WELCOME TO THE PARISH OF WINDSOR
I hope that this website might extend a welcome and assurance that here is a place that you will be given a dignity and a hospitality. Perhaps you are looking for a time of Mass or the possibility of booking a baptism or a wedding. You may be new to the area and thinking of joining this community of faith. Whatever the reason I hope and pray that your needs are met and that we will be able to help you in your search.
Canon David Hopgood

VISION STATEMENT FOR THE PARISH
That we deepen our relationship with Christ and the Church through prayer and Sunday Mass, that we provide opportunities to deepen our faith and unity and so by using our gifts and talents, reach out in welcome and hospitality to others.
LIVE STREAMING OF MASS FROM ST EDWARD’S
All Masses from St Edward’s Church are live streamed on YouTube. The Camera will be switched on from approximately 15 minutes before each Mass .
Mass times at St Edwards Church
Saturday 18.00
Sunday 11.00
Tuesday 18.30
Wednesday 10.00
Thursday 10.00
Friday 12.00
Mass times at St Marks Church
Sunday 9.30
These weekday times may change due to unforeseen circumstances, such as funerals or weddings, so please consult the weekly newsletter for details.
THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK
Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time – 29 January 2023
This week’s readings encapsulate some of the great promises of Christ. St Paul, writing to the Corinthians, may appear to emphasise contradictions and disadvantages because the followers of Christ were, ‘by human reckoning’, not the rich and famous, strong, or wise, rather the weak, the foolish and the insignificant. At a first glance they seem to have nothing about which they could boast. Paul turns this on its head; he tells his audience that by becoming part of Christ Jesus (having a personal relationship with Jesus) and being part of His Body, The Church, they gain the qualities of wisdom, virtue, holiness, and freedom. Contrary to first impressions, they therefore do indeed have something about which they can boast; by living in Christ, they can rise and live in ways that society – then and now – might think impossible.
Jesus’s own words in the Gospel – ‘the Beatitudes’ – also emphasise attributes that often go against the trends in our complicated world. Gentleness, peacefulness, mercy; these are strengths in Jesus’s teaching, aspects of God’s love and promises and each one of us is called to try to model our lives on these qualities. We hear Jesus speaking about ‘they or those’ but, why not look at these words through a personal lens. Try reading the text again during the week and replace ‘Happy are those … they shall’ with ‘If you … you shall’, or perhaps even more powerfully, ‘If I am … I shall.’ Very quickly and clearly, we see not only a way of living but also the promises of Jesus, and the blueprint of God’s love; comfort in mourning, a way to see God and perhaps most profoundly how to be called ‘a child of God’
Stephen Patterson
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DIOCESE TEN YEAR MISSION PLAN
The Consultation Responses from St Edwards & St Marks Parish to the Diocese Ten Year Plan are now available and can be accessed via the link under Parish Links above.
Also Click Here to view the Document ten year plan-22-12-03
AVAILABILITY AND BOOKING THE PARISH HALL AND ST BRIGID’S ROOM
The Parish Hall and St Brigid’s Room are now available to host Parish Functions. Please complete the attached Form and return to the Parish Office. Click here for Booking Form – Parish Centre Booking Request Master-23-01-08
Click the links below to see the availability of our spaces:
HOW TO PRAY
“Prayer.” When you see that word, what thoughts or images come to mind? Does talking to God come easy to you? Or do you struggle to pray? Knowing what to say to God doesn’t always feel easy, and sometimes, prayer gets weighed down by our misconceptions about what a conversation with God should look like. Canon David has offered the following short document containing advice and help when praying to God.
Click here for How to Pray-21-04-09
PARISH HANDBOOK
Download the parish handbook below.
Click here for Parish Handbook
NEW PARISHIONERS
Welcome to any new parishioners. Please make yourself known to Canon David after Mass or contact the Parish Office and complete the attached Registration Form and email back to the Parish office at parishoffice@catholicwindsor.org
Click on link for Registration Form NewParishioner-20-08-17
Standing Order: If you wish to donate your collection by standing order, please click here for the Standing Order Form; Standing Order form-20-08-15 . Please print out the form and complete by hand. Please send signed form to the Parish Office or hand to Canon David after mass.
Gift Aid: If you wish to Gift Aid your Collection, please click here for the Gift Aid Form: Gift Aid Form-20-08-15 Please print out the form and complete by hand. Please send signed form to the Parish Office or hand to Canon David after mass.
HOW TO FIND US
44 Alma Road, Windsor, Berkshire, SL4 3HJ
Dedworth Road, Windsor, Berkshire, SL4 4JS
GETTING IN TOUCH WITH THE PARISH
For information about Weddings bookings, Baptism booking, and 1st communion bookings please refer to the appropriate section in “Sacramental Services” (see section headings above) or phone the Parish Office on 01753 865163.