News and Events

24 & 25 January 2026, 3rd SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIMESpiritual maintenance in a time of trouble“The people who have walked in darkness” …

Bring your family and friends and join us on Tuesday 17 February for our pancake dinner. 6pm in St Bernadette’s Parish Hall. Tickets …

Work on the installation of our new pipe organ began on Monday 19 January and is expected to take three weeks to …

Jesus bestowed upon the Church his healing power:  “These signs will accompany those who believe… they will lay hands on the sick, and …

17 & 18 January 2026, 2nd SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME Having celebrated Our Lord’s birth and epiphany, we now enter the period …

Sebastian Valfré was born in 1629 in Alba in Piedmont, now north-west Italy, and joined the Oratory in Turin on St Philip’s …

10 & 11 January 2026, FEAST OF THE BAPTISM OF THE LORD The feast of the Baptism of the Lord, in a …

The Oratory of St Philip rejoices to count among its sons the great sixteenth-century bishop and spiritual author Francis Sales (1567-1622), who …

Joseph Vaz (1651-1771) joined the Oratory in Goa but later undertook missionary work in Ceylon (now Sri Lanka) during the Dutch occupation …

6 & 7 December 2025, SECOND SUNDAY OF ADVENT We know that Advent is a time of preparation for the annual celebration …

On Friday 28 November families from the Parish got together in the Parish Hall to make Advent Wreaths for their homes. It …

  Wednesday 24 December 18:00   Christmas Vigil Mass 22:30   Carols 23:00   Midnight Mass Confessions  17:00 – 18:00, 22:00  – 22:30   Thursday …