News & Events

FEAST OF THE ANNUNCIATION
Tuesday 25 March 2025

For this great feast the Southwell Consort will be coming to sing at our 7pm Mass. The Mass setting will be Palestrina’s Missa Sine Nomine, with the following motets: Beata es Maria (Animuccia) and Ave Regina (Victoria).

The renaissance music will be accompanied by period instruments, sackbuts and cornetts, under the direction of Gareth Wilson. Edward Tambling will be the organist. There will be a collection to help defray the cost of the professional musicians (most of the choir are volunteers).

MOTHERING SUNDAY
Sunday 30 March 2025

The coming Sunday is Mothering Sunday or Laetare Sunday.

There will be a special Mother’s Day family Mass at 9.30am, and David Guest’s choir will be coming to sing at the 11am Mass, where the Mass setting will be Mozart’s Missa Brevis in Bb k275 with the following motets: Laetatus sum (M Haydn) and Ave verum corpus (F Warren).

CALLED TO BEAR FRUIT
24 & 31 March 2025, 7pm, the Presbytery

Thank you to those parishioners who have volunteered to take part in the Called to Bear Fruit initiative. The group will meet in the Presbytery at 7pm (for about half an hour) on these Monday evenings.

SACRED HEART OF JESUS PROCESSION
14 June, 11.30am - procession

June is the Month of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, with the Feast on 27 June this year. In 2024 we approached Wandsworth council to request they fly the flag of the Sacred Heart of Jesus in June, similar to the Pride and other flags they fly throughout the year, but were denied.

Therefore on 14 June 2025, we are calling for a prayerful procession of Christians (Catholic and non-Catholic) from St Mary Magdalen at 11:30am, following the 10:30am Mass, walking to and around the Town Hall, and then returning to the parish. We would begin and end in prayer, carry Sacred Heart of Jesus flags and enjoy prayer and song throughout.

Find out more details at our website, share our letter with others and follow our Facebook page to keep up with plans for the procession. You are also invited to join us for a planning meeting on 16 March at 12:30pm in the parish hall, or contact us if you would like to be involved and cannot make the meeting via: sacredheart24uk@gmail.com or 07545 332563.

MEN’S SPIRITUAL EXERCISES
30 March – 4 April 2025, Christian Heritage Centre, Stonyhurst

A five-day version of the Ignatian Exercises offered specifically for men (whether lay or ordained), this retreat will be preached by the Benedictine Monks of St Joseph’s Abbey, Flavigny (France). Founded in 1988, this community has retained its charism of a specific apostolate to men with a shortened version of the Ignatian Exercises.

One-to-one direction will be offered alongside the talks. Priests are welcome to attend and concelebrate or celebrate their own Mass. Click here for more information and to book.