This months's Parish Priest's News
June 2026
My dear friends,
I begin this month’s offering with thanks to all who have supported our Saturday opening experiment. It is true to say that the stalls have not produced a great deal of income but of course, they cannot make a loss! These events and the Spring Bank Holiday Monday bar-b-cue have all seen a number of visitors with the usual phrase, “It is good to see the Church Open!” I hope the June Saturdays will be as well supported especially the Summer Celebration on June 13th.
This issue will be published on May 31st the week before the wonderful celebration of the Feast of Corpus et Sanguis Christi. Sadly it has not been possible to secure an organist for this Sunday and while I was pondering music for the traditional ceremonies an invitation came from Fr Kieran at S Joseph’s to join with them. I therefore decided to simply conclude our celebration with the blessing thus enabling us to join our friends as the Procession passes around 12.15. If the route up Franklin Road and De Montfort Roads descending Elm Grove to Church for Benediction sounds too daunting you may like to go straight to the Church.
I am looking forward to joining Year 6 for two of their leavers trips. The first is to S Paul’s Cathedral on June 4th and then at the end of the month, on S John the Baptist’s Birthday, to our own Cathedral where, supported by our friend Nic Robinson, they will be forming the Choir.
When you look at the Kalendar you will see that there is no Mass here on S Barnabas’ Day as we are invited to the Patronal at Hove that evening.
One last reminder is that Walsingham Balances are due by the end of the month so please help us who have to do the sums by paying them in advance.
With my love and prayers,
Fr. Trevor