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.

Becoming an altar server

We would like to invite our young people,
who have received their First Holy Communion,
to consider becoming an Altar Server.
Please could parents fill in the form
available here and email the parish office.
Rehearsals will start in October.

We no longer welcome new participants
to our Alpha Course in our parish.
The list below is to remind everyone
about when the sessions are planned.

Sep 11 Is there more to life than this?
Sep 18 Who is Jesus?
Sep 25 Why did Jesus die?
Oct 2 How can I have faith?
Oct 9 Why and how do I pray?
Oct 16 How does God guide us?
Oct 23 Introduction to Holy Spirit presence
Oct 30 Who is the Holy Spirit?
Nov 1 Saturday 10.00-15.00
How can I be filled with the Holy Spirit?
Nov 6 How can I make the most of the rest of my life?
Nov 13 Why and how should I tell others?
Nov 20 Does God heal today?
Nov 29 Saturday 10.00-15.00
What about the Church?

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 18.00.
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.