Services this week

There is one weekday mass this week:

Wednesday 20th June at 10.30am, followed by tea/coffee/biscuits
(St Alban)

and then Sunday as usual:

said mass 8am
sung mass 10am

Looking ahead to next week .... on Monday 25th June there will be a special mass at 8pm to celebrate the 25th anniversary of Fr Charles' ordination to the priesthood.

From Tuesday 26th we resume our normal pattern for mass on weekdays:

Tuesday: 7.30pm
Wednesday: 10.30am followed by coffee
Thursday: 9.30am
Friday: 6.30pm

Quiet space in Catford

Today I've been busy getting ready for next week's 'Quiet days'. This year we have joined in with a national initiative of the Retreat Association and Churches Together in Britain to create some quiet space in the working week on Friday lunchtime, and a quiet morning on the Saturday. Here's a bit about it from their website:

Since the Retreat Association suggested setting aside the third Saturday in June each year as an annual Quiet Day, the idea has grown. In towns, cities and villages around the UK groups of Christians from many denominations gather together to hold a variety of Quiet Days. Many of these days are organised by Councils of Churches and are open to all comers.
Each event is different, but all will have the same purpose - to help people, particularly those for whom this is a new experience, appreciate the opportunity to be still and enjoy the benefits that stillness brings. In quietness people can become aware of the presence of God in their lives.
This year we are particularly encouraging people on the Friday to find a way to Stop! in the name of God in the workplace. Amidst the noise and pace of workers, shoppers, taxis, tourists, beggars, road works, buses, police sirens, speeding ambulances etc. one can often still hear the chime of a church clock or tolling bell. Could there be here a call to another way of being in the midst of all the rushing energy of contemporary city living?
http://www.retreats.org.uk

and that's what we're aiming to offer here on Friday 15 June between 12 noon and 2pm, and on Saturday 16 June between 10am and 12 noon. We've deliberately kept plans simple, to make it possible for people to just drop in for a while, or to stay longer. We'll have information available to give us some ideas for how to start, to relax, to pray, and leaflets we can take away afterwards. (Note to fellow bloggers - we won't have to be away from our computers for too long, I promise!)