This months's Parish Priest's News
June 2025
My dear friends,
What a wonderful celebration we had, in fact are having. I refer back to the celebration on May 1st and look forward to the Luncheon at the end of this month!
In his address on May 1st Bishop Martin spoke to the young friends who formed the School Choir encouraging them with the assurance that they are the Church of today and indeed the future. In the month of June our thoughts are now traditionally directed to those preparing for Ordination to the Sacred Priesthood and to the Diaconate. Of the latter there is a sad lack of knowledge of that Holy Order and, regrettably among certain traditional Catholics, lack of support for our Permanent Deacon Colleagues. We are truly blessed with the support of Canon Deacon Rebecca and I would encourage you to remember her in your prayers.
Deacon Rebecca’s title is Director of Apostolic Life and therefore she oversees the formation of those who are ordained to title posts in the Diocese: together with our Father Robert she also nurtures vocations. Those vocations that lead to the newly ordained in the posts originate in the every day life of everyday parishes, the latter for our tradition sadly diminishing all the time. I would further, therefore urge you to pray not only for those to be ordained this ‘Petertide’ but also that others may be encouraged to test their vocations.
A note on the present time. I am sitting amid preparations for the Flower Festival that will come to its conclusion on the day of publication of this issue. I take, therefore this opportunity to thank those who have contributed to the displays and those who rose to the challenge to staff the event!
With my love and prayers,
Fr. Trevor