priest and catechist reminded the parents present of their responsibility, taken on at baptism, to be the first teachers of their child in the ways of faith. This involves each Catholic parent ensuring that they and their children take a full part in the parish, from attending Mass each Sunday to doing their bit in different ways to help the parish community. The remaining catechesis will now take place after the 9am Mass from 10-11.30am on Sunday 19th May and Sunday 16thJune, with the First Holy Communion Mass taking place at 1pm on Sunday 23rd June. A final session will be a celebration mass at 9am on 30th June where the children will be presented with their certificates. If you failed to enrol your child for this year's programme, or they are unable to attend all the sessions above, they will be warmly welcomed on to the First Communion Programme next year. The catechesi

The parish will be invited to join in prayer during 24 hours in May when the Blessed Sacrament will be available for adoration after the noon Mass on Friday 24th May until noon on Saturday 25th May. Parishioners will be asked to sign up for 1 hour slots throughout the days and night in order to ensure people are present and adoration takes place for the full period of time. However, you will be able to turn up at any time to take part without having signed up. This is a great spiritual opportunity to commit some time to silent prayer before the Lord. As the allotted times are signed up by people who guarantee to be present at that time, then anyone will be able to attend at a period of time of their choosing. During the silent hours, the main church door will be locked but entry will be possible through the carpark door with a code given to those who wish to attend during the course of the night. A sign up sheet is in the Narthex those who wish to support this spiritual initiative by committing themse

The next baptism course for parents will take place on Sunday 26th May 2024 at 10am in the parish centre. The baptism Mass will be at 11am on Sunday 9th June. Forms are available in the narthex.

Thank you to everyone who contributed so generously to our Lenten Project 2024, dedicated to the Holy Family Church in Gaza and in support of its schools. We are pleased to tell you that the parish raised more than the hoped for £15,000 plus a certain amount of gift aid on top - a final figure will be promulgated in due course. At a time of a cost of living crisis which affects you us all, this is a very generous response. Our help to the Catholic Church and two schools in Gaza will last long beyond Lent 2024. There will be no further collections from now on but please contact the parish office with any late donations. This Lenten Project has given a focus for our parish during this season and has shown our solidarity and support to Catholic education and the welfare of Christians of the most endangered parish in our tormented world. Thank you again for your incredible generosity.

Save the date for this year’s C3 Vacation Bible School - Monday, 29 Jul 2024 - Friday 2 Aug 2024 from 9:00am – 12:00pm

Plans are afoot for a second 'Call My Bluff' Wine Evening. The first one took place in 2022 and proved very popular. It is intended for the event to take place on Friday 14th June at 7pm in the parish centre - a date for your diary.