I am Fr. Vianney, a priest from the Roman Catholic Diocese of Palayamkottai, Tamilnadu, in the southern most part of India. I was ordained priest on 3 May 1984. I started my priestly ministry as assistant parish priest in the diocesan Cathedral and served our diocese in various different offices.
Continue readingAs part of the Catholic Youth Ministry (CYM) programme for 2020, we will be putting on a brand new and original musical! ‘The Crusader’ is about a young knight, William, who, upon his return from the Third Crusade with King Richard the Lionheart, is delayed on his journey and presumed
Continue readingAltar serving is an important part of our liturgy at St Edmunds. We welcome new servers at all Masses. You can serve at Mass once you have made your first Holy Communion. There is no maximum age. If you would like to serve at Mass, please call at the sacristy
Continue readingChildren’s Liturgy for our primary school children takes place on the second Sunday of each month. To make sure we can carry on running Children’s Liturgy for the children we really need some new helpers so if you could spare just one hour a month at 9.30am mass on Sunday please do join us. Joining
Continue readingDuring 2019, 21,839 individuals logged on to view St. Edmund’s services. 30,729 views were for up to an hour and a further 9,635 views were for over an hour. It is good to know how many people we are able to reach in this way. You can view our webcam
Continue readingA Blessed and Happy New Year 2020! I hope you had a wonderful Christmas with family and friends and have ushered in the New Year with joy and hope. Permit me to write these few lines to inform you that I am going on a sabbatical. As I leave the parish I
Continue readingBlessed chalk will be available at all Masses this Sunday, 5th January, for the traditional Epiphany house blessing. It is the custom to use the chalk to mark the lintel above your front door, or a space nearby, in this way: 20 + C + M + B + 20
Continue readingArchbishop John has written his first Pastoral Letter as Archbishop of Southwark, which was read at all Sunday Masses today, the Feast of the Holy Family. You can read the letter HERE.
Continue readingYou probably have a Christmas tree at home but do you have a crib? In his recent Apostolic letter Admirabile Signum about which Fr Ashley writes here, Pope Francis draws our attention to the meaning and importance of the nativity scene and urges us to reclaim the awe and wonder children experience as they
Continue readingYour offering given on Christmas Day is by tradition for the priests of our parish. Many of you have responded to our request to set up Standing Orders for your donations to the church and we are so grateful for this, but for any payment to reach our priests it has to be marked
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