Christmas at St. Edmund’s

All our welcome to our Christmas Day Masses, as detailed on our home page. Owing to the exceptional number of people normally attending our Christmas Vigil Mass at 6pm and Midnight Mass, it will be possible to administer Holy Communion only under the form of the host; the chalice will not be available to

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A Family Affair – For the World

Looking for a way to develop your own faith and that of your family? Are you trying to rediscover the role of marriage and family life in the modern world? If the answer is ‘yes’, then the World Meeting of Families (WMOF) taking place in August 2018 will definitely be of

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You Can Now Visit our Christmas Crib

Please visit our Christmas Crib. Donations welcome. All the money raised will go to support the Catholic Children’s Society Crisis Fund which provides one-off emergency grants to support children and families who are experiencing a crisis in their lives.  

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Fourth Sunday of Advent and Christmas Eve

As happened about six or seven years ago when Christmas day last fell on a Monday, people have understandably asked this question: if I normally go to Mass on a Sunday evening, does that satisfy at once the obligation to go to Mass both on the Sunday and at Christmas? Guidance given by the Liturgy

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Tribute to Canon Jack

On Tuesday, 28 November we welcomed Bishop Pat Lynch SS CC, along with Canon Tom McHugh, Fr Steve Wymer and Fr Mark Binang to Bishop Challoner School. The occasion was the unveiling of a portrait of Canon Jack Madden who was the Parish Priest at St Edmund’s and Chairman of the Board

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Getting Organised For Christmas

As we are now in Advent and the weeks will go very fast we would like to get some things organised early: Altar servers – please indicate on the sheets in the Sacristy your availability to serve at a Christmas Mass. Extraordinary Ministers of the Eucharist and Readers – please indicate your availability

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Catholic Schools – A Message from The Archbishop of Southwark

Do you support Catholic schools and the right of Catholics to send their children to them? Then we need you to make your voice heard. The Government is making a critical decision on whether to overturn the admissions cap which prevents Catholic schools from allowing all Catholic pupils to attend. They have acknowledged that this policy

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Our 300 Club

Firstly, thank you very much to all Members for your generous support of the Parish 300 Club. However, there are a considerable number of subscribers, who despite several reminders, have outstanding subscriptions, some going back as far as last March. So, in order to help remind members of when their

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Help Needed – Our Christmas Fair

Our Fair is this Sunday, 3rd December, and we desperately need some of the following: Books CD’s and DVD’s Linens Sweets Toiletries Bric a Brac Bottles We also need VOLUNTEERS! Please contact Sue Owen on 07828 132 921 or by email for more information. Thanks!

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Collection for Asylum Seekers and Refugees, Christmas 2017

Our collection of items for asylum seekers and refugees in London living at the London Catholic Worker community in north London is this weekend – 25th and 26th November. Many thanks for the generosity you have  shown in the past. Details of the community’s work, inspired by the Servant of God Dorothy Day, can

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