We warmly invite everyone to join us in prayer for our Annual Patron on Sunday, 31st May at 2.00pm.

This is always a special moment in our parish year as we gather to remember our loved ones and honour all who rest in our cemetery.

We offer sincere thanks to the Cemetery Committee and to the many volunteers who work throughout the year to keep our cemetery looking so well. Great credit goes to all who have tidied family graves in recent weeks. We kindly encourage everyone to take home any debris from your own plots so that our sacred place of remembrance remains beautiful for all who visit.

In the week leading up to the Patron, I will bless all graves in the cemetery, as there would not be enough time to do this on the day itself.

As Parish Priest, I thank you in advance for your continued generosity. If you are able to support the upkeep of the cemetery again this year, we would be most grateful.

You can contribute by:

• Taking one of the special envelopes available in all our churches and placing it in any of the collection boxes or
• Making an online donation by clicking the DONATE button on our parish website and scrolling to St Mary’s Cemetery.

Your support helps us maintain this sacred space with dignity and care.

After the Patron, everyone is invited to the Field Day at the school for a chat, a cuppa, and a chance to meet neighbours and friends.

We look forward to coming together as a parish family to pray for all our loved ones and to honour their memory with reverence and gratitude.