Fr Ashley has prepared a brief summary of the Pope’s new encyclical, Fratelli Tutti, which is available to read/download: CLICK HERE. Copies of Pope Francis’s encyclical on Fraternity & Social
Continue readingToday, 600 people will be diagnosed with leprosy. Leprosy is completely curable if treated early. Lepra works directly with communities in Bangladesh, India, Zimbabwe and Mozambique to find, treat and
Continue readingPact is a national charity which supports people affected by imprisonment. It provides practical and emotional support to prisoners’ children and families, and to prisoners themselves. This Sunday is a
Continue readingThis community relies entirely on donations to feed the many men it shelters. We have missed several of our regular collections and we don’t know how long this will continue,
Continue readingIn a time of crisis worldwide we ask the angels to protect particularly those suffering from the virus. Traditionally we have often associated this feast with children, nurturing them in
Continue readingWe are really pleased to learn that Blythswood have their shoebox appeal this year and we will be collecting shoeboxes in the parish again, albeit with a few small changes
Continue readingToday is the World Day of Prayer for Refugees and Migrants and here is the message for today from the Holy Father: http://www.vatican.va/…/papa-francesco_20200513_world… Today’s gospel reading is the parable of
Continue readingThe Passage, the charity for the rough sleeping community in London, founded by the late Cardinal Basil Hume over 40 years ago, has had a challenge during September to get
Continue readingIn England and Wales today is the feast of Our Lady of Walsingham – a new administrator of the shrine is being installed… Posted by St Edmund's Church, Beckenham on Thursday,
Continue readingToday is the 25th Sunday in Ordinary Time and Home Mission Sunday. The gospel (Matthew 20:1-16) is the parable of the workers in the vineyard. This speaks to us above
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