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A wonderful Festival Concert and a chance to say a final farewell to Fr Paul

St. Alban's Catholic Church Posted on 16 June 2017 by Fran Wickes18 June 2017

     St Alban’s Church was fortunate to enjoy an excellent Festival Concert that showcased the talents of all age groups. Lynne Derry organised the evening for us, and gave us a mixture of music from Chopin and Bach to … Continue reading →

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St Alban’s Parish Pilgrimage to St Alban’s Cathedral

St. Alban's Catholic Church Posted on 26 September 2016 by Fran Wickes26 September 2016

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 →

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Churches Together in England Statement in response to the murder of Fr Jacques Hamel

St. Alban's Catholic Church Posted on 6 August 2016 by Fran Wickes6 August 2016

Statement in response to the killing of Fr Jacques Hamel in Rouen

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Blast Off!!! The Church On Oakwood Children’s Christian Activity Day – Saturday 13th August 10am-2pm

St. Alban's Catholic Church Posted on 9 July 2016 by Fran Wickes9 July 2016

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 →

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Bishop Patrick Confirms 10 Young Parishioners

St. Alban's Catholic Church Posted on 21 June 2016 by Fran Wickes21 June 2016

  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 →

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We celebrate the Passover as Christians

St. Alban's Catholic Church Posted on 26 March 2016 by Fran Wickes26 March 2016

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 →

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Great Fun at the Epiphany Quiz!

St. Alban's Catholic Church Posted on 10 January 2016 by Fran Wickes10 January 2016

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 →

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We celebrate our different communities on Racial Justice Sunday

St. Alban's Catholic Church Posted on 13 September 2015 by Fran Wickes13 September 2015

Christian Churches throughout Britain celebrated the 20th anniversary of Racial Justice Sunday this weekend. Since 1995, Christians have set the second Sunday in September aside as an opportunity to consider issues of racial justice and pray for peace and acceptance … Continue reading →

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Bishop Patrick McKinney Ordained 10th Bishop of Nottingham

St. Alban's Catholic Church Posted on 5 July 2015 by Fran Wickes5 July 2015

Eileen Rees shares her experiences of a very special day as Monsignor Patrick Joseph McKinney is ordained as our next bishop: “I was honoured to be asked to attend the ordination of our new Bishop Patrick at the cathedral on … Continue reading →

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Congratulations to Fr Philip Holland on his 20th Anniversary

St. Alban's Catholic Church Posted on 14 June 2015 by Fran Wickes14 June 2015

Today at St Alban’s and The Church on Oakwood the Mass was led by Fr Philip Holland. Fr Philip celebrated the 20th anniversary of his ordination to the priesthood on June 6th and both congregations wanted to mark this special … Continue reading →

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