News - St. Columba's Catholic Church, Selsdon

Nov 28, 2020

DON’T FORGET THE RULES WHEN YOU COME TO MASS

St Columba’s is open, allowing us to celebrate Mass together in the church. Mass times are: at 10am every morning except Saturday plus 6.30pm on Saturday and 8am and 6.30pm on Sunday. All this is dependent upon our having a team of stewards at every Mass to monitor numbers (which are limited) and […]

Nov 01, 2020

UCM NEWS UPDATE

Our UCM Christmas Party held on Wednesday 2nd December via Zoom was a great success. We had 14 participants, with guest Sue O’Brien (Past President) visiting us. Our President Anne Rodrigues, welcomed us all into the meeting and introduced some fun activities:- A rendition of the 12 Days of Christmas sung by each participant – quite […]

Oct 01, 2020

MAKE A PLEDGE FOR OUR PARISH

The dramatic fall in the numbers attending Mass over past weeks and, now, the lockdown resulting in no public Masses at all has, not surprisingly, had a knock-on effect on parish finances. The Offertory collection is much reduced. But regular parish bills still have to be paid. So, to ensure the future financial wellbeing of […]

Jun 06, 2020

SUPPORT ST COLUMBA’S WHEN ONLINE SHOPPING

Deacon Philip writes: You can turn your everyday shopping into free donations to our parish. It’s simple. It’s straightforward. And it will cost you nothing. I know because I have signed up for it. All you have to do is visit the www.easyfundraising.org.uk website, register (which is quick and easy) and then go shopping online, […]

May 02, 2020

LIVE: MASS ONLINE FROM ST COLUMBA’S

You can follow Fr Roy celebrating Mass live at 10am every day (except Saturdays) either on YouTube – click on this website link: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYVyZ2Xpfs0NiuU3bxAjsCQ/live or on Zoom: https://us04web.zoom.us/j/73986660636?pwd=UkJMZHQ0S1ZYUDdOR21MVkpYZElBdz09

Apr 16, 2020

AN EASTER MESSAGE FROM FR ROY

I would like to start by greeting all of you. Happy Easter! I have received various calls from you expressing concern about my well-being. Thank you so much for your love and care. I am doing well physically and spiritually. I believe God is always gracious to me. I was lucky that a few days […]

Apr 09, 2020

MESSAGE FOR ALL UCM MEMBERS & PARISHIONERS

During these very uncertain times of COVID-19, St. Columba’s UCM are offering a hand of support by giving you a generic website to contact us with a view of a chat on the phone, advice on shopping or collecting medication plus any other support you may wish, be it large or small. We are concerned that […]

Mar 24, 2020

CORONAVIRUS: A PRAYER FOR A PANDEMIC

May we, who are merely inconvenienced, remember those whose lives are at stake. May we, who have no risk factors, remember those most vulnerable. May we, who have the luxury of working from home, remember those who must choose between preserving their own health, or work for the health of others. May we, who have […]

Mar 23, 2020

Abp John’s Statement of March 23 Closing All Churches Because of Coronavirus

Statement from Archbishop John Wilson – 23 March 2020