FROM FR ANDREW:     

While Fr Tim has been away, life in our parishes has continued apace. Last week we had a meeting of the Redemptorist Lay Associates and the suggestion was made that Fr Cassidy might give some Advent talks. Watch out for this! Preparations are going ahead for a pre-Christmas celebration in front of the Monastery as a fundraiser for the Whitechapel Centre. I’m very excited about this as it will bring life and light to the Monastery just before Christmas. Each year I think how dark and gloomy the Monastery looks at this time of year. Hopefully the lights will stay on over Christmas this year. What a difference it will make!

There is lots to look forward to as we prepare for Christmas. I hope that the activities that are being prepared in our two parishes during Advent will help us to celebrate Our Lord’s birth in a fitting way and lift our minds and hearts above the noise and bustle of the commercial razzmatazz!.