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.

Lent 2026

Every week of Lent we gather for:

Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament
Wednesdays 08.00 – 22.00

Confession
Wednesdays 19.00 – 20.00,
Saturdays 08.30 – 09.30

Lenten Reflection
Fridays at 19.00

Stations of the Cross
Fridays at 19.30

18 March Wednesday
19.00 – 20.00 Parish Confessions
in English, Spanish, Portuguese,
Italian, French and Polish

Palm Sunday of the Passion of the Lord

28/29 March Masses with the blessing of palms
Saturday Vigil 17.30
Sunday 08.30, 10.00, 12.00, 17.30

Holy Week 2026

30 March Holy Monday
09.30 Mass
10.15 Confessions

31 March Holy Tuesday
09.30 Mass
10.15 Confessions

1 April Holy Wednesday
09.30 Mass
11.30 Chrism Mass at St George’s Cathedral

2 April Maundy Thursday
09.30 Morning Prayer and Hour of Readings
19.30 Mass of the Lord’s Supper
followed by vigil until 22.00

3 April Good Friday
09.30     Morning Prayer and Hour of Readings
11.00     Stations of the Cross
for families with small children
15.00     Liturgy of the Passion of The Lord
16.30     Silent Adoration of the Cross
19.30     Stations of the Cross

4 April Holy Saturday
08.30     Adoration of the Cross and Confessions
09.30     Morning Prayer and Hour of Readings
10.00     Please, come and help clean the church
21.00     Easter Vigil

5 April Easter Sunday
Easter Masses
08.30, 10.00, 12.00 and 17.30

Divine Mercy weekend

11 April Saturday
08.30     Adoration and Confessions
09.30     Mass
10.00     Please, come and help clean the church
17.00     Confessions
17.30     Vigil Mass

12 April Divine Mercy Sunday
Divine Mercy Sunday Masses
08.30, 10.00, 12.00 and 17.30
15.00 Divine Mercy Hour
(Holy Hour with Confessions)

Adoration Day

Every Wednesday in our church
there is silent solemn Adoration
of the Blessed Sacrament:

08.00am start
9.00am Morning Prayer
followed by the Rosary
09.30 Mass
Adoration continues until 10.00pm,
followed by Benediction
In Lent additionally:
Mass at 07.30am and 10.00pm

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

Children’s Liturgy is celebrated
term-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

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.