A Parish in the Diocese of Brentwood

ST AUGUSTINE'S PARISH BARKINGSIDE   

Spiritual Communion 
When we cannot attend Sunday Mass (for a valid reason) we are encouraged to make a Spiritual Communion: a wilful dedication to Jesus, as we invite him into our heart. Spiritual Communion is also great practice to teach children before they make their First Eucharist as it prepares them for their eventual physical communion. - VIEW HERE

MASS TIMES

Saturday at 6:30pm | Sunday 9am & 11am
For weekday Mass information please click here, alternatively, you can view our newsletter for the latest updates and any changes to Mass times

RECONCILIATION

Confessions: Saturday 5.45pm – 6.15pm and by appointment

ADORATION | ROSARY

Adoration
First Friday of each month from 9am-6pm
Rosary
Recited after each weekday morning mass

Welcome to the Parish of St Augustine's


Thankyou for visiting our parish website, you are very welcome!  We invite all visitors to join us in fellowship, community and worship here at St Augustine's of Canterbury Parish. You will find our parishioners dedicated to sharing the Good News  given to us through the Gospel. May God bless you, and thank you for taking the time to visit this website; we look forward to meeting with you at Mass, should you find yourself in the area.

Bishop Alan Williams

"In these dark and difficult days of the pandemic Mary Magdalen’s longing for life and healing, even when others were plunged into loss and despair, invites all of us to trust God in Christ absolutely."

Latest Parish News

By Webmaster April 24, 2025
HOLY MASS for the repose of the soul of Pope Francis will be celebrated by Bishop Alan in the Cathedral on Sunday 27th April At 11.30am.
By Webmaster April 24, 2025
VERY MANY THANKS for all your prayers, cards, presents and generous Easter offerings. They are, as always, very much appreciated.
By Webmaster April 11, 2025
Those who wish to, are invited to gather at the magistrates' court (suggest 9.15am - 9.30am) and walk in small groups, along the pavements to Ken Aston Square as we have done for the past two years. Other than that, please ask people gather at the Square as usual, where we hope to start the service at 10.00am.
By Webmaster April 11, 2025
Thursday, 17th April at 7.30pm . Volunteers, please, for the Mandatum [Washing of the feet] during the Mass. List on the notice board at the back of the church (women and men, of course).
By Webmaster April 4, 2025
The debate regarding this issue has been somewhat truncated by the fact that the government has allowed the matter to be dealt with by means of a private member’s bill. Such an important change in the law should never have been allowed to happen in this way. Whilst not impugning the sincerity of those who back this change the amateurish and shambolic way in which it has staggered through a “packed” committee stage in the House of Commons is worrying to say the least. For example, does anyone really believe that a handpicked group of “experts” chosen by the prime minister [who backs the change] is any substitute for an impartial and objective High Court judge being required to oversee the process of dying? Postcards provided by Not Dead Yet UK, a network of disabled people who oppose the legislation, have been included in the newsletter. These are intended to be sent to your local MP. However, please be aware that Wes Streeting, the member of parliament for Ilford North and Secretary of State for Health, has already voted against the bill at second reading. Jas Athwal, the member for Ilford South, voted in favour.
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POPE FRANCIS PRAYER INTENTIONS

For A Shared Mission

Let us pray that the Church continues to sustain a synodal lifestyle in every way, as a sign of co-responsibility, promoting the participation, communion and mission shared by priests, religious and laity.


Diocese Resource for children
By Webmaster April 4, 2025
View the APRIL bulletin here
By Webmaster March 1, 2025
View the March bulletin here
By Webmaster February 1, 2025
View the February bulletin here
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By Webmaster April 9, 2020
Dear Brothers and Sisters, The first Holy Week – almost two thousand years ago – saw world-changing events happen with bewildering speed. Jesus received a King’s welcome in Jerusalem on Palm Sunday, by Friday he had been crucified to death but on Easter Sunday his disciples were proclaiming his Resurrection. In any other year I would be encouraging you to take time out of your busy schedule and journey with Jesus in the Holy Week Liturgy and in personal prayer, but this year our churches are closed, many of us are confined to our homes and, as one NHS worker grimly remarked, many of us are now living a three day week – yesterday, today and tomorrow. Yet our Catholic Christian Faith is very clear that whether in times of suffering or joy, light or darkness – ‘Fix your thoughts on Jesus the Apostle and High Priest whom we confess… Let us fix our eyes on Jesus the Pioneer and Perfecter of our Faith’ (Hebrews 3.1, 12.2). In the annual rich liturgical and devotional life of the Church this is obvious and can become even routine, but now, in this time of the Covid19 virus, our churches are closed, people are suffering and dying and we are all living in a radically different world. In that first Holy Week, the last week of our Lord’s life on this earth, the first Christians made little sense of what was happening. The apostles fled from Gethsemane, Peter denied Jesus three times and the Lord died almost alone with just his Mother, St John and one or two others. Easter Sunday changed everything. Mary Magdalen, filled with love for her friend Jesus, went to the tomb to anoint a body; hope and love had triumphed over paralysis and despair. Mary was the first witness to the empty tomb; much more she was, in the words of Saint Thomas Aquinas, the Apostle of the Apostles (Apostolorum Apostola) and she shared her excitement and joy with the apostles. Every new generation of Christians discovers and proclaims the crucified and risen Lord – ‘Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today and forever’ (Hebrews 13.8). In these dark and difficult days of the pandemic Mary Magdalen’s longing for life and healing, even when others were plunged into loss and despair, invites all of us to trust God in Christ absolutely. At His Last Supper our Lord told His disciples, ‘I have set you an example that you should do as I have done for you… Now that you know these things, you will be blessed if you do them’ (John 13.15,17). In these challenging days we need to support each other and, especially, look after and pray for the vulnerable and elderly. Our priests are continuing to celebrate Mass for their parishioners and, whenever possible, the Sacraments and other pastoral support are being offered to the people of God. Each and every act of kindness, in imitation of our Lord, reminds us that we are truly blessed by God. The Holy Father continues to be a source of strength and inspiration – ‘In the midst of isolation when we are suffering from a lack of tenderness and chances to meet up, and we experience the loss of so many things, let us once again listen to the proclamation that saves us: He is risen and is living by our side’ (Pope Francis in St Peter’s Basilica, 27 March 2020). I wish you many blessings this coming Easter and in the future, Devotedly in Christ and Mary, +Alan Williams, sm Bishop of Brentwood 9 April 2020
By Webmaster March 29, 2020
England will be re-dedicated to Mary by the Catholic Church here in England on the 29th March 2020. On Sunday 29th March our country will be re-dedicated as a gift (Dowry) to Mary as it was first by King Richard II in 1381. This time the Cardinal Archbishop of Westminster will make this re-dedication together with the Rector at the Shrine at Walsingham and parishes and communities throughout the country. The date is the closest Sunday to the Annunciation (25 March) and as a preparation for this historical event we are invited to prepare as individuals and communities by making a 33-day consecration to Jesus through Mary.
By Parish Webmaster September 17, 2019
Pope Francis is to canonise Blessed John Henry Newman in St Peter’s Square on Sunday 13 October 2019 alongside four others.
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 Vocations

Are you feeling increasingly compelled to spend time with Jesus? Do you find that your time is spent seeking him and all things connected with him?

If you have questions and you need some help with the answers, then firstly pray and ask the Holy Spirit to help you to understand what it is Jesus wants from you. Then, if you would like to talk, contact our vocations department; we can give you some guidance on how to further discern God's calling.
Vocations News

A Discussion by Bishop Alan