Free Guided Tours will take place on the following dates, starting at 1.30pm: Sat. 12 July; and Sat. 23 August. The tours last about 1 hour. No booking required. On arrival, please gather by the Baptismal Font at the back of the Cathedral.

The sign-up sheet for lunch on Wednesday 23rd July is in the Narthex. (Due to low numbers, this will be the last Wednesday lunch)

PATHWAYS BEREAVEMENT CAFÉ: This Sunday 6th July from 4pm to 6pm. Refreshments will be served. No need to register. Please take a flyer from the Narthex for more information. WE WILL POST HERE IF THE BEREAVEMENT CAFE IS CANCELLED DUE TO WEATHER CONDITIONS

To help sustain and nourish the faith of Christian seafarers; To encourage the Christian seafarer to witness to his faith; To dialogue with non-Christian religions; To promote justice for those seafarers who are being exploited.

Taking place at Ampleforth College from Friday 22nd - Monday 25th August , the Youth 2000 Summer Festival provides young adults (aged 16-35) from across the UK the opportunity to come together and explore faith, build relationships and find hope. This four-day festival includes great speakers, social time, break-out sessions, Daily Mass, 24/7 Adoration and much more! Register at: youth2000.org/events/summerfestival2025. Tickets are also available for priests, religious, families and groups. For more information, email: events@youth2000.org .  If you would like to know more or fancy meeting up at Y2K (Saturday only), please contact Gill in the Parish Office or speak to Lauren Rayner (our flautist at Sunday morning Mass).

: Our new Marian Garden is starting to take shape and the statue of Mary is now firmly in place. You can see the garden adjacent to the car park and through the Parish Centre windows. We are looking for contributions of plants especially of the perennial variety. If you would like to contribute or offer help for the care of the garden please speak to or contact Andrea Nicholls via the Parish Office. The Marian Garden will be blessed by Father Steven on the 20th July at the Parish Picnic.

Sunday 20th July, 12 to 1pm in the Parish Centre/Garden Join friends (and make new ones), at our Parish Picnic. You can find sign-up sheets for our bring and share picnic food in the Narthex – We would especially like to encourage our parishioners from different continents to bring and share their traditional food for us all to sample. Please see poster in the Narthex for more details. All are welcome. Parish summer raffle donations Thank you for the donations for our raffle prize hampers so far – We are still collecting donations for the ‘Chocolate’ and ‘Food’ Hampers – Donations boxes can be found in the Narthex. Also in The Narthex:  SUMMER RAFFLE : Tickets are now on sale at £1 per strip. GUESS THE NAME OF THE TEDDY : Why not try your luck at guessing the teddy’s name – the winner gets to give teddy a new home. £1 per guess. HOW MANY SWEETS ARE IN THE JAR? : Are you up for the challenge of guessing how many sweets you think the jar might contain? £1 per guess. All winners will be announced at the Parish Picnic. All proceeds go towards our Parish funds. Please contact Annette Allsop via the Parish Office for more details

Today's Gospel begins immediately after the final verse in last Sunday's Gospel. After strong language about the difficulties of discipleship, Jesus immediately appoints 72 people to go ahead of him to every town and place he plans to visit, proclaiming that the Kingdom of God is at hand. Jesus admits it will be difficult, that he is sending them out like lambs among wolves. Yet they are to bring nothing with them, not even a money bag or sandals. They are to greet no one on the way so as not to be distracted from their mission. When they enter a house, their message is simply “peace.” The response they will receive may be positive or negative. Either way, they are to know that the Kingdom of God is at hand. They are not to demand special treatment but eat and drink whatever is given them. They are to stay in one house and are not to look around for one that provides better accommodations. They are to heal the sick as a sign that the Kingdom of God is at hand for them. Like Jesus' miracles, healing is a sign of the coming of the kingdom. If the town will not receive them, they are to shake the dust from their feet and move on. Jesus may have sent them out as lambs among wolves, but at the conclusion of this passage he assures them that they have been given power over the enemy and nothing will harm them. A key theme of today's Gospel and last Sunday's Gospel is discipleship—its challenges, its difficulties, and its rewards. Sharing in the mission of Jesus is difficult, but everyone is called to do it, not just professionals trained for ministry.

The Group Will Next Meet Monday 7th July 2pm in the Parish Centre For a talk and presentation by Stephen Wilson about V-J Day, Victory over Japan on 15 August 1945 officially ending World War ll. Should the Atom Bomb have been used?