CHRISTMAS FAIR Saturday, 14th November, 11am–2pm Come along to our Christmas Fair in The Chapterhouse and enjoy some Christmas shopping, with over 30 local stalls offering a wonderful selection of handmade crafts, gifts and seasonal treats. There will also be refreshments and a rafle, so bring your family and friends and join us for a lovely festive occasion
PARISH CHRISTMAS CONCERT – Saturday, 5th December at 7.00pm Join us in The Chapterhouse for a wonderful evening of festive music featuring the Hereford Police Male Voice Choir. Come along with family and friends for a magical start to the Christmas season, while supporting our parish.
FIRST HOLY COMMUNIONS 2027: If your child is in Year 3 or above and you would like him/her to receive First Holy Communion in 2027, please email Rob and Jacqui Corrigan on hc.belmontabbey@gmail.com by the end of December to register your interest. The classes will run from January to June on alternate Saturday mornings with the Mass taking place on or around Corpus Christi.
CHRISTMAS FAIR Saturday, 14th November, 11am–2pm Come along to our Christmas Fair in The Chapterhouse and enjoy some Christmas shopping, with over 30 local stalls offering a wonderful selection of handmade crafts, gifts and seasonal treats. There will also be refreshments and a rafle, so bring your family and friends and join us for a lovely festive occasion
PARISH CHRISTMAS CONCERT – Saturday, 5th December at 7.00pm Join us in The Chapterhouse for a wonderful evening of festive music featuring the Hereford Police Male Voice Choir. Come along with family and friends for a magical start to the Christmas season, while supporting our parish.
FIRST HOLY COMMUNIONS 2027: If your child is in Year 3 or above and you would like him/her to receive First Holy Communion in 2027, please email Rob and Jacqui Corrigan on hc.belmontabbey@gmail.com by the end of December to register your interest. The classes will run from January to June on alternate Saturday mornings with the Mass taking place on or around Corpus Christi.
WALSINGHAM ROSARY FOR PEACE: Takes place on the irst Tuesday of the month in the Abbey Church. Everyone is welcome to 21, Woodield Gardens, Belmont for tea afterwards. The next meeting is Tuesday, 3rd November at 3.00pm.
LECTIO DIVINA: Takes place in the Parish Centre this Thursday, 5th November 7-8pm, and on Wednesday, 18th November 3-4pm. Refreshments follow. You are invited to follow the example of Jesus and the Saints by prayerfully engaging with Scripture. For more information, contact Renata Schmidt: renata.jmj@outlook.com
WOWBELMONT: Our next meeting is Tuesday, 3rd November at 11am in the Parish Centre. A warm welcome to any widows or widowers who would like to join us for a cuppa, cake and friendly chat.
HEALING SERVICE: The next monthly service of prayers for healing takes place in the Abbey Church at 6.45pm on Friday, 6th November, led by Fr Michael Clothier from the Community of Saint Gregory the Great. There will be Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament and Confessions will be available. All are most welcome.
Dear friends in Christ, This weekend we enter the month of November which is dedicated to the Holy Souls. On Monday, we celebrate the feast of All Souls Day when there are three opportunities to attend Holy Mass to pray for our deceased friends and relatives. After the midday Mass, we will visit the graveyard and bless the graves. Please return your November Dead Lists as soon as possible so we can place the names of your loved ones on the altar and pray for them at Holy Mass throughout the month of the Holy Souls. The November dead list envelopes are available in the glass porch. There is a second collection this weekend throughout the Archdiocese for the Sick and Retired Clergy Fund. Since Belmont Parish has always been run by the monks of Belmont Abbey, the second collection here will go to support the sick and retired monks of Belmont. Thank you for supporting those who have devoted themselves to a life of prayer and to bringing people closer to God. Thank you to everyone who has been praying and asking about my father, Dominic, after his boating accident where he broke eight ribs. He is now back home in Abergavenny and doing remarkably well. I will be having a little break, going to see my parents from Thursday for a week, so I will not be around next weekend but I will still produce our newsletter before heading off!
CHRISTMAS FAIR Saturday, 14th November, 11am–2pm Come along to our Christmas Fair in The Chapterhouse and enjoy some Christmas shopping, with over 30 local stalls offering a wonderful selection of handmade crafts, gifts and seasonal treats. There will also be refreshments and a rafle, so bring your family and friends and join us for a lovely festive occasion
PARISH CHRISTMAS CONCERT – Saturday, 5th December at 7.00pm Join us in The Chapterhouse for a wonderful evening of festive music featuring the Hereford Police Male Voice Choir. Come along with family and friends for a magical start to the Christmas season, while supporting our parish.
FIRST HOLY COMMUNIONS 2027: If your child is in Year 3 or above and you would like him/her to receive First Holy Communion in 2027, please email Rob and Jacqui Corrigan on hc.belmontabbey@gmail.com by the end of December to register your interest. The classes will run from January to June on alternate Saturday mornings with the Mass taking place on or around Corpus Christi.
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FIRST HOLY COMMUNIONS 2027: If your child is in Year 3 or above and you would like him/her to receive First Holy Communion in 2027, please email Rob and Jacqui Corrigan on hc.belmontabbey@gmail.com by the end of December to register your interest. The classes will run from January to June on alternate Saturday mornings with the Mass taking place on or around Corpus Christi.
Dear friends in Christ, This weekend we enter the month of November which is dedicated to the Holy Souls. On Monday, we celebrate the feast of All Souls Day when there are three opportunities to attend Holy Mass to pray for our deceased friends and relatives. After the midday Mass, we will visit the graveyard and bless the graves. Please return your November Dead Lists as soon as possible so we can place the names of your loved ones on the altar and pray for them at Holy Mass throughout the month of the Holy Souls. The November dead list envelopes are available in the glass porch. There is a second collection this weekend throughout the Archdiocese for the Sick and Retired Clergy Fund. Since Belmont Parish has always been run by the monks of Belmont Abbey, the second collection here will go to support the sick and retired monks of Belmont. Thank you for supporting those who have devoted themselves to a life of prayer and to bringing people closer to God. Thank you to everyone who has been praying and asking about my father, Dominic, after his boating accident where he broke eight ribs. He is now back home in Abergavenny and doing remarkably well. I will be having a little break, going to see my parents from Thursday for a week, so I will not be around next weekend but I will still produce our newsletter before heading off!
ARCHDIOCESAN NEWSLETTER: The latest newsletter welcomes MPs' rejection of the Assisted Dying Bill and invites us to answer Pope Leo's call to pray the Rosary for peace throughout October. It also features Bishop Vaughan School's Festival of Peace, the Spiritus conference in Rome, a golden jubilee for two Sisters of St Joseph, and the new Archdiocesan WhatsApp channel. Coming up: a Safeguarding CaféT at Our Lady's, Llandovery (22nd October), and Austen Ivereigh on Magniica Humanitas at St Helen's, Caerphilly (31st October). Read or subscribe at rcadc.org
FACEBOOK ADMINISTRATOR CALL OUT: After seven years of service, the Facebook Administrator is planning on stepping down to spend more time in the garden! We are therefore looking for someone to take on this important role for the parish. There will be a handover to explain everything that's required. If you are interested in inding about more about the role, please send a DM to the Facebook page, or contact Louise Wright: louise@thewoodee.com
Dear friends in Christ, This weekend we enter the month of November which is dedicated to the Holy Souls. On Monday, we celebrate the feast of All Souls Day when there are three opportunities to attend Holy Mass to pray for our deceased friends and relatives. After the midday Mass, we will visit the graveyard and bless the graves. Please return your November Dead Lists as soon as possible so we can place the names of your loved ones on the altar and pray for them at Holy Mass throughout the month of the Holy Souls. The November dead list envelopes are available in the glass porch. There is a second collection this weekend throughout the Archdiocese for the Sick and Retired Clergy Fund. Since Belmont Parish has always been run by the monks of Belmont Abbey, the second collection here will go to support the sick and retired monks of Belmont. Thank you for supporting those who have devoted themselves to a life of prayer and to bringing people closer to God. Thank you to everyone who has been praying and asking about my father, Dominic, after his boating accident where he broke eight ribs. He is now back home in Abergavenny and doing remarkably well. I will be having a little break, going to see my parents from Thursday for a week, so I will not be around next weekend but I will still produce our newsletter before heading off!
ANNUAL PILGRIMAGE TO THE GRAVE OF ST JOHN KEMBLE � SUNDAY, 23RD AUGUST 2026 9.15am Mass at St Mary’s Church, Monmouth. 10.15am Pilgrims set off to walk to Welsh Newton - bring a packed lunch. 3.00pm Rosary, readings and prayers at St John Kemble’s Grave, Welsh Newton Churchyard. 4.15pm Benediction at St Mary’s Church, Monmouth. Everyone welcome.
THE BIBLE: MYTH OR HISTORY?: A free illustrated lecture series in Biblical Archaeology with David Rohl. Section Two: The Dispersion of the Nations - Session 9 - The descendants of Noah – Cush, Mizraim, Put, and Canaan. Discoveries in Egypt’s Eastern Desert. The iconography of Mesopotamian inluence in early pharaonic Egypt. Saturday, 21st November 2.00pm to 4.00pm, Belmont Abbey Parish Centre. Free parking, Free entry. Monthly lectures usually on the second Saturday of each month except this month.
HEALING SERVICE: The next monthly service of prayers for healing takes place in the Abbey Church at 6.45pm on Friday, 6th November, led by Fr Michael Clothier from the Community of Saint Gregory the Great. There will be Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament and Confessions will be available. All are most welcome.
WORLD YOUTH DAY 2027: To all those aged 18-30, join Archbishop Mark and a group from the diocese heading to next summer's for World Youth Day 2027 in Seoul, South Korea. With Pope Leo and a million other young Catholics, we'll enjoy a full schedule of activities and formation, in a country with a vibrant and growing Catholic community - we'll also have opportunities to meet up before we travel. The dates of the trip are July 28th to August 9th, and the cost is £1500 per person plus the cost of lights (TBC - in the region of £800 to £1200). Places are limited and will be allocated on a irst come irst served basis. For more information contact Fr Matt Roche-Saunders at wyd@cardiffmenevia.org.
On the weekend of 5th/6th September the World Apostolate of Fatima (England and Wales) is bringing to the parish of Our Lady and St Michael in Abergavenny, the National Pilgrim Virgin Statue of Fatima. All are invited to come and see this beautiful National Pilgrim Virgin Statue of Our Lady of Fatima, with the Relics of Saints Jacinta and Francisco. Please see the timetable on the poster in the porch or visit: www.worldfatima-englandwales.org.uk
THE BIBLE: MYTH OR HISTORY?: A free illustrated lecture series in Biblical Archaeology with David Rohl. Section Two: The Dispersion of the Nations - Session 9 - The descendants of Noah – Cush, Mizraim, Put, and Canaan. Discoveries in Egypt’s Eastern Desert. The iconography of Mesopotamian inluence in early pharaonic Egypt. Saturday, 21st November 2.00pm to 4.00pm, Belmont Abbey Parish Centre. Free parking, Free entry. Monthly lectures usually on the second Saturday of each month except this month.
