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Parish Events
Adoration Monday-Friday MorningPlease join us at 08:00. Rosary after 10:00 Mass.
TUESDAY EVENING ADORATION
The Blessed Sacrament will be exposed for Adoration from 19:00–21:00 every Tuesday. Please join us.
"The time you spend with Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament is the best time that you will spend on earth. Each moment that you spend with Jesus will deepen your union with Him and make your soul everlastingly more glorious and beautiful in heaven, and will help bring about an everlasting peace on earth." St. Teresa of Calcutta (Mother Teresa) |
TEA & COFFEE IN HALLAfter the 11:00 Mass.
LEGION OF MARYThursday evening 19:00 in the Parish Office.
CHOIR PRACTICE
Thursday 19:00-20:00 in the church.
Children's PlaygroupTuesday 09:00-10:30 in the Parish Hall.
Bible Study GroupWednesday 19:00 in the Parish Hall.
Singing for the BrainTuesday 13:30 in the Parish Hall.
RCIA
Thursdays 7.30pm in Parish Hall.
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ARCHBISHOP JOHN’S LENTEN REFLECTION
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The distressing majesty of the cross. Archbishop John is calling on all in the Archdiocese to join him in prayer and contemplation before the crucified Lord during Lent. Archbishop John said: "I want us to do more than stumble on our Lenten journey. I want us, together, to really contemplate and meditate on the distressing majesty of the cross so that we really can take in what it means for us and our relationship with our God, the Lord Jesus Christ".
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STATIONS OF THE CROSS
We often treat the Gospels as distant history, removed from our lives today. It’s easy to keep them at arm’s length and read them impersonally. Yet the Gospels are living and deeply personal. To encounter the living Jesus more fully, we must place ourselves within each scene — seeing, hearing and feeling what unfolds, and reflecting on the thoughts and emotions of those present.
The Stations of the Cross is a simple yet powerful way to walk prayerfully with Jesus and experience him afresh. Join us every Monday to Friday after 10am Mass and Fridays 6pm concluding with the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass at 7pm.
The Stations of the Cross is a simple yet powerful way to walk prayerfully with Jesus and experience him afresh. Join us every Monday to Friday after 10am Mass and Fridays 6pm concluding with the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass at 7pm.
LENTEN HOLY HOUR
"The time you spend with Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament is the best time that you will spend on earth. Each moment that you spend with Jesus will deepen your union with Him and make your soul everlastingly more glorious and beautiful in Heaven...." Mother Teresa — a time of quiet reflection on The Passion of Jesus.
This time of prayer helps us to deepen our faith and grow in understanding of the Paschal Mystery of Christ. Every Sunday during Lent at 4pm.
This time of prayer helps us to deepen our faith and grow in understanding of the Paschal Mystery of Christ. Every Sunday during Lent at 4pm.
CAFOD
Thank you so much for your generous donations and prayers for our global family. We are still raising monies for this incredible work. By giving today we are enabling our global neighbours to grow food in gardens that float on flood water and we are providing solar powered irrigation systems
SUPPORT YOUR PARISH WALKERS
Our Big Lent Parish Walk takes place on Saturday 28th March. If you would like to join the walk we are meeting at 2.00 p.m. at Sutton Tennis Village. (Rose Hill Recreation Ground, Rose Hill, Sutton SM1 3HH). We will walk around the park there. If you would like to sponsor the walking team please click here. We have already raised £120.00! Thank you to our wonderful donors.
40 DAYS FOR LIFE
Come and learn about the 40 Days For Life peaceful prayer vigil happening this year near the abortion centre in Brixton. With the recent release of the shocking statistics of 299,614 abortions in the UK in one year, let this be the year you come and join us. We will hear the Testimony of a MOTHER WHO CHANGED HER MIND and kept her baby because she met people praying outside an abortion clinic. She will be accompanied by her daughter. TUESDAY 10th FEBRUARY at 6:30PM, Venue: Our Lady of the Rosary Church Hall, 364 Brixton Road, London, SW9 0TH. For more details visit our website or contact Jacinta on 07503 151419.
ARCHDIOCESAN PILGRIMAGES FOR YOUNG ADULTS
- Young adults (aged 18 to 35) are invited to join Archbishop John on pilgrimage to Lourdes, from 7 to 13 June 2026. The cost is £789, which includes flights and full-board accommodation on a shared basis. To book, please visit www.tinyurl.com/lourdes26www.allsaintstravel.co.uk/LD1006/
- Young adults (aged 18 to 35) are also invited to register interest for the World Youth Day pilgrimage to Korea in August 2027 at www.tinyurl.com/wyd2027
- For information about youth activities for all ages across the Archdiocese please visit our website at www.rcsouthwark.co.uk/mission/southwark-catholic-youth-service/
WEEKLY SESSION FOR PEOPLE LIVING WITH DEMENTIA
St. Teresa’s Church, 250 Bishopsford Road, SM5 2BZ continues a weekly term-time music-based therapeutic activity for people living with dementia.The Tuesday sessions will be held in the parish hall between 1:30 and 3pm with parking available, including for blue badge holders. This service is offered free of charge to attendees and carers and is available to Merton residents on a first-come-first-served basis. Information sheets available at the Contact Corner.
Please theck the timetable here.
Please theck the timetable here.
RCIA – WHAT ARE SCRUTINIES?
The Scrutinies are a series of rites for adults who wish to be baptised. They are celebrated in the third, fourth, and fifth weeks of the Lenten season. This is considered a period of purification and enlightenment for the elect. There are prayers of exorcism which are intended to help purify the elect from sin and sinful desires. The overall prayers and laying on of hands are to help the elect be enlightened by the Word and grace of God. Please pray for all those who are to be received into the Church and receive the Sacraments this Easter.
The 1st Scrutiny takes place next week at the 5.30pm Vigil Mass.
The 1st Scrutiny takes place next week at the 5.30pm Vigil Mass.
SOUTHWARK DIOCESAN PILGRIMAGE TO LOURDES
I warmly invite you to join me on this year’s SOUTHWARK DIOCESAN PILGRIMAGE TO LOURDES: 21 to 28 August 2026. A pilgrimage is a great opportunity to refresh and renew our relationship with the Lord Jesus, with the help of Our Lady’s prayers. I have also found it a blessing to be able to accompany and to be inspired by other pilgrims, some of whom are sick, elderly or disabled. Last year, Deacon John Fogarty and I did a short presentation in parishes, which we would be happy to repeat in your parish, if it can be arranged. Details for booking travel and accommodation can be found here.
We also ask pilgrims to complete a form with details, including medical requirements (if any) here. For more information, please contact Canon Edward Perera or Deacon John Fogarty or myself, Bishop Paul Hendricks.
We also ask pilgrims to complete a form with details, including medical requirements (if any) here. For more information, please contact Canon Edward Perera or Deacon John Fogarty or myself, Bishop Paul Hendricks.
THE NATIONAL NOVENA TO ST JOSEPH
...will take place from 10-18th March 2026 at St Joseph’s Church in Maidenhead. Every year, the Mill Hill Missionaries prepare for the Feast of St Joseph, their Society Patron, with a special Novena of Masses and prayers to ask for God’s blessing on their Society’s missionary outreach, and for the intentions of all those who support their work. If you are able, and if it is possible to attend, Masses are at 10am every day of the Novena except Sunday, when it is at 11am. These Masses will be available to follow on YouTube via the Mill Hill website.
The Novena Prayer Booklet is available on request for a suggested donation of £1 per booklet to cover costs. You are welcome to send in your petitions and/or to request a Novena prayer booklet. Please write to the Novena Director at 6 Colby Gardens, Maidenhead, SL6 7GZ or email [email protected].
The Novena Prayer Booklet is available on request for a suggested donation of £1 per booklet to cover costs. You are welcome to send in your petitions and/or to request a Novena prayer booklet. Please write to the Novena Director at 6 Colby Gardens, Maidenhead, SL6 7GZ or email [email protected].
CHILDREN’S PLAYGROUP
Dear parents, carers and parishioners,
Since we first opened St Teresa's Tots playgroup over a year ago, our mission has been to extend the heart of St Teresa’s school and parish to the youngest members of the wider community and their families, building a space where community, friendship, and our shared Catholic values could flourish.
It is with sadness that due to consistently low numbers we have made the decision to pause the playgroup provision for now, whilst we take time to listen and understand the reasons for the decline in numbers and discern the best way forward.
As a first step we will be setting up a few discussion groups over the coming weeks. Details of these discussions will be sent out after the half term break. Please do contact the Headteacher’s PA ([email protected]) if you would like to share your views or be part of these discussions going forward.
We truly believe in the importance of these early friendships, not just for the children, but for the parents and caregivers as well.
Teresa’s Tots playgroup has supported so many of the families currently in our Nursery and I would like to thank Mrs Cleeve, our School Chaplain, Mrs Moyna and Mrs Timmins for their wonderful service and commitment to the playgroup over the past year.
Please continue to keep opportunities for the youngest members of our community in your prayers.
Mr Dachtler
Since we first opened St Teresa's Tots playgroup over a year ago, our mission has been to extend the heart of St Teresa’s school and parish to the youngest members of the wider community and their families, building a space where community, friendship, and our shared Catholic values could flourish.
It is with sadness that due to consistently low numbers we have made the decision to pause the playgroup provision for now, whilst we take time to listen and understand the reasons for the decline in numbers and discern the best way forward.
As a first step we will be setting up a few discussion groups over the coming weeks. Details of these discussions will be sent out after the half term break. Please do contact the Headteacher’s PA ([email protected]) if you would like to share your views or be part of these discussions going forward.
We truly believe in the importance of these early friendships, not just for the children, but for the parents and caregivers as well.
Teresa’s Tots playgroup has supported so many of the families currently in our Nursery and I would like to thank Mrs Cleeve, our School Chaplain, Mrs Moyna and Mrs Timmins for their wonderful service and commitment to the playgroup over the past year.
Please continue to keep opportunities for the youngest members of our community in your prayers.
Mr Dachtler
STAYING IN ST HELIER HOSPITAL
Please remember if you or a member of your family is taken to hospital to ask the ward staff to inform the Roman Catholic Chaplain, Fr. Philip Pak or call him on 07477 545080. If Fr Philip knows you are in the hospital, he will ensure you receive a visit and Holy Communion if required.
Deceased & Sick
Please pray for those who have passed away recently especially the soul of Ian McLeod RIP and for his family and friends. We also remember those with anniversaries at this time, those on our Parish Sick List and those in care homes, or housebound.
Please hear our prayer for:
Anne-Marie & Fred Mendonça, Moira Macklin, Maureen Flaherty, John McDonagh, Francesco Gargano, Patricia Jayasena, Jean Lue, Ruba Santipillai, Erika Geddes, Denise Waaldjk, Valerie Somerset, Leonard James Connolly, Thea Haddad, Ann Van Essen and Jane Turner, Kevin Mooney, John Mooney, Angela Patcheye, Leonard Paice, Michael and Madge Durkan, Jocyln De Silva, Mary Jeanette Connaire, Mary Reilly, Alan O’Leary, Bill and June O’Keefe, Gerry Gillan, Eileen Stevens, Dave Herris, Gabriel Lyons, Tony London, Kevin McKeon, John Antao, Stella Carrasco, Gerald Pereira, Jason Sigalas, Reme Mills, Emilia Koharic, Vince & Edna Horwood, Baby Morse Dannatt, Edna Quigley Horwood, Dora Madisetti, Audra Wamsteker, Baby Jaxon Martin, Tania Awdo, Mary Anton Jeyaseelan, Kacey Logan, Mary Lee, Ian McLeod, Teresa Munn, Armando Ramos, Shirley & Neil Markham, Mary Nyaku, Lavinia Von Kesmark, Adela Jimenez, Brigid Moorhead, Jean Williams.
If you wish to be prayed for on our Parish Sick List, please let us have your name.
Every First Friday we offer and remember you in Holy Mass. We also keep you in our daily prayer, our times of Adoration, Novenas and the Holy Rosary.
Dear parishioners, please continue to remember the Sick Clergy of the diocese and send out your blessing in prayer to all the Nations of the World, as they do their best to combat the pandemic and natural disasters that many nations are battling with at this time. THANK YOU!
Anne-Marie & Fred Mendonça, Moira Macklin, Maureen Flaherty, John McDonagh, Francesco Gargano, Patricia Jayasena, Jean Lue, Ruba Santipillai, Erika Geddes, Denise Waaldjk, Valerie Somerset, Leonard James Connolly, Thea Haddad, Ann Van Essen and Jane Turner, Kevin Mooney, John Mooney, Angela Patcheye, Leonard Paice, Michael and Madge Durkan, Jocyln De Silva, Mary Jeanette Connaire, Mary Reilly, Alan O’Leary, Bill and June O’Keefe, Gerry Gillan, Eileen Stevens, Dave Herris, Gabriel Lyons, Tony London, Kevin McKeon, John Antao, Stella Carrasco, Gerald Pereira, Jason Sigalas, Reme Mills, Emilia Koharic, Vince & Edna Horwood, Baby Morse Dannatt, Edna Quigley Horwood, Dora Madisetti, Audra Wamsteker, Baby Jaxon Martin, Tania Awdo, Mary Anton Jeyaseelan, Kacey Logan, Mary Lee, Ian McLeod, Teresa Munn, Armando Ramos, Shirley & Neil Markham, Mary Nyaku, Lavinia Von Kesmark, Adela Jimenez, Brigid Moorhead, Jean Williams.
If you wish to be prayed for on our Parish Sick List, please let us have your name.
Every First Friday we offer and remember you in Holy Mass. We also keep you in our daily prayer, our times of Adoration, Novenas and the Holy Rosary.
Dear parishioners, please continue to remember the Sick Clergy of the diocese and send out your blessing in prayer to all the Nations of the World, as they do their best to combat the pandemic and natural disasters that many nations are battling with at this time. THANK YOU!
MAY THEY REST IN PEACE AND RISE IN GLORY
Remember, Lord, those who have died and have gone before us marked with the sign of faith, especially those for whom we now pray:
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Theresa Mason RIP
Elaine Goldson-Rhule RIP Teresa Gomes RIP Patricia Perryman RIP Antonio Costa RIP John Richmond-D’Monte RIP Ann James RIP Anna Maria Reid RIP June Rose O’Bryne RIP Mary Jurkiewisz RIP Sheila Connolly RIP Ezra Halahakone RIP Sylvester Forya RIP Josephine Sheldrick RIP Margaret Leahy RIP Harry Bateman RIP Antonina Urbani RIP John Dias RIP Bella Harding RIP Darren Liddy RIP Irene Clare Matthews RIP Deborah Thorpe RIP Tess Goldband RIP Philomena Kayode-Alli RIP Tom Neary RIP Anthony Gielty RIP David Cunningham RIP |
Mark Ryan RIP
Anne Dunne RIP Patricia Kiely RIP Lizzie Corcoran RIP Albertas Ambotas RIP Peter Newbold RIP Jeffrey Myles RIP Theresa McGoldrick Pat McManus RIP Daniel Beazley RIP Dominick Kelly RIP Libera Marie Pereppi RIP Christopher Byrne RIP Neville Leonard Patrick RIP Maureen Smith RIP Peter Barry RIP Yana Bartkiv RIP Karl Anthony Lawson RIP Pamela (Kamala) Venkatasami RIP Michael Joseph Kearney RIP Patrick Michael Dillon RIP Julia Gomes RIP Mary Redmond RIP Alice Kew RIP Brian Wratten RIP Max Hu-Fouye RIP |
Southwark Diocese Clergy Deaths
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Deacon William Boyd RIP
Deacon Jim Hayes RIP Fr. Paul Sanders RIP Canon Richard Hearn RIP Fr. Paul Gibbons RIP Fr. Malachy Steenson CP, RIP Fr. Antony Logan RIP Fr. Denis Paul RIP Deacon Alan Bond RIP Bishop Howard Tripp RIP Canon Colm Acton RIP Archbishop Michael Bowen RIP Fr John Lawrence RIP Fr Paddy Cannon RIP Bishop John Hine RIP Fr Sunith Nonis RIP |
Fr. Richard Diala RIP
Fr. Michael Boland RIP Fr. Robert Copsey SOLT RIP Deacon Vincent Bowgett RIP Monsignor Edward Hill RIP Fr. John Hartley RIP Fr. Gordon Thompson RIP Deacon Michael Baldry RIP Deacon Vincent Bowgett RIP Deacon Fred Carter RIP Fr. Kevin St.Aubyn RIP Canon Francis Leo Mooney RIP Fr Bernard Heaphy RIP Fr Wenna Henry Tiku RIP Monsignor Canon John O’Toole RIP His Holiness Pope Francis RIP |
May these, whom we have known and loved and all who sleep in the peace of Christ, find in your presence, light, happiness and peace.
Amen, Amen
Amen, Amen
PARISH FINANCE
Sunday Collections and Donations
Last weekend's offertory: £1,049.22.
Last weekend's second collection: CAFOD £523.22 so far...
We would like to say a huge THANK YOU to the many of you who have kindly signed up to standing orders. This is so much appreciated and valued. If you wish to contribute by cheque in lieu of plate collections, this can be sent to the presbytery: St. Teresa’s Church, 250 Bishopsford Road, Morden, Surrey, SM4 6BJ. They may be made payable to St. Teresa’s Catholic Church.
Our thanks to the families of Maureen Deb and Theresa Bearn for their generosity and thoughtfulness for the kind donation of £1,000 each in honour of the memory of Maureen and Theresa.
May God bless you and may their souls Rest In Peace and Rise In Glory.
Many thanks to those of you who have so kindly offered to set up standing orders in lieu of our Sunday plate collections. This is a most convenient method of planned giving (for all concerned); already used by so many at Morden – and is vitally important at this time. Regular standing orders can be for any amount, no matter how small – just give what you can afford. Please send a written request via the parish office with contact details.
We will be happy to receive any offerings directly by on-line banking or by standing order, which can be arranged through your bank, or by using the DONATE link here or on the parish website.
Last weekend's second collection: CAFOD £523.22 so far...
We would like to say a huge THANK YOU to the many of you who have kindly signed up to standing orders. This is so much appreciated and valued. If you wish to contribute by cheque in lieu of plate collections, this can be sent to the presbytery: St. Teresa’s Church, 250 Bishopsford Road, Morden, Surrey, SM4 6BJ. They may be made payable to St. Teresa’s Catholic Church.
Our thanks to the families of Maureen Deb and Theresa Bearn for their generosity and thoughtfulness for the kind donation of £1,000 each in honour of the memory of Maureen and Theresa.
May God bless you and may their souls Rest In Peace and Rise In Glory.
Many thanks to those of you who have so kindly offered to set up standing orders in lieu of our Sunday plate collections. This is a most convenient method of planned giving (for all concerned); already used by so many at Morden – and is vitally important at this time. Regular standing orders can be for any amount, no matter how small – just give what you can afford. Please send a written request via the parish office with contact details.
We will be happy to receive any offerings directly by on-line banking or by standing order, which can be arranged through your bank, or by using the DONATE link here or on the parish website.
Do You Gift Aid?
The value of your donation can be increased by 25% at no extra cost to yourself, simply by gift aiding it if you are a taxpayer. The parish learns nothing about your private financial affairs. The average weekly collection between plate and standing orders, was approximately £2,400 a week (pre-COVID). If only half of that was GIFT AIDED, it would mean an extra £300 a week, or £15,600 a year to Parish funds. We are genuinely grateful to those who are Gift-Aiding. If you haven’t been doing so, please print off a Gift Aid form from the parish website. At the present time the parish income is down about £5,000 each month. Hopefully, when parish life returns to normal, we will soon see these financial worries and concerns disappear.
Please fill in the new gift aid online form or see the Parish office for a paper copy.
Please fill in the new gift aid online form or see the Parish office for a paper copy.
Thank you
Thank you to everybody who continues to support the parish through the collection, standing orders, gift aid and dropping in contributions. Online donations have seen an increase recently - A big THANK YOU FOR THOSE DONATIONS coming in via our parish website 'JUST GIVING' - Press the button marked DONATE. If you scroll down further, we also say 'Thanks' for your support and other ways you can support our parish. Again, THANK
YOU.
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GIFT AID NOTICE
PLEASE COLLECT YOUR GIFT AID ENVELOPES FROM THE CONTACT CORNER
For those already signed up, Gift Aid Envelopes will be available during this weekend 3/4th April. Please collect your Gift Aid or Standing Order envelopes before or after Mass from the Contact Corner. If you pay tax and would like to join, please have a word with one of the team , it's simple and at no extra cost to you the Church can claim back 25%. See below for more details Do You Gift Aid?
For those already signed up, Gift Aid Envelopes will be available during this weekend 3/4th April. Please collect your Gift Aid or Standing Order envelopes before or after Mass from the Contact Corner. If you pay tax and would like to join, please have a word with one of the team , it's simple and at no extra cost to you the Church can claim back 25%. See below for more details Do You Gift Aid?
CARD READERS
Our new contactless card reader called Payaz is in front of the icon of Padre Pio. Payaz is a gift aid and non-gift aid contactless terminal.
The previous CollecTin is now in the Repository which can accept donations as well as act as a sales terminal.
Sumup for candles is still near the statue of St Teresa in the narthex and can only be used for candles.
The previous CollecTin is now in the Repository which can accept donations as well as act as a sales terminal.
Sumup for candles is still near the statue of St Teresa in the narthex and can only be used for candles.
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QR SCAN POINTS
There is now the opportunity to donate using a QR Scanner on your phone (if you have one installed on Android, or use the Camera app on iPhone). There are a number of Scan points in the church, one by the Statue of the Sacred Heart, by the Exit side door and one on the noticeboard in the porch.
SAFEGUARDING
The parish safeguarding representatives for St Teresa's are listed below. If you have any concerns, please contact one of the team.
Adrian Sherriff - [email protected] - 07960 747946
Linda Sam-Yorke - [email protected] - 07958 694008
Liz Coutinho - [email protected] - 07828 248624
Stephen Smith - [email protected] - 020 8640 6753
Adrian Sherriff - [email protected] - 07960 747946
Linda Sam-Yorke - [email protected] - 07958 694008
Liz Coutinho - [email protected] - 07828 248624
Stephen Smith - [email protected] - 020 8640 6753
Regular Mass Times
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Saturday Vigil Mass |
5.30pm + online |
Sunday |
9.00am + online 11.00am + online |
Monday - Saturday |
10.00am + online |
Adoration |
8am + online |
How To Find Us
250 Bishopsford Road, Morden, Surrey SM4 6BZ
Tel: 020 8648 4113