St Clare of Assisi Parish

The First Holy Communion Mass takes place on Saturday 10th May at 10.30am. Congratulations to all involved.

This Mass means that there will be no Mass at 9.30am.

Please take care when parking and avoid parking on Low Lane if at all possible. This is the busiest day of the year for traffic on Low Lane.

Sunday 4th May is World Communications Day

In his message for the day Pope Benedict speaks of the importance of defending and respecting human dignity in all areas of social communication. He says that ‘many people now think there is a need… for info-ethics, just as we have bioethics in the field of medicine and in scientific research linked to life’. › Continue reading

Join us here at St Clare’s on Monday 19th May, 7.30-9pm for an evening of prayers and devotion to Our Lady. › Continue reading

Justice First have written to say thank you for the recent donation of £250 from our parish.

Justice First is a small, local organisation providing support for people in desperate need.

The recent Race Night at St Francis’ Church Hall raised £1000 for our parish funds.

Many thanks to the organisers and supporters.

Thanks to the generosity of the people of our parish a bid of £355 was made to enable Fr John Paul to play football at the Riverside. Congratulations to Phil Luke who will also be playing.

The big match takes place on Monday 12th May kicking off at 6pm. The ground opens at 5pm and the suggested donation to enter is £2 per person. The organisers are hoping that as many people as possible will come along to cheer on the players. This could be a great family evening out so why not bring your family, friends and neighbours to admire the silky soccer skills/knobbly knees (delete as appropriate) on display. › Continue reading