First Holy Communion 2026 - CLOSING DATE FOR APPLICATIONS 3rd November 2025

Applications are now open for

First Holy Communion 2026

for children who have been baptised

in the Catholic Church

and who are in Year 3 or above.  

If you wish your child to receive

First Holy Communion next year

please download the following:

  Letter to Parents  (important dates) and the  

 Application form which has to be completed and returned to the Parish Office by 

Monday 3rd November 2025.

Application forms are also available from the Parish Office, OLOL School Office 

and in Church on Sunday.

For more information please contact the Parish Office

  Tel: 0117 9498743   

Email: bristol.ourladyoflourdes@cliftondiocese.com

World Mission Sunday - 19th October 2025

 

On World Mission Sunday, the Holy Father invites us to support Missio - his charity for world mission.  This day of of prayer and solidarity and giving unites Catholics worldwide to share the Good News of God’s love which has power to transform lives and heal our world.  To donate use the MISSIO envelope (available at the back of church), call 01078219755 or visit missio.org.uk. 

This special collection will be taken in church on 26th October 2025.

CAFOD Family Fast Day Appeal

Please donate to our Family Fast Day parish collection on 5th October to share God’s abundant gifts with our global neighbours as they find lasting solutions to poverty and climate challenges. Your generosity offers “signs of hope” in this Jubilee Year, helping build more water tanks in communities like Waré’s in Ethiopia where women have to walk for hours to get water. Use the CAFOD envelope in church, donate online at cafod.org.uk/envelope or call 0303 303 3030. You can also text CAFOD to 70560 to donate £10. 

Diocesan Annual Formation Day, 11th October 2025, St Brendan's College

 Programme

9.30am

Arrivals and Refreshments

10am               

Welcome and Opening Prayer (Theatre)

10.20am           

Opening Talk – Mgr. John Armitage (Theatre)

11am               

Refreshments 

11.25am           Workshop 12.10pm          Move to Mass 

12.15pm          Mass (Theatre)

1pm                 

Lunch (Café) – please bring a packed lunch for the day

1.45pm            Workshop 2

3pm                 

Plenary and Closing Prayer (Theatre) 

3.30pm            Departures

Workshops

-        Make Level Paths: Catechesis for People with Additional Needs - Sr Carino Hodder OP                 

-        Act Justly: Formation for Mission - Raymond Friel

-        Catechesis of the Good Shepherd - Melinda Whitehead

-        Youth Ministry: engaging young people in catechesis - Nohil D’Souza

-        Diaconate: Formation for service - Deacon Steve Boughton

-        Helping Parents to help their children grow in faith - Sr Lucy Cahil OP

-        Accompanying Couples to live their Vocation to Marriage when Life is a Struggle - James & Sharon Westby, Retrouvaille Co-ordinators England and Wales

 -    Engaging Parents in Catechesis for Baptism - Debbie Hartstone

Glastonbury Pilgrimage 2025

 

St Francis Leprosy Guild

 

Founded in 1895, St Francis Leprosy Guild (SFLG) is the UK’s only Catholic leprosy charity. Today, with Cardinal Vincent Nichols as our patron, SFLG supports work in 13 countries, caring for people who have been marginalised by leprosy. We aim to detect and diagnose people affected by leprosy as early as possible to stop the transmission of the disease and prevent life-changing disabilities occurring.

The Catholic community can help end leprosy in our lifetime.  Connected by our shared values and faith, with your support we can reach the most vulnerable and stop leprosy for good.  To make a donation or learn more about St Francis Leprosy Guild, please visit our website www.stfrancisleprosy.org or contact us at parishes@stfrancisleprosy.org if you would like to discuss ways of supporting our work.

Sea Sunday, 13th July 2025

 

Sunday 13th July is Sea Sunday, when the Church prays for all those who live and work at sea.  Seafarers and fishers play a vital role in all of our lives, but they often work in difficult, hazardous conditions.  

The number of crews abandoned by their employers is still at a record high.  Conflicts around the world are compromising their safety, and many are experiencing stress and poorer mental health.  

The special collection today is for Stella Maris (Apostleship of the Sea), the Catholic Church's official maritime agency.  It supports seafarers both practically and spiritually.  Stella Maris is dependent on voluntary donations, so please give generously.  To donate, please visit www.stellamaris.org.uk/donate or text 'SEA' to 70460 to donate £5.  Thank you.

There will be a retiring collection in church on Sunday 13th July.