Growing in Faith, Love and Community.
Welcome to St Erconwald's Catholic Church,
Walton-on-Thames
Walton-on-Thames
All are most welcome,
but sorry, the church is closed at the moment
due to the pandemic
We serve the local community of Walton on Thames bringing the good news of Christ. Pope Francis has invited us to learn again how to be ‘missionary disciples’, people on a journey, filled with the joy of the Gospel. We welcome Catholics and non-Catholics alike and all those interested in learning more about our faith.
Peace Sunday
Second Sunday in Ordinary Time
17th January 2021
Second Sunday in Ordinary Time
17th January 2021
Mass Times and Intentions : from 17th January
Saturday 16th January
9.30 am Ephy Fernandes RIP
...Reader : Christine
6.00 pm Mass in Italian
PLEASE NOTE :
FROM HERE ONWARDS MASSES ARE LIVE
STREAMED ONLY AND NO PUBLIC ATTENDANCE
Sunday 17th January
10.00 am Madelene and Derek Angliss RIP
...Reader : Ricardo
11.15 am NO MASS
Monday 18th January
9.30 am Kay Clancy RIP
...Reader : Frances
Tuesday 19th January
9.30 am Deceased members of the Castiglione family RIP
...Reader : Georgina
Wednesday 20th January
9.30am Tony Chuter RIP
...Reader : Venita
Thursday 21st January
9.30 am NO LITURGY OF THE WORD
Friday 22nd January
9.30 am Private Intention
...Reader : Libby
11.15am Funeral of Salim Safar
Saturday 23rd January
9.30 am Anna Patricia McCarthy RIP
...Reader : Carlos
Sunday 24th January
10.00 am Carmela Taglianino RIP
...Reader : Sophy
11.15 am NO MASS
Saturday 16th January
9.30 am Ephy Fernandes RIP
...Reader : Christine
6.00 pm Mass in Italian
PLEASE NOTE :
FROM HERE ONWARDS MASSES ARE LIVE
STREAMED ONLY AND NO PUBLIC ATTENDANCE
Sunday 17th January
10.00 am Madelene and Derek Angliss RIP
...Reader : Ricardo
11.15 am NO MASS
Monday 18th January
9.30 am Kay Clancy RIP
...Reader : Frances
Tuesday 19th January
9.30 am Deceased members of the Castiglione family RIP
...Reader : Georgina
Wednesday 20th January
9.30am Tony Chuter RIP
...Reader : Venita
Thursday 21st January
9.30 am NO LITURGY OF THE WORD
Friday 22nd January
9.30 am Private Intention
...Reader : Libby
11.15am Funeral of Salim Safar
Saturday 23rd January
9.30 am Anna Patricia McCarthy RIP
...Reader : Carlos
Sunday 24th January
10.00 am Carmela Taglianino RIP
...Reader : Sophy
11.15 am NO MASS
LIVE STREAMING OF THE MASS & SERVICES
All masses and services are live streamed and are available to watch after.
Please click here for our YouTube channel
or go to the live stream page
All masses and services are live streamed and are available to watch after.
Please click here for our YouTube channel
or go to the live stream page
Closure of St Erconwald’s for Public Worship
Dear Parishioners,
After consultation with Bishop Richard and Fr Rob Esdaile and after consultation with some parishioners, I have come to the conclusion that St Erconwald’s needs to close for public worship starting Sunday 17th January 2021. This means that the last public Mass will be on Saturday morning . The Mass in Italian will still take place on Saturday evening 16th January and will be suspended until further notice. While this will be a disappointment to some, it has become increasingly clear through the massive drop in Mass attendance that parishioners are either complying with the Government’s message to stay at home or are fearful of joining gatherings in the church because of the recent rapid growth in infection rates.
This is not the time for religious heroism, since we run the risk of infection thereby contributing possibly to a further overloading of the NHS at the expense of the wellbeing of non-COVID sufferers in need of medical attention. I suggest that the virtuous thing to do is to celebrate with the parish online in a virtual community until the infection rates decline to a level that is felt to be less threatening. There will be a review of the situation at the end of January
Meanwhile there will be an online Mass on-line each weekday except Thursday at 9.30 am and ONE MASS ON SUNDAY AT 10.00 AM. The church will remain open for an hour after the online Mass for private prayer on weekdays.
I will send a zoom invitation in the newsletter for a zoom coffee morning on Mondays and Wednesdays during the lockdown to a Zoom Coffee Morning at 10.30 am so that I can chat to those I have not seen for a long time.
Wishing you a safe time
God Bless
Fr Bill
Dear Parishioners,
After consultation with Bishop Richard and Fr Rob Esdaile and after consultation with some parishioners, I have come to the conclusion that St Erconwald’s needs to close for public worship starting Sunday 17th January 2021. This means that the last public Mass will be on Saturday morning . The Mass in Italian will still take place on Saturday evening 16th January and will be suspended until further notice. While this will be a disappointment to some, it has become increasingly clear through the massive drop in Mass attendance that parishioners are either complying with the Government’s message to stay at home or are fearful of joining gatherings in the church because of the recent rapid growth in infection rates.
This is not the time for religious heroism, since we run the risk of infection thereby contributing possibly to a further overloading of the NHS at the expense of the wellbeing of non-COVID sufferers in need of medical attention. I suggest that the virtuous thing to do is to celebrate with the parish online in a virtual community until the infection rates decline to a level that is felt to be less threatening. There will be a review of the situation at the end of January
Meanwhile there will be an online Mass on-line each weekday except Thursday at 9.30 am and ONE MASS ON SUNDAY AT 10.00 AM. The church will remain open for an hour after the online Mass for private prayer on weekdays.
I will send a zoom invitation in the newsletter for a zoom coffee morning on Mondays and Wednesdays during the lockdown to a Zoom Coffee Morning at 10.30 am so that I can chat to those I have not seen for a long time.
Wishing you a safe time
God Bless
Fr Bill
May I remind you that the Sunday Obligation to attend Mass bodily has been suspended by the Bishops at the moment.
During Lent this year there will be a Diocesan Mission that will be run by the diocesan formation Team using Zoom. I have asked Susana to link in and to brief me about what is planned because the timing conflicts with the January Diocesan Meeting. More information next week.
I am proposing to offer a short course of about four sessions in the New Year on the Gospel of Mark. It is a particularly interesting Gospel if only because if was until recently dismissed by the Church until the Nineteenth Century as of no real importance. What was the writer trying to say to his audience in the gospel and how was it constructed to convey that message? These are some of the questions that I will be trying to answer in a mixture of lecture and discussion style sessions. They will be conveyed by Zoom as I suspect that we will be in tier 4 for the foreseeable future. I wish to finish the sessions before the start of Lent because there is to be a Diocesan Mission during Lent and I want to leave space for that. The first session will start on Tuesday 9th January at 8.00 pm. About 10 people have expressed interest. Could those people please read the Gospel of Mark as if you were reading a novel so that you get a sese of the structure of the gospel before we start looking at it in detail.
During Lent this year there will be a Diocesan Mission that will be run by the diocesan formation Team using Zoom. I have asked Susana to link in and to brief me about what is planned because the timing conflicts with the January Diocesan Meeting. More information next week.
I am proposing to offer a short course of about four sessions in the New Year on the Gospel of Mark. It is a particularly interesting Gospel if only because if was until recently dismissed by the Church until the Nineteenth Century as of no real importance. What was the writer trying to say to his audience in the gospel and how was it constructed to convey that message? These are some of the questions that I will be trying to answer in a mixture of lecture and discussion style sessions. They will be conveyed by Zoom as I suspect that we will be in tier 4 for the foreseeable future. I wish to finish the sessions before the start of Lent because there is to be a Diocesan Mission during Lent and I want to leave space for that. The first session will start on Tuesday 9th January at 8.00 pm. About 10 people have expressed interest. Could those people please read the Gospel of Mark as if you were reading a novel so that you get a sese of the structure of the gospel before we start looking at it in detail.
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PARISH FINANCE
We have had several generous donations towards the maintenance of the parish recently.
Little income has been received during the current lockdown apart from standing orders which are the life blood of the parish at present. Many thanks to those who regularly donate and to those who are keeping up with their Gift Aid payments.
Standing Order Income for December 2020 : £3,121.93 excluding donations for Christmas and maintenance. Thank you all for your generosity. 94 parishioners approximately are contributing by standing order.
OFFERTORY COLLECTION :
For those who are able you can either put your donations through the presbytery letterbox at the side of the house or you can make a donation online.
The Diocese has a scheme at: www.justgiving.com/campaign/parishoffertory
In the message section you mention St Erconwald’s Walton-on-Thames and the donation will come to the parish. If it is an Christmas or Easter offering then mention Christmas/Easter Offering in the message section too
Alternatively make a bank transfer.
Parish sort code 40 05 20
Account No 01126393
Payable to A&B Diocesan Trust St Erconwalds
Same details for standing orders and to gift aid (no cost to you) contact giftaid@sterconwalds.org.uk
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PARISH FINANCE
We have had several generous donations towards the maintenance of the parish recently.
Little income has been received during the current lockdown apart from standing orders which are the life blood of the parish at present. Many thanks to those who regularly donate and to those who are keeping up with their Gift Aid payments.
Standing Order Income for December 2020 : £3,121.93 excluding donations for Christmas and maintenance. Thank you all for your generosity. 94 parishioners approximately are contributing by standing order.
OFFERTORY COLLECTION :
For those who are able you can either put your donations through the presbytery letterbox at the side of the house or you can make a donation online.
The Diocese has a scheme at: www.justgiving.com/campaign/parishoffertory
In the message section you mention St Erconwald’s Walton-on-Thames and the donation will come to the parish. If it is an Christmas or Easter offering then mention Christmas/Easter Offering in the message section too
Alternatively make a bank transfer.
Parish sort code 40 05 20
Account No 01126393
Payable to A&B Diocesan Trust St Erconwalds
Same details for standing orders and to gift aid (no cost to you) contact giftaid@sterconwalds.org.uk
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Clergy
Fr Bill Muir CJ is responsible for the pastoral welfare and administrative needs of St Erconwald’s. He is a Josephite and resides at St George’s College Weybridge Road, Addlestone. His email address is mail@sterconwalds.org.uk and can be contacted on 01932 221101 Please note there is is no resident priest at St Erconwald's Deacon : Joseph Côté St Erconwald’s Parish Office PLEASE NOTE : Office will be closed until 5th Jan 21 Susana Campos, Tues, Weds & Fri, 9am-2pm Kevin Andrews (Volunteer), Thurs am, 22 Esher Avenue, Walton on Thames, Surrey KT12 2TA Usual Office Hours: Tues, Weds, Fri 9.00am -14.00pm, Thurs 10.30am - 13.00pm Parish Phone Number 01932 221101 Email mail@sterconwalds.org.uk Please note this is a general email box to our Parish Office. Safeguarding Tina O'kelly dbs@sterconwalds.org.uk Gift Aid Kevin Kilburn giftaid@sterconwalds.org.uk |
Weybridge Deanery
We are part of the Weybridge Deanery. Do you need to find an alternative service time or want to take part in formation or a group from another parish click here to go to the deanery website |
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General Service Times Please Check Newsletter for updates, Weekdays Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday 9.30am Wednesday 7.00pm Thursday 9.30am Liturgy of the Word Weekend Masses Saturday : Italian Mass 6.00pm except during August Sunday : Family Mass 9.15am Live Streaming Mass 11.15am Reconciliation (Confession) Saturday Morning pre-arrange with Fr Bill |
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