I have been overwhelmed by the Masses, prayers and expressions of condolence since my mother Margaret’s death on Thursday 13th June, the Feasts of Our Lord Jesus Christ, Eternal High priest and St Anthony of Padua. The funeral will be on Tuesday 9th July, 12.15pm at Ascot Priory Chapel in Ascot where my father
Continue readingWe promised last week to give details of roads in the parish where at present St Ed is not delivered. The overall list is rather long, but these are the most substantial gaps: Park Rd, Lawn Rd, Hayne Rd, Rectory Rd, Beckenham High St, Southend Rd (as far as Brackley Rd where the parish boundary
Continue readingIf you or a loved one are admitted to hospital, remember that the Church and other Christian bodies work hard with NHS hospital trusts to provide a good chaplaincy service in NHS hospitals, and the work done by chaplaincy teams is regulated by contract. There are very good teams at the hospitals in London
Continue readingForty seven of our young parishioners received the gift of the Holy Spirit from Bishop Pat during a wonderful and uplifting Mass on Thursday evening. Thank you to all the altar servers who continue to carry out their duties so well and to Rosie’s Choir whose singing so enriches the
Continue readingOn 6th of July, St. Edmund’s, our parish, is organising International Day to celebrate the cultural diversity and unity in the parish. You are all welcome to come and enjoy the variety of cultures abounding in our parish. If you feel like it please feel free to wear your traditional clothes and bring food to share
Continue readingA recent CTiB Clergy and Reps meeting reviewed our five week Lent Programme run at St John’s Eden Park and also the Good Friday Walk of Witness in Beckenham. We were delighted that over 100 people attended the Lent Programme each week. Our topics were praying the Way of the
Continue readingGift Aid envelopes for use from 2 June are ready for collection from the back of the church. Those of you who kindly donate by standing order will receive smaller packs containing envelopes for special and second collections only. People who donate electronically via ChurchSuite can also request one of
Continue readingThe sick list in the newsletter (as below) has become rather long. If your name is on it or you requested that a name be included and that person no longer needs to be prayed for, please let the Office know so that we can remove that name. From the
Continue readingMASS IN CELEBRATION OF THE SACRAMENT OF MARRIAGE There is a special Mass on Saturday, 13 July at St. George’s Cathedral for couples celebrating their 1st/10th/25th/40th/50th/60th+ wedding anniversary during 2019; please apply as soon as possible for an invitation from the Archbishop. Get in touch with us by EMAIL. Please let us have the location of
Continue readingTurning Faith into Action The Society of St Vincent de Paul (SVP) is a well-known charity that helps disadvantaged people in the community and offers friendship to those who are lonely. Many of you will be aware that our parish has a well-established SVP group made up of volunteers. You
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