• Our Newsletter is available by visiting our webpage with updates on how and when to register for the sacraments of Baptism, Holy Communion, Confirmation and RCIA
  

Please take a copy of the Newsletter home with you - please do not leave it in the church. Thank you.

• Money Matters (Loose Collections) Mass Offerings: £558 Thank you all for your kindness and generosity.
  

• Mass Intentions: There are several unfilled slots for Mass Intentions going forward. If you wish to have a loved one remembered or celebrate another occasion please let the Parish Office know at 02086983672 [Tuesdays and Thursdays] or catford@rcaos.org.uk, or fill out a brown Mass Intention Envelope which is available in the side porch, and hand to any of the Welcome Ministers.
  

• Important Days in September

1. Parish Feast: We will celebrate our Parish Feast [The Exaltation of the Holy Cross] this year on Sunday 11 September at 11.30am Mass. Bishop Paul Hendriks will be the main celebrant. We would like to commission all who are involved in different missions of the parish during the feast day week. More information to follow.
2. Parish Pastoral Council: the first meeting of Holy Cross Parish Pastoral Council will be held on Saturday 17 September from 10am to 4pm. It will be a day of prayer and reflection for the Council members. More news to follow from the first week of September.
3. Children Liturgy Catechists Meeting and Training: we are going to begin our Children’s Liturgy in October. There will be training session for the catechists on Sunday 18 September after the 9am Mass. Sr Irena, from the Holy Family Sisters, Stockwell, will lead this session.
   

• School Signing In: If you have children of school age who require a parish priest reference for their school application, please note that from Saturday 21st May you will need to complete the signing in sheets that will be available at the school side entrance only, every week after.

• Please note that the Mass times have been reviewed : See below (Mass Times and Intentions)

All the Masses will be live-streamed: https://holy-cross-stream.click2stream.com

• With respect to the current situation with the omicron variant it is important to ensure the following points are followed in our churches:

 That people displaying any symptoms of covid-19 should stay at home and not travel to church or participate in person.

• The Holy Mass is offered everyday  via Livestream

• Diamond Club Magazine is available here

• Our Newsletter is available by visiting our webpage with updates on how and when to register for the sacraments of Baptism, Holy Communion, Confirmation and RCIA
  

Please take a copy of the Newsletter home with you - please do not leave it in the church. Thank you.

• Repository (church shop) We will be opening the church shop after all weekend Masses, and are looking for a responsible person from each Mass to run it. If you are interested and are able to help please contact Gracey George or Fr Antony.
  

• Mass Intentions: There are several unfilled slots for Mass Intentions going forward. If you wish to have a loved one remembered or celebrate another occasion please let the Parish Office know at 02086983672 [Tuesdays and Thursdays] or catford@rcaos.org.uk, or fill out a brown Mass Intention Envelope which is available in the side porch, and hand to any of the Welcome Ministers.
  

• PARISH PILGRIMAGE TO THE HOLY LAND: Many thanks for your prayers - we had a blessed and prayerful time in the Holy Land. We remembered you all whenever we offered the Holy Mass in different places of the Salvation History. The photo on the left(See Newsletter )is the birth place of our Lord in Bethlehem. It was a little warm at this time of the year but it never became an issue for us to visit the places and pray. Visiting the Annunciation Basilica, the Mount of Visitation, Nativity of the Lord’s church in Bethlehem, Church at Cana, renewal of our Baptism promises at the River Jordan, boating on the Sea of Galilee, offering the Holy Mass on the Mount of the Beatitudes, walking the Stations of the Cross, visiting the Basilica of the Holy Sepulchre and Calvary… great memories to cherish throughout our lives. We hope to visit the Holy Land again.
  

• School Signing In: If you have children of school age who require a parish priest reference for their school application, please note that from Saturday 21st May you will need to complete the signing in sheets that will be available at the school side entrance only, every week after.

• With respect to the current situation with the omicron variant it is important to ensure the following points are followed in our churches:

• The Holy Mass is offered everyday  via Livestream

• Diamond Club Magazine is available here

• Our Newsletter is available by visiting our webpage with updates on how and when to register for the sacraments of Baptism, Holy Communion, Confirmation and RCIA
  

Please take a copy of the Newsletter home with you - please do not leave it in the church. Thank you.

• Repository (church shop) We will be opening the church shop after all weekend Masses, and are looking for a responsible person from each Mass to run it. If you are interested and are able to help please contact Gracey George or Fr Antony.
  

• Mass Intentions: There are several unfilled slots for Mass Intentions going forward. If you wish to have a loved one remembered or celebrate another occasion please let the Parish Office know at 02086983672 [Tuesdays and Thursdays] or catford@rcaos.org.uk, or fill out a brown Mass Intention Envelope which is available in the side porch, and hand to any of the Welcome Ministers.
  

• RCIA Programme (Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults): starts in September. Are you interested in finding out more about our Faith and joining the Catholic Church? Please come and see if this is for you. If you are a parishioner, be brave, invite friends, family members and acquaintances to take the opportunity to look at their lives and maybe find some answers to the big questions. Be extra brave come with them to support them. Come and see! A very warm welcome is extended to those who have been away from the Church and feel they might like to begin the journey back to the practice of their faith. If you are interested please speak to Fr Antony.
  

• School Signing In: If you have children of school age who require a parish priest reference for their school application, please note that from Saturday 21st May you will need to complete the signing in sheets that will be available at the school side entrance only, every week after.

• With respect to the current situation with the omicron variant it is important to ensure the following points are followed in our churches:

• The Holy Mass is offered everyday  via Livestream

• Diamond Club Magazine is available here

• Our Newsletter is available by visiting our webpage with updates on how and when to register for the sacraments of Baptism, Holy Communion, Confirmation and RCIA
  

Please take a copy of the Newsletter home with you - please do not leave it in the church. Thank you.

• Film THE TWO POPES will be shown on Monday 25th at 6:30pm in Hartley Hall. Tea and Coffee will be available. We will have a time for socialising. Many thanks to Gracey George .
  

• Repository (church shop) We will be opening the church shop after all weekend Masses, and are looking for a responsible person from each Mass to run it. If you are interested and are able to help please contact Gracey George or Fr Antony.
  

• FOOD BANK: Whitefoot and Downham food project is looking for volunteers to help support households in need. They are looking for volunteer drivers for Thursdays 12-5pm to collect surplus food from a store in Grove Park and Sydenham. They also need volunteer packers for Thursdays 2-6pm and to help during the foodbank’s opening hours 6.30-9pm. This can be weekly or fortnightly, and you'll be supported by a friendly team of other volunteers. We are looking at whether there are other ways we might be able to support the foodbank as a Parish. In the meantime, if you are interested in volunteering with them, please contact wdcfplus@gmail.com or find out more about the project at http://wdcfplus.org.uk/.
  

• School Signing In: If you have children of school age who require a parish priest reference for their school application, please note that from Saturday 21st May you will need to complete the signing in sheets that will be available at the school side entrance only, every week after

• Application Forms – 2022/23: The application forms for First Holy Communion, Confirmation and RCIA for next year, will be available from Monday 23rd May. Please collect the forms you require from Fr Antony after any of the weekday Masses. The deadline to submit your application form will be 25th July. All programmes are due to start in September 2022.
  

• With respect to the current situation with the omicron variant it is important to ensure the following points are followed in our churches:

• The Holy Mass is offered everyday  via Livestream

• Diamond Club Magazine is available here

• Our Newsletter is available by visiting our webpage with updates on how and when to register for the sacraments of Baptism, Holy Communion, Confirmation and RCIA
  

Please take a copy of the Newsletter home with you - please do not leave it in the church. Thank you.

• Film THE TWO POPES will be shown on Monday 25th at 6:30pm in Hartley Hall. Tea and Coffee will be available. We will have a time for socialising. Many thanks to Gracey George .
  

• BLESSING OF CHILDREN: It being the last Sunday in this School Year, we will offer special prayers for our children and bless them. Please bring them to Mass this weekend.
  

• Poverty and Pandemic Relief Fund There are a number of requests to help and support poor families within our parish community at this time of financial difficulty. One of the best ways to support them is to give them Gift Cards. If you are happy to help, please buy them in Tesco or Iceland. You can pop the gift card into the box kept in front of the Marian Chapel marked ‘Poverty and Pandemic Relief Fund’.
  

• FOOD BANK: Whitefoot and Downham food project is looking for volunteers to help support households in need. They are looking for volunteer drivers for Thursdays 12-5pm to collect surplus food from a store in Grove Park and Sydenham. They also need volunteer packers for Thursdays 2-6pm and to help during the foodbank’s opening hours 6.30-9pm. This can be weekly or fortnightly, and you'll be supported by a friendly team of other volunteers. We are looking at whether there are other ways we might be able to support the foodbank as a Parish. In the meantime, if you are interested in volunteering with them, please contact wdcfplus@gmail.com or find out more about the project at http://wdcfplus.org.uk/.
  

• School Signing In: If you have children of school age who require a parish priest reference for their school application, please note that from Saturday 21st May you will need to complete the signing in sheets that will be available at the school side entrance only, every week after

• Application Forms – 2022/23: The application forms for First Holy Communion, Confirmation and RCIA for next year, will be available from Monday 23rd May. Please collect the forms you require from Fr Antony after any of the weekday Masses. The deadline to submit your application form will be 25th July. All programmes are due to start in September 2022.
  

• With respect to the current situation with the omicron variant it is important to ensure the following points are followed in our churches:

• The Holy Mass is offered everyday  via Livestream

• Diamond Club Magazine is available here

• Our Newsletter is available by visiting our webpage with updates on how and when to register for the sacraments of Baptism, Holy Communion, Confirmation and RCIA
  

Please take a copy of the Newsletter home with you - please do not leave it in the church. Thank you.

• The Apostleship of the Sea: This week is Sea Sunday, and there will be a second collection for the Apostleship of the Sea.
  

• Poverty and Pandemic Relief Fund There are a number of requests to help and support poor families within our parish community at this time of financial difficulty. One of the best ways to support them is to give them Gift Cards. If you are happy to help, please buy them in Tesco or Iceland. You can pop the gift card into the box kept in front of the Marian Chapel marked ‘Poverty and Pandemic Relief Fund’.
  

• FOOD BANK: Whitefoot and Downham food project is looking for volunteers to help support households in need. They are looking for volunteer drivers for Thursdays 12-5pm to collect surplus food from a store in Grove Park and Sydenham. They also need volunteer packers for Thursdays 2-6pm and to help during the foodbank’s opening hours 6.30-9pm. This can be weekly or fortnightly, and you'll be supported by a friendly team of other volunteers. We are looking at whether there are other ways we might be able to support the foodbank as a Parish. In the meantime, if you are interested in volunteering with them, please contact wdcfplus@gmail.com or find out more about the project at http://wdcfplus.org.uk/.
  

• School Signing In: If you have children of school age who require a parish priest reference for their school application, please note that from Saturday 21st May you will need to complete the signing in sheets that will be available at the school side entrance only, every week after

• Application Forms – 2022/23: The application forms for First Holy Communion, Confirmation and RCIA for next year, will be available from Monday 23rd May. Please collect the forms you require from Fr Antony after any of the weekday Masses. The deadline to submit your application form will be 25th July. All programmes are due to start in September 2022.
  

• Money Matters

• Please note that the Mass times have been reviewed : See below (Mass Times and Intentions)

All the Masses will be live-streamed: https://holy-cross-stream.click2stream.com

• With respect to the current situation with the omicron variant it is important to ensure the following points are followed in our churches:

 That people displaying any symptoms of covid-19 should stay at home and not travel to church or participate in person.

• That there is good ventilation and air throughput in the building; in this case, because of climatic conditions, please do wrap up warmly when coming to the church as we may need to leave doors open.

• The Holy Mass is offered everyday  via Livestream

• Diamond Club Magazine is available here

• Our Newsletter is available by visiting our webpage with updates on how and when to register for the sacraments of Baptism, Holy Communion, Confirmation and RCIA
  

Please take a copy of the Newsletter home with you - please do not leave it in the church. Thank you.

• Peter’s Pence: This week’s second collection is for Peter’s Pence, an offering to the Holy Father destined to Church needs.

• Poverty and Pandemic Relief Fund There are a number of requests to help and support poor families within our parish community at this time of financial difficulty. One of the best ways to support them is to give them Gift Cards. If you are happy to help, please buy them in Tesco or Iceland. You can pop the gift card into the box kept in front of the Marian Chapel marked ‘Poverty and Pandemic Relief Fund’.
  

• School Signing In: If you have children of school age who require a parish priest reference for their school application, please note that from Saturday 21st May you will need to complete the signing in sheets that will be available at the school side entrance only, every week after mass.

• Application Forms – 2022/23: The application forms for First Holy Communion, Confirmation and RCIA for next year, will be available from Monday 23rd May. Please collect the forms you require from Fr Antony after any of the weekday Masses. The deadline to submit your application form will be 25th July. All programmes are due to start in September 2022.
  

• Money Matters

• Please note that the Mass times have been reviewed : See below (Mass Times and Intentions)

All the Masses will be live-streamed: https://holy-cross-stream.click2stream.com

• With respect to the current situation with the omicron variant it is important to ensure the following points are followed in our churches:

 That people displaying any symptoms of covid-19 should stay at home and not travel to church or participate in person.

• That there is good ventilation and air throughput in the building; in this case, because of climatic conditions, please do wrap up warmly when coming to the church as we may need to leave doors open.

• The Holy Mass is offered everyday  via Livestream

• Diamond Club Magazine is available here

• Our Newsletter is available by visiting our webpage with updates on how and when to register for the sacraments of Baptism, Holy Communion, Confirmation and RCIA
  

Please take a copy of the Newsletter home with you - please do not leave it in the church. Thank you.

• School Signing In: If you have children of school age who require a parish priest reference for their school application, please note that from Saturday 21st May you will need to complete the signing in sheets that will be available at the school side entrance only, every week after

• The Bethlehem Nativity Group from Bethlehem, Holy Land, will be with us on this weekend 25th - 26th June to sell religious articles made out of Olive Wood to help and support poor Christian families
  

• Many Thanks Dear Bishop Patrick Lynch A reminder that Bishop Pat is due to visit us for the solemnity of The Most Sacred Heart of Jesus this Friday (June 24th) and celebrate at the 7:00 pm Mass. Bishop Pat will be presented with the collections from this last week. It will be a personal gift from you to him,
  

• Application Forms – 2022/23: The application forms for First Holy Communion, Confirmation and RCIA for next year, will be available from Monday 23rd May. Please collect the forms you require from Fr Antony after any of the weekday Masses. The deadline to submit your application form will be 25th July. All programmes are due to start in September 2022.
  

• Money Matters

• With respect to the current situation with the omicron variant it is important to ensure the following points are followed in our churches:

• That there is good ventilation and air throughput in the building; in this case, because of climatic conditions, please do wrap up warmly when coming to the church as we may need to leave doors open.

• The Holy Mass is offered everyday  via Livestream

• Diamond Club Magazine is available here

• Our Newsletter is available by visiting our webpage with updates on how and when to register for the sacraments of Baptism, Holy Communion, Confirmation and RCIA
  

Please take a copy of the Newsletter home with you - please do not leave it in the church. Thank you.

• School Signing In: If you have children of school age who require a parish priest reference for their school application, please note that from Saturday 21st May you will need to complete the signing in sheets that will be available at the school side entrance only, every week after mass.

• Sacrament of Confirmation: Congratulations to our young people who received the sacrament of Confirmation last Sunday. Many thanks to all catechists and the parents of the confirmed
  

• Many Thanks Dear Bishop Patrick Lynch A reminder that Bishop Pat is due to visit us for the solemnity of The Most Sacred Heart of Jesus on June 24th and celebrate at the 7:00 pm Mass. To thank him for his prayers and support, there will be a special collection envelopes available this weekend. Please return them next week. It will be a personal gift from you to Bishop Pat
  

• Application Forms – 2022/23: The application forms for First Holy Communion, Confirmation and RCIA for next year, will be available from Monday 23rd May. Please collect the forms you require from Fr Antony after any of the weekday Masses. The deadline to submit your application form will be 25th July. All programmes are due to start in September 2022.
  

• Money Matters

• With respect to the current situation with the omicron variant it is important to ensure the following points are followed in our churches:

• That there is good ventilation and air throughput in the building; in this case, because of climatic conditions, please do wrap up warmly when coming to the church as we may need to leave doors open.

• The Holy Mass is offered everyday  via Livestream

• Diamond Club Magazine is available here

• Our Newsletter is available by visiting our webpage with updates on how and when to register for the sacraments of Baptism, Holy Communion, Confirmation and RCIA
  

Please take a copy of the Newsletter home with you - please do not leave it in the church. Thank you.

• Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament: In order to prepare ourselves to celebrate the solemnity of Pentecost and to be replenished with the gifts and the fruits of the Holy Spirit, we shall have prayers and the adoration 30 minutes before all this weekend Masses
  

• School Signing In: If you have children of school age who require a parish priest reference for their school application, please note that from Saturday 21st May you will need to complete the signing in sheets that will be available at the school side entrance only, every week after

• Sacrament of Confirmation: Our young people are going to receive the Sacrament of Confirmation on Sunday the 12th June 2022. We will have an additional Mass on that day at 1.30pm. Please keep them in your prayers. Applications are available for those who wish to be confirmed next year. From this year, we will also include year 8 students, meaning to say if you are now studying in year 7, you can now receive the application form from Fr Antony
  

• Mass Intentions:There are several unfilled slots for Mass Intentions going forward. If you wish to have a loved one remembered or celebrate another occasion please let the Parish Office know at catford@rcaos.org.uk, or fill out a brown Mass Intention Envelope which is available in the side porch, and hand to any of the Welcome Ministers. Thank you
  

• Application Forms – 2022/23: The application forms for First Holy Communion, Confirmation and RCIA for next year, will be available from Monday 23rd May. Please collect the forms you require from Fr Antony after any of the weekday Masses. The deadline to submit your application form will be 23rd July. All programmes are due to start in September 2022.
  

• Films :Hartley Hall it has been suggested that we could hold ‘Film Nights’. Suggestions for suitable timings, films that could be shown and anything else please contact Fr Antony.
  

• With respect to the current situation with the omicron variant it is important to ensure the following points are followed in our churches:

• That there is good ventilation and air throughput in the building; in this case, because of climatic conditions, please do wrap up warmly when coming to the church as we may need to leave doors open.

• The Holy Mass is offered everyday  via Livestream

• Diamond Club Magazine is available here

• Our Newsletter is available by visiting our webpage with updates on how and when to register for the sacraments of Baptism, Holy Communion, Confirmation and RCIA
  

Please take a copy of the Newsletter home with you - please do not leave it in the church. Thank you.

• Many Thanks Dear Bishop Pat: Bishop Patrick Lynch was ordained by Archbishop Kevin McDonald on 14 February 2006 for the South East of London. Recently he retired from his active ministry due to health reason. As a Bishop, he looked after his priests and people very well. He visited our parish several times and supported us in various ways. He is a friend to many of our parishioners. He is due to visit us for the solemnity of The Most Sacred Heart of Jesus on June 24th and celebrate at the 7:00 pm Mass. To thank him for his prayers and support, there will be a second collection for Bishop Pat at the Masses on the previous weekend, which is the 18th and 19th June (Corpus Christi), which will then be presented to him on 24th June.
  

• School Signing In: If you have children of school age who require a parish priest reference for their school application, please note that from Saturday 21st May you will need to complete the signing in sheets that will be available at the school side entrance only, every week after

• Mass. Repository (church shop): We are planning to open the church shop after all weekend Masses, and are looking for a responsible person from each Mass to run it. If you are interested and are able to help please contact Fr Antony.

• Children and Baby Liturgy: We would really like to reinstate the Children’s and Baby Liturgies during the 9am Mass. If you would like to join the catechist team, please contact Fr Antony.

• Application Forms – 2022/23: The application forms for First Holy Communion, Confirmation and RCIA for next year, will be available from Monday 23rd May. Please collect the forms you require from Fr Antony after any of the weekday Masses. The deadline to submit your application form will be 23rd July. All programmes are due to start in September 2022.
  

• Films :Hartley Hall it has been suggested that we could hold ‘Film Nights’. Suggestions for suitable timings, films that could be shown and anything else please contact Fr Antony.
  

• With respect to the current situation with the omicron variant it is important to ensure the following points are followed in our churches:

• That there is good ventilation and air throughput in the building; in this case, because of climatic conditions, please do wrap up warmly when coming to the church as we may need to leave doors open.

• The Holy Mass is offered everyday  via Livestream

• Diamond Club Magazine is available here

• Our Newsletter is available by visiting our webpage with updates on how and when to register for the sacraments of Baptism, Holy Communion, Confirmation and RCIA
  

Please take a copy of the Newsletter home with you - please do not leave it in the church. Thank you.

• The Ascension of the Lord: Holyday of Obligation. There will be two Masses on Thursday 26th May to celebrate this Feast. 9:15am and 7:00pm
  

• School Signing In: If you have children of school age who require a parish priest reference for their school application, please note that from Saturday 21st May you will need to complete the signing in sheets that will be available at the school side entrance only, every week after

• Mass. Repository (church shop): We are planning to open the church shop after all weekend Masses, and are looking for a responsible person from each Mass to run it. If you are interested and are able to help please contact Fr Antony.

• Children and Baby Liturgy: We would really like to reinstate the Children’s and Baby Liturgies during the 9am Mass. If you would like to join the catechist team, please contact Fr Antony.

• Application Forms – 2022/23: The application forms for First Holy Communion, Confirmation and RCIA for next year, will be available from Monday 23rd May. Please collect the forms you require from Fr Antony after any of the weekday Masses. The deadline to submit your application form will be 23rd July. All programmes are due to start in September 2022.
  

• With respect to the current situation with the omicron variant it is important to ensure the following points are followed in our churches:

• That hand sanitiser is used by everyone attending the Church.

• That there is good ventilation and air throughput in the building; in this case, because of climatic conditions, please do wrap up warmly when coming to the church as we may need to leave doors open.

• That people who are engaged in a form of pastoral ministry which involves ministry to the housebound, sick, and vulnerable, should take regular lateral flow tests to ensure they are safe to do so. These are free from the NHS.

• The Holy Mass is offered everyday  via Livestream

• Diamond Club Magazine is available here

• Our Newsletter is available by visiting our webpage with updates on how and when to register for the sacraments of Baptism, Holy Communion, Confirmation and RCIA
  

Please take a copy of the Newsletter home with you - please do not leave it in the church. Thank you.

• Money Matters (Loose Collections)

• Canonization of Blessed Devasahayam Pillai: This weekend Fr Antony and a small number of parishioners will be travelling to Rome to witness the Canonization of Blessed Devasahayam Pillai who came from the region of India where Fr Antony is from. Please keep them in your prayers. We return on Wednesday 18th May. Additionally we welcome Fr Dominic, and thank him for offering the Holy Masses in Fr Antony’s absence.
  

• School Signing In: If you have children of school age who require a parish priest reference for their school application, please note that from Saturday 21st May you will need to complete the signing in sheets that will be available at the school side entrance only, every week after

• Mass. Repository (church shop): We are planning to open the church shop after all weekend Masses, and are looking for a responsible person from each Mass to run it. If you are interested and are able to help please contact Fr Antony.

• Children and Baby Liturgy: We would really like to reinstate the Children’s and Baby Liturgies during the 9am Mass. If you would like to join the catechist team, please contact Fr Antony.

• Application Forms – 2022/23: The application forms for First Holy Communion, Confirmation and RCIA for next year, will be available from Monday 23rd May. Please collect the forms you require from Fr Antony after any of the weekday Masses. The deadline to submit your application form will be 23rd July. All programmes are due to start in September 2022.
  

• With respect to the current situation with the omicron variant it is important to ensure the following points are followed in our churches:

• That hand sanitiser is used by everyone attending the Church.

• That there is good ventilation and air throughput in the building; in this case, because of climatic conditions, please do wrap up warmly when coming to the church as we may need to leave doors open.

• That people who are engaged in a form of pastoral ministry which involves ministry to the housebound, sick, and vulnerable, should take regular lateral flow tests to ensure they are safe to do so. These are free from the NHS.

• The Holy Mass is offered everyday  via Livestream

• Diamond Club Magazine is available here

• Our Newsletter is available by visiting our webpage with updates on how and when to register for the sacraments of Baptism, Holy Communion, Confirmation and RCIA
  

Please take a copy of the Newsletter home with you - please do not leave it in the church. Thank you.

• Money Matters (Loose Collections)

• First Holy Communion, Confirmation and RCIA for next year. Applications for are available from this week. Please collect them from Fr Antony

• Please note that the Mass times have been reviewed : See below (Mass Times and Intentions)

All the Masses will be live-streamed: https://holy-cross-stream.click2stream.com

• With respect to the current situation with the omicron variant it is important to ensure the following points are followed in our churches:

 That people displaying any symptoms of covid-19 should stay at home and not travel to church or participate in person.

• That hand sanitiser is used by everyone attending the Church.

• That there is good ventilation and air throughput in the building; in this case, because of climatic conditions, please do wrap up warmly when coming to the church as we may need to leave doors open.

• That people who are engaged in a form of pastoral ministry which involves ministry to the housebound, sick, and vulnerable, should take regular lateral flow tests to ensure they are safe to do so. These are free from the NHS.

• The Holy Mass is offered everyday  via Livestream

• Diamond Club Magazine is available here

• Our Newsletter is available by visiting our webpage with updates on how and when to register for the sacraments of Baptism, Holy Communion, Confirmation and RCIA
  

Please take a copy of the Newsletter home with you - please do not leave it in the church. Thank you.

• Money Matters (Loose Collections)

• First Holy Communion, Confirmation and RCIA for next year. Applications for are available from this week. Please collect them from Fr Antony

• Please note that the Mass times have been reviewed : See below (Mass Times and Intentions)

All the Masses will be live-streamed: https://holy-cross-stream.click2stream.com

• With respect to the current situation with the omicron variant it is important to ensure the following points are followed in our churches:

 That people displaying any symptoms of covid-19 should stay at home and not travel to church or participate in person.

• That hand sanitiser is used by everyone attending the Church.

• That there is good ventilation and air throughput in the building; in this case, because of climatic conditions, please do wrap up warmly when coming to the church as we may need to leave doors open.

• That people who are engaged in a form of pastoral ministry which involves ministry to the housebound, sick, and vulnerable, should take regular lateral flow tests to ensure they are safe to do so. These are free from the NHS.

• The Holy Mass is offered everyday  via Livestream

• Diamond Club Magazine is available here

• Our Newsletter is available by visiting our webpage with updates on how and when to register for the sacraments of Baptism, Holy Communion, Confirmation and RCIA
  

Please take a copy of the Newsletter home with you - please do not leave it in the church. Thank you.

• Money Matters (Loose Collections)

Poor Fund (Maundy Thursday): £350

Holy Places (Good Friday): £475

Easter Vigil & Easter Sunday offering: £2040

Thank you all for your kindness and generosity.

• Second Collection: This Sunday there will be a second collection for the maintenance of Saint George’s Cathedral.
  

• First Holy Communion, Confirmation and RCIA for next year. Applications for are available from this week. Please collect them from Fr Antony

• Please note that the Mass times have been reviewed : See below (Mass Times and Intentions)

All the Masses will be live-streamed: https://holy-cross-stream.click2stream.com

• With respect to the current situation with the omicron variant it is important to ensure the following points are followed in our churches:

  That people displaying any symptoms of covid-19 should stay at home and not travel to church or participate in person.

• That hand sanitiser is used by everyone attending the Church.

• That there is good ventilation and air throughput in the building; in this case, because of climatic conditions, please do wrap up warmly when coming to the church as we may need to leave doors open.

• That people who are engaged in a form of pastoral ministry which involves ministry to the housebound, sick, and vulnerable, should take regular lateral flow tests to ensure they are safe to do so. These are free from the NHS.

• The Holy Mass is offered everyday  via Livestream

• Diamond Club Magazine is available here

• Our Newsletter is available by visiting our webpage with updates on how and when to register for the sacraments of Baptism, Holy Communion, Confirmation and RCIA
  

Please take a copy of the Newsletter home with you - please do not leave it in the church. Thank you.

• Mass Offering: Today’s collection by tradition is your personal gift to the Parish Priest. Many Thanks.

• CHILDREN’S CHOIR AT HOLY CROSS Many congratulations to our newly formed Children’s Choir. They are singing for the first time at the Easter Sunday 9:00am Mass. Many thanks to Rachael & Nick Wibberley and Francisca Dunbar who are responsible for this choir.
  

• First Holy Communion, Confirmation and RCIA for next year. Applications for are available from this week. Please collect them from Fr Antony

COVID SECURITY GUIDELINES : Following the recent changes(Friday 10 dec) in the regulations from the Government, the parish has issued updated guidelines for continued safe and covid-secure worship in the church.The latest document is Guidances for Churches December 2021

• With respect to the current situation with the omicron variant it is important to ensure the following points are followed in our churches:

• That people displaying any symptoms of covid-19 should stay at home and not travel to church or participate in person.
  

• That hand sanitiser is used by everyone attending the Church.
  

• Concerning face masks, some form of face covering will be required in most public indoor venues, including places of worship. However, exemptions exist for various reasons: legitimate health reasons, as has always been the case.

• That there is good ventilation and air throughput in the building; in this case, because of climatic conditions, please do wrap up warmly when coming to the church as we may need to leave doors open.

• That people who are engaged in a form of pastoral ministry which involves ministry to the housebound, sick, and vulnerable, should take regular lateral flow tests to ensure they are safe to do so. These are free from the NHS.

• The Holy Mass is offered everyday  via Livestream

• Diamond Club Magazine is available here

• Our Newsletter is available by visiting our webpage with updates on how and when to register for the sacraments of Baptism, Holy Communion, Confirmation and RCIA
  

Please take a copy of the Newsletter home with you - please do not leave it in the church. Thank you.

• 2nd Collection: On Friday, after the Celebration of the Passion of the Lord, there will be a retiring collection for the Holy Places. The places connected with Our Lord's Passion have always been centres of veneration and pilgrimage. This Good Friday collection is sent for their upkeep, and to help maintain Christian schooling in the area.
  

• Good Friday Walk of Witness: This year we begin the Good Friday Walk of Witness commemorating the Lord’s Passion by praying the Stations of the Cross through the roads of Catford beginning from St Andrews to St Laurence via Holy Cross from 9am. When the procession reaches Holy Cross church, we shall also pray the Mid-morning Prayer of the Church. We need four Cross bearers from our parish. Please join.
  

• CHILDREN’S CHOIR AT HOLY CROSS We are now in training to have a children’s choir in our parish. Many thanks to Rachael Wibberley and Francisca Dunbar who came forward to help support our children in singing to the Lord. They are going to sing for the first time at the Easter Sunday 9:00am Mass. If you are still interested in your children joining them, please contact either Rachael or Francisca at catfordsupport@rcaos.org.uk Rehearsals on Saturdays at 11:30 am
  

• First Holy Communion, Confirmation and RCIA for next year. Applications for are available from this week. Please collect them from Fr Antony
  

• LENT IN HOLY CROSS

COVID SECURITY GUIDELINES : Following the recent changes(Friday 10 dec) in the regulations from the Government, the parish has issued updated guidelines for continued safe and covid-secure worship in the church.The latest document is Guidances for Churches December 2021

• With respect to the current situation with the omicron variant it is important to ensure the following points are followed in our churches:

• That people displaying any symptoms of covid-19 should stay at home and not travel to church or participate in person.
  

• That hand sanitiser is used by everyone attending the Church.
  

• Concerning face masks, some form of face covering will be required in most public indoor venues, including places of worship. However, exemptions exist for various reasons: legitimate health reasons, as has always been the case.

• That there is good ventilation and air throughput in the building; in this case, because of climatic conditions, please do wrap up warmly when coming to the church as we may need to leave doors open.

• That people who are engaged in a form of pastoral ministry which involves ministry to the housebound, sick, and vulnerable, should take regular lateral flow tests to ensure they are safe to do so. These are free from the NHS.

• The Holy Mass is offered everyday  via Livestream

• Diamond Club Magazine is available here