On behalf of all the Dominicans here at St Dominic’s Priory, thank you for your kindness and generosity shown to us over this Christmas period and New Year, through the Christmas offerings, your gifts and kind greetings. We are truly grateful.
On behalf of us all, we wish you all every blessing for this jubilee year of 2025.
Join us this Christmas at St Dominic’s-The Rosary Shrine. Please note the different timings on some days between Christmas and New Year’s Day.
Thank you to all who took part in the 40 Hours Devotion which was great success. Thank you to those who kept watch before the Blessed Sacrament and to those who sponsored sanctuary candles; we had about 100 which filled the High Altar.
Please note that the Parish Office is closed until Monday 14th October 2024 due to the absence of the parish secretary.
For urgent matters, please email the parish priest at josephbailham@rcdow.org.uk or make a surgery appoint at https://rosaryshrine.co.uk/contact/parish-priests-surgery/
We apologise for any inconvenience.
Holy Communion at St Dominic’s is distributed along the altar rails where many people like to kneel. We recently commissioned cushions to help give added comfort for those choosing to kneel to receive Holy Communion.
If you are able and willing to contribute to the cost of having these cushions made, please contact Fr Joseph, the parish priest, at joseph.bailham@english.op.org. All donations are always greatly appreciated.
Parish Passports are available to all Primary School children to help them grow in faith. There is an activity each week to be done in church after Sunday Mass, involving prayer and discovering different parts of the church building, and those who look after it and the parish community. Only one activity can be done each week. When an activity has been completed, bring the passport to a priest who will stamp and sign the passport in the presence of your child.
Use of Parish Passports are essential to being admitted to the First Holy Communion programme each year and evidence of consistent use is expected.
To collect your Parish Passport, see a priest after Sunday Masses.
Mass times for the Solemnity of the Assumption – 15 August 2024
Day of Obligation
7.30am & 10am (Lady Chapel), 6pm
During the 10am Family Mass (21 July 2024), a man with severe mental issues disturbed the Mass by throwing a bottle and shouting before being restrained by parishioners. Police arrived rapidly and took control of the situation. The gentleman in question had been known to police and has now been sectioned.
We apologise for the disruption and anxiety this episode may have caused parishioners. Priests are available in case anyone affected would like someone to speak to. Special thanks to those parishioners who intervened and made the situation safe and secure before the arrival of the police. We pray for the gentleman in question that he may receive the help that he needs.
Heartfelt thanks to all who contributed in various ways to our summer fayre, which raised an incredible £6000! A special thank you to all who helped on the day, and in particular to those who generously donated items towards the fayre for the raffle prizes and tombola. The parish relies on your generosity, so thank you for your support!
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