Reflection
Reflecting on the years he spent in labour camps, Alexander Solzhenitzyn has this to say: I learnt one great lesson from my years in prison camps. I learnt how a person becomes evil and how he becomes good. Gradually I came to realise that the line which separates good from evil passes not between states, or between classes, or between political parties but right through every human heart. Even in hearts that are overwhelmed by evil, one small bridgehead of good is retained and in the best of all hearts, there remains an unuprooted small corner of evil.
St James' Parish Camp
Congratulations to the 16 young people who have completed our summer parish camp last week. It was lovely to see them in church and out and about going on different trips for the last few days. Each day they had an opportunity to pray together, assist at Mass, do catechism lessons as well as have a lot of fun at the trips and games organised by our team. We hope that it was an opportunity to grow in Christian faith and build new friendships. A big thank you also to our Youth Active Team for their support and presence!
Thank you
Many people congratulated and thanked us for the brilliant way we prepared for, and staged, the Ordination and First Mass last weekend. This was the result of some very hard work over a period of months, as well as more sustained work in the days leading up to the events. I would like to thank all those involved in the preparation. You did a marvellous job and I thank you for your generosity. For fear of leaving anyone out, I won’t name names. But you know who you are, and you should be proud of yourselves. The Parish of Saint James is now firmly on the map!
Click the link below to watch Fr Ste's first Mass.
