Sacred Heart Wimbledon : Sacred Heart Wimbledon

Welcome to the Sacred Heart Wimbledon

During this extended period of lockdown due to Coronavirus/Covid-19 the parish is still faced with regular costs and with a much reduced income as there are no weekend collections. Please help to defray our costs by making a one off, or regular donations using the donate button above. Donations can be made using debit or credit cards. All donations can be gift aided.

STREAMED SERVICES

Services are streamed at 10 a.m. on Sundays and every weekday and also at 8 p.m. on Sundays

To view please click on https://www.churchservices.tv/wimbledon.
Services in other churches are available by clicking on 'Whats on now' on the churchservices.tv home page.

While we are unable to attend Mass

we are encouraged to make a Spiritual Communion
using this Prayer of St Alphonsus.

Father Joe's homily for the feast of Pentecost can be downloaded here.
News and Views from Father John for the weekend 30/31 May can be downloaded here.
The Sacred Heart Environment Group's slide show 'Caring for our Common Home in Lockdown' can be downloaded here.

(Please be patient it is a large file and may take a while to download)

The May edition of Edgeways may be downloaded here.

For the March and April copies of Edgeways please refer to the Edgeways page

Minutes of Parish Pastoral Council Meeting 8.00pm Thursday 7 May 2020

For previous minutes please refer to Parish Pastoral Council Documents

CORONAVIRUS UPDATE

Our church will not be open until further notice.
Letters explaining the measures in place can be downloaded

PLEASE NOTE: As from 1 April until further notice, the paid staff of the parish are on furlough leave and may not undertake any work in connection with the parish. They will not be responding to emails sent to their work post box.

Two Vatican Documents regarding
Reconciliation and Special Indulgences

The Vatican Apostolic Penitentiary has issued two documents on Special Indulgences and the Sacrament of Reconciliation relating to this time of the COVID-19 Coronavirus.
Click on the titles below to see these documents.

Decree of the Apostolic Penitentiary on the granting of special Indulgences to the faithful in the current pandemic.
The gift of special Indulgences is granted to the faithful suffering from COVID-19 disease, commonly known as Coronavirus, as well as to health care workers, family members and all those who in any capacity, including through prayer, care for them.

Note from the Apostolic Penitentiary on the Sacrament of Reconciliation in the current pandemic.
The gravity of the present circumstances calls for reflection on the urgency and centrality of the Sacrament of Reconciliation, together with some necessary clarifications, both for the lay faithful and for ministers called to celebrate the Sacrament.
Even in the time of COVID-19, the Sacrament of Reconciliation is administered in accordance with universal canon law and with the provisions of the Ordo Paenitentiae.

If you are new to the parish, we would encourage you to register by clicking here. When your application has been accepted you will receive a welcome pack from Canon John Clark our parish priest.

The Sacred Heart Church, in Wimbledon, a Roman Catholic parish in the Archdiocese of Southwark, and until recently served by the Jesuits of the British Province, welcomes you to our website. As one of the largest parishes in England, we hope this site highlights the dynamic community that has been a place of worship for over a century. At the heart of our parish are the many people of all ages who work, study, pray and share their lives together. We invite and encourage you to explore, discover and visit the Sacred Heart.

Announcements

Bereavement Group Drop-In: Last Saturdays of the month

Due to the special circumstances arising from the CoronaVirus precautions it has been necessary to cancel the drop-ins on the last Saturdays of the month. The dropins will resume when Coronavirus restrictions are eased.
The Bereavement Team regret that this extraordinary step has been necessary and offer our apologies to anyone who intended to attend.
Bereaved people are invited to call Sadie Smith on 020 8946 5198 or to email sadiesmith3@talktalk.net for a confidential conversation with a member of the Bereavement Support Group.

Memory Lane Club

Due to coronavirus precautions we regret that the Memory Lane Club will be closed until further notice.
We will keep the situation under review and hope to reopen when government restrictions are eased and is subject to national advice and guidance.