8am - MASS 10am - PARISH MASS & CHILDREN'S CHURCH
Feria - - - - - - - -
Our Lady of Sorrows 9.30 - Toddler Tuesday
Sts Cornilius & Cyprian 10am - MASS 11am - Foodbank
St Hildegard 10am - MASS 11am - Community Hub & Coffee Morning 7:15pm - Zoom Bible Study
St Edith Kemsing 10am - Mass 3-6pm - Open House
St Theodore of Tarsus 10-6pm - Open House 12.30pm - Foodcycle
8am - MASS 10am - PARISH MASS & CHILDREN'S CHURCH
On Saturday 13 September, members of St Alban’s Church will be taking part in a 10-mile sponsored pilgrimage walk from St Alban’s to Chislehurst, in preparation for the Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross, which we celebrate the following day.
As we walk together in faith and fellowship, we will also be raising funds for our Brickwork Appeal, helping to preserve and care for our church building for future generations.
Our destination is the resting place of Fr Charles Lowder, founder of the Society of the Holy Cross (SSC), making this not only a sponsored walk but also a pilgrimage with a rich spiritual heritage.
We would be deeply grateful for your support. Every donation, large or small, will help us move closer to our fundraising goal and continue the important work of caring for St Alban’s Church.
If you would like to sponsor the walkers or join us on the day, please speak to Fr Sean.
We would love to have you with us.
St Alban’s is a growing Anglican Church in the area of South Norwood and Thornton Heath. We are an Anglo-Catholic parish of The Society, which seeks to promote and maintain the catholic teaching and practice of the Church of England.
We are in Southwark Diocese under the care of Bishop Christopher Chessun. Bishop Jonathan Fulham is our visiting bishop and has episcopal oversight. The Mass is the beating heart of worship at our church. We worship Jesus Christ, the Son of God, who gives us grace and strength to go into our community and care for our neighbours and friends.
8am - MASS 10am - PARISH MASS & CHILDREN'S CHURCH
Feria - - - - - - - -
Our Lady of Sorrows 9.30 - Toddler Tuesday
Sts Cornilius & Cyprian 10am - MASS 11am - Foodbank
St Hildegard 10am - MASS 11am - Community Hub & Coffee Morning 7:15pm - Zoom Bible Study
St Edith Kemsing 10am - Mass 3-6pm - Open House
St Theodore of Tarsus 10-6pm - Open House 12.30pm - Foodcycle
8am - MASS 10am - PARISH MASS & CHILDREN'S CHURCH
Dear friends,
This Saturday, a few of us from St Alban’s will be walking 10 miles in one day to the grave of Fr Charles Lowder, founder of the Society of the Holy Cross (SSC), at Chislehurst. We are making this pilgrimage in anticipation of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross, which we celebrate this Sunday.
Fr Lowder’s life was one of prayer, sacrifice and service to the people of God. The Society of the Holy Cross, which he founded, continues to encourage priests to live faithfully at the foot of the Cross — centred on Christ, committed to prayer, the Eucharist and the service of those in need.
Our pilgrimage is also part of our St Alban’s brickwork appeal. We need to raise £160,000 to repair more than 500 bricks and the mortar of our church, helping to preserve this beautiful building so that it can continue to be a place where Christ is worshipped and where people are welcomed, fed, supported and loved.
Hope lives here.
For more than a century, St Alban’s has been a place of prayer and worship in this community. Today, that continues through our Sunday Mass, Foodbank, Advice Hub, free Saturday meals, Toddler Tuesday and all the other ways in which the church opens its doors to our neighbours.
Some of us are walking the full 10 miles this Saturday, while others are taking part by walking 10 miles over the course of the week. We would be very grateful if you would consider sponsoring us and supporting the brickwork appeal.
Please give what you can — every gift helps us keep the Cross standing at the heart of this community.
Please also pray for us as we walk, for our parish, and for all those who will continue to find Christ here in the years to come.
“We adore thee, O Christ, and we bless thee, because by thy holy Cross thou hast redeemed the world.”
With my prayers and every blessing,
Fr Sean
Dear friends,
This Saturday, a few of us from St Alban’s will be walking 10 miles in one day to the grave of Fr Charles Lowder, founder of the Society of the Holy Cross (SSC), at Chislehurst. We are making this pilgrimage in anticipation of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross, which we celebrate this Sunday.
Fr Lowder’s life was one of prayer, sacrifice and service to the people of God. The Society of the Holy Cross, which he founded, continues to encourage priests to live faithfully at the foot of the Cross — centred on Christ, committed to prayer, the Eucharist and the service of those in need.
Our pilgrimage is also part of our St Alban’s brickwork appeal. We need to raise £160,000 to repair more than 500 bricks and the mortar of our church, helping to preserve this beautiful building so that it can continue to be a place where Christ is worshipped and where people are welcomed, fed, supported and loved.
Hope lives here.
For more than a century, St Alban’s has been a place of prayer and worship in this community. Today, that continues through our Sunday Mass, Foodbank, Advice Hub, free Saturday meals, Toddler Tuesday and all the other ways in which the church opens its doors to our neighbours.
Some of us are walking the full 10 miles this Saturday, while others are taking part by walking 10 miles over the course of the week. We would be very grateful if you would consider sponsoring us and supporting the brickwork appeal.
Please give what you can — every gift helps us keep the Cross standing at the heart of this community.
Please also pray for us as we walk, for our parish, and for all those who will continue to find Christ here in the years to come.
“We adore thee, O Christ, and we bless thee, because by thy holy Cross thou hast redeemed the world.”
With my prayers and every blessing,
Fr Sean
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