St Thomas More Church, Dulwich

Welcome to our parish website

We hope you will be able to access
the information you need;
if not, do please, email or telephone us.
Our parish website is updated weekly.
Please, read our current Newsletter
at the bottom of this page.

Epiphany 2026
in St Thomas More Church

Tuesday 6 January– Epiphany of the Lord
All Masses with the blessing of incense and chalk
08.00 – Morning Mass
09.30 – Morning Mass
19.30 – Solemn Mass followed by short Adoration
with the inauguration of the Apostolate
for the Eucharistic Adoration.
Mass and Adoration will be presided by
Abp Emeritus Kevin McDonald.

Adoration Day

Every Wednesday in St Thomas More Church
there is a silent solemn Adoration
of the Blessed Sacrament that starts at 8.00am,
then at 9.00am we celebrate Morning Prayer
followed by traditional Rosary
and Mass celebration at 9.30am.
The Adoration will continue until 10.00pm,
with possible Funeral or Mass
celebrations in between, if necessary.
Wednesdays when the Adoration
is not going to take place will be
clearly announced in advance.

Listen here to find more about
the beauty and benefits of
spending the time with Jesus
present in the Blessed Sacrament.

Holy Spirit led prayer group

We are beginning a new prayer group .
These sessions are most Thursdays
from 8 January to Pentecost.
For more information and to
register interest please contact
dulwichevangelisation@rcaos.org.uk

‘The Big Picture’ Bible course

Fr Allan will be starting a parish bible course
in the John Paul Centre every Tuesday at 18.00
starting from Tuesday 13 January 2026
until March 31.
To register interest, please, e-mail
dulwich@rcaos.org.uk by 7 January.
This will indicate how many course books
need to be purchased in advance.
Fr Allan

Children’s Liturgy recommenced

We are excited to announce that
our Children’s Liturgy have returned
on teem-time Sundays at the 10.00 Mass
in the John Paul Centre.
The catechists invite children who are
the age of reception through to Year 3
and haven’t started their preparation
to First Holy Communion yet.
Younger children and those
with special educational needs
need to be assisted
by their parent or guardian.

Safeguarding importance

“Safeguarding is not the work of a few;
it is a shared responsibility.
Each of us — clergy, volunteers,
parents, parishioners — is called
to remain vigilant, informed,
and committed to the well-being
of every member of our community”.
You can find out more about
Safeguarding Sunday, including
accessing the full pastoral letter,
at rcaos.org.uk/safeguardingsunday25

We are a Jubilee Church!

St Thomas More Church has the great privilege
to have been designated a Jubilee Church.
A Jubilee Indulgence can be obtained
by those who devoutly visit any Jubilee site
which we are one of, and there engage
in Eucharistic Adoration, meditation
or Rosary concluding it with Our Father,
Profession of Faith and prayer to Our Lady.
Please, engage in welcoming pilgrims in our church.

More information about the
Jubilee Year celebration
in our Archdiocese of Southwark
as well as what the plenary indulgence is
can be found here.

A decree for our parish to be
a Jubilee Church can be found here.

Jubilee Year 2025 in St Thomas More

The Jubilee Year 2025 started in Rome
on 24 December 2024 at 19.00 and
will last until Epiphany 2026.
In our Archdiocese and our parish
The Jubilee Year will start officially
on Sunday 29 December with the
Feast of the Holy Family.
We would like to present to you
some of the initiatives we would like to
start running and organise to celebrate
a year of grace and mercy.

Children’s Liturgy recommenced after Pentecost
Apostolate for the Eucharistic Adoration
awaiting to be arranged – Fr Bart
Pilgrimage to Medjugorie
in 2-9 June 2025 – Fr Joseph
A day for better Marriage
5 July 2025 – Fr Bart
New lighting system for the church –
whenever funds available
Parish Finance and Fundraising Teams
Solar Panel system on the John Paul Centre –
whenever funds available
Parish Finance and Fundraising Teams

We know that this is an ambitious plan,
but guided and strengthen by God
together we can make this year
a great celebration of our parish community.

Fr Bart

Church open for private prayer

We are happy to keep our church doors
open for personal prayer ready for anyone
to come in and pray in peace on
Saturday to Wednesday
between 08.30 and 16.00.
The altar area is guarded off and alarmed
to ensure safety. Please refrain from
crossing the cordoned off area.
In case of emergencies,
please ring the doorbell of presbytery
or find the priests’ mobile numbers
on the boards in the porch.

Parish Youth Club

We have reopened John Paul Centre
for our Parish Youth Group, which meet
every Friday evening (term time)
from 19.00-20.30 in the John Paul II Centre.
If it would like your child to join
please, e-mail dulwichyouth@rcaos.org.uk
It is compulsory to fill the consent form
that parents must sign at the beginning
of every school year.
Youth Club Leaders

Car park policy

Please, find below the policy
for the use of the church car park.
It can be found here.
Anyone parking on St Thomas More
Church car park agrees to the
parking policy at the same time.

Preparation for Confession

Confessions are heard in confessionals
on Wednesdays 19.00 – 20.00
and Saturdays 8.30 – 9.30
Links to Examinations of Conscience
you can find below:
Confession leaflet for adults
Confession leaflet for teens
Confession leaflet for children
Several versions of the examination of conscience

To find the full history
of live-streamed Masses click here.