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St Mary’s
Tottenham

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— Pope Francis, The Joy of the Gospel
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Reopen for Private Prayer

It’s wonderful that the Government has permitted churches to be open for private prayer and the lighting of candles from Monday 15th June.

Opening Times

St Mary’s will be open on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday 10am-5.30pm

St Mary’s will be open on Saturday and Sunday 10am-4.30pm

The Good Shepherd will be open on Sunday 10am – 4pm

Precautions

Do not come to Church if you are self-isolating or shielding in line with Government advice. Hand sanitiser will be available in our churches during this time. Please sanitise your hands when you arrive and leave the churches. Avoid touching things – including door handles – whether you’re wearing gloves or not. Please keep six feet apart from other people and locate yourself somewhere which enables others to do the same. If you are willing to volunteer help clean the church whenever you have time, let me know.

Reasons to come

Many of us will be desperate to get in to Church to pray privately. Others will be unsure as to whether there is a real need. I would encourage you all to come if you’re not self-isolating for three reasons: (1) we need to start getting back to doing what is truly important in life as soon as it is safe (2) in the tabernacle we have the Lord’s Body, His Presence, given for the Church that He might be with us always. This is one reason worship in Church takes us closer to Christ than worship at home. (3) There’s a dangerous individualism that tempts us to thinking we can simply find God in ourselves and this ends up meaning we turn ourselves into gods, a dangerous road.

Keep your eyes peeled

Some changes have been made to our churches. The six main statues in St Mary’s have been placed on wall mounts, which in time will be covered in fabric (St Martin de Porres is in a new location). The Requiem Altar in St Mary’s, near the War Memorial, is also now dressed properly with a black frontal and proper cover. The external vestry has been repainted, as have the backs of the two outdoor noticeboards. The St Mary’s choir will sit in greater comfort in the newly cleared area in the same location as before. At the Good Shepherd, the external doors have been painted and finished off and we’re undertaking some restoration of the wooden floors. The altar has been moved to a different position so as to create some much needed space.

Our churches need to be once again places of invitation, so do let others know of the times we’re open for prayer so they can come along too.

You may read in the press that funerals are now permitted in Church. This is true but, bizarrely, the Mass cannot be celebrated and given the restrictions still in place I do not think it is a viable option yet.

I’ve missed you all and look forward to worshipping with you again soon when that is permitted.

Fr Morris

Sunday Mass in 2023

Come for Mass at St Mary’s on Sundays at 10am and 12noon

Come for Mass at the Good Shepherd on Sundays at 5pm.

Morning Prayer is said at St Mary’s at 9.15am and Evening Prayer at the Good Shepherd at 4.15pm.

Weekday Mass Times in 2023

St Mary’s 9.30am Monday to Saturday except Tuesday at 7.30pm

Good Shepherd Tuesdays at 12.15pm often followed by lunch club

You also can say your prayers, light candles and look around our churches at this time.

Morning or Evening Prayer is said 30 minutes before the Weekday Masses at St Mary’s.

 

We’re two lively churches welcoming all to come and worship Christ as revealed in the Scriptures and proclaimed in the Church. We have a lot of laughter too as we seek to be more faithful and to usher in God’s Kingdom throughout Tottenham.

St. Mary’s Church

Sunday Masses at 10am and 12noon are lively affairs; with quieter opportunities for prayer during the week.

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The Good Shepherd

A smaller congregation that gathers for Mass at 5pm, seeking to remind the backstreets where we find ourselves that God loves us lots.

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Events

  • 10am Sunday Mass10am Sunday Mass
    26/03/2023
    10:00 am - 11:00 am

    St Mary’s Church
  • Sunday MassSunday Mass
    26/03/2023
    5:00 pm - 6:00 pm

    Good Shepherd
  • 10am Sunday Mass10am Sunday Mass
    02/04/2023
    10:00 am - 11:00 am

    St Mary’s Church
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