The 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 the green printed envelopes by the newsletters and place in the collection bags. If you would like to Gift Aid your offering, and are not in the Gift Aid scheme,  please use one of brown envelopes. You can also give your offering by using the contactless machine.

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.

FREE 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