Looking ahead at St Robert's

Dates for the Diary

Here are a few dates  of events which are happening in the future - chance for people to put them in their diaries.


Sunday 8th November is Remembrance Sunday. The 11am Mass will begin with a short act of remembrance when we pray for all who gave their lives for their country. Fr Kevin Dow, Army Chaplain at the Army Foundation College, will say prayers at the 11am service at the Cenotaph.


At 7pm on Friday 13th November the young person's 18-30 group are hosting a Holy Hour for Peace including adoration and intercessions for peace in our world, in our nation, in our communities, families and hearts.


Sunday 22nd November is the Feast of Christ the King and World Youth Day. Our 18-30 group are planning to help out at the two morning Masses that day and the theme, as we celebrate Christ's Kingship, will focus on the young people of the Church.


The first of two Advent Adoration sessions will be held in the church on Monday 30th November from 7pm until 8pm, the second taking place on Tuesday 15th December.  It will be an opportunity to prepare ourselves for the Christmas season through quiet prayer before the Blessed Sacrament.


A number of priests will be present in church for an hour from 7pm on Tuesday 1st December for Advent confessions.  An Examination of Conscience is available in the Narthex to help us prepare for this sacrament to ready us for the great feast of Christmas. People can attend as they are able any time within that period of an hour.


On Sunday 13th December at 5pm in the parish centre there will be the latest in the series of Apologia at which we will be looking at the infancy narratives leading up to Christmas.


On Monday 14th December at 4.30pm, the children of our Diocesan Choir will perform a Christmas Concert in church, to which all will be welcome.


Sunday 20th December sees the annual parish Christmas Carol Service followed by mulled wine and mince pies in the parish centre afterwards.  The Service will begin at 6pm.


Christmas Day is on Friday 25th December and the usual Masses will take place - the Childrens' Mass at 4pm on Christmas Eve, a Christmas Vigil Mass at 7pm, the Midnight Mass at midnight with carols from 1130pm and the usual 9am and 11am Masses on Christmas Day.

Caring for our common home - Monday 9th November at 7pm

8 November 2026
How can we, as a parish community, do more to care for God's creation and live more sustainably? On Monday 9th November, we will be holding an open meeting to explore how we might put our faith into action through the CAFOD LiveSimply Award, an initiative inspired by Catholic social teaching and Pope Francis's encycli

Youth - Adoration - Remembrance - Peace - Friday 13th November 7-8pm

6 November 2026
In a world so often troubled by conflict, division and uncertainty, peace can sometimes seem a distant hope. Yet peace begins not only in the great decisions of world leaders, but also in the quiet places of the human heart. As we mark a week of Remembrance, recalling those who have given their lives in war and those w

Making people welcome at St Robert's

2 November 2026
What does it mean to be a truly welcoming and inclusive parish community? Recently, with the help of Monsignor Keith Barltrop, a priest of the Archdiocese of Westminster, parishioners at St Robert’s explored the sometimes challenging questions surrounding how we remain faithful to the Church’s teaching on human sexual

All Souls' Commemoration

28 October 2026
Thank you to all our volunteers who helped make the special celebration of All Souls such a moving and comforting occasion on Monday evening. Many families whose loved ones' funeral took place here at St Robert's during the past year were able to light a candle on the altar rails in their memory and there was an oppor

Construction work in the Narthex

16 October 2026
As you can see, the suspended ceiling has been taken down in the Narthex, the decorating work has taken place and new lighting has been installed. We are now looking to move on to the next step of the project, which is replacing the glass in the oriel window and installing glass doors. Due to the fact that we are stil

Women's Evening - 12th October 2026

14 October 2026
Thank you to Emma for organising last week’s Women’s Evening, and to Fr Simon, Bill and Richard for kindly helping with the setting up, serving the food and clearing up afterwards. We had a lovely evening, beginning with Adoration and continuing with a wonderful time of fellowship and getting to know new friends within our parish community. Thank you to everyone who helped make the evening so special! 

Leeds, Middlesbrough & Hallam Consultation 2026

14 October 2026
Please find here a copy of the Report that was sent to the Holy Father Pope Leo XIV at the end of August concerning the potential unification of our three dioceses.

Visit to Ushaw College

6 October 2026
Our altar serving team joined with some members of the 18 to 30 group and a few parents on a visit to Ushaw College in Durham last weekend. It was a tremendous opportunity to deepen friendships and explore more about our Catholic faith. Ushaw was at the centre of priestly training for the Northern Provinces from 1808 u

The Bereavement Journey

1 October 2026
7 Sessions of films and discussion

Pastoral Letter - 26th Sunday in Ordinary Time

27 September 2026
You can access here the Pastoral Letter for the Season of Creation from Bishop Marcus. If anyone would like to explore this further as part of a parish group, please speak with or write to Fr Simon.
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