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 worcesterparksg2@safeguardrcaos.org.uk Mass intentions and Events 4th ~ 9th May 2025 Sat 3rd May 06.30pm Jean Anton RIP First Mass of Sunday Sun 4th May 09.30am People of the Parish Teas and Coffees in the Hall. Third Sunday of Easter 11.15am Nan & Paul Lavelli RIP Berny Joseph RIP 5.30pm Ricardo Rodriguez RIP Magdalina Gomes RIP Wed 7th May 10.00am Alan Hartnett RIP Feria Thur 8th May 10.00pm Thanksgiving for St Matthias Parish for coming through VE Day Safely Teas and Coffees in the Hall. Feria Fri 9th May 08.30am Holy Souls Feria Mass intentions and Events 11th May 2025 Sat 10th May 06.30pm Confessions 05.30pm until 06.00pm People of the Parish First Mass of Sunday Sun 11th May 09.30am Olive Haynan RIP Teas and Coffees in the Hall. Fourth Sunday of Easter Second collection for Priest Training Fund 11.15am Josie Adams RIP Noel Leo Pereira RIP 5.30pm Thomas Searle RIP NEXT WEEK SECOND COLLECTION FOR PRIEST TRAINING FUND Priest Training Fund (Ecclesiastical Education): this collection helps to meet the cost of training students for the priesthood and the permanent diaconate. It also supports certain forms of ongoing formation of the clergy. 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. THE RAPHAEL PILGRIMAGE TO LOURDES Founded by Leonard Cheshire in 1954, this friendly group takes frail and disabled people to Lourdes and cares for them. Friday 22nd to Friday 29th August, flights from/to Stansted. Cost £1097 full board including insurance, single supplement £245. Assistance with funding can be available. Helpers of all disciplines always welcome. Please contact Angela on 07753 614735 / SearleAM@aol.com  for more information or visit: www.raphaelpilgrimage.org.uk CELEBRATING A SIGNIFICANT WEDDING ANNIVERSARY? The Mass in Celebration of the Sacrament of Marriage will be on July 12th 2025, at St George’s Cathedral. If you are celebrating your 1st/10th/25th/40th/50th/60th+ wedding anniversary this year, please let us know by mid May, providing the following details: names in the format John and Mary Smith, home address and the anniversary you are celebrating. You will receive an invitation f rom the Archbishop for the  renewal of vows during Mass. Spaces are limited. Please Email worcesterpark@rcaos.org.uk JUBILEE CELEBRATON at AYLESFORD PRIORY Archbishop John is inviting all of us to the Southwark Archdiocesan  Jubilee Celebration at The Friars,  Aylesford on Saturday 7 June 2025. It promises to be a great day. Find out more by visiting https://aec.rcaos.org.uk/ jubileecelebration ARCHBISHOP JOHN’S MESSAGE ON POPE FRANCIS Archbishop John: let Pope Francis’ legacy be one of love. In a message to the Archdiocese,  following the death of Pope Francis,  Archbishop John Wilson called on us to imitate the Holy Father and be witnesses to the Gospel. The Archbishop said “let Pope Francis's legacy be a legacy of love” and called on us to be like the Holy Father by being “a witness to the Gospel, a witness to the love and mercy of Christ, and never be afraid to speak the truth of the Lord Jesus and his saving Gospel”. You can watch or read the full message at rcaos.org.uk/legacyoflove . CARDINALS ASK FOR PRAYERS BEFORE START OF CONCLAVE The College of Cardinals has requested that all Catholics pray for them, so that they may listen the Holy Spirit as they discern whom to choose as the next Pope. The Holy See released a declaration on Wednesday in which the Cardinals  preparing for the upcoming conclave ask the faithful to pray for them. "The College of Cardinals gathered in Rome, engaged in the General Congregations in preparation for the Conclave, wishes to invite the People of God to live this ecclesial moment as an event of grace  and spiritual discernment, listening to the will of God," read the statement. The Cardinals said they feel "the need to be supported by the prayers of all the faithful," since they are aware of their responsibility in choosing the next Successor of Peter. "Prayer is the true force that in  the Church promotes the unity of all the members of the one Body of Christ." "Faced with the enormity of the task ahead and the urgency of the present time," said the Cardinals, "it is first of all necessary to make ourselves humble instruments of the infinite wisdom and providence of our Heavenly Father, in docility to the action of the Holy Spirit." The Cardinals noted that the Holy Spirit is "the protagonist of the life of the People of God, the One to whom we must listen, accepting what He is saying to the Church." "May the Blessed Virgin Mary accompany these prayers with her maternal intercession,"