X EIGHTEENTH SUNDAY in ORDINARY TIME (C) X

1st August 2010

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Something to pray about...

We can join Pope Benedict in his prayer intentions for the month of August:

General:
That those who are without work or homes or who are otherwise in serious need may find understanding and welcome, as well as concrete help in overcoming their difficulties.

Missionary:
That the Church may be a home for all people, ready to open its doors to anyone suffering from racial or religious discrimination, hunger, or wars that force them to emigrate to other countries. 

About Us

From that one beginning other churches were gradually opened - St Michael’s in Chatham in 1863 and then into the area then known as New Brompton - an area of relatively new housing built primarily for the workers in the Dockyard. The first priest arrived in the area in about 1888, mainly due to the influence of a family named Arathoon. This priest, Father McMahon, had been ordained in 1885.

The present church complex was started in 1890, probably starting with the house and then the original church/hall/school now named after the first Priest - “McMahon Hall”. The present church dated from 1896. It was opened on 12 May in that year. The second large hall, now called “Scott Hall” after the second Parish Priest, was built during the early 1930s, just before Father (later Canon) McMahon left after over 40 years' service.

Today our parish is made up of many ethnic groups and people from diverse backgrounds,
all brought together to worship the same God.

I wish to welcome you to our website, and indeed to our parish,
I hope you can join us to celebrate in our church,
and that our vision may be fulfilled.

Fr Geoffrey Pointer
Parish Priest
June 2010