I would personally like to welcome you to our
Bateman Parish Community of St Thomas More. Our parish began with our
first Mass on the 22 June 1986 and our parish church was consecrated on
13 December 1992.
Our parish motto is A House of Welcome
to All and a Place of Service to All (Christifideles
Laici, 1988). This we strive to be and I hope and pray that this is
what you will experience as you become part of our community.
A parish is
called to be a sign of Gods Kingdom. This we become more and more when
we allow the Holy Spirit to gather us as a community in prayer and
worship of God, when we answer Gods invitation to use our gifts to
build His Kingdom and when we reach out to each other in fellowship and
love.
As I welcome you
to our parish community, I also invite you to help us in Gods work of
salvation of all humankind. Its in the witness of our faith that we will
find the joy and peace that the Holy Spirit brings.
May God bless
you always.
Fr Philip
Perreau P.P.