Priest: Father John O'Brien
Email: frjohn@stpatricks-corsham.org.uk
Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ
At this time of year families, who are often living in all parts of the country and even spread throughout the world, try to get together to celebrate Christmas. Family life is celebrated and love between family members is renewed and deepened. Despite the tensions and arguments that sometimes arise we know family life to be precious and important. A recent opinion poll carried out for the BBC, showed that 96% of those questioned said that their family life was important to them. Just under 75% said they felt happiest when they were at home. Read more about Feast of All Saints »
The Bible is very conscious of the influence of God in one’s daily life. If things went well for the Israelites it was because they were living according to the Law of God. If things were going badly it was because they had wandered from the way of the One True God. In short, on a daily basis, God helped them directly if they were good and punished them directly if they were bad. By and large they had little concept of reward or punishment in a life after death. Reward and punishment came from God here and now on a daily basis.... More | All homilies
Bishop Declan is asking all parishes in Clifton Diocese to put together a vision of the sort of Church the Lord is calling us to be. Read more about it and download resources.
Bishop Declan’s Pastoral Letter for the Feast of All Saints
Weekly Bulletin (PDF - 248Kb)
If you are new to the area of Corsham, welcome to a beautiful part of the country! Joining us at St Patrick’s is a great way of getting to know new people ... read on
With all the media-talk about the decline of organised religion, you could be forgiven for thinking that Christianity was on its last legs. However, that is definitely not the case! ... read on
Visitors to Mass at St Patrick’s often remark on how friendly, personal and welcoming our Parish is. But although Mass is the focus of our parish life, there is more to us than just regular weekend worship ... read on