The Live Simply Award is an opportunity for Catholic communities to respond to Pope Francis’ invitation in Laudato Si’ to “work with generosity and tenderness in protecting this world which God has entrusted to us”. Our Lady of the Annunciation, Bingham Rd, Addiscombe, is holding a mass at 7.00 pm
Continue readingSometimes people say Catholic Social Teaching has nothing to do with everyday life – how wrong they are! It’s not too late to enrol for the MA degree in Catholic Social Teaching at St Mary’s University – for details CLICK HERE or contact me. The whole programme can be studied
Continue readingCafod Harvest Fast Day is Friday 1 October. This year’s appeal focusses on our work supporting communities in the struggle against climate change. As we know, the climate crisis affects us all, but its impact tends to be most devastating on the world’s poorest communities. Cafod is asking you to
Continue readingThe winter night shelter season is fast approaching. We’re looking for help in areas including Evening Cook Teams, Day Time Services Hub, Local Food Collections and Advice Triage. Come along to Register Your Interest in Volunteering at United Reformed Church, 20 Widmore Road, Bromley BR1 1RY, on Saturday from 10.30am
Continue readingI am sure many of you were able to join in the recitation of a special Chaplet of the Seven Sorrows of Mary for the victims of sexual abuse, led by Deacon Sean. We are very grateful to him for this initiative and the prayer was very moving and harrowing.
Continue readingIn addition to our usual services today (Wednesday) there will be a special recitation of the Rosary at 5pm for victims of sexual abuse.
Continue readingOur friends at Living Well have sent St Edmund’s an email thanking us for all that we have done for them in the past. They are asking for our immediate help as their stock is severely depleted and they are unable to fill the bags for their needy families. Fr
Continue readingNormally in England and Wales people are free to choose whether to receive Holy Communion on the tongue or on the hand. When churches reopened in the summer of 2020 in most dioceses the bishops directed that people had to receive on the hand to reduce the risk of infection,
Continue readingAs you know we are at the beginning of the season of Creation. Some years back I gave a talk on the pope’s 2015 encyclical Laudato Si’ and have been doing so regularly since; drawing on the original talk, but updating, I gave a talk on Saturday for an online
Continue readingIn the Catholic Church we encourage parents to choose a Catholic school for their child and as a clergy team we do all we can to support them in this. For Catholic schools in the maintained sector, part of what you need to submit with your application is a form
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