- Church Notices
- First Holy Communion & Confirmation Classes
- St Simons RC Primary School
- Volunteer To Help Our Church
- Gift Aid Scheme
- Other Notices
Church Notices
Today Is Good Shepherd Sunday – Support Our Future Priests
Parish Office The priesthood has always been at the heart of the Church. This Good Shepherd Sunday, we pray for vocations and support the Priest Training Fund, which forms men for service across our parishes, schools, hospitals, and communities. We currently have 9 seminarians, each costing around £30,000 per year over six years of formation. Your generosity helps make their calling possible. Donate online: http://www.rcaos.org.uk/donate/PTF Call: 020 7960 2504 (weekdays, 9am–5pm) Or use the envelopes at the back of church if you are not in the Gift Aid scheme and wish to Gift Aid your offering.
Read moreMay Procession Next Sunday
Parish Office Following the 10.30am Mass next Sunday we will have our annual ceremony of the crowning of the statue of Our Lady with procession round the grounds of the church.
Read moreRosary For Life
Parish Office Archbishop John Wilson is calling on all of us to join him in praying the Rosary for Life this May (Month of Mary). Together, we will pray through the Joyful, Sorrowful, Glorious and Luminous Mysteries, each one offered for the most vulnerable facing growing threats to life: unborn children at risk of abortion, victims of war and persecution, people with disabilities, and the elderly and vulnerable. For video, audio and written versions of the Rosary for Life, visit rcaos.org.uk/rosaryforlife. Pray the Rosary. Encounter Christ. Defend life.
Read moreRosary In May
Parish Office The month of May is especially dedicated to Our Blessed Lady and so there will be daily Recitation of the Rosary, each evening, in front of the Grotto; on Wednesday’s and Sunday’s at 6.10pm prior to the evening Mass and on all other days at 7.00pm. Please try to come to support this parish devotion.
Read moreThank You For Your Generosity
Parish Office We would like to extend our heartfelt thanks to all parishioners for your continued generosity and support. Your donations play a vital role in sustaining the life and mission of our parish, helping us to maintain our church and support our ministries.
Read moreThe Easter Collection
Parish Office Your kind offering at Easter – whatever you can manage in these difficult financial times – are your personal gift to Fr. Jose and are much appreciated. A priest’s income is principally whatever he receives from the parish (mainly Mass offerings.) The collections at Christmas and Easter form an important supplement, enabling him to meet personal expenses and pay Income Tax on benefits in kind such as food, heat and light, and use of the furniture in the Presbytery. To conform to Inland Revenue regulations, cheques should be made payable to “St. Simon Stock Catholic Church”. Please use…
Read moreVOLUNTEER 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.
Read moreFREE CATECHETICAL SUBCRIPTIONS
The Southwark Agency for Evangelisation and Catechesis continues to look for ways to extend and enhance the provision for training and formation for catechists specifically and lay people in general. From Scripture to parenting workshops, to catechetical training and mentoring, there is something for everyone. This offering is free to everyone until 30th September 2025. Each parishioner, as well as teachers and parents in our schools, are invited to create their personal account to access the workshops. For information on how to register your free account visit: https://aec.rcaos.org.uk/franciscan
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
Volunteer To Help Our Church
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.
Gift Aid Scheme
Make Your Donation Go Further
If you are a UK taxpayer and have not yet signed up for Gift Aid, we warmly encourage you to consider doing so. Gift Aid allows the parish to claim an additional 25p for every £1 you donate, at no extra cost to you. You can sign-up via the following link, https://forms.rcaos.org.uk/giftaid/ or ask the parish office for a form.
Change in Circumstances – If you have already completed a Gift Aid declaration, please remember to inform the parish of any changes in your circumstances. Keeping your details up to date ensures we remain compliant and can continue to benefit fully from your generosity.
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