Parish Events

In this three week series, we look at some recent teachings of the Popes on the three-fold Lenten discipline of prayer, fasting and almsgiving. This week we hear from Pope Benedict XVI on the “prayer book of the bible”, the book of Psalms from the Old Testament. Benedict proposes the psalms as a rich source […]

The Garden of Remembrance is undergoing a thoughtful upgrade. A team of parishioners is working together with a landscaper to enhance the garden, making it more beautiful and peaceful, in a way that reflects the dignity of this sacred place where the ashes of our loved ones are interred. Over the years, the garden beds

“Making the Way of the Cross, we, the followers of Jesus, must declare once more our discipleship: weeping like Peter for sins committed; opening our hearts to faith in Jesus the suffering Messiah, like the Good Thief; remaining there at the foot of the Cross of Christ like the Mother and the Disciple, and there with

In this time of renewal in prayer and faith, many find they wish to pick up an old prayer book or find some new reading for strength and enlightenment on their Lenten pilgrimage. In that light, don’t forget that our St Bernadette’s repository (open after 6pm Mass on Saturday and 7am, 8.30am and 6pm Mass

In the course of this week, Erik Varden, Bishop of Trondheim in Norway, has been giving a retreat to Pope Leo and officials of the Roman Curia in the “Pauline Chapel” in the Vatican. Bishop Varden, who undertook secular and theological studies in Cambridge and in Rome, was previously Abbot of the Cistercian Abbey of

Wees ‘n digitale sendeling! Die Vastyd begin oor ‘n week. Hierdie heilige seisoen nooi gelowiges uit om bewustelik die pas verslap, te reflekteer en om hul verhouding met Christus te verdiep. Met die tyd van gebed, vas en liefdesdiens wat vinnig nader kom, word gelowiges aangemoedig om hul harte voor te berei en om na

To read Pope Leo’s 2026 Lenten message on the Vatican website, please click here. To read a summary of the message and access study materials from the Vatican Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development, please click here.

“… the indulgence is a way of discovering the unlimited nature of God’s mercy. Not by chance, for the ancients, the terms ‘mercy’ and ‘indulgence were interchangeable, as expressions of the fullness of God’s forgiveness, which knows no bounds … [For] “as we know from personal experience, every sin ‘leaves its mark’. Sin has consequences,

St Gregory of Narek, Commemoration 27th February Saint Gregory of Narek was a 10th-century Armenian monk, poet and also composer. Among his writings are a spiritual interpretation of the Old Testament book the Song of Songs, and an extended poem called the “Book of Lamentations”. Venerated particularly by Armenian Christians, among whom he has long been

Every year, the Society of St Vincent de Paul at St Bernadette’s organises a Lenten collection for the families of our Walmer outreach project. We therefore once again appeal to you to help us with this collection by donating some of the items on this list or by making a monetary donation towards the purchase