parish capital appeal – update
we need £550,000 to restore our church floor
as of 31 October we have raised over £381,978
welcome to the Sacred Heart
Sacred Heart Church, in Wimbledon, a Roman Catholic parish, served by the Jesuits of the British Province, welcomes you to our website. As one of the largest parishes in England, we hope this site highlights the dynamic community that has been a place of worship for over a century. At the heart of our parish are the many people of all ages who work, study, pray and share their lives together. We invite and encourage you to explore, discover and visit the Sacred Heart.
news and announcements
how to make your financial contribution to the parish through planned giving
Today at all Masses representatives of the Parish Finance Committee are making the annual appeal asking parishioners to review their financial contributions to the parish and to consider signing up for the Gift Aid scheme if they are UK taxpayers and have not already done so.
latest on the church floor
At the end of January the tender letters went out to the contractors chosen to submit a tender. It is hoped that by the end of this month a contractor can be chosen. The decision needs to be made soon so that all can go forward immediately after Easter in the first week of April.
Homily at special mass celebrating the year for priests
I have been asked to provide the homily from this morning's 11:15 mass where as a parish we celebrated the year for priests. The lovely mass was concelebrated by eight priests from No 14 Edge Hill Jesuit Community. The music was inspiring and it warmed my heart share in this with you.
'Paul' and the Edge Hill Players
A warmest of thanks and appreciation to the Edge Hill Players for their production of 'Paul'. I have had numerous people commend me for the quality and profundity of the production. The only shame I sense is that there were only two productions.
come and celebrate the year for priests
We will be celebrating the Year for Priests and the service of our Jesuit Community at the 11.15 Mass on Sunday 31st January, followed by lunch in the parish hall. Please bring a plate of food. Everybody welcome. Please do join us in showing our deep gratitude to our priests.
Jesuit Missions' Haiti Fund
Jesuit Missions has now established a fund specific to the Jesuit work in Haiti, which is part of the French Canadian Province, who have been working in Haiti for decades. The British Province has already donated £100,000 and is seeki
CAFOD's Haiti Earthquake Need
Many may want to donate direct to CAFOD concerning the significant need for aid to Haiti after its tragic earthquake last week. Please follow this link: www.cafod.org.uk/haitiearthquake
There will be a special collection this Sunday for CAFOD.
13 new ministers of Holy Communion commissioned
13 parishioners were commissioned at Southwark Cathedral on 16th January to serve as extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion for our parish.
christmas gifts sale raises £540
SALE OF UNWANTED CHRISTMAS GIFTS. £540.50 was raised towards the Capital Appeal.
christmas lunch
Many thanks to all those who contributed in so many different ways to making this year's Christmas lunch a great success.
thank you!
Fr McMillan and all the priests thank everyone for your kindness and presents at Christmas.
happy Christmas!
The Parish Team wish everyone, visitors, friends and particularly parishioners, a very happy and holy time at Christmas.
call for volunteers
If you would like to respond to the recent "call for volunteers" you can do so on this website by filling in this form.
christmas mass and service times
Full details of times of services from Christmas Eve to New Year's Day.
[Please also see the calendar for December 2009 and details of the arrangements for parking at Christmas - now includes map]
Archbishop Kevin announces his resignation
As announced at all Masses today, Archbishop Kevin McDonald has informed parishes of his resignation for health reasons.
In his letter to the people of the Diocese he says,
Jesuit Missions appeal 2009
As many of you will already be aware, the Pannur region of India has recently been devastated by flooding. We do all we can to respond to respond to emergency situations wherever there is a Jesuit presence on the ground but here in Wimbledon we have been blessed with a particularly special relationship with the Pannur region and its Dalit people.
what's on
Tuesday 9 Feb
11:00am
Bible Reading
7:30pm
landings
Wednesday 10 Feb
8:00pm
Bible Reading
Thursday 11 Feb
Friday 12 Feb
10:45am
lectio divina
12:45pm
generations together IT clinic
Saturday 13 Feb
Sunday 14 Feb
(All day)
manna society collection
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