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sfx crest 2 The parish crest is closely linked to St. Ignatius of Loyola, the founder of the Society of Jesus. The IHS are the first three letters – "iota", "eta", and "sigma" of the Greek spelling of Jesus. The name of Jesus – in its traditional monogram IHS – was chosen by St Ignatius from the beginning to be the seal stamped on all letters and documents. This was used by the Jesuit founder – and subsequently by members of the Society – as an outward sign of the inner consecration of everything he did "in the name of Jesus", from which came the name "Jesuit".

Two Wolves and a Pot
The " two wolves and a pot" was the adopted escutcheon shield with coat-of-arms the Loyola family. Above the arched entrance of the family castle in sixteenth-century Castile in Spain was a carved block which represents two wolves rampant on either side of the hanging cauldron. Some exploit or other in the relentless battle with wolves common in the surrounding forest and hill may account for the Loyola wolves and became an accepted emblem in the armourial bearing of the period. The boiling pot or cauldron symbolised hospitality, a virtue for which the Basques have been justly celebrated.

The Cross and Nails
The " cross and nails" are traditional Christian signs, associated with the crucifixion of Jesus. Like St Ignatius called to be a "companion of Jesus under the standard of the cross", every Christian, the Society, the parish community, and the Church are so called.

The Colour "Green"
Green is the colour of nature and of new life springing from fresh growth. As the traditional Church colour for hope, it signifies our parish community ever renewing itself in our pilgrim way, hoping to become what we are not-yet, what we could be together.