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St. Bartholomew's Catholic Church
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159 Ellison Road SW16 5DE - 020 8679 3545
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The Parish Office remains closed until advised otherwise. Contact Forms, emails and answerphone messages will be replied to as soon as it is possible to do so. Please do not call at the presbytery without first contacting us, unless your need is urgent.
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Mass and Confession times
Masses: Sunday 18:15 (Mass of Anticipation), 08:30, 11:30 and 17:00 and Monday to Saturday 10:00
Confessions: Saturday after 10:00 Mass until 11:30.
Confessions: Saturday after 10:00 Mass until 11:30.
The latest COVID guidance from the Catholic Bishops' Conference of England & Wales will always be found here.
Track & Trace Forms still apply. It is important that we continue using Track and Trace forms every time we visit the church, even if attending twice in one day. The use of these forms enabled us to contact everybody concerned prior to the closure back in January.
Should you have or suspect you have symptoms, and you have attended St. Bartholomew's (or any other church), it is vital that you arrange a NHS test, either online or by calling 119. You must provide details of your attendance at church as one of your contacts - they can then contact us directly which speeds up the process of tracing everybody who needs to know.
Face coverings remain mandatory. Stewards will be on duty (see appeal below). NHS & Public Health guidelines apply. The Obligation to attend Sunday Mass remains suspended by our Bishops.
Track & Trace Forms still apply. It is important that we continue using Track and Trace forms every time we visit the church, even if attending twice in one day. The use of these forms enabled us to contact everybody concerned prior to the closure back in January.
Should you have or suspect you have symptoms, and you have attended St. Bartholomew's (or any other church), it is vital that you arrange a NHS test, either online or by calling 119. You must provide details of your attendance at church as one of your contacts - they can then contact us directly which speeds up the process of tracing everybody who needs to know.
Face coverings remain mandatory. Stewards will be on duty (see appeal below). NHS & Public Health guidelines apply. The Obligation to attend Sunday Mass remains suspended by our Bishops.
Appeal for Stewards
We rely on a small number of parishioners to steward at all Masses and to sanitise the church afterwards. If ever there are insufficient people to perform this ministry, we may have to cancel Masses without notice, as it is a condition of being able to open that we have stewards available. Please consider putting yourself forward to add to our team of stewards. You must be 18 or over and free from symptoms of COVID, whether actual or suspected. Please contact Father Deo if you are interested and indeed well enough to take on this role. If you have not been a steward before, you will be shown what you need to do.
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September is the month of The Seven Sorrows of Mary
Aside from Jesus, no human being has suffered more than our Blessed Mother. In perfect obedience to the will of God, she consented to her Son’s torture, humiliation, and brutal execution for our salvation. As any parent knows, watching one’s child suffer is the greatest suffering of all. She still bears the sufferings of her Divine Son in her heart.
1. The prophecy of Simeon (Luke 2:34–35), 2. The flight into Egypt (Matthew 2:13-23), 3. The loss of the Child Jesus in Jerusalem (Luke 2:43–45) 4. Mary meets Jesus on the way to Calvary (Tradition) 5. The Crucifixion of Jesus (Matthew 27:34–50, Mark 15:23–37, Luke 23:33–46, John 19:18–30) 6. The Piercing of the Side of Jesus, and His Deposition (John 19:34) 7. The Burial of Jesus by Joseph of Arimathea (Matthew 27:57–61, Mark 15:43–47, Luke 23:50–53, John 19:40–42)
1. The prophecy of Simeon (Luke 2:34–35), 2. The flight into Egypt (Matthew 2:13-23), 3. The loss of the Child Jesus in Jerusalem (Luke 2:43–45) 4. Mary meets Jesus on the way to Calvary (Tradition) 5. The Crucifixion of Jesus (Matthew 27:34–50, Mark 15:23–37, Luke 23:33–46, John 19:18–30) 6. The Piercing of the Side of Jesus, and His Deposition (John 19:34) 7. The Burial of Jesus by Joseph of Arimathea (Matthew 27:57–61, Mark 15:43–47, Luke 23:50–53, John 19:40–42)
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Words courtesy of Sam Guzman
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