Reflection
Today’s Feast is a wonderful occasion to reflect on the mission of the Church and, indeed, of our own Diocese. There is much hope for each and every one of us in the lives of these two great saints. Both had their frailties: St Peter could be impetuous and, when the moment of his greatest test came, he denied the Lord. Yet, Jesus, seeing the faith and love that were in him, called him to be the foundation on which the Church is built. St Paul, a one-time persecutor of the Church, comes to preach the Resurrection of Christ across the known world of his time. In these two men, therefore, there is hope for us. Despite our own faults, failings and weaknesses, Jesus calls us to be his disciples, to be those who – with lives built on the relationship of love that is our prayer, with faith nourished and deepened in the life of His Church – are his witnesses in our present age. This is a time, a moment, when that witness is needed in so many ways. (Bishop Richard Moth.)
Parish Meeting
The last Parish open meeting to discuss the Diocesan Pastoral Plan will be on Tuesday 1st July at 7pm in the Parish house. The topics for discussion are:
Becoming a Church where synodality is embedded.
Becoming a Church that renews its organisational structures and administers its property to serve its mission.
Everyone is welcome to share their views.
Congratulations
We congratulate Fr Hugh Preston and his twin Fr Francis as they celebrate the Golden Jubilee of their priesthood on the 5th July. Over the next two weekend they are celebrating in Bollington and in London. We ask God to reward them for their years of dedicated ministry and for all the good they have done to so many people. May God bless them with good health as they continue their wonderful ministry.