Bicester Catholic Church

25/04/2026

Message from Anna Fitzpatrick:

“I just wanted to thank everyone who donated towards The CAFOD Big Lent Walk. The total money raised both from online and offline donations was £435. This will ensure that £360 will fund a water engineer to build a water tank wherever CAFOD thinks the need is greatest in the world. The rest can give families in Peru the gift of water.
Thanks once again for your generosity.
God bless,
Anna”

25/04/2026

Bicester Food Bank are asking for the following items this week:

Instant Porridge Pots
Tinned Meat or Meat Meals
Strong Carrier Bags
Pot Noodles
Shampoo
Tinned Tomatoes

Please place your donations in the box in the church porch, at collection points in local supermarkets or deliver directly to The Beacon in Wesley Lane.

Thank you

25/04/2026

Cheese & Wine today Saturday 25th April at 7:30pm. Tickets £15 pp. Pay for your Cheese & Wine tickets online option ‘Cheese & Wine’. Please put your name in the Message box.

https://donate.mydona.com/immaculate-conception-bicester

25/04/2026

DIARY DATES 2026:

Coffee Morning Friday 1st May at 10am.

Art & Craft Market Saturday 9th May from 11am-2pm.

First Holy Communions Saturday 16th May.

Parish Pastoral Meeting Monday 1st June at 7pm.

Parish Finance Meeting Monday 15th June at 7pm.

25/04/2026

Dear friends,
This weekend we celebrate Good Shepherd Sunday, when the Church prays especially for vocations to the priesthood. I want to ask you to join me in praying today that all those whom Our Lord is calling will respond with courage and generosity to his invitation to serve their brothers and sisters as priests in our Archdiocese.

If you feel that the Good Shepherd might indeed be calling you - and if you are 18 or over - I would ask you to write to me directly at [email protected].

I shall be happy to meet you, with our Vocations Director, Fr Craig Szmidt, and to hear your story as you try to discern what the Lord is asking of you today and in the years ahead.

Please pray for me and for all our priests.

With my prayers and kindest wishes.
+Bernard Longley
Archbishop of Birmingham

25/04/2026

PIETY SHOP
A selection of First Holy Communion items are now on sale, along with a range of piety gifts and cards for all occasions.

All items are reasonably priced and profits go toward our church. Payments by card
accepted.

If anyone is in need of Holy Communion dresses please leave your name and email/number in the shop. We may be able to help.

25/04/2026

PARISH 100 CLUB THE DRAW TAKES PLACE THIS WEEKEND AFTER THE 9AM MASS!

The 100 Club is our main annual fundraiser. The monthly prizes are £100, £50, £25 and a Christmas bonus prize of £100, for only a £5 monthly subscription by Standing Order.

Standing Orders/Donations/Payments/100 Club
Bicester: Sort Code: 51 70 15 Acc. No: 02342731
Account Name: For RCA Birmingham Immaculate Conception Bicester Reg Charity
Hethe: Sort Code: 51 70 15 Acc. No: 02301466

For those subscribers who pay yearly, this is a polite reminder to please pay your subscription for the forthcoming year April 2026 - March 2027 so that your payment reaches us by the end of April. This (£60) can be paid by BACS or via the card machine, under option ‘100 club’ - please add your surname as reference when making any payments as it enables us to allocate it correctly.

Application forms are available at the back of church if you wish to join or subscribe to more numbers. Current available numbers: 41, 81, 82, 83, 84, 89.

You have to be in it to win it!

25/04/2026

AFRICAN MASS OF THANKSGIVING
This will take place on Saturday 13th June at 11am, followed by an African style buffet and BBQ. If you would like to get involved in any way to help please go to our African Mass Group on the WhatsApp chat, alternatively speak to Jackie Kokore.

25/04/2026

FIRST HOLY COMMUNION
All the children of the parish and St Mary’s School will receive their First Holy Communion during the Mass that will be held on Saturday 16th May at 11am. Please do keep the children in your daily prayers.

25/04/2026

LIVESIMPLY MULTI-CULTURAL RECIPE BOOK 🌎🌏🌍
The parish environmental group are inviting everyone to share their family recipes for inclusion in our LiveSimply recipe book. Please send your recipes (with a photo if
possible) by 30th April to [email protected]

25/04/2026

URSULINE ASSOCIATION
The next meeting will be on Tuesday (not Wednesday on this occasion) 28th April at 2pm ,with special visitors Mother General, Sr Vandana and Vice General, Sr Nirupa, at the Ursuline Convent, Kings End.

25/04/2026

THE SECOND COLLECTION Clergy Training Fund – Vocations Sunday
Appeal.
This Sunday is Vocations Sunday, and there will be a second collection for the Clergy Training Fund. This fund supports the formation of our future priests and permanent deacons for our Archdiocese. The formation of a priest typically takes around seven years and costs in the region of £200,000 per seminarian. This is a significant commitment for our Archdiocese, and it relies entirely on your generosity. Please give as generously as you are able, either in the second collection this weekend or
online.

It costs approximately £200,000 over seven years of formation for one new priest (£25,000 - £30,000 per seminiarian each year). This is a substantial amount of money, but it is essential because it covers seminary fees, living costs, travel and study materials.