Hour of Grace & Moment of Grace
The Hour of Grace on the first Sunday of the month and the Moment of Grace on the second, both at 7:00 PM.
Worship & Sacraments
Come to the Altar
Everything this parish does flows from this altar: when we gather, and how to receive each sacrament.
First Time Here?
What to expect on a Sunday
Mass lasts a little over an hour. You do not need to know anyone, bring anything, or do anything in particular: come as you are, sit anywhere, and follow the congregation.
- Arrive 15 minutes earlyTime to find a seat and to pray quietly before Mass begins.
- Children are welcomeChildren aged 3 to 12 have a Service of the Word every Sunday and Mass on the second Sunday of each month.
- Holy CommunionCatholics in a state of grace may receive. All others are warmly invited to come forward for a blessing, with arms crossed over the chest.
- Tell us you cameSpeak to a welcomer at the door, or fill in the member registration, and we will follow up personally.
The Seven Sacraments
How to receive the sacraments here
Preparation for each sacrament begins at the parish office. Please start well ahead of the date you have in mind.
Infant baptisms are celebrated on the third Saturday of each month at 4:00 PM. Parents should apply at the parish office at least one month in advance, bringing the child's birth certificate (or weighing card) and the details of the intended godparents.
At least one godparent must be a confirmed, practising Catholic. Parents and godparents attend a short preparation session before the celebration.
Adults seeking baptism join the catechumenate (RCIA), which runs over several months and leads to Baptism, Confirmation and First Communion, normally at Easter.
Candidates (young people and adults who have received First Holy Communion) enrol in the parish confirmation class, which meets weekly through the year.
Confirmation is conferred by the Archbishop or his delegate on a date announced by the Archdiocese. A baptismal certificate is required at enrolment.
The Eucharist is celebrated daily in this parish, the source and summit of our whole Christian life.
Children prepare for First Holy Communion through the parish catechism class, usually over two years, alongside their parents.
Holy Communion is brought to the sick and housebound each week by our Extraordinary Ministers. Please notify the parish office of anyone who should be visited.
Confessions are heard on Saturdays at 7:30 AM and 6:00 PM, and at any time by appointment.
Penitential services with several confessors are held during Advent and Lent, and before the Feast of the Divine Mercy, for which confession and Communion are part of the conditions for the plenary indulgence.
Couples should meet the Parish Priest at least six months before the intended date. earlier if either party was baptised outside this parish or is not Catholic.
Preparation includes the pre-marital course, the canonical investigation, publication of banns, and the required baptismal and confirmation certificates issued within the last six months.
Both parties should be registered members of a parish. If you worship here but have never registered, do so now: it is the first thing you will be asked for.
Please call the parish office for any parishioner who is seriously ill, facing surgery, weak with age, or approaching death. Do not wait until the last moment: the sacrament is for strength and healing, not only for the dying.
A communal anointing is celebrated during the year for the elderly and the chronically ill, and the priest is available at any hour for an emergency.
If you sense that God may be calling you to the priesthood or to consecrated life, speak to one of our priests. Nothing is committed by asking the question.
Our parish vocations group accompanies those discerning, and supports seminarians and religious from this community with prayer and practical help.
Devotional Life
Prayer through the week
Eucharistic Adoration
Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament on Thursdays at 6:30 AM and 7:00 PM, with Benediction.
The Holy Rosary
Recited before each morning Mass, and with particular solemnity through the months of May and October.