Today (18 March) the Bishops Conference of England and Wales has agreed that the all public worship should cease in our communities from the evening of Friday 20 March. The obligation to attend Holy Mass on Sundays and Holy days is removed until further notice. In Beckenham we have decided
Continue readingLast Monday the Bishops Conference updated its guidelines over Coronavirus, and these were implemented as mandatory by the Archbishop of Southwark by decree. The full guidelines can be found on their website; we are now in ‘stage 2’. Please bear in mind that we are being asked to follow the
Continue readingNew guidelines have been issued by the Bishops Conference which we will be implementing immediately in the parish. CLICK HERE for details, or follow the links below. We are now officially at Stage 2 of the guidelines. Please implement these changes with immediate effect. If this situation changes, further guidance
Continue readingThis Friday, 7.30 pm, there is a Witness and Worship event taking place at St Edmund’s. This is an opportunity for us to praise God with our voices and from the depths of our hearts and to listen to people who can reveal how God has profoundly changed their lives.
Continue readingBeckenham Street Pastors urgently need more people to join their team to continue their weekly Friday night patrol of Beckenham High Street. This is an outreach mission showing people that we care for them and want to make sure they have a good safe evening out. People come from all
Continue readingA few weeks ago the Catholic Bishops’ Conference issued guidance for us on how the growing Coronavirus might affect how we come together for worship in church, in line with guidance given during earlier out-breaks. The document is very substantial and can be downloaded from the CBCEW Website . Much
Continue readingOur friends at Living Well Bromley have made an emergency appeal for food donations: We are out of stock of the following items: Tinned meat Tinned vegetables Tinned tomatoes Instant Mash Rice (microwaveable and normal) Milk Please bring donations to one of our food bank sessions: Tuesdays 3-4pm; Fridays 1-2.30pm
Continue readingFirstly, an extract from the message of His Holiness Pope Francis for Lent 2020: In this Lent of 2020, I would like to share with every Christian what I wrote to young people in the Apostolic Exhortation Christus Vivit: “Keep your eyes fixed on the out-stretched arms of Christ crucified,
Continue readingTheme: Discernment and Vocation Date: 28 Feb – 1 March 2020 Location: Liverpool The weekend is organised by the Sisters of the Faithful Companions of Jesus (FCJ). There is nothing quite like religious life – it’s an extraordinary adventure into a deep relationship with God. If you are wondering if
Continue readingFr Steve is encouraging The Angelus to be said at the end of every Mass.
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