The first session began last Saturday, please keep the children and their families in your prayers. The children will be enrolled into the programme at the 5.30pm Mass on Saturday 1st February.

To engage in the Called to Bear Fruit consultation. A booklet is available at Mass today which outlines six key themes for reflection. I encourage you to gather in small groups, as works best in your community.
Come together prayerfully to reflect on these themes and share your insights with the Called to Bear Fruit team.
The booklet explains everything about how to do this. When I began my ministry as your Archbishop, I said that I did not come to the Archdiocese to manage decline, but to lead with hope. This Jubilee Year of Hope is our chance to open ourselves to the guidance of the Holy Spirit and to work together towards a revival of Christian life, witness, and mission in our Archdiocese. For this, I humbly ask for your prayers, your ideas, and your active participation. Together, we can re-imagine our parishes as thriving centres of faith, healing, and evangelisation.
As Pilgrims of Hope, therefore, let us walk this journey together with faith, courage, and joy.
With every blessing and with the assurance of my prayers and gratitude
Yours devotedly in Christ
+ John Wilson

​https://www.rcsouthwark.co.uk/calledtobearfruit

Vatican News Editorial Director reflects on recent events that carry powerful messages of hope, from the commutation of death sentences to life imprisonment in the United States to the abolition of the death penalty in Zimbabwe, and the announcement of prisoner releases in Cuba. https://www.vaticannews.va/en/pope/news/2025-01/cuba-biden-prisoners-jubilee-hope-editorial-tornielli.html

Twelve bishops, including two bishops from England and Wales, will travel to Jerusalem from 18-23 January 2025 for the Holy Land Coordination – an annual meeting that is defined by four Ps: Presence, prayer, pilgrimage, and pressure. The bishops go to be present to the Christians who remain in the Holy Land, to let them know they are not forgotten; to pray with them; to encourage pilgrimage to their land; and to advocate on their behalf at home. ​https://www.cbcew.org.uk/catholic-bishops-to-travel-to-the-holy-land-for-pilgrimage-of-solidarity/

Confirmation 2025 will take place on 22nd June: Confirmation preparations will start on 1st March 2025 at 4.15pm with an information evening for parents and candidates, followed by Mass and the Rite of Enrolment. Anyone wishing to take part must complete our online application at docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScxDxP6fCPhQ-jPIOnXtnLLPGpnVGbh-fnVGuKY4DgN0OfPXw/viewform. PLEASE NOTE THAT THERE WILL BE A MANDATORY TRIP TO FLAME 2025 AT WEMBLY ON SATURDAY 15TH MARCH.