Homeless Shelter Volunteer Information
Homeless people in our area need your help! Each year the number of homeless people keeps rising. Across London it is estimated that nearly 5,000 people slept rough last year. To help some of
Continue readingFr Steve’s Party
What a wonderful evening it was! The Hall looked beautiful, the food was brought by the guests and reflected our parishioners national cuisines and was delicious and the Hall was packed
Continue readingOur New Safeguarding Policy
The safeguarding policy of St Edmund’s, Beckenham is based on the principle that everyone in our community is welcome and loved. We are lucky to have a vibrant parish, with
Continue readingSVP Christmas Lunch for People in Need
The Beckenham St. Vincent de Paul group (SVP) is holding a Christmas lunch on Monday 10 December in St Edmund’s Church Hall. Organised for parishioners who may otherwise feel left
Continue readingWorld Mission Sunday
World Mission Sunday falls this Sunday, 21 October. On this day the whole Church unites in an act of universal solidarity in prayer for its missionary activity and in collecting funds to support
Continue readingNew Titles from the CTS
On the reading slope in the porch there is a small catalogue called New Titles published by the Catholic Truth Society. There are some delightful, inexpensive books for young children, which are perfect
Continue readingSt Mary’s Catholic Primary School Open Mornings
St Mary’s Catholic Primary School – our parish school – will be holding their Open Mornings for parents of children who are due to start school in September 2019. They will
Continue readingCAFOD’s Harvest Fast Day Appeal
CAFOD’s Harvest Fast Day was on Friday, 5 October. At all Masses this weekend there will be a speaker from Cafod and the second collection is for their appeal. Many of
Continue readingOur 2018 AGM
Thank you to all those who attended the Parish AGM this month. It was encouraging to see so many of you (100 people compared to 50 at the previous AGM). The
Continue readingNEWT: An Update From Deacon Sean
As many of you know by now, I am the chief for welfare and development in the village of Nankesido (also spelt Nankesedo) on the coast of Ghana in West
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