Words of warm Welcome!

Welcome to our parish website. Thank you for visiting it. We have recently renewed the layout and added content to the original site to bring it completely up to date.

St. Raphael’s is a warm, vibrant and prayerful community. We are fortunate to have the advantages of a beautiful setting for the church and parish buildings and a Grade II listed parish church, the interior of which has been refurbished to the original specification. It is truly capable of raising the heart and mind to God. There are three Masses on a Sunday. The morning Masses include music, with the first Mass incorporating a Children’s Liturgy. Our choir and organists add to the beauty of the liturgy here. Both morning Masses are followed by refreshments in our parish hall. You will find a warm welcome there for young and old. In the warmer months, the garden and courtyard are also open.

For those needing the Sacraments of Initiation there is a sound RCIA programme for those already Catholic and those enquiring about becoming a Catholic. First Holy Communion and Confirmation programmes for young people are also well established. If you have any enquiries, please contact our Parish Office. Please let us have your details if you wish to join the Parish (click here).

If I have not done so already, I look forward to meeting you and yours and wish you every blessing in Our Lord.

Fr Michael Lovell, 
Parish Priest

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