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.

Parish Picnic of St Thomas More

Please, come to the parish picnic
on Sunday 22 June starting at 13.30.
All are welcome! There will be:
BBQ, drinks, fun and games
as well as bouncy castles and
Creamy Bites ice cream!
Please also email the parish office
if you would like to help in anyway
and don’t forget to prepare
a karaoke song to share with others 😊
Please, expect some small restrictions
on a church car park that day.

Day for Life

Celebrating the sacredness of life
we need to be aware that the decisive vote
on the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill,
which seeks to legalise assisted suicide
will likely take place on 20 June.
Please write to your MP before Friday 20 June
to share your concerns about assisted suicide.
To find your MPs details, go here
Right to life have a link to send a letter~
and to sign an online petition
Next week, parliament will consider
two amendments to the Crime and Policing Bill
proposing the decriminalisation
of abortion up to birth.
Please write to your MP
before Tuesday 17 June
to share any concerns you have
about abortion being decriminalised
up to birth.
Please see the link where you can find
a letter directly to your MP.

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 available here
25 May – film available here
1 June – film available here
15 June – film available here
with daily Scripture reflections and
weekly filmed talks.
Find out more about the course
by visiting aec.rcaos.org.uk/P2P.

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.

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.