Thank you

Thank you to all who have especially prepared our churches for our great feast: the cleaners, the florists, those who dressed the trees and erected the cribs And as we look forward to the New Year, it is also appropriate to thank all those who contribute, often in hidden and quiet ways, to the life of the parish:
The cleaners and sacristans; the altar servers
The ‘meeters and greeters’ at each Mass;
The collection counters, bankers and Gift Aid;
Those who decorate and prepare the altars particularly
with flowers; those who look after the grounds
The musicians and choir members;
The tea makers;
The ministers of Word and Sacrament;
The FMSJ Sisters;
The UCM; The staff of the piety stalls;
The St Vincent de Paul Society;
The APF zelators and secretaries;
Caritas and FoodBank volunteers;
The hospice volunteers;
The parish safeguarding team;
The Eco-team
The Crisis Team
The parish Lay Leadership Forum
The catechists who help with the children’s liturgy on
Sunday morning and on the Sacramental Programme;
The volunteers and coordinators of Trinity Garden;
The leaders of our Brownies, Beavers, Cubs and Scouts
All those who help with parish social events;
And especially, the staff of our primary schools and secondary school