Our Lady and St. Michaels Church Abergavenny, Wales PILGRIMAGE TO FÁTIMA, PORTUGAL Monday 20 th September 2027 (6 days / 5 nights / Full board/transfers/coach to Airport etc) Cost, depending on exact airfare - cost TBC Flying to Lisbon from Bristol. Sharing room approx. £820.00. Single approx. £955.00 Staying at the Domus Pacis Hotel, run by the World Apostolate of Fatima. To register or For more info contact Fr. Matthew fr.matthew@live.co.uk
SERMON FOR THE 30th SUNDAY OF THE YEAR - 25th OCTOBER 2026
ALL SOULS DAY - MONDAY 2nd NOVEMBER On All Souls day, Monday 2nd November, masses will be celebrated at 10am and 7pm. Prayers will be offered especially for those who have died in the past year. November Holy Souls Enveloeps are also available for the traditional November lists of the dead.
FATIMA – We will be continuing with the first 5 Saturdays Fatima devotions, continuing on Saturday 3 rd October. Thanks to all those who attended the World Apostolate of Fatima last weekend, it was a wonderful occasion. Various Fatima items are available on the Piety Stall.
St Vincent de Paul Society Turning concern into action The St Vincent de Paul Society (SVP) is an international Christian voluntary organisation inspired by our faith and dedicated to supporting people experiencing poverty, loneliness, illness or other difficulties. Our SVP Conference at Our Lady and St Michael’s, Abergavenny seeks to put our faith into action through practical help, friendship and personal contact.
PARISH ADVISORY COUNCIL. The minuites of the July meeting of the PAC are below, next meeting of the PAC ON Sunday 15th November at 11.45am. Tn St. Michaels Centre. Minutes of the July meeting below.
Aid to the Church in Need. RED WEDNESDAY Wednesday 19 th NOVEMBER 2025. Day of Prayer for the Persecuted Church. Ecumenical Prayer Service – 7.00pm. Our Lady and St. Michael’s R.C. Church. 10 Pen Y Pound, Abergavenny. Torchlight procession from Abergavenny Methodist Church at 6.30pm.
1 st HOLY COMMUNION COURSE – Begins shortly for children in year 3 or above at school. Details and application forms at the back of Church, from Fr. Matthew or the OLSM school reception. Parents meeting after the 10am mass next Sunday 11 th October, 1 st session on Sunday 18 th , 9-10am,before the 10am mass.New Paragraph
Archdiocesan Pilgrimage to Lourdes 2027 - The dates for the 2027 pilgrimage have now been announced, 18th - 24th July. Clergy and parishioners are warmly invited to save the date and register their interest. Whether you have travelled with us before or are thinking about Lourdes for the first time, you are very welcome to join us. CONTACT US: Website: https://www.welshnationalpilgrimage.com Email: welshnationalpilgrimage@gmail.co.uk
NOVEMBER LISTS, Please let Fr. Matthew have your November lists of the dead making use of the envelopes distributed last Sunday. All these lists will be placed on the altar and mass offered for them every day. of November. Lists can also be e-mailed to Fr. Matthew via this website or by using fr.matthew@live.co.uk ALL SOULS DAY – This Monday 2 nd November. Masses to be celebrated at 10am and 7pm, when those who have died in the past year will be especially remembered and prayed for. ARCHDIOCESAN NEWSLETTER. The latest Archdiocesan newsletter welcomes MPs' rejection of the Assisted Dying Bill and invites us to answer Pope Leo's call to pray the Rosary for peace throughout October. It also features Bishop Vaughan School's Festival of Peace, the Spiritus conference in Rome, a golden jubilee for two Sisters of St Joseph, and the new Archdiocesan WhatsApp channel. Coming up: a Safeguarding Café at Our Lady's, Llandovery (22nd October), and Austen Ivereigh on Magnifica Humanitas at St Helen's, Caerphilly (31st October). Read or subscribe at rcadc.org. ARCHDIOCESE WHATS APP GROUPS You can keep updated on Diocesan info and activities by signing up to the Archdiocesan whats app group, by using the QR code which is on the noticeboard at the back of Church. There is also a QR code which you can use to receive the latest Archdiocesan newsletter, or by vising ( https://rcadc.org/sign-up-for-our-monthly-newsletter/ )
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St Vincent de Paul Society Turning concern into action The St Vincent de Paul Society (SVP) is an international Christian voluntary organisation inspired by our faith and dedicated to supporting people experiencing poverty, loneliness, illness or other difficulties. Our SVP Conference at Our Lady and St Michael’s, Abergavenny seeks to put our faith into action through practical help, friendship and personal contact.
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