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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Newsletter for 01 August 2010
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Fr David Sillince's homily for 17th Sunday of Ordinary Time, Year C
Sunday reading notes for 25 July 2010
Weekday reading notes for week beginning 25 July 2010

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A church A-Z: Antiphon, Benediction, Chasuble, Deaconess

A is for Antiphon. We begin nearly every Mass with the “Entry Antiphon”, but what’s that?   “Antiphon” means “answering voice”.  It is a refrain, or ‘chorus line’, at the beginning and end of a psalm or after each group of verses.  Usually it comments in concentrated form on the theme of the text.   So in [...]

IRT update from Uganda

IRT’s CEO and friend of our parish, Adrian Hatch, just returned from a two-week trip to Uganda where he visited IRT projects and talked to people to see how else we can help in the region.

Papal mass not at Coventry airport

Until now, there has been some mystery surrounding the location of the Mass on Sunday, September 19 at which the Pope will beatify John Henry Newman.

Clergy changes in Southampton

The month of June is usually one when clergy are invited for mysterious meetings at Bishop’s House and once comfortably ensconced in a chair are invited by the Bishop to move to another congenial (or uncongenial) parish. You will be sorry/glad/indifferent [delete as appropriate] to hear that Fr. David is not part of that process this year.

Union of Catholic Mothers April newsletter

UCM April 2010 newsletter