Important notices

Parish Programme

Parish Office: Mondays off, Tues. and Wed. 11am - 3pm, or by appointment

Sunday Masses: 6:30pm (Sat) 8am, 10am, 12noon & 5:30pm

Daily Masses: Monday – Saturday: 10am

Eucharistic Adoration: Monday – Saturday: 9am

Confession: 10:30am on Saturdays or by appointment

Baptism: 3rd Saturday of the Month at 12noon

Marriage: At least 6 months prior notice required

The schedule for Masses is 10am and 6.30pm on Saturdays and 8am, 10am, 12pm and 5.30pm on Sundays. During the weekdays, the Church will be opened for Adoration 8.30am and Mass holds at 10am.

• PARISH FAMILY PRAYER TO OUR LADY OF THE HOLY ROSARY

  Our Lady of the Holy Rosary, your love for each of us is as gentle as a mother's care. You desire us to turn to you, seeking your maternal guidance. We entrust all our needs to your loving intercession before the throne of your Divine Son. Today, especially, we ask for your prayers that we, as a community, may grow together in true devotion to you, fostering love and unity among us.

  Through Christ our Lord... Amen🙏

  Our Lady of the Holy Rosary,

  All: Pray for us.                               

  St Paul, our patron,

  All: Pray for us.

• All Souls: During the month of November, we remember the dead, especially our loved ones and others who have no one to pray for them. Remembrance envelopes will be available at the back of the Church

• Parish Family Healing Prayer: Next family healing prayer will take place on Sunday 24th November after the 12noon Mass. All invited and welcome.

• Catechism: First Holy Communion and Confirmation Year 1: Next session will hold on Saturday 16th November at 3:45pm. Confirmation Year 2: Next session will be on Thursday 21st November at 7pm in the Hall.

  Please note: Applicants who were not baptised in our Church are required to hand in a copy of their baptismal certificate to the parish office secretary. If you feel called to help to prepare our children for the sacraments, please contact Fr Vincent Omokpakpo, MSP.

• RCIA 2024/2025 Programme: Adult catechesis has started for those seeking to be in full communion with the Catholic Church, those seeking to be confirmed and those who wish to enrich their faith. Every Wednesday at 6.30pm in the Annunciation room if you are you interested in exploring the beliefs and teachings of the Catholic Church and if there are things you desire to know more about your faith in the Catholic Church. Inquirers and all interested persons should meet Fr Vincent for the forms now available in the parish office Tuesday and Wednesday between 11am and 3pm, call: 0207 274 2367 or e-mail: brixton@rcaos.org.uk.

• The Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Will have its Second Reading on 29th November 2024, and Archbishop John has asked that we, as an archdiocese, come together in prayer and action to uphold the dignity of human life.

  Pray for the Dignity of Human Life: The Bishops of England and Wales will gather before the Blessed Sacrament Holy Hour at their next Plenary Assembly on Wednesday 13th November at 5:30pm to pray for the Dignity of Human Life. Archbishop John urges parishes and communities across the Archdiocese of Southwark to join in this hour of prayer, which will also be observed throughout other dioceses in England and Wales. On Wednesday 13th November we will not have Mass at 10am in Our Lady of the Rosary, Brixton Church, instead we will have the Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament at 5:30pm and straight after at 6:30pm we will have Mass.

• MSP Day Invitation: The Missionaries of St Paul cordially invite all parishioners to their Silver Jubilee and 2025 MSP Day celebration which holds on Friday 14th February 2025 at the Metropolitan Cathedral of St George, Southwark. Most Rev. John Wilson, the Archbishop of Southwark presides at this Mass which starts at 6:30pm prompt. All parishioners should please kindly attend to support the MSPs and your parish Clergy. Reception follows afterwards at Amigo Hall.

• Seniors’ Christmas Lunch: Will take place on Sunday 8th December at 1pm. Please pick an invitation from the back of the Church, fill and return to the office by Sunday 24th November.

• School Reference: Parents whose children will require school applications reference form should pick it up from the Parish office on Tuesday and Wednesday between 11am and 3pm.

• Neo Catechumenate: Will begin Catechesis for young people and adults from 14 years old and above on Monday 30th September every Monday and Thursday at 8pm in the Annunciation Room for 8 weeks.

• Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS): Please contact the Parish Safeguarding Representative Earline Hilda Castillo-Binger on 0784 526 1540 for more information.

• Mass Intention: Please use the brown Mass booking envelope at the back of the Church and return to the Parish office or give to your priest.

• New to the Parish: New parishioners’ registration form is at the back of the Church. Please fill and return to the priests/presbytery. We welcome you all.

• Annual Day of Recollection: For Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion and Readers for the South East area, will take place at Bishop Thomas Grant School, Bell Trees Grove, SW16 2HY on Saturday 26th October from 9:30am to 3pm.

• Parish Hall Bookings: Please Contact: 0137 245 7651 or conor@lowcosthalls.co.uk.

• New Gift Aid Envelopes: Please collect yours in the parish office during opening hours, Tuesday and Wednesday 11am to 3pm, from Elizangela Lopes the Parish Secretary and Gift Aid Co-ordinator.

• Parish Repository: Has a good selection of cards/diaries/calendars, sacramentals etc. Please visit and patronise the repository after Mass.

• Adults Catechesis: The Neocatecumente group invite you to their adult catechesis on Mondays and Thursdays at 8pm in the Annunciation room. All welcome.

• Marriage Papers/Preparation: All couples planning to get married in the UK or abroad are required to notify the Parish Priest at least 6 (Six) months before the date of the wedding. We will not undertake to process marriage papers that are less than this required time. It is advisable that couples demonstrate that they are active in the parish.

• Gift Aid Envelopes: Are available, please collect yours in the office on Tuesday or Wednesday 11am to 3pm.

• More in our Weekly Newsletters

• Decorum at Mass: Parishioners are reminded to SWITCH OFF or put their mobile phones in SILENCE before Mass and other liturgically activities.

• Emergency Church Heating Installation: To prevent fire in the Church because our old heating system was rated that it could fail the risk assessment test, on credit we installed new climate control devices in the Church which are eco-friendly. They are regulated to suit the various seasonings we have and work as both air conditioner and heating system.

   

  Estimated cost £16,352. Kindly donate to assist by giving your donation to Fr Vincent, do a cheque payable to “RCAOS Brixton” or make a BACS transfer using the bank details below. Also, envelopes are available at the back of the Church. Donations received so far £3,878.11. Many thanks for your generosity. We really appreciate it. May God bless and reward you abundantly.

• Pray for the Sick: We remember all sick and housebound parishioners in our prayers. Fr Vincent is available to visit them. Please do contact the Parish office.

• Mass Booking: The Holy Mass is Our Lord’s perfect prayer, our greatest and most efficacious prayer. In offering it we unite ourselves and our intentions with the Lord in praise, in thanksgiving, and in petition. If you wish to have a Holy Mass offered for any intentions of yours, please contact the parish office or complete the brown Mass Intention envelope allocated at the back of the Church or give it to the priest. Kindly fill-in the required details INCLUDING YOUR PHONE NUMBER, while also indicating your prayer intention for the Mass. The diocese encourages a voluntary offering of £10 for each Mass intention.

• Rediscover Your Marriage: Retrouvaille offers you the chance to rediscover yourself, your spouse, and a loving relationship in your marriage. 10s of 1000s headed for divorce have successfully saved their marriages by attending and using the tools provided. There is no group therapy or group work. For more information call or text: 078 8729 6983 or 079 7338 0443, or email retrouvailleukinfo@gmail.com or visit www.retrouvaille.org.uk.

• Children's Liturgy: Child friendly Gospel study. Teenage and adult volunteers needed - contact Fr Vincent. 

• Tea & Coffee after Mass: In the Parish Hall every Thursday after 10am Mass. All are invited.

• Ghanaian Association: The Ghanaian Association in the Parish invite every Ghanaian to their meetings held every first Sunday of the month at 13:30pm in the parish hall. Please contact the secretary on 0795008233.  You’re welcome.

• Nigerian Community: Meet every second Sunday of the month after the 12noon Mass in the Hall. All registered and interested members are welcomed. 

• RCIA: All adults who are seeking to be in full communion with the Catholic Church and others who have been baptized but not confirmed should contact us for further information on 0207 2742 367 or e-mail the office: brixton@rcaos.org.uk.

• Southwark Irish Pension Project: For the over 60’s. Join them at the Church Hall for a friendly game of bingo from 1pm to 3pm every Wednesday. Come and have a cordial time with other Seniors.

• Hospital Chaplain: If you have any relatives in Guy’s and St. Thomas’ Hospital that needs to see a Catholic Priest or Chaplain, please refer them by email: chaplains@gstt.nhs.uk or jake.dicto@gstt.nhs.uk. 

• Come Home: Is an initiative currently being promoted by the Agency for Evangelisation and Catechesis which seeks to welcome people back to Church this Season and extend a warm invitation to those who wish to Come Home. Please pick a copy of The Ultimate Relationship and We Miss You cards for anyone you may wish to reach out to.

• Eucharistic Adoration: Takes place from Monday to Saturday at 9am. You are all welcome for a quiet time of prayer.

• Legion of Mary: Meet every Tuesday at 6:30pm in the Annunciation room. Those who are inspired to work and walk with the Blessed Virgin Mary are invited to join.

• Is God calling you? If you have a calling to the Catholic priesthood or the Diaconate please contact the Vocations Director, Fr Paul Kyne on vocations@rcaos.org.uk

• Mass Booking: Envelopes (brown) are available at the back of the Church. Parishioners are encouraged to book Masses in prayer and thanksgiving to God for their birthdays, anniversaries, the sick, remembrance and other intentions.

• Card Reader and Donation QR Code: The parish has installed a card reader as alternative means of Weekly Offerings and General Donations at the back of the church. Also, we have the QR (Quick Response) code for Weekly offering and donation on the notice board. Thank you for your generous donations.