Home Our Patron Saint Parish Office Parish News Parish Map Parish History SycamOre Mass Schedule Baptism Children's Liturgy Reconciliation Holy Communion Confirmation Marriage Adult Initiation (R.C.I.A.) Child Protection Organisations Schools R. Challoner Boys School Links Contact Us Saint Matthias Catholic Parish of Worcester Park Including New Malden, South of the A3 Parish Priest: Father Sean O'Connor 201 Cheam Common Road, KT4 8SX. Tel: 020 8337 1782 Parish Web Site: www.saintmatthias.org.uk Father Sean: seanoconnor@rcaos.org.uk Parish Secretary Mrs Chiara Smith: worcesterpark@rcaos.org.uk St Helier & Epsom Hospital Chaplain: Fr. Philip Pak 07477545080 Safeguarding: Sarah Wiseman Anthony Gallagher worcesterparksg1@safeguardrcaos.org.uk Mass intentions and Events 14th Sept ~ 19th Sept 2025 Sat 13th Sept 06.30pm Confessions 05.30pm until 06.00pm Heather Beatrice Pearce Beatrice Mary Pearce Kenneth Arthur Pearce First Mass of Sunday Sun 14th Sept 09.30am People of the Parish Teas and Coffees in the Hall. THE EXALTATION OF THE HOLY CROSS, Education Sunday Second Collection 11.15am Paddy Delahunty RIP 5.30pm Mary McQuillan (Anniversary) RIP Wed 17th Sept 10.00am Ellen Sims and her deceased relatives (FM) Our Lady of Walsingham Thur 18th Sept 10.00am John Michael and Florence Nene Peers (FM) Feria Fri 19th Sept 10.00am Mass Bouquet for Special Birthday Maura Gielty & Family Adoration until 11am Feria Mass intentions and Events 21st September 2025 Sat 20th Sept 06.30pm Confessions 05.30pm until 06.00pm Sue and Michael O’Connell 50th Wedding Anniversary First Mass of Sunday Sun 21st Sept 09.30am People of the Parish Teas and Coffees in the Hall. TWENTY-FIFTH SUNDAY Home Mission Sunday Second Collection 11.15am Thanksgiving Manoa Relembondrainy 5.30pm Cristina Mammolito (1st Anniversary) RIP SPARKS OF LIGHT An event that enables others to encounter Jesus Christ in and through his Church; supported by the Agency for Evangelisation and Catechesis. Are you interested in reaching out to others, beyond the walls of the church? Then this day is for you. It simply involves an invitation to enter a Catholic Church, to light a candle for a loved one, to chat with a team of friendly volunteers, or to just experience the peace of the Church. Input will be provided by Maria Heath, Director of Mission Northampton, and you will have the opportunity to share the love of Christ in practical ways. Saturday, 18th October, 10:30am – 3:30pm, St Elphege’s Church, Wallington, SM6 9AY Contact Kathy Ball, Deanery Mentor for Evangelisation: edmsutton@rcaos.org.uk LOST PROPERTY Please check the lost property boxes at the entrance. They will be emptied in 2 weeks. Many Thanks. BAPTISMS Contact Fr. Sean. MARRIAGES The Diocese requests couples to give Fr. Sean at least 6 months notice, especially if they intend to be married outside the Parish. CONFIRMATION To all young adults (from Y9) that wish to prepare for the Sacrament of Confirmation please note there will be an introductory meeting for candidates and parents on Thursday 2nd October at 7.00pm in the Church. Application forms are available to be picked up personally before the meeting by the young person from Father Sean in the Sacristy after any Saturday Evening or Sunday Mass. ECHOING THE FAITH: EXPLORING THE CREED TOGETHER The Archbishop invites all Catechists to attend the annual Diocesan Day for Catechists. This day is for all the catechists of the diocese, including those involved in Liturgy of the Word for Children and inviting people to become Catholics. Where: Amigo Hall, St George's Cathedral, Lambeth Road, SE1 6HR When: Saturday 20 September 2025 Start: 10am finishing with Mass at 4pm Attendance Fee: £10 payable by Parish, if notified to us in advance. Please contact worcesterparksg1@safeguardrcaos.org.uk FIRST NATIONAL MASS COUNT For the next four Sundays will be counting the number of worshippers at all Saturday Evening and Sunday Masses. CALLED TO BECOME A CATHOLIC? Becoming Catholic is an amazing, life-changing journey. Much more than a series of educational classes, it moves through a process of deep reflection, discernment and formation. God offers each of us the grace of desiring and seeking love, truth, and meaning. He is the initiator and giver of all faith, who inspires and guides us on our journey. Throughout the process of initiation into the Catholic Church, the people of God accompany those seeking full initiation step-by-step, to support, guide, and help them hear God's call in their life. I'm not baptised, but I'm interested in becoming Catholic I was baptised in a different Christian tradition or denomination I was baptised Catholic and I am interested in full initiation into the Church There will be a meeting after the 11.15am Mass next Sunday in the Hall for all interested. SECOND COLLECTION FOR THE CATHOLIC EDUCATION SERVICE next Sunday The Catholic Education Service (CES) acts on behalf of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference to support Catholic education. They have a strong and positive working relationship with the British and Welsh governments, sharing the aims of high academic standards for all, and increased parental choice. Catholic schools make up 10% of the national total of maintained schools. There are over 2,000 Catholic schools, academies and colleges in England and Wales educating over 800,000 students. The Catholic Church and the Church of England together provide one-third of all of the schools in the country. The CES is the chief negotiating and advisory body on matters affecting all aspects of Catholic education, and it also provides financial assistance for school transport in rural areas. HOME MISSION SUNDAY COLLECTION-NEXT SUNDAY This collection provides the bishops of England and Wales with resources to support Home Mission, the spread of the gospel in our own country. The money collected enables a breadth of work to be done in support of parish evangelization. THE FEAST OF THE EXALTATION OF THE HOLY CROSS This celebrates two historical events: the discovery of the True Cross by Saint Helena, the mother of the Emperor Constantine, in 320 under the temple of Venus in Jerusalem, and the dedication in 335 of the basilica and shrine built on Calvary by Constantine, which mark the site of the Crucifixion. However, the feast, more than anything else, is a celebration and commemoration of God's greatest work: his salvific death on the Cross and His Resurrection, through which death was defeated and the doors to Heaven opened.