Attended the Slough Area Pastoral Council at Holy Family RC Church in Langley.  Two members from each Catholic Church in the Slough Pastoral Area come together every few months to discuss the needs of our Pastoral Area and share what we’re doing in each of our parishes.

Back up to Northampton, this time to be a member on the interview panel for two potential students for the priesthood.  Prior to going to Seminary to train as a priest, candidates first come to vocation weekends run by the diocese to explore the possibility of being called to the priesthood.  If ...

Find out how Fr Andy prepares for Easter in Lent, including attempting to make pancakes with Fr
Simon!

This week involved attended a “Diocesan Evangelisation Team” meeting in Northampton, popping in to lx.maiden and going for a pint.

Attended the Slough Area Pastoral Council at Holy Family RC Church in Langley, to keep in touch and share ideas.

This week was the week to pray for Christian Unity so in Burnham, various churches got together and arranged joint services at each church.

Hosted at Our Lady of Peace Church the Schools Partnership Mass for the Slough Pastoral Area and attended a full governors meeting for the junior school.

Back to the normal parish duties at Our Lady of Peace, Burnham. Typical days always include celebrating the parish Mass and praying the Divine Office (prayers of the Church priests promise to say over the course of each day, for the church and for the world).

Fr Andy from Burnham blogs for us about what life is like as a Parish Priest...

At lux.leap Fr Andy shared with us his powerful testimony about his call to the priesthood and the sacrifices and leaps of faith he took to respond to God’s call. You can watch his talk here - part one and part two. Thank you Fr Andy!