Arrangements for Christmas (Updated)
To reduce the pressure for places at Masses on Christmas Day, it has been announced that the obligation to attend Mass on Christmas Day itself has been extended to cover the Octave of Christmas. This means that to fulfil this obligation parishioners are able to attend any Mass up to
Continue readingThe Banquet of God’s Kingdom
Today’s gospel, the account of the Feeding of the Five Thousand from Matthew 15, reflects the important Advent theme of the Banquet of God’s kingdom, also in our first reading today from Isaiah 25. Banquets and large meals, normally a feature of Advent and Christmas, are something we can only
Continue readingBishop Pat Lynch to retire
It has just been announced that Bishop Pat Lynch SS.CC, whom we know well in this parish, is retiring. This statement has been issued by the archbishop: The Retirement of Bishop Patrick Lynch SS.CC Following Bishop Patrick Lynch’s submission of his resignation to our Holy Father, Pope Francis, we have
Continue readingChurch to reopen for Mass
I should imagine that most of you have by now, received the news that once the present lockdown has ended on Wednesday 2 December, our churches can reopen for Mass. Therefore our first Mass will be on Thursday 3 December. at 10.00 am. Details are in the newsletter. We will
Continue readingCAFOD Update
THANKS. A big thank you for your generous donations to Cafod’s Harvest Fast day collection. This year’s collection exceeded previous years, showing that despite our own misfortunes this year, many have still reached out to the poorest communities in the rest of the world. CHRISTMAS SHOPPING. If you wish to go
Continue readingFeast of Christ the King & National Youth Sunday
In our church we have a fine stained glass window of Christ the King on the east wall behind the altar, but I don’t have an image of it; because the feast day was only established by Pope Pius XI in 1925 many churches built after then have windows reflecting
Continue readingBishops Conference: Child Abuse in the Catholic Church
Our Bishops Conference has been meeting this week (as it does every year in November) and you can find details of… Posted by St Edmund’s Church, Beckenham on Friday, November 20, 2020
Continue readingPope Francis: Mary is a model for our prayer
As I have indicated in homilies the Holy Father’s reflections at his general audiences on Wednesdays, and at the Angelus… Posted by St Edmund’s Church, Beckenham on Thursday, November 19, 2020
Continue readingAid to the Church in Need News
AID TO THE CHURCH IN NEED’S PILGRIMAGE STATIONS OF THE CROSS—LIVE STREAMED ACN invites you to join them in prayer on Thursday the 19th November at 5.00 pm, as Father Dominic Robinson SJ, ACN UK’s National Ecclesiastical Assistant, will lead the Stations of The Cross livestreamed from his parish in
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