300 Club
Thank you to all of you for continuing to support St Edmund’s by having a number or two or three in the monthly draw for the 300 Club. Thanks to
Continue readingFr Ashley
There will be a special Mass for Fr Ashley to celebrate, and thank him, for his 27 years of service at St Edmunds and this will be on Saturday 20
Continue readingA Time to Reflect
Happy New Year! January is a time both to look back and to look forward, to reflect on what went well in 2023 and what didn’t, and to anticipate the
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Have you ever started the year resolving to read through the whole bible – or resolving to increase your knowledge and understanding of the bible? I’ve tried many times and
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What a fantastic SVP Christmas lunch we all enjoyed in the church hall last Monday. We welcomed 77 of our parishioners and friends to a delicious three course traditional Christmas
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Why is it important to have a dedicated ‘Family Mass’? The answer is simple: children are the future of the Church. For that reason we need to give children a
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It seems an age since I last wrote the parish newsletter’s front page and I do so now at a time of flux and adjustment. Since my accident on 25th
Continue readingFr Ashley and St Mark’s West Wickham
It has been announced today that Father Ray Brennan is retiring as Parish Priest of our neighbouring parish of West Wickham after many years of faithful service. He has been on
Continue readingA Sustainable Christmas
Christmas is the best time of the year for many, but the worst time of the year from an environmental perspective. On Christmas Day last year, BBC Radio 4 broadcast a
Continue readingReflections in Light of the Synod on Synodality from Archbishop John
Dear brothers and sisters in Christ I returned recently from the month-long Synod on Synodality in Rome, convened by our Holy Father Pope Francis to reflect on communion, participation, and
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