Author: St Patricks Church

THE ST VINCENT DE PAUL SOCIETY (SVP) give their time to help in our community, whether by a phone chat, a visit, taking elderly parishioners to church, shopping or giving financial help to families in need at Christmas. Thank you to those who donate using DONA as it is much appreciated. Unfortunately, donations are down since the pandemic. If you can donate in any small way this will enable the SVP to help further within our parish. We will also collect at the Church door via our red boxes on a regular basis and leave boxes on the tables. With many thanks for your support.

FIND OUT ABOUT THE CATHOLIC FAITH? Are you interested to know about the Catholic Faith? Would you like to be baptized, confirmed and receive the Eucharist? Would you like to become a Catholic? Do you know anyone who would like to know more about the Catholic Church? If so, our Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (RCIA)/Journey in Faith might be an exciting journey of faith for you. We explore different aspects of the Catholic faith and the teachings of the Catholic Church. We listen to God’s word in Scripture, and we pray together. We hope to begin the RCIA program this autumn. Please let Fr Michael or our Administrator know if you are interested.

SOLEMNITY OF SS PETER & PAUL (Holyday) On 29th June the Church celebrates the feast day of Ss Peter & Paul. Since 258, there is evidence of an already lengthy tradition of celebrating the solemnities of both Saint Peter and Saint Paul on the same day. Together, the two saints are the founders of the See of Rome, through their preaching, ministry and martyrdom there. In a sermon in the year 395, St Augustine of Hippo said of Ss Peter and Paul: “Both apostles share the same feast day, for these two were one; and even though they suffered on different days, they were as one. Peter went first, and Paul followed. And so, we celebrate this day made holy for us by the apostles’ blood. Let us embrace what they believed, their life, their labours, their sufferings, their preaching, and their confession of faith.”
Mases for the Holyday: Corsham 12noon and Chippenham 6pm.