Welcome

To the website for St. Bede Catholic Church, Chadwell Heath, Essex, we hope that what you access here will point you to Christ our Saviour and Lord.

St Bede Parish is a vibrant, multi-cultural, enthusiastic and diverse Catholic community which seeks to serve God in and through our service of each other and all those with whom we interact. We trust you will find here useful information about our parish, the Catholic way of life and encouragement in your own faith.

Please use the form on the Contacts Page if you would like to leave a comment or seek further information. Thank you for visiting our website which we hope will be of interest and service to you.

The Grace of our Lord Jesus Christ

And the love of God

And the fellowship of The Holy Spirit

Be with us all evermore

Amen

Mass Times

Saturday 6.00pm (Vigil)

Sunday 9.00am & 11.00am

Weekday 9.00am Lauds from The Divine Office

(Followed by Mass)

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Weekly Services

• The Sacrament of Reconciliation Saturday morning at 10.00am or by arrangement
• Morning prayer from The Divine Office is celebrated before Mass on weekdays
• Perpetual Novena in Honour of Our Blessed Lady after Tuesday morning Mass in the Lady Chapel
• The Rosary recited in the Lady Chapel after morning Mass each day
• Exposition of The Blessed Sacrament Friday morning after Mass until 10.00am
• Prayer Group Lectio Divina on the first Friday of the month at 7.30pm In The Lady Chapel

Upcoming Events

Fr Dominic gets on his bike for charity

Parish Offertory

We gratefully acknowledge a generous donation

of £1,000

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St Bede Play Group

Has reopened and parents and toddlers

are welcome to attend on

Tuesdays from 10am - 12pm

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Redbridge Refugee Forum

Urgent Request for Food

For refugees in our area who have nothing!          

Small Packets of Corn Flakes, Sugar, Pasta, Cartons of Semi-Skimmed Milk, Orange Juice, Small Packets of Basmati Rice, Spaghetti.

Donations may be left the back of the church

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Year of the God who Speaks

The Gospel of Matthew

Fr Adrian Graffy will lead an exploration of the Gospel of Matthew, the lectionary gospel for Sundays in 2020

Wednesday 29th January at 7.00pm - 8.30pm

at the Catholic Church Gidea Park

Admission is free, booking at: GPstudydays@gmail.com

Other Items

Parish News

in the news … 18th January

Biometrics increasingly used in persecution of Christians

South Africa: Belgian Oblate priest killed

Care for migrants at heart of 2020 Week of Prayer for Christian Unity

FRAUD ALERT

A fraudster has circulated emails purporting to come from Fr. Martin. Fr. Martin would never issue unsolicited emails of this nature

DO NOT OPEN

such emails and delete immediately

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Marriage Care

Marriage Prep Facilitators are being recruited for our

local centre. Volunteering with Marriage Care is a truly rewarding experience

For further information please contact

Ilfordandsouthend.admin@marriagecare.org

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St. Bede’s over 50’s Friendship Club

Meets first & third Mondays of each month

1.00 - 3.00pm. See noticeboard for details

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Brentwood Catholic Children’s Society

Children and families are now able to access direct therapeutic support in one of our clinics. Sessions take place after school or at an evening clinic at our counselling suites in Rayleigh. Highly experienced counsellors provide support directly to the whole family or to children and adolescents on a 1:1 basis

Contact Catherine on cmunns@bccs.org.uk

There is a sessional charge