St James the Less and St Helen Catholic Church, Colchester

15/06/2026

13/06/2026

On June 13, Catholics honor the memory of the Franciscan priest St. Anthony of Padua. Although he is popularly invoked today by those who have trouble finding lost objects, he was known in his own day as the “Hammer of Heretics” due to the powerful witness of his life and preaching.

https://www.aciafrica.org/news/3462/today-june-13-we-celebrate-st-anthony-of-padua

12/06/2026

Congratulations to all the children who celebrated their First Holy Communion last Sunday and this coming Sunday. May the grace of this Sacrament strengthen your faith and bring you closer to God each day

12/06/2026

Thank you to our Church Flower team who have been hard at work today decorating our church with beautiful floral arrangements for all our children celebrating their First Holy Communion this Sunday

12/06/2026

The Polish community warmly invite all Parishioners to join them for Our Lady of Fatima procession and Rosary on Saturday 13th June at 4:00pm.

12/06/2026

Parish Newsletter for Eleventh Sunday in Ordinary Time (A)
Week commencing 14th June 2026

11/06/2026

Around 1,000 pilgrims from the Diocese of Brentwood travelled to the Catholic National Shrine and Basilica of Our Lady at Walsingham on Saturday 23rd May 2026 for a day of prayer, pilgrimage, and devotion. The pilgrimage was led by the Bishop of Brentwood, Rt Rev Alan Williams SM, formerly Director....

11/06/2026

10/06/2026

Our thoughts and prayers are with you.

Our prayers go out to all in the Philippines as the country responds to yesterday's powerful earthquake. 🙏

Solidarity to our sister organisation Caritas Philippines (NASSA) as they assess the extent of the damage.

09/06/2026