Many of you will have heard by now that Bishop Challoner School announced this week that it will cease to operate at the end of the summer term, on 4 July. Their official statement can be read here. Please keep all those connected with the school in your prayers at
Continue readingThis weekend, instead of taking the second collection whilst the notices are being read, we will trial taking it at the doors as parishioners leave the church. We will do this for a few weeks to see how it works. We are grateful to all the parishioners who use the
Continue readingThis weekend, we welcome a special appeal from Aid to the Church in Need (ACN), a Pontifical foundation of the Catholic Church. ACN supports over 5,000 projects worldwide, aiding the Church’s mission in regions facing hardship. In response to the worsening crises in Lebanon, Syria, and the Holy Land, ACN
Continue readingAfter expert advice, the two yew trees at the front of the church have been cut back and greatly reduced in size. These trees were not part of the church when built but were clearly planted many years after. When they were put in they were located directly into the
Continue readingNext Saturday, the 24th May is the 75th anniversary of the consecration of our church. We are marking the occasion by a special Mass at 6.00 pm on that day which will be led by Bishop Paul Hendricks. Bishop Paul is a local lad, born in Beckenham before moving to
Continue readingOur priests are finding it hard to prepare the church for Mass on weekday mornings. They start soon after 9.00 am to set up the altar, prepare the books and the vessels, and then three days a week lead the rosary, before celebrating Mass. After Mass they remain in the
Continue readingThe priesthood has always been essential to the life of the Church, from the time of Jesus until today. Good Shepherd Sunday is the day we pray for vocations, for our priests, and take up the Priest Training Fund second collection. This fund pays for the formation of men to
Continue readingOn Good Friday we had our usual Walk of Witness, organised by Churches Together in Beckenham, which started at St Edmund’s on Village Way, and processed up the High Street and concluded with a short service on Beckenham Green next to St George’s.
Continue readingThe Landings team offers a non-judgemental forum to help you to reconnect with the Catholic faith. Lay-led meetings are accepting, confidential and enriching for all who take part. For more information contact Andrew by EMAIL.
Continue readingWe are delighted to let you know that we are now fully compliant with the British Standards. This means that whatever volume level you set your hearing aid to in your normal day to day activity; you should be able to walk into our church, switch to your ‘T’/Loop mode,
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