This Sunday, our parish community at St Patrick’s in Earlestown aren’t together in church but, like so many other congregations of all denominations across the country, are together in spirit.

I want to thank the many churches and faith groups across St Helens borough who are co-ordinating help and care for the vulnerable and isolated.

This week marks the 40th anniversary of then Archbishop (now Saint) Oscar Romero’s murder in El Salvador. As he said: “Love must win out; it is the only thing that can.”