A 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
Continue readingThe Catholic Church began a special year of reflection on the importance of the Bible recently, entitled The God who Speaks. Fr Ashley gave a talk on 27th November, a replay of which you can watch on our Webcam (under Recordings). The text version, which includes a number of links
Continue readingThis week we celebrate the Feast of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary (Monday 9th) and this somewhat overshadows Our Lady of Guadalupe (Thursday 12th), the less well known of the two. However, it is the latter I wish to say a few words about. Our Lady of
Continue readingOur Christmas Fair takes place in the Church Hall from 11 am and ends around 3.30 pm. All the usual gifts and goodies available! And, don’t forget, our parish choirs will be bringing good cheer to the shoppers at Waitrose by singing well known carols from 10 am. They would be thrilled
Continue readingFrom Monday 6 January there will be a change in weekday Mass times. Along with 10 am Mass, there will now be a 7.30 am Mass on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fri-days in the church. On Wednesdays and Saturdays there will be 8.15 am Mass at St Peter Claver Convent.
Continue readingWe will be selling tickets for the Money Mountain after all weekend Masses over the next two weekends. 50% of the money raised will go to the winner and the rest to parish funds! The winning ticket will be drawn at the Christmas Fair. If you are not able to come on the
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