Our Lady of Lourdes & St Bernadette

Christmas Mass Times 2023

CHRISTMAS EVE

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3.30pm Carols & 4pm Vigil Mass at Our Lady of Lourdes

6pm at Vigil Mass St Augustine’s (Downend)

6pm Vigil Mass at St Paul’s (Yate)

9pm Carols & 9.30pm Night Mass at St Augustine’s

12.00 Midnight Mass at St Paul’s

CHRISTMAS DAY

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10.30am at Our Lady of Lourdes

9am at St Augustine’s

9am at St Lawrence (Chipping Sodbury)

11am at St Paul’s

Advent Reconciliation Services 2023

Prepare for Christmas by celebrating the Sacrament of Reconciliation at one of the following services,

all at 7.30pm on:

Tuesday 19th December at St Paul's, Yate ,

Wednesday 20th December at St Augustines, Downend

& Thursday 21st December at Our Lady of Lourdes, Kingswood

Christmas Fayre 2023

Saturday, 25th November 2023

from 12.00pm - 4.00pm

in Our Lady of Lourdes Primary School

Please help us to make this year's Fayre a roaring success!

Come along with family and friends on the day and visit Father Christmas in his grotto, get some Christmas bargains, and have some refreshments and don't forget to get your Raffle tickets and be in with a chance to win the £100 first prize!

All welcome!

CAFOD Israeli-Palestinian Crisis Appeal

Donate to CAFOD’s Israeli-Palestinian Crisis Appeal at cafod.org.uk/ipc or call 0303 303 3030 to support those affected and get funds to local trusted experts in Gaza and southern Israel who have been working alongside communities helping those most in need. Your donation will help support aid workers providing urgent humanitarian aid including food, water and emergency shelter to those in need. Thank you for your prayers.”

CAFOD HARVEST APPEAL 2023 - Special Collection on 8th October

Dr Nasha’s mobile clinic gets her and her team where they’re needed – fast. When flooding hit Pakistan last year, the team travelled hundreds of miles to treat people who needed medical help after the disaster. That’s how they met Meera. Meera gave birth in hospital while her home was destroyed by the floods.

Watch Meera's story

DONATE NOW

Or donate during the special collection on Sunday, 8th October. Gift Aid envelopes are available in the porch.

Webinar Series - Bishop John Arnold - Lumen Gentium

Series of Webinars Linking with the first Session of the Synod on Synodality in Rome (October 2023), Clifton Diocese will be exploring the same themes through a series of webinars (7.30-9pm) through Sept & Oct;

First Webinar: Bishop John Arnold - 21 September – Lumen Gentium.

Link to register - https://events.teams.microsoft.com/event/156f5ee0-0e5d-4d4d-8d89-b3141ef8d4f1@f10b8f13-604e-4fa2-9e12-04a7fad22e94