Our Lady & St Kenelm Catholic Church

18/06/2026

📢 Lourdes 2026📢

Pictures from Lourdes 2026 which include Fr Bruce! Thanks to John Conlan and the rest of our pilgrims.

Our pilgrims are pictured with Bishop Tim Menezes. Bishop Tim led prayers and blessed our candles.

18/06/2026

📢 Digital Collections 📢

This QR Code will give access to the online giving portal which can easily be accessed on a phone.

17/06/2026

📢 Request for donations 📢

Our upcoming fundraising event at Our Lady and St Kenelm’s is just round the corner, and we need your support!

We are looking for donations of items that we can sell or raffle to help raise funds for our church. Whether it's crafts, gifts, bottles or new/unused items, every contribution makes a difference.

If you have something to donate, please bring it to church and leave it for Rebecca.

16/06/2026

📢Father Stefan 📢

I am definitely a lot slower than I had hoped.

And I did do too much over the last week, the First Holy Communions, and a Sunday mass and a wedding took the wind completely out of my sails. Then after the Confirmations on Thursday with the Archbishop, I was not good at all on Friday.

I will be doing all the Sunday Masses this weekend, and so there will be limited weekday masses as I allow myself to recover.

Please do keep me in your prayers as I continue to heal and that, please God, I can rush around as I used to! especially as next Sunday 21st June is the 29th anniversary of my priestly ordination.

14/06/2026

13/06/2026

📢 Newsletter 📢

Please visit our website to read this week's newsletter:

https://www.ourladyandstkenelm.org.uk/

12/06/2026

📢 Request for donations 📢

Our upcoming fundraising event at Our Lady and St Kenelm’s is just round the corner, and we need your support! We are looking for donations of items that we can sell or
raffle to help raise funds for our church. Whether it's crafts, gifts, bottles or new/unused items, every contribution makes a difference.

If you have something to donate, please bring it to church and leave it for Rebecca.

11/06/2026

📢 Confirmation 📢

Congratulations to all our year 6 pupils who made their Confirmation this evening.

John 20:21-22: "Jesus said to them again, 'Peace be with you. As the Father has sent me, so I send you.' And when he had said this, he breathed on them and said to them, 'Receive the holy Spirit.'"

11/06/2026

📢 Parish BBQ 📢

Mark your calendar for Sunday 12th July 2026 immediately following the 10am Mass, and bring the whole family to a Parish BBQ!

This is a wonderful opportunity to enjoy a fun-filled morning with your parish community while supporting Our Lady and St Kenelm's Church.

There's something for everyone:
• BBQ - delicious food sizzling on the grill
• Raffle - plenty of prizes to be won
• Bottle Tombola - try your luck and pick a prize
• Hook a duck - Fun for the little ones and adults alike
• Sale Table - find hidden treasures
• Name the Mascot - get creative with our parish bear

10/06/2026

📢 Father Stefan 📢

I am getting there, slower than I had hoped, a slight issue with the Saturday Mass last weekend and so as there are a few things on this week, I am going to have to take it easier than I had hoped.

Please keep in your prayers our children from our primary school as they will have made their first Holy Communion on Saturday lunchtime, may the Lord strengthen and help them.

I am sorry that I will not be celebrating the Saturday night mass and the 11.30am at Old Hill. Thanks again to Fr Shanju who agreed to do an extra week this week and also Fr Jeremy who will be celebrating the 11.30 am Mass.

Please keep in your prayers Christine (a member of Old Hill SVP) and Oisamoje who will be getting married at Our Lady and St Kenelm’s on Sunday afternoon. May the Lord bless their marriage and may the Sacred Heart of Jesus protect their home.

On Thursday, we have his Grace coming to celebrate the Sacrament of Confirmation, and so I am making sure that I have the first part of the week to be able to recover from this active Sunday.

Yes, not the simplest week for me to return after my sick leave !!!!