- Church Notices
- First Holy Communion & Confirmation Classes
- St Simons RC Primary School
- Volunteer To Help Our Church
- Other Notices
Church Notices
White Flower Appeal 2025 And Collection Next Sunday
The Society for the Protection of Unborn Children (SPUC) will be having their appeal second collection next weekend. SPUC exists to transform culture so that abortion is not only abolished but becomes truly unthinkable. The Society is actively leading the fight in the courts, classroom and culture to achieve this mission. Through these efforts we will restore a respect for the sanctity of human life to our society from conception until natural death. This year’s appeal postcards, which you will find on the newsletter table, allow supporters to join the fightback campaign against the current threats in Parliament to expand…
Read moreAdvent Appeal Thank You
The proceeds of our Advent Appeal amounted to £248.73 which will be sent to the charity Friends of the Holy Land which supports and gives hope to vulnerable Christians. For more information on the support they give please visit their website: http://www.friendsoftheholyland.org.uk
Read moreRepository Shop
The repository still has some beautiful church art 2026 calendars for sale. It also sells gifts, books and devotional items. Why not pay them a visit after Mass.
Read moreTea And Coffee After Morning Mass Next Sunday
There will tea and coffee in the church hall after the 10.30am Mass next Sunday. Please do come along.
Read moreChildren’s Society’s Southwark Crisis Fund
Children’s Society’s Southwark Crisis Fund helps families in our Archdiocese who are facing a crisis in their lives. To gift aid your offering please use one of the envelopes on the table.
Read moreCrib Offerings
The Crib will remain on display throughout the Christmas season and up to the feast of the Presentation of the Lord (Candlemas). We will be donating our crib offering to The Catholic Children’s Society’s Southwark Crisis Fund which helps families in our Archdiocese who are facing a crisis in their lives. To gift aid your offering please use one of the envelopes on the table.
Read moreChristmas Offering Envelopes Available On The Newsletter Table
The offertory collection taken during the Midnight & Christmas Day Masses is traditionally your personal gift to your Fr. Jose. A priest’s income is normally whatever he receives from the parish (mainly Mass offerings). This collection at Christmas forms an important part of Fr. Jose’s income for the year and enables him to meet personal expenses. If you can gift aid your offering, the parish can benefit from the tax refund. To do so write your name and address on the envelope provided, or use one of the Gift Aid envelopes available in the church foyer. Offerings made by cheque…
Read moreChristmas Service Times
Mass times for the week of Christmas and the start of the New Year
Read moreAdvent Appeal Second Collections
Our Our Advent Appeal second collections will be for The Friends of the Holy Land. The Christians of the Holy Land have continued to experience pressure from all sides. Knowing that the wider Christian community is thinking of them renews their spirits and helps them find hope in what can feel like a hopeless situation. Let us remember those striving to remain in the birthplace of our Hope.Advent Appeal second collections will be for The Friends of the Holy Land. The Christians of the Holy Land have continued to experience pressure from all sides. Knowing that the wider Christian community…
Read moreHelp London’s Pro-Life Pregnancy Centre Stay Open
The Good Counsel Network’s funds are dangerously low. They offer expectant mums help with housing, financial assistance, legal, and medical support, baby goods and clothes, advice, ongoing support long after the baby is born. If they run out of funds, they cannot continue to help dozens of Mothers keep a roof over their head. Support Good Counsel today – see the poster on the noticeboard or go to http://www.goodcounselnetwork.com donate page for more details
Read moreBecoming a Catholic?
Are you an adult who is not a Catholic but who would like to know more, a Catholic who has not be confirmed or who would like to review your knowledge of your Catholic Faith? If you would like to know more, please contact Fr. Hans for a chat.
Receiving Holy Communion
We welcome all visitors and those who do not regularly worship with us at St. Simon Stock.
If you are not a Catholic, or are a Catholic who does not regularly attend Sunday Mass at a Catholic Church, you are welcome to come forward for a blessing. If you would like to receive a blessing, please fold your arms across your chest in the form of a cross and the Parish Priest will give you a blessing.
Those receiving communion are reminded that the host must be consumed before returning to your seat.
Mass Intentions
Each time he offers Mass the priest can offer the Mass for a specified intention, such as for someone who has died, for good health for a sick person, or in thanksgiving for graces received. To book a Mass Intention please use one of the envelopes available by the newsletters; write the Intention on it, and details of the date and time of Mass, and your name and contact details if you want the details to be confirmed. If you indicate a preferred date, the Mass will be offered on or about that preferred date. If you would like to be sure of a specific date, please speak to Fr Jose or Thereza. Put your donation inside (£10 is a typical amount) and either put it in any of the collection baskets or hand it to Fr. Jose.
First Holy Communion Classes
First Meeting – First Holy Communion Classes
For those who have registered for this year’s programme the first meeting for parents and children will be on Saturday 1st November promptly at 10.30am.
St. Simon Stock RC Primary School
Thursday 15th January, Is The Last Date For Applications For Admissions To St. Simon’s Catholic Primary School
Please be advised that the deadline for applications for admission to St Simon’s School in September 2026 is this Thursday. Any Parents/Legal Guardians with a child whose date of birth falls between 1st September 2021 and 31st August 2022 should make an application no later than Thursday 15th January 2026. As a Catholic Primary School, Parents/Legal Guardians are required to complete a Supplementary Form and an RCAF Local Authority Form, application packs and further information about the application process can be obtained from the school office. Alternatively please access our school website http://www.st-simon.kent.sch.uk. If you know of any parents who…
Read MoreVolunteer To Help Our Church
VOLUNTEER HELP NEEDED FOR THE PARISH
We are looking for more parishioners to help with the various tasks that take place to make the parish run smoothly particularly catechists for the sacramental programmes (a DBS check will be required), choir members, collectors, counters, cleaners, help for the running of the repository (shop), parishioners to help with a Social and Fundraising Committee. If you have some time to spare to volunteer for these roles, or any of the other behind the scenes roles that help the parish function, please speak to Fr. Jose or sign up on the noticeboard.
Would You Like To Join Our Team Of Altar Servers?
We are looking to recruit some new servers from among those young people who have already made their first holy communion to join the team who serve at Sunday Mass and at other Masses throughout the year. If you feel that you can undertake this commitment please ask your parents to talk to Fr. Jose. A period of training will be given before you join the regular serving team.
Would You Like To Join Our Team Of Readers?
We are looking to recruit new readers, including young people who are in school year 7 and above, to join the team who read regularly at Sunday Mass and at other Masses throughout the year. If you feel that this ministry might be for you, please talk to Fr. Jose.
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