St Thomas More Church, Dulwich

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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.

Habemus Papam!

Archbishop John Wilson
to the Clergy, Consecrated Persons
and Laity of the Archdiocese of Southwark
On the Election of Pope Leo XIV,
266th Successor of Peter

Dear brothers and sisters in Christ,
It is with enormous joy that we welcome
our new Holy Father Pope Leo XIV!
I know that you will unite with me
in praying for our new Holy Father,
that the Lord will bless him with
all the gifts he needs to lead the Church
as the Vicar of Christ and Successor of St Peter.
Please find a statement released
for your own information and use.
Please also see (in English)
the text of the Holy Father’s Homily
from his first Mass with the Cardinals.

Spiritual
‘Pilgrimage to Pentecost’

We will be taking part in our Archdiocesan
Pilgrimage to Pentecost course
hosting sessions at 11.30am
in John Paul Centre on Sundays of
4 May – film available here
11 May – film available here
18 May – film not available yet
25 May – film not available yet
1 June – film not available yet
15 June – film not available yet
with daily Scripture reflections
in a specially written course booklet
(available in our parish church,
next to the votive candles stands,
donation £3.50 welcomed)
weekly filmed talks and the closing Mass
at the Jubilee Celebration Day.
All are welcome!
Find out more about the course
by visiting aec.rcaos.org.uk/P2P.
Please, register your interest
at dulwichevangelisation@rcaos.org.uk.

Children’s Liturgy recommences

We are excited to announce that
our Children’s Liturgy will return
from Sunday May 11 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.

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 what
the plenary indulgence is
can be found here.

More information about the Jubilee Year
celebration in our Archdiocese of Southwark
can be found here.

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

Aylesford Pilgrimage

Archbishop John invites us all
to join him at Aylesford Priory
on Saturday 7 June, 10.00-17.00,
for our Archdiocese Jubilee Celebration Day.
For more information visit
aec.rcaos.org.uk/jubileecelebration.
You can register for 90-minute
ministry sessions for children (KS1+2)
and young people (KS3+4).
Pre-booking for these sessions
opens at 11.00 this Monday 5 May
– first come, first served.
Please speak to Fr Daniel or email him on
danieleteudoh@rcaos.org.uk
if you would like to join the parish coach.

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.

Bible Group from 24 February 2025 – Fr Daniel
Children’s Liturgy from Lent 2025 – Fr Bart
Divine Mercy devotion – Fr Daniel
Apostolate for the Eucharistic Adoration
from Easter 2025 – 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.

In January we will be asking everyone
to get in touch about any initiative
anyone would like to get involved in.
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.