The parish is making a novena to our patroness, St Clare, in preparation for her feast day. Over nine days, 3rd-11th August, we will pray for various intentions, invoking St Clare's intercession for the poor, the sick, families, for peace, for our parish, and for our growth in faith and love of Jesus. Through this time of prayer we can learn from St Clare's example, join her in praying for various needs, and receive her help from heaven, where she intercedes for us before God. The novena is to be prayed in our homes, whether as individuals or as families, and will only take 3-4 minutes per day. Will you join in this time of prayer? The full novena can be downloaded here.

A lot of people took advantage of the current heatwave to enjoy the parish and school summer fair today.

The parish is very blessed to be so close to the ancient shrine of Ladyewell, a place of devotion to Our Lady for many centuries.

Members of the NeoCatechumenal Way at St Clare's travelled to Rome earlier this month to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the Way.