Welcome to St Boniface, the Catholic church in Freemantle and Shirley. Our church, with its bell tower, is a prominent feature on Shirley High Street. We offer a range of activities from coffee mornings to a flourishing youth club and work with other churches in Shirley to respond to the social needs of our area. We have a wide ethnic mix, with many newcomers from India, Africa, the Philippines and Eastern Europe.
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Fr David Sillince's homily for 3rd Sunday of Lent, Year C
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Rebuilding bridges
“The Sacrament of Reconciliation”, alias “Confessions”. What we call it emphasises what we see it to be.
Happy are those who trust in the Lord
Bishop Crispian’s Pastoral Letter for Lent, 2010
Choosing the Common Good
This new document has been produced by the Bishops’ Conference of England & Wales ahead of the General Election. The Bishops argue that finding a shared vision for society is more urgent than the detail of particular party policies.
Albs and fiddlebacks
From the 13th century, the list of liturgical vestments was more or less complete, and what followed was a more detailed regulation of their use.
Boniface – our patron saint
Boniface, our patron saint, is most famous for the story of the German Christmas tree, but he had a more local connection.