Notes from Fr. Claro
2nd Ordinary Sunday
18th January 2026
YOUTUBE LINK for the Bible Study and Commentaries
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TODAY IS THE FEASTDAY OF STO NINO (Infant Jesus), a great devotion of the Filipino People. The Spanish Friars gave the statue when the locals were Christianised.
18 February ASH WEDNESDAY
29 March PALM SUNDAY
3rd APRIL GOOD FRIDAY
5th APRIL EASTER SUNDAY
OPEN KITCHEN. 6 February, 6 March, 10 April. All meals held at Blessed Hugh Catholic Church Hall from 12-2pm (lunch served at 12:30pm) Home cooked two course meal. Pay what you can.
RCIA Candidates: Darren Hall, Jamie Gans, Stewart Harwood-Hope, Mary Kasongo, Martha Kaweche State, Nicola Bullivant. RCIA Meetings Every Wednesday at 7.30pm staring with Evening Prayers.
FHC (First Holy Communion) Candidates for 2026 on CORPUS CHRISTI SUNDAY on 7th of June, please email cconde@portsmouthdiocese.org.uk
First PPC Meeting 2026
“We are running the First Communion preparation for the third year in a row due to demand. Lorraine, Clare, and Kathleen will by guiding the preparation alongside the parents and we hope to start the preparation at the end of February. So far, we have 4 Communicants.” PPC Mtg 15.01.2026
Fr Claro then recentred us by explaining that we need to redirect PPC activities to evangelise and reach out to gather people into the Church. We need to ask ourselves if we are encouraging more people to come to Church and when they do come are we making effort to get to know them and get them involved. The current events that we put on are mostly attended by the same faces. He asked that in future our agendas should centre around the sacraments. Improving RCIA, getting First Holy Communion parents involved in Church life, get families involved in Confirmation. It was said that a lot of people come to the Church from outside of the area of the Parish. As a PPC we need to be more visible and take responsibility to make new people feel welcome and proactively get to know them. See Minutes of the PPC Meeting .
CONFIRMATION 2026: June 5th, Friday at 7.30pm at English Martyrs DIDCOT.
Confirmation Candidates 2026, please email me cconde@portsmouthdiocese.org.uk
Current finance statement. ACCOUNT CDP Buckland Balance 12 January 2026 – £34,001, 17 November 2025 – £34,497.
Bristol Fire have completed their inspection and service of the alarms and emergency light equipment.
SUPPLY PRIEST: I am going to the Philippines for the 1st death anniversary of my mother: January 19 – 8 February. Fr. Liam of the Carmelites is doing the Masses in my absence. He will hear 9.30am Confessions before the 10am Sunday Masses. – Fr. Claro.