Advent O Antiphons
Fr Ashley has added these beautiful antiphons to our Facebook page:
Continue readingThe Common Good and the Catholic Church’s Social Teaching 25 Years On
Some of you may remember when the Bishops Conference teaching document ‘The Common Good’ came out in late 1996, in the months before the May 1997 General Election. We had a whole course of talks on it in the parish during Lent 1997. At St Mary’s University we are organising
Continue readingHelp Living Well’s Christmas Appeal
This weekend we have our last collection this year for Living Well and it is for their Christmas Appeal. Please bring your donations to church or you can drop your bags in at the office.
Continue readingYour Local SVP
Blessings and Advent greetings to all reading this newsletter. This week’s front-page article is coming to you from the Beckenham SVP conference. We would like to open by thanking Fr Ashley as newsletter editor for kindly allowing us to write this article and raise awareness of the SVP. The Saint
Continue readingBook your Parish Synod Meeting Today
Please use the link below to book your place for one of these meetings: Tuesday 7 December 7.30pm in the Church Hall Thursday 9 December on Zoom at 7.30pm Saturday 11 December 2.00pm in the Church Hall
Continue readingNo Heating in Church – Wrap up Well
We have been carefully tending our church boiler, trying to get more years of service out of it, but unfortunately, we have been caught out. The engineer who came to look at it on Thursday said he could not allow us to light it again. We are therefore without heating.
Continue readingFeast of St Francis Xavier & Day of Prayer for Migrants
Today, the feast of St Francis Xavier, is also a Day of Prayer for Migrants (also observed with the rest of the world in September). Here is the Holy Father’s message for this: CLICK HERE. Fr Ashley News from our Facebook feed…
Continue readingThursday Evening Mass & Heating in Church
Please note that the 6pm Mass this Thursday will be celebrated as usual – it is not now cancelled as was announced at the weekend. Also we regret that there is a serious problem with the heating system. While we are trying to resolve it please make sure you wear
Continue readingFood for those in Need
From our Facebook page, which is usually updated daily by Fr Ashley.
Continue readingFirst Sunday of Advent
Very thoughtful and challenging reflection, and a period of prayer for migrants… From our Facebook page
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