Catholic Parish of Bishop's Stortford

13/10/2024

Strength to Strength Prayer Course from CaFE (Catholic Faith Exploration) - starting tomorrow, 14th October at 7.30pm. Refreshments from 7.15pm. All welcome!

06/10/2024

Today only (Sunday 6th October), until just after 7pm, we welcome a group of Christians from the Holy Land who have brought a number of wonderful handmade olivewood-crafted gifts for sale inside the church, here in Bishop's Stortford. Given the many difficulties that this minority community is experiencing at the moment in this troubled part of the world, we encourage you to come and support them in whatever way you can. In exchange for our prayers and financial support, we can acquire a lovely keepsake or religious item for our homes - so do this afternoon or before or after 6pm Mass to take a look...

02/10/2024

Dear all, you are warmly invited to a special one-off evening on Monday 7th October at 7.30pm in the Windhill Churches Centre, where we welcome Meninadança. It's an organisation which works with street girls in Brazil and rescues them from exploitation, reminding them of their true worth through dance. Three of these rescued girls will be presenting a dance musical and it will be followed by questions, as well as some time for prayerful reflection. All are welcome, but - as a guide - we'd recommend this evening for those 16+ - Prepare to be inspired! For more details, contact: [email protected]

11/03/2024

Please join us for the Parish Sycamore course which we are running over 4 weeks in Lent in the St Joseph’s hall in the Windhill Churches Centre. It is an informal course that explores key themes of our Christian Faith and is a great way to prepare for Easter. Each session involves refreshments, a short film and some time for discussion. There’s no pressure. You can be yourself without any fear of being judged. We will be exploring the theme "Living the Christian Faith in the World" on the Mondays of March, 11th, 18th and 25th. You can join for
one session or all of them. We will start at 8pm and be finished by 9:30pm. If you have any questions please contact David by email on [email protected]

20/11/2023

A free concert at our church on Saturday 16th December - do come and enjoy this lovely music!

26/08/2023

After three years, Fr Antonio says a fond farewell to Bishop's Stortford.

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15/07/2023

Have you heard of Teams of Our Lady? And did you know that our parish has two groups? Teams of Our Lady is for Christian married couples who wish to assist each other to develop their married spirituality and relationship. The Teams of our Lady page has been updated with some reflections from some of the couples in Teams.

Have you heard of Teams of Our Lady? And did you know that our parish has two groups? Teams of Our Lady is for Christian married couples who wish to assist each other to develop their married spirituality and relationship. Equipes Notre-Dame, known in Great Britain as “Teams”, was started in Fra...

26/06/2023

We welcome Fr Lazarus Nyirenda who will be staying with us until September while he's on his summer break from his two-year course on safeguarding in Rome. He's seen in the photo with Cardinal Vincent Nichols whom he was thrilled to meet at the priestly ordinations at Westminster Cathedral on Saturday, 24 June! Fr Lazarus is originally form Zambia.

25/06/2023

You can just about see Fr Antonio witness the exact moment Fr Marco became a priest when the Cardinal laid his hands on his head!

25/06/2023

Congratulations to Reverends Marco Lazzaron (second from left) and Patrick van der Vorst (second from right) who were ordained to the priesthood on Saturday, 24 June at Westminster Cathedral. Fr Patrick spent several weeks with us last summer on a placement as a deacon, while Fr Marco will replace Fr Antonio as our assistant priest in September.

06/06/2023

Social media should not “nourish hate speech, fake news, deepfakes,” but “nourish the truth, love and compassion.” Read the Vatican document on socialmedia.

Last week the Vatican Dicastery for Communication issued a document called Towards Full Presence. A Pastoral Reflection on Engagement with Social Media. The Prefect of the Congregation, Paolo Ruffini, said that social media is invaluable for being present in today’s rapidly evolving world. However...

27/04/2023

Please pray for Deacon Patrick as he concludes his studies in Rome and prepares for his ordination to the priesthood on 25 June at Westminster Cathedral. He is seen in the photo with Fr Antonio when they met in Rome just before Christmas last year.