Catholics from across the diocese are joining CAFOD at the ‘Act Now, Change Forever’ mass lobby of Parliament on Wednesday 9 July. This is a chance to live out our faith by urging leaders to act on the climate crisis, which is already affecting the world’s poorest communities. To take
Continue readingBishop Challoner School will be celebrating its final Mass on the morning of July 4. It will be the very last Mass at the school. Fr Steve and Fr Andrew will be concelebrating which means that we are unable to have Mass in St Edmund’s that morning though there will be
Continue readingMany parishioners already use the Universalis website to access the daily Mass readings. There is also a Universalis app for iPhone/iPad and Android, which gives all the readings for each day and a lot more besides. Take a look at their website.
Continue readingMany 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
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