31st January 2026, Saturday at 2:30pm in Our Lady of Hal Church

Friday, 12th December at 7.15pm

Our Lady of Hal RC Church Camden is recruiting for the following voice types (STB) as Guest Hal Singers to increase our quartet to an octet as and when required across the year.

Come and join us on the 6th of December from 5.15pm for the upcoming Joel’s Bar evening - Immerse, here at Our Lady of Hal. This is a time for young adults to meet together, be refreshed with the Holy Spirit through worship and prayer ministry and to build community with one another. There will be Mass beforehand and then a talk from an incredible speaker, before some mulled wine and social time! All are welcome so bring a friend, and if not then just bring yourself!! We’ll be diving into the hope that we have in Jesus, who is a sure anchor for the soul, and why the message of Christmas is needed now more than ever!

Friday the 28th November 2025, 7pm

RITE OF CHRISTIAN INITIATION OF ADULTS

We hope to run a Confirmation Programme provided there are sufficient candidates. Confirmation, together with Baptism and the Eucharist, completes our initiation into the Church. In this sacrament, we receive the gifts of the Holy Spirit to help us live as adult Christians. Young people are normally confirmed in Year 9 or above. Older candidates may be invited to prepare through the RCIA programme. Requirements: 1. A Baptism certificate (if not baptised at Our Lady of Hal) 2. Regular Sunday Mass attendance. 3. Commitment to attend all preparation sessions 4. Choosing a saint’s name for Confirmation . 5. A practising Catholic sponsor (aged 16+, not a parent). The Confirmation Mass is usually celebrated by the Bishop during the Easter season. If you wish to apply, the candidate is to e-mail the parish priest: markdunglinson@rcdow.org.uk (copying in your parent or guardian) and explain why you wish to be confirmed. Closing date: 15th December 2025.

The Programme begins in December. FHC is one of the most joyful milestones in a Catholic child’s life. In the Eucharist, we receive not ordinary food, but Christ Himself—His Body and Blood. Children normally make their FHC in Year 3, provided they are baptised and able to understand the sacredness of what they are receiving. As part of the preparation programme, they will also make their First Confession learning about God’s forgiveness and mercy. If your child is due to make their First Communion next year—or if you are an older child, teenager, or adult who has not yet received the sacrament—please get in touch. We would be delighted to welcome you into the preparation journey. For an application form please e-mail the parish office: camdentown@rcdow.org.uk Closing date: 30th November 2025.

Thank You, dear Parishioners, for your warm and kindly welcome to the parish. It is good to be here in such a lively community. It will take some time for me to settle and begin to work with you more effectively. Please continue to be patient with me in the days and weeks ahead. There are many things that we will need to do together to live out our individual vocations and to celebrate the Good News of Jesus Christ here in our community and "out there" in the world. I will not be able to do this alone and I will need your help. We will need musicians to help us celebrate Holy Mass more worthily, and Eucharistic Ministers to visit the sick and housebound, to name but two ministries. I will be talking to you about these ministries, and others, in the weeks to come. We also have plenty to look forward to: our First Holy Communion, Confirmation and RCIA Programmes will soon be starting. Please continue to be careful about keeping one another safe from Covid. I would suggest that you keep wearing your masks, unless exempt, and observing social distancing where possible. If you feel able, please continue to receive Holy Communion in the hand out of charity for your fellow parishioners. Of course, it is now 'permitted' to receive Holy Communion on the tongue but the priest (or minister) must sanitise their hands if contact is made with saliva. This is to protect the next person receiving Holy Communion. I hope that you all have a good Sunday and a blessed week. May the Lord God Almighty Bless us all and keep us safe. AMEN.