Films about God, Jesus and living Christian values.

Parish Film Shows

Our Parish Cinema invites you all to watch films about God, Jesus and living according to Christian values. These popular film nights are held in the church hall on Fridays and are very well attended. Come and enjoy an uplifting evening with friends. There is always a cup of tea or coffee and sometimes even some cake!

On special occasions, we have also shown these films in the Church itself with exposition of our Blessed Lord as in “The Passion of Christ” during the Easter period which was a very holy experience.

Location: Church Hall St Swithun’s | Time: 8pm on Friday | View film calendar >

Upcoming Films

Film Night: ‘LORENZO’S OIL’

Film Review by Roger Ebert Our Parish Cinema invites you all to see “Lorenzo’s Oil” WATCHING ‘LORENZO’S OIL’ MOVIE – “Life has meaning only in the struggle, triumph or defeat is in the hands of the Gods… so let us celebrate the struggle!” (after a short introduction we are very …
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Film Night: ‘My Life’ – Discussion on the Film

Our Parish Cinema invites you all to see “ My Life is a 1993 American film starring Michael Keaton and Nicole Kidman ‘Watching this movie made me take a look at “my own life” it made me realize how easy it is to go through the motions of days, months, and years …
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Film Night: ‘My Life’ – Watch the Film

Film Night: ‘My Life’ – Introduction Night

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FRIDAY 10/07/2020:9.00am - The EXPOSITION of the Blessed SACRAMENT.9.30am - Divine Mercy Chaplet.9.55am - Benediction.10.00am - Votive Holy Mass of The Prescious Blood of Jesus. Intention: Thanksgiving On 55th Wedding ANNIVERSARY for Len & Mary Edwards ... See MoreSee Less

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CHRISTIAN MORNING MEDITATION:Jesus Cares About Our Choices 12 June 2020Friday of the Tenth Week in Ordinary TimeMatthew 5:27-32Jesus said to his disciples: “You have heard that it was said, You shall not commit adultery. But I say to you, everyone who looks at a woman with lust has already committed adultery with her in his heart. If your right eye causes you to sin, tear it out and throw it away. It is better for you to lose one of your members than to have your whole body thrown into Gehenna. And if your right hand causes you to sin, cut it off and throw it away. It is better for you to lose one of your members than to have your whole body go into Gehenna. It was also said, Whoever divorces his wife must give her a bill of divorce. But I say to you, whoever divorces his wife (unless the marriage is unlawful) causes her to commit adultery, and whoever marries a divorced woman commits adultery.”Opening Prayer: Here I am again, Lord, coming into your presence filled with hope in your goodness and a desire to hear your voice speak to my heart. I know you are thinking of me right now—you never stop thinking of me. I know you have a beautiful dream for me life, and I can only discover and fulfill that dream if I stay close to you. As I pray and reflect on your words today, I do so with that desire: I want to come closer and closer to you, and never be separated from you. Please enlighten and strengthen me, Lord.Encountering Christ:1. Abusing God’s Gifts: The perennial temptation linked to our sexuality is lust, seeing and treating other people as objects rather than persons, as tools for our own pleasure rather than fellow pilgrims on the way to the Father’s house. This, like anger, is one of the capital sins, because it leads to many other sins. Just as anger can lead to sins like calumny, murder, and even war, lust destroys lives and families through many forms of abuse and exploitation. Our culture seems to have forgotten this. It actively promotes lustful attitudes and actions through the super-sexualized nature of popular entertainment and the ever-growing proliferation of pornography. This promotion of lust, in fact, has contributed to a general loss even of common sense when it comes to some of the most basic realities of our human existence— like our being created male and female, and the lifelong nature of a marriage relationship as the origin of every family. In this passage Jesus is reminding us of God’s noble design for our sexuality: through the faithful gift of each other to each other, spouses image the generous and life-giving love that flows among the three divine persons of the Trinity. Our sexuality is a precious and beautiful part of God’s plan for our lives, and so when lust and infidelity creep in and corrupt it, the corruption is especially destructive.2. Sin Matters: In this context, Jesus also reminds us that sin really matters. Whenever we choose to act in contradiction to God’s plan for our human nature, we cause damage to our souls, which is even more lasting and dangerous than damage to our bodies. This is why Jesus exhorts us to cut away anything in our lives that leads us into sin. His image of cutting out our eye or cutting off our hand if they lead us into sin is not meant to be taken literally. In fact, it can’t be—neither our eyes nor our hands can ever commit a sin, since sin is always a choice against God’s wise plan for us, and choices are made in a person’s spirit. But to choose against God’s plan for us can cause us eternal damage by separating us from his friendship forever. The image of it being preferable to lose a hand or an eye rather than to lose our very self by going to hell is a vivid illustration. Jesus really wants us to know the truth: our choices matter! We can use God’s gifts for the good purposes for which he gave them to us–as in the purpose of our sexuality, which is to bring us together in a spousal relationship of love from which new families are formed–or we can abuse his gifts, and wreak destruction on ourselves and on others. Jesus really wants us to make the right choices, and he will help us do so. We just have to be humble enough to accept the truth of who we are as human beings with a specific human nature created by God, a nature that flourishes when we obey the natural law God has written inside it.3. Occasions of Sin: Catholic spirituality has always encouraged us to avoid the so-called “occasions of sin.” These are situations in which we know we will be severely tempted to sin. We all have situations like that because we all have a fallen human nature. Certain tendencies within us seem to be attracted to sin, even when we know that acting against God’s wise plan for us (that’s the essence of sin) is bad for us and for those around us. Knowing that we have these tendencies of our fallen nature (called “concupiscence” by theologians) can help us avoid situations in which those tendencies may be encouraged— occasions of sin. This is partly what Jesus was getting at when warning us to cut out the causes of sin from our lives. What are my occasions of sin? Certain relationships or social situations? Certain habits of laziness or indulgence? Sin wreaks destruction, because it abuses God’s gifts, using them for purp oses God never intended. Being convinced of that can give us the courage we need to avoid situations that blind us and make sin seem attractive.Conversing with Christ: Lord, you spoke so clearly and directly about sin. You spoke so clearly and directly about sexual sin. The world around me doesn’t do that. The world around me doesn’t even use the term sin anymore. The world around me is filled with confusion and contradiction regarding all things sexual. I want to welcome this gift you have given me and live it with integrity and beauty. I want to live it in the way you meant it to be lived. Please help me. Please enlighten me. Please give me the courage I need to always make choices in harmony with your wise plan for my life and for the lives of those around me. I believe in you, Lord; help my unbelief! (cf. Mark 9:24).Resolution: Lord, today, by your grace, I will make a list of the most frequent occasions of sin in my life. I will talk with you about them and make a realistic plan to avoid them. Then I will talk about that plan with a close friend or mentor in order to have someone who can help hold me accountable to that plan.stswithuns.org.uk/event/dr-10072020 ... See MoreSee Less

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TODAY - FRIDAY - 14th Week in Ordinary Time, 10th July, 2020OUR PLAN IS:St Swithun's CHURCH OPEN from 8.30pm to 12.00noon and from 6.00pm to 8.00pm;only live-streaming:6.00am - The Holy Mass (in Polish) - Intention: For Baby Clare Agnes - 50th Anniversary;11.00am - 'MORNING COFFEE' with Fr Marcin - Q&A about Catholic Faith (in Polish);for all to attend (and live-streamed as well):9.00am - 9.55am - The Exposition of The Blessed Sacrament followed by Divine Mercy Chaplet (approx. 9.30am) and Benediction (approx. 9.55am). [From 9.00am to 9.30am possibility for the Sacrament of Confession];10.00am - The Holy Mass - Votive Mass of the Precious Blood of Jesus. Intention: In Thanksgiving for Len & Mary Edwards on their 55th Wedding Anniversary;10.30am - The Holy Rosary - Sorrowful Mysteries.7.00pm - The Holy Mass: Intention: 20th Gregorian Mass for + Alex McGoogan RIPNOT live-streamed:from 12.00am to 2.00pm - Pastoral Meetings6.30pm to 6.55pm - Sacrament of Confession;8.00pm - SVP Zoom Meeting ... See MoreSee Less

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Father,I went to Pets at Home on Sunday.As we ran out of pet food.Have to admit also non essential doggy items...Felt The Lord was not happy?

On my way! Just going to get my glass of... water. Good evening Father, Ciao Bilbo, Good evening everyone.

Sorry the children come on a Thursday for a meal with me. I missed it. It’s not to be. But thanks that I can follow some of it now 🙏🏻

Good evening I’ve been listening and baking at the same time. I’m off to see my sisters tomorrow.

Good evening Fr Marcin and Bilbao.and everyone.

That is incredible, congratulations to you both Xx

Cheers congratulations to you both Brian and Linda

Good evening everyone, Fr (and hopefully Bilbo too🐾)?😁🍷

Congratulations to the happy couples. God bless you always!🍾🥂💕

Father it is sometimes very uncomfortable listening to you, but boy have I learned 🙏🏻

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Thank you Father Marcin. Good night. Pax et bonum

Congratulations Brian and Linda. We are five years behind you

Good evening Father and all my friends 🙏❣️🙏

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Father and everyone ❤️❤️

Evening fr marcin everyone godbless

Is it 50yrs Brian and Linda??x

Wow, Congratulations Len and Mary Edwards. xx

Congratulations Len and Mary, and Brian and Linda🥂

Good evening Fr Marcin And everyone listening in to night.

Good evening. I love your hairstyle Father Marcin.

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THURSDAY 09/07/20209.00 am - The Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament;9.30am - DIVINE MERCY CHAPLET;9.55am - BENEDICTION;10.00am - The Holy Mass. Intention: 19th Gregorian Mass for + Alex McGoogan RIP ... See MoreSee Less

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Thanks giving to the sacred heart and our lady of pompey St faustina request answered thank you fr marcin godbless everyone

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Santissimo Signore Gesu' Cristo, Ti adoriamo, qui e in tutte le chiese di tutto il mondo, e Ti benediciamo, perche' con la Tua Santa Croce hai redento il mondo. Lord Jesus Christ, Son of the Living God, have mercy on me, a sinner.

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