OUR LATEST NEWS
Catch up with all the news and events from the Oratory in Formation and the Sacred Heart Parish. Here you will find all of our latest news items together with pictures of our latest activities.Oratory Pilgrimage – Camino Santiago de Compostela 2024
26 Oct 2023
The Oratory Pilgrimage - Camino de Santiago de Compostela - from 28th September to 6th October 2024. Over 6 days we will walk the final 114km (71.25 miles) of the Franco Camino, from Sarria in Northern Spain to Santiago de Compostela and will then spend 2 days (3...

Our young people with their posters for the March for Life in London on Saturday 2nd September
30 Aug 2023
Our young people getting ready for next Saturday's March for Life in London. Coach leaving St Joseph's, Parkstone at 7am. To book a seat call their Parish Office on 01202 746539.
Pro-Life – BCP Council prosecute army veteran over silent prayer
6 Aug 2023
BCP Council has filed criminal charges against Adam Smith-Connor, the army veteran and father fined for praying silently within an abortion facility censorship zone or “buffer zone”. Click HERE to read more and view below the exchange between Adam Smith-Connor and...

Follow our Pilgrims each day of their Augustine Camino, walking from Rochester to Ramsgate
16 Jul 2023
Following a blessing at the end of the 8am Mass our 13 pilgrims set out on their week long Augustine Camino pilgrimage on Sunday 16th July. They travelled by coach to Rochester, from where, following a tour of Rochester Cathedral, they set out at 1.30pm to walk to...

Br Francisco’s ordination to the Diaconate on 8th July 2023
8 Jul 2023
On Saturday, 8th July, Br Francisco was ordained a transitional deacon at St John's Cathedral, Portsmouth, by Bishop Philip Egan. Many Bournemouth Oratory parishioners and friends travelled to Portsmouth for the occasion. Br Francisco (pictured on the right) was...
Musical Oratory – 9th June at 7pm
25 May 2023
Bring your family and friends to the MUSICAL ORATORY at 7pm on Friday, 9th June, to enjoy some 16th century Sacred choral music known to St Philip Neri and including a demonstration and discussion of how Gregorian chant was used as a structural tool across the Sacred...

Our Lady of Fatima Procession
14 May 2023
Some pictures and video of Our Lady of Fatima procession around Bournemouth town centre immediately following the 10.30am Solemn Mass on Sunday 14th May 2023.

Parish day Pilgrimage to Winchester
14 May 2023
On Thursday 11th May a group of 30 parishioners, led by Fr Peter, Br Francisco and Br Antony, enjoyed a day pilgrimage to the City of Winchester, visiting Winchester Cathedral and the Hospital of St Cross and Almshouse of the Noble Poverty.
The free CTS Lenten Retreat by email
15 Feb 2023
CTS (the Catholic Truth Society) is offering a free online retreat, starting on Ash Wednesday, 22 February. For more details, see below. "On Ash Wednesday we will begin our Lenten journey. This season, gifted us by the Church, is a pilgrimage in which, as the late...

Our February 2023 Newsletter is available to view now
29 Jan 2023
The February 2023 Edition of our newsletter is available to view or download by using THIS LINK.