Dear Parishioners,

I hope you all had wonderful Christmas and New Year celebrations with your families and friends.  I thank you for the way you supported each of us in your Pastoral Team with your gifts, cards and good wishes.

With the holiday season behind us we now turn our thoughts and prayers to the challenges this leap year will bring us.  It is good for us to remember that it is a real privilege and an honour to be stewards for each other in the Lord's name.  For it is His kingdom we are building in our community.

"He approached, grasped her hand and helped her up.  Then the fever left her and she waited on them."  Mark1:31

The Lord is speaking clearly to us today in the Gospel, reminding us, like him to be there for one another in our various needs. I'm thinking of your families and our parish family.

In our parish family, we have the continuing work of making our vision a reality where the message of the Lord is lived and shared among us.

Our Parish Council this year will be taking a lead in all we are called to do.  I am most grateful for their stewardship and the way they encourage us to use our gifts and talents in helping each other to make the Lord's presence real and active among us.

Peace and love in the Lord.

Fr Bruce