Goan Swindon Association presents Goan Summer Festival on 12th July 2025 at Stratton junior football club, Cricklade Road, SN2 7AS from 10am – 9pm. The Inaugural Mass will be celebrated by Bishop Simon P. Fernandes. For more information see the poster on the notice board in the church porch.

The 8th Annual Youth Convention organized by the Goan Chaplaincy Swindon is taking place on July 19th 2025 at the CRYSTAL GRAND, Slough SL1 3UA
There are bus arrangements made from 7:30am at The Range, Fleming Way, Swindon SN1 2NN especially for the Youth between the ages of 13-35. To book a place, the youth will have to register on the link below 
https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/goanchaplaincyswindon/8th-annual-youth-convention-the-good-shepherd/e-ajgxxx
For more information there is a poster on the notice board in the church porch.

The Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) Pilgrimage 2025, taking place from July 21st to 26th in York and the surrounding areas. This pilgrimage, themed "Heartland of Faith and Hope," will explore the rich Christian heritage of York and Yorkshire, focusing on the foundation, reformation, persecution, and revival of faith in this region.
For more information or to book your place, please contact Bridget Teasdale at bridget.teasdale@acnuk.org.

The annual Pilgrimage to the Shrine of Our Lady of Glastonbury, will take place on Sunday 7th September. The theme for this year’s Pilgrimage is “Mary, Woman of Hope.”  For more information see the poster on the notice board in the church porch.

Bishop Bosco recently launched a campaign to recruit new school governors & directors, as he is concerned about the number of vacancies at our schools & trusts and the risk this poses to the future of Catholic education in the Diocese. If you would like more information about serving as a governor at a school or as a director at one of three Catholic Educational Trusts, please contact the Diocese Governance Officer Bill McEntee via bill.mcentee@cliftondiocese.com or call 07710 094976.

To read Bishop Boscolo's letter on this subject please click here.

A warm invitation to all the vibrant youth of our parish to join the Holy Family Youth Group. Those who are interested please contact the Parish Office.

Thursday social group meet fortnightly from 2:00pm to 3:15pm in the Convent. All are welcome to meet old friends and make new ones over a cuppa and chat.
Next meeting is on 10th July 2025.

In view of the plan to build the Holy Family Church Hall, the finance committee members have decided that donations to the church will henceforth be directed to the church hall funding unless the donor advises otherwise. Thank you for every support so far.

Good news! We have now a card payment system after a lot of demands by parishioners who are cashless donors. This will be going to our hall building. Please, support this important project through this donation. Thank you.

This is an important message to families in our parish, concerning any sick and housebound that needs the parish priest for visit and for the sacrament of the sick. Please call the parish office or send us email as soon as possible. It is better not left till the last minute.

A very big thank you to all the volunteers in our parish community. We  cannot thank you enough for the gift of your time and talents. However, we are mindful that our parish priest and the entire pastoral team have the duty of care over our staff and over those who volunteer to support us in any way. We have carefully discerned that some are beginning to be burdened by their voluntary services. Recently, we have received a good number of brilliant recommendations in the suggestion box; part of it being the need to make some changes and to relieve some volunteers of their duties. Therefore, without prejudice to the excellent services of our volunteers, we invite anyone who wish to be relieved of their duties in the parish, especially those in the finance and pastoral committees of the parish to inform our parish priest as soon as possible. We do hope that any decision taken in this regard will rightly be understood as having been carefully made with prayer and discernment.