Children's Holiday Bible Camp 2026
20th - 24th July 2026 9am-12pm
Please pray for the success of the forthcoming camp, designed to help children understand the purpose of prayer, and how to put prayer into action through the ups and downs of daily life. Unfortunately, all the places have now been filled but we hope to run the same next year so look out for places early in 2027! Thank you to all our experienced and willing volunteers who will help make this camp a success, for all their hard work and planning so far and for the generosity with which they have answered the call to help develop the faith of our younger parishioners.
Sunday afternoon saw the latest session of 'Apologia', in which Sr Patsy McDonald led us expertly through elements of the Dogmatic Constitution on Divine Revelation (Dei Verbum). A large crowd of parishioners gathered to consider the nature of the 'Word of God', how the Church interprets Scripture well, the place of S
Please join us for a Mass of Thanksgiving marking the forthcoming retirement of our school's headteacher, Miss Jill Collins. It will be an opportunity to mark her tremendous contribution to the School and to Catholic Education over a period of many years, and to wish Miss Collins well in her retirement. Refreshments
Thank you to Bill Clisham for organising last week's mens' evening and to Katherine and Micheline who kindly provided wonderful food. It was an evening of tremendous fellowship and good will, with many meeting new friends in the parish. Please look out for the next meeting in the autumn.
St Robert's Building Fund
Recent days have seen the opening of the Cause for the Beatification and Canonisation of Pedro Ballester, a young Manchester man whose life of faith and witness continues to inspire many.
Pedro died on 13 January 2018 at the age of 21. Born in Manchester in 1996, he grew up in a Catholic family and was widely known for
The parish 18 to 30 group enjoyed an outing to Ryedale last Sunday. After having lunch together they visited St Mary's Church at Lastingham - built on the site of St Cedd's 7th century priory, where prayers were said in the crypt for our parish community.
We warmly invite you to explore Magnifica Humanitas, the Holy Father’s newly released encyclical reflecting on the dignity, beauty, and sacred calling of the human person in today’s world. At a time marked by division, uncertainty, and rapid change, this inspiring document calls us back to the heart of the Gospel: that
The parish photo directory for 2026 has just been published and copies are available in the Narthex with a suggested £3 donation towards printing costs (payable on the Dona machine or in the collection bags at Mass). Thank you to all those who took part - getting to know each other helps us to build up the community o
A number of members of the newly formed St Robert's 16-30 group are pictured on a day's excursion to Malham Cove. If you would like to join the group for meetings, socials or outings, drop a line to the parish office.
Sunday 18th October at the 11am Mass