Author Archives: JohnN

Here is the updated version of the Newsletter. Please note the addition of the 10am Sunday mass, which will alternate between Sacred Heart and St Columba’s.

The parish Newsletter contained mass time errors and has been withdrawn temporarily. It will be reissued as soon as practicable. Mass times for Sunday, 13th September are: 09:00     Holy Family 10:00     Sacred Heart 11:00     St Mary’s Please … Continue reading →

Parish Quiz postponed until next Monday (22nd June). Sorry for any disappointment. God Bless, Fr. Manny.

Today, 3rd June 2020, it is 70 years since Sr Pierre Dullaghan and Sr Anne O’Connell made their First Profession. Please remember these two wonderful women in your prayers and give thanks for their 70 years of service to the … Continue reading →

Several people have been asking about how to sign up to “Follow” the website and get notifications by email of new posts as they happen.  During lock down, we are getting hundreds of people visiting the website on weekdays and … Continue reading →

You can read Bishop Paul’s Pastoral Letter, read at Mass on Sunday 3rd May, by clicking HERE and following the instructions on the page from the Diocesan Website.  

All are welcome to join us from near and far.  Just join the live stream. Subjects include: music, Saints, movies and much more. There will be spectacular prizes if I can find something. Chopin is very excited, he thinks he … Continue reading →

Today, Saturday 25th April is the feast of St. Mark and to celebrate his feast I will be live streaming the reading of the whole of his Gospel (16 chapters) in three sessions, at 12 noon, 3pm and 6pm. Each … Continue reading →

The Community Food Hubs being set up in Barrow need volunteers to help deliver food parcels to vulnerable people.  If you are willing and able to help, please contact Lucy Jenkin. Her office contact details will be posted as soon … Continue reading →

This is the fifth visit to Barrow by the “Resurrection Choir” – “Voskresenije” in Russian, which was founded by Jurij Maruk in 1993, its members coming from the St Petersburg Conservatory.  Members of local church choirs and choral societies will … Continue reading →