What happened to August?

Jesus Christ the Redeemer, Brazil

A good question, a month where we celebrated the Feast of the Lancaster Martyrs and Feast of the Assumption (follow links to previous posts) and the Diocese gained a new Cathedral! Yes, the new Syro-Malabar Diocese, eparch and new Cathedral for Preston to read more about the new Cathedral see the Bishop's Blog.

Throughout the statue of Jesus Christ the Redeemer made a frequent appearance on our televisions as it looked out over the summer of the Olympics and the Paralympics.
The choir, children's liturgists and other groups have taken a break and many will have had a break away or holiday at home giving a chance to rest and recharge their batteries.  Now we return with news of parish life ... 

World Day of Prayer for Creation
And as we start the month we look around and give thanks for the wonder of creation and encouraged by Pope Francis think about how we might do what we can to take care of God's creation.  To learn more about this new day for prayer only established in 2015 watch this short video.