Pope Francis – united to all the Bishops and Catholic faithful around the world –will consecrate Russia and Ukraine to the Immaculate Heart of Mary this Friday, the feast of the Annunciation. During the Lenten penitential service which begins at 5.00pm Rome time, the Pope will pray the Act of
Continue readingWe have received the following appeal for accommodation for a Ukrainian couple, so please consider this if you are registering for the sponsorship scheme: Hello My name is Oksana and I live in Rectory Road. I came to settle in the UK 20 years ago and became a British Citizen,
Continue readingWe are now in the happy position where the lifting of restrictions means that we can rebuild our teams of altar servers and others who help to prepare the sanctuary for Mass and clear up afterwards. Historically in St Edmund’s we have had a lot of people who have generously
Continue readingFor a number of years before Covid struck, we celebrated in our parish the Blessing of Easter Foods, which is a service known throughout eastern Europe. We would very much like to re-instate this service this year. It is a lovely way to celebrate the richness of the cultural diversity
Continue readingThe second in our series of lent talks took place on Tuesday, entitled “What is a synod? Dialogue and listening“. The materials are now online, including presentation slides, the talk text, and a recording on our webcam. The topic of the first talk (the previous week) was ‘Ukraine and Catholic
Continue readingThe Passage, the Catholic charity working with homeless people is raising funds through the Big Give, a matched giving scheme, beginning at noon on Monday 14 March. Every £1 donated online between noon on Monday 14 March and noon on Monday 28 March becomes £2 or £2.25 through Gift Aid
Continue readingThe Parish Synodal Report is now available here. Thank you to all who participated in this project and those who organised the listening sessions and compiled the final report. Please read, reflect and pray about the way forward. We should not allow this work to be stored away in a
Continue readingThe 5th Beckenham South Scouts will open their Scout Hut on Saturday the 12th of March between 10am and 3pm for receiving donations to help the Ukrainian refugee crisis in Poland and Eastern Europe. They are collecting items to be driven there through the efforts of the Lewisham Polish Centre.
Continue readingCafod Lent Family Fast Day is Friday March 11. Please mark this day by making some sacrifice to support Cafod’s work with our hungry brothers and sisters around the world. There will be Cafod speakers at our Masses this weekend, 5th/6th March and envelopes for you to take with you
Continue readingCitygate Church are partnering with various organisations who are driving supplies directly to Ukrainian refugee centres. Please bring these items to: Citygate Church, 22 Rectory Road, Beckenham BR3 1JA Today until 8pm and Thursday 3rd between 9.30am and 5pm. Blankets Sleeping bags Bedding Sanitary Products Nappies Warm Clothes (underwear and
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