On Saturday 24th September, 32 people from the Parish of St Alban visited the shrine of our patron saint at St Alban’s Cathedral in Hertfordshire. The Cathedral is truly magnificent, and contains outstanding examples of medieval woodwork, decorations and sculptures. … Continue reading →
Statement in response to the killing of Fr Jacques Hamel in Rouen … Continue reading →
On Saturday 13th August The Church On Oakwood will be hosting a children’s Christian activity day for 4 to 11 year olds from 10am to 2pm. There will be Bible stories, games, crafts and music. The cost is £2 per … Continue reading →
On Monday 20th June, the feast day of our parish patron, St Alban, ten of our younger parishioners received the Sacrament of Confirmation from Bishop Patrick McKinney. The Mass setting was beautiful and we sang uplifting hymns including ‘Bread … Continue reading →
Two things this weekend on Sunday 19th June, after 10.30am Mass, we will have the opportunity to join together to celebrate our Parish Feast Day. You are invited to bring along a picnic (and a rug to sit on). If … Continue reading →
On Tuesday of Holy Week members of both our Oakwood congregations and St Alban’s came together at the Parish Centre to celebrate a symbolic Feast of the Passover. Led by Fr Paul Newman and Rev Peter Bates we took the … Continue reading →
Take a look at whats on for Holy Week and Easter at St. Alban’s, St. Hugh’s and The Church on Oakwood. You can find all of the details HERE… … Continue reading →
On Sunday 10th January, the Feast of the Baptism of the Lord, we welcomed the families of those who had been baptised throughout 2015 to the Sunday morning Mass at St Alban’s. This was the first of our ‘Crossing the … Continue reading →
As part of the Holocaust commemorations in Derby a service of reflection was held at the Bridge Chapel. The little chapel was full to bursting! Among the congregation were the Deputy Mayor of Derby, and representatives from the Ukraine community … Continue reading →
St Alban’s annual Epiphany Quiz was once again a great success, with the largest number of teams yet. Our regular quiz masters, Geoff and Jo Rowlands, led us in a light hearted and entertaining evening, where we got to show … Continue reading →
The weekend of the Feast of Christ the King, is also the weekend that we celebrate the contribution of our young people, through ‘National Youth Sunday’. National Youth Sunday each year is dedicated to welcoming, involving and empowering young Catholics. … Continue reading →
Throughout the year, as a community, we offer prayers and masses for the faithful who have departed from this life. The month of November is specially dedicated as the month to remember those who have died. During November members of … Continue reading →