Please keep in your prayers those who are undertaking public exams at this time. Although a very short period in a lifetime, it can be a time of stress, anxiety and various other emotions for those undertaking exams and their families, so, please pray for them and be mindful of their needs.

The latest attack on life is upon us, with an amendment being tabled to the Crime and Policing Bill by Labour MP Tonia Antoniazzi; the following from the ‘SPUC’ web site: MPs are launching a new push to expand our already horrific abortion laws even further. Abortion advocates in Parliament are seeking to hijack the Government’s Crime and Policing Bill by tabling amendments to remove abortion from the criminal law. New Clause 1 , tabled by Tonia Antoniazzi MP, seeks to change criminal law so that “no offence is committed by a woman acting in relation to her own pregnancy” at any gestation. This means that a woman who induced her abortion at home using pills (or any other method) at any stage of pregnancy, including just before natural birth, would not commit a crime. New Clause 20 , tabled by Stella Creasy MP, is even more extreme. It completely repeals the laws that form the legal underpinning of the current abortion law, meaning that there’d be no way to bring an abusive partner who causes the death of an unborn baby to justice. We must rally to defeat these evil amendments. The earliest they could be debated is 11 June , which means there is time to lobby MPs and rally public opinion. Please contact your MP , asking him/her to oppose and vote against new clauses 1 and 20 to the Crime and Policing Bill. Separately, a debate is being held on the subject of decriminalisation on 2 June in Westminster Hall. Such debates cannot change the law but raise awareness of an issue. Briefings on both amendments can be found here , and here . For further details and to attend a webinar this Tuesday, go to: Fight the latest attempts to decriminalise abortion – SPUC Please take action and contact your MP via the ‘Right to Life’ link :- Write to MP to stop abortion up to birth - Easy tool - No To Abortion Up To Birth campaign asking him or her to oppose the amendment Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: - The Bill will further be debated on 13th June. Based solely on Parliamentary process various UK news channels reported that there are grave concerns about the Bill, one MP saying that if the Second Reading of the Bill last November showed Parliamentary debate at its best, the debate this time showed quite the opposite! Worth a read in such regard: Declaration “Dignitas Infinita” on Human Dignity (2 April 2024)

For those of you who contribute through the ‘gift aid envelope system’ please collect your box for 2025/26 (with your name on it) from the sacristy.  Gift Aid Declaration for 2024/25 : A message from Penny, our Gift Aid Co-ordinator: I will be emailing everybody with GiftWise their statement for the past tax year. Patricia Wrightson will be printing the remainder and sending them out in post. Many thanks.

Mass and Meet Lunch :- on Friday 6 June after midday Mass. Summer menu of Homemade Quiche and salad, fresh baked bread and cheese followed by cake and coffee/tea. All are welcome! "