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Hello Everyone,
You are very much in my prayers
at Mass each day.
Thank you
for your continued
financial support of
our Parish.
If you would like our Bank details
please contact me
on 0208 337 1782
or email
worcesterpark@rcaos.org.uk
You can also make a donation online at:
www.justgiving.com/campaign/parishsupport
Just remember to add:
“I would like my donation to go to
St. Matthias, Worcester Park”
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Mass intentions and Events
25th ~ 30th Oct 2020 |
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Sat
24th
Oct |
06.30pm
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Dec. of Lavelli & Moynihan fams |
1st
Mass
of
Sunday
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Sun
25th
Oct |
09.30am
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People
of the
Parish |
30th
Sunday
(A)
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11.15am
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Bill Seymour |
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Tue
27th
Oct |
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George Eaton |
Feria
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Wed
28th
Oct |
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Mary Shannon
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Ss. Simon & Jude
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Thurs
29th
Oct |
10.00am
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w/b Sean Gallagher |
Feria
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Fri
30th
Oct |
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The Fehrenbach family |
Feria
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Mass intentions and Events
1st ~ 6th Nov 2020 |
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Sat
31st
Oct |
06.30pm
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People
of the
Parish |
1st
Mass
of
Sunday
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Sun
1st
Nov |
09.30am
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November List |
All
Saints
(A)
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11.15am
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Michael Duignan |
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Mon
2nd
Nov |
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November List |
All Souls
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Tue
3rd
Nov |
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November List |
St. Martin de Porres
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Wed
4th
Nov |
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November List
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St. Charles Borromeo
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Thurs
5th
Nov |
10.00am
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November List |
Feria
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Fri
6th
Nov |
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November List |
Cathedral Dedication
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Mass intentions and Events
8th Nov 2020 |
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Sat
7th
Nov |
06.30pm
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November List |
1st
Mass
of
Sunday
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Sun
8th
Nov |
09.30am
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November List |
32nd
Sunday
(A)
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11.15am
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People
of the
Parish |
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PAPAL CATECHESIS
The Vatican Dicastery for Promoting
Integral Human Development is offering
a free PDF/e-book of Pope Francis' weekly catechesis on Healing the World,
which he has spoken about
during General Audiences in recent weeks.
It includes a wide range of topics with questions for group discussion and a
reflection. Follow this link:
https://www.libreriaeditricevaticana.va/
it/papa/516-to-heal-the-world.html
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Newman 101: Why Newman Matters
an online colloquium celebrating
the 10th anniversary of beatification
and 1st of canonisation.
Leading Newman scholars will present
short papers on different themes
from Newman’s legacy.
This event will take place at 4pm
on Saturday 31st October.
Visit www.christianheritagecentre.com/
event/newman
for more information
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BAPTISMS
Contact Fr. Kevan.
MARRIAGES
The Diocese requests couples to give
Fr. Kevan at least 6 months notice,
especially if they intend to be married
outside the Parish.
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Thank you
for your Offertory donations and standing orders for the upkeep of the Parish.
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Online donations
It is now possible to make an online donation to St. Matthias by following
the Just Giving link www.justgiving.com/campaign/
parishsupport
It is very important that you include the message “I
would like my donation to go to St. Matthias, Worcester Park.”
Otherwise we will not receive it.
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Requests for School References
Please post these through
the Presbytery letterbox.
No plastic covers please!
Please include a stamped addressed
envelope for its return and
make sure it has the correct postage.
For example, a large A4 envelope requires a
large envelope postage stamp,
not an ordinary one.
I do not open these requests for
at least 72 hours so please allow
at least a week for their return.
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PLEASE TAKE THIS NEWSLETTER HOME WITH YOU. DO NOT LEAVE IT
IN THE CHURCH
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Priest Training Fund Diocesan Second Collection - 8th November
The Priest Training Fund, known as the Ecclesiastical Education Fund, pays for
men studying for the Priesthood and Diaconate here in Southwark.
It costs £30,000 a year, for six years, to sponsor each seminarian, so your
generous support in this appeal makes a real difference in our ability to fund
and support men saying ‘Yes’ to the vocation of Priesthood.
We currently have 8 men in formation
for the Priesthood for Southwark.
This year we have Priest Training Fund
gift aid envelopes available.
You can also donate online via
www.rcsouthwark.co.uk/donate.html
(select Priest Training Fund)
or by scanning the QR code (bleow).
Please be generous and keep our seminarians, and priests, in your prayers.
Thank you.
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November List
All who wish to have their deceased relatives and friends included in the Masses
of
the Holy Souls to be offered at St. Matthias during the month of November are
invited to submit a list of names.
Special envelopes are provided
in the Church Porch.
Donations (including your Gift Aid number) towards these Masses are appreciated
but not essential, so please feel free to submit a list with or without a
donation.
Please let me have your list ASAP.
This year, because of the need for social distancing, there will not be the
usual November Book of Remembrance.
Instead your lists of names will be stored in a special container next to the
Tabernacle.
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St. Matthias has a QR code!
The government introduced a new Test and Trace App on 24th September.
Individuals can download this to a mobile device, which then allows them to use
a QR code to register their attendance at Church.
Should someone receive a positive Covid test the App will be used to contact
other attendees and advise them what to do.
The OR code can be found in the Church porch.
Using this method to register your arrival at Church replaces the need to
complete a Track & Trace form.
I have used it and it is very quick and easy.
It can be downloaded from the App Store or get it on Google Play.
Sadly the system may not work on older phones, or you may need to download the
latest updates.
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Thank you to the Stewards and Cleaners who have
made it possible to have weekend public Masses again.
If anyone would like to join the rota, please contact Fr. Kevan.
Second Collections
Given Covid -19 the programme of Second Collections in the Archdiocese has been
rescheduled according to the following timetable for the remainder of 2020.
This means some doubling up of collections, but, given the circumstances, this
seems an appropriate way forward, recognising that some people will also be
facing personal financial challenges at this time.
November
8 November Priest Training Fund
22 November Catholic Youth Service /
Catholic Education Service
29 November Holy Places
December
13 December Peter Pence
20 December Apostleship of the Sea
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Thank you to everyone who is
supporting our Parish financially.
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Gift Aid Envelopes
If you usually have a box of envelopes, you will be aware that at the current
time we are unable to distribute the new boxes.
If you wish to continue posting your contribution through the Presbytery
letterbox and you have run out of the Gift Aid envelopes please remember to add
your name and, if you can, your unique Gift Aid number.
The number is located on the front bottom left hand side of the usual Gift Aid
envelope.
You may wish to consider making donations to the parish by standing order
instead.
Please contact Fr. Kevan for a copy of the bank form.
Alternatively, you can make online donations, details below.
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Mass at Saint Matthias
We are celebrating public Mass again at St. Matthias beginning with a Mass on
Thursday and three weekend Masses.
Thursday at 10.00am, Saturday at 6.30pm, followed by Sunday at 9.30am
and 11.15am.
The Church will open 20 minutes before Mass and close immediately after
for cleaning.
Public Masses can only be celebrated if we follow strict Government guidelines
and regulations.
This is to help keep everyone safe.
We are following the 1 metre + rule so there is a limited number of seats.
You must also wear a face mask or covering.
The lavatories must remain closed.
1) No one with flu-like symptoms should attend Mass
2) There is no obligation to attend Mass
We can attend Mass if we are confident that we can do so safely. It is
acceptable to continue watch Mass online and receive Spiritual Communion. The
necessary resources for this are available on the Parish website at
www.saintmatthias.co.uk
3) One way system
We enter using the front doors of the Church and exit the Church using the door
next to St. Joseph’s Altar and then the back door of the Parish Centre.
DO NOT Enter by the back door.
4) Track and Trace
All members of the congregation must give their names and contact details
for every Mass they attend. This can be done by using the St. Matthias QR
code as detailed above, or bring with them a piece of paper.
Click here for a suggested mini-form
that can be printed.
These must be deposited on entry. The information will be stored for 21 days and
then destroyed in compliance with Data Protection guidelines. This requirement
is part of the Government’s 'Track and Trace' system.
5) Face covering
We are keeping the one metre plus rule for Social Distancing in Church.
Therefore everyone who can must wear a face covering. Those who can’t wear a
face covering should keep at least 2 metres distance. If people forget, we will
try to provide a suitable mask.
6) Hand Sanitizer must be used on entry and exit.
7) Capacity in Church To maintain Social Distancing
Half the pews are taped off and cannot be used. Please follow the
instructions of the Stewards who will show you to your seat. Please do not
change seats. At any Mass, if the Church is full, no-one else can come in. I
hope this doesn’t happen. But we have to accept that this is a possibility. It’s
about keeping one another safe and fulfilling the required conditions to open.
If we don’t limit numbers, we are not allowed to open for Public Masses.
As there is no Sunday Obligation, it is acceptable to continue watch Mass online
and receive Spiritual Communion. The necessary resources for this are available
on the Parish website at
www.saintmatthias.co.uk
8) Cash and Gift Aid envelopes can be left in the collection
baskets next to the internal Church doors.
9) Children under 16 must be accompanied by an adult.
10) The Sacristy is closed to parishioners.
11) Familiar elements of the Mass, which aren’t currently possible
There will be no Altar Servers. The Scripture readings will be done by
the Priest. There will be no congregational singing. There will be no sharing of
the Peace or Offertory Procession.
Sadly we cannot safely have Children’s Liturgy. However, there are Children’s
Liturgy resources available on the Parish website at
www.saintmatthias.co.uk
12) Receiving Holy Communion
We receive the host—the Body of Christ on the hand at arm’s length.
Only the Priest receives the Precious Blood from the Chalice. We will be using
the following option suggested by the Bishops:
The priest receives Holy Communion as described and immediately cleanses his
paten and chalice. He then holds a reverent silence before the Prayer after
Communion, giving the Blessing and dismissal.
At this point, the other Ministers of Holy Communion who will assist the priest
come forward, cleanse their hands and receive Holy Communion under one kind.
They should then cleanse their hands again before
receiving their ciborium from which they remove the covering or pall if it is
still in place.
They then move to the points for distribution and communicants are
stewarded forward in an orderly manner to receive Holy Communion as above, and
then
immediately leave the Church via the rear door next to
St. Joseph’s Altar.
The remaining Blessed Sacrament is placed into the Tabernacle and the vessels
cleansed in the usual way.
When you come to receive Holy Communion or an individual blessing, please follow
all directions given by the Priest and Stewards and do your best to maintain
Social Distancing.
13) Please ensure you leave nothing behind.
14) Stewards
assist in making sure people are safely seated and in directing people
coming for Holy Communion. After Mass stewards and/or cleaners assist in wiping
down pews and mopping the floor. Ideally we need two Stewards/Cleaners at each
Mass.
Please consider being a steward/cleaner. The main job is to be available 30
minutes before Mass to help Fr Kevan seat people appropriately and to stay
behind after Mass to help wipe the pews and/or mop the floor. They should not be
'clinically vulnerable, self isolating or shielding'.
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For live streaming of Masses in our Diocese visit:
http://www.rcsouthwark.co.uk/streaming.html
For more online Mass suggestions visit:
https://www.cbcew.org.uk/home/our-work/health-social-care/
coronacoronavirus-guidelines/live-catholic-mass-online/
For more worship resources visit:
www.rcsouthwark.co.uk
Children’s Liturgy:
https://cafod.org.uk/Education/Children-s-liturgy
Prayers during a time of Flu and illness:
https://www.cbcew.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2020/03/
prayer-flu-viruses.pdf
When Mass cannot be celebrated publicly:
https://www.cbcew.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2020/03/
No-Mass-A4.pdf
When a Funeral cannot be attended:
https://www.cbcew.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2020/04/
No-Funeral-A5.pdf
Advice and suggestions for how Catholics can protect their mental health
during the challenging time we face due to Coronavirus:
https://www.cbcew.org.uk/home/
our-work/health-social-care/coronavirus-guidelines/what-can-catholics-do-to-protect-their-mental-health-during-the-coronavirus/
Ministry to the Sick:
https://www.cbcew.org.uk/home/
our-work/health-social-care/coronavirus-guidelines/covid-19-and-the-
ministry-to-the-sick-interim-guidance/
Catholic Bishops Conference:
https://www.cbcew.org.uk/
Staying at home: a new resource for young people
Southwark Catholic Youth Service has worked with some 6th form students on a
mini-series ‘Christ is Alive’. This is an invitation for young people to focus
on staying spiritually healthy and to ponder some of the big questions about
life, through journaling and prayer.
This may be particularly relevant during this difficult time of lockdown.
www.youtube.com/southwarkcatholicyouthservice
Aid to the Church in Need children’s Bible stories’ project
https://acnuk.org/resource/childs-bible-project/
Catholic Mum
A packed website full of interesting articles, gospel reflections,
culture and fun for the family:
https://catholicmom.com/
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Welcome to the Web Site for the Catholic Parish of St. Matthias, Worcester
Park, in the Archdiocese of Southwark.
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r Parish is a lively Catholic community situated on the borders of three
Boroughs, Sutton, Kingston, and Epsom & Ewell. It stretches from the A3 in the
north to the A24 in the south and includes Worcester Park, Malden Manor, Old
Malden, Malden Green, and areas of New Malden, Motspur Park and North Cheam.
That area of the Parish in the Borough of Epsom and Ewell is in the Diocese of
Arundel & Brighton but served from St. Matthias.
about
the Sacraments and many useful links.
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Schools in the Parish and local area
St. Cecilia's Primary School, London Road,
SM3 9HY
- 020 8337 4566
Corpus Christi Primary, Chestnut Grove,
KT3 3JU
- 020 8942 2645
St. Clement's Primary, Fennell's Mead,
KT17 1TX
- 020 8393 8789
Richard Challoner Secondary Boy's,
Manor Drive North,
KT3 5PE
- 020 8330 5947
The Holy Cross Secondary Girl's,
Sandal Road,
KT3 5AR - 020 8395 4225
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