Welcome to the Roman Catholic Parish of St. Mary of the Angels. We are a friendly community serving Bayswater and part of Notting Hill, including Westbourne Grove and Portobello Road.
Weekend Masses are at 6pm on Saturday, and at 11am and 6pm on Sunday. There is also a Portuguese Mass at 9am on Sundays and a Brazilian Mass at 4.30pm on Saturdays.
Weekdays, including Saturday: Mass is at 12 noon, but see below for any alterations.
Confessions are heard before any Mass and on request
Our Church is open 8am – 6.30pm every day, with Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament for most of that time
Our postal address is The Parish House, Moorhouse Road W2 5DJ.
You can contact us on 020 7229 0487 or bayswater@rcdow.org.uk
Forthcoming Events
Our Confirmation class this Sunday is at 3pm. It is now time for all candidates to let us know if they are coming on the retreat day on 27 April – two weeks’ time. Your parents must sign the consent form emailed to them and return it to Fr. Keith.
Please note that this Monday and Thursday our Mass will be at the earlier time of 11am and will be the funeral of James Carrigan and Cora Montelle Christopher respectively.
Next Sunday is Good Shepherd Sunday, the day we pray for priests and for vocations to the priesthood. The annual collection for the Priest Training Fund will take place next weekend. This fund pays for the priestly formation of men for the Catholic priesthood. There are currently 49 men studying at Allen Hall seminary, 13 of whom are from our own Diocese. Your generous donation helps ensure we can support these men who are called to be like Christ the Good Shepherd. Donation envelopes are available in the back of the church. Please take one home, read the information, and bring it back next weekend with your donation. Please continue to pray for vocations and for our priests. You can use the QR code to make your donation online or visit www.rcdow.org.uk/donations. Thank you for your generosity.
We will also have a special Book of Condolences available at the back of Church when a funeral is coming up. You are welcome to write a short message in it.
Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, has written a letter to the faithful of his diocese. Among the many who offer their insights and concerns, this is a uniquely authentic voice. The letter is available at https://www.lpj.org/posts/letter-to-the-entire-diocese.html.
The Friends of the Holy Land seem able to get financial aid directly into Gaza. If you would like to assist with this aid you can donate to Friends of the Holy Land at https://www.friendsoftheholyland.org.uk/Appeal/donate
If you’d like to run the iconic London Marathon in 2024 and fundraise for refugees and asylum seekers, why not run with Jesuit Refugee Services (JRS)? You can find out more and apply at www.jrsuk.net/london-marathon/. The money that you raise will go directly to supporting destitute refugees and asylum seekers in the UK.
Whether you have been a regular practising Catholic or not in the past, we welcome you to worship with us on Sunday, and to let us know any ways you would like to contribute to our parish life, or in which we can be of help to you.
Our parish office is open Monday-Friday from 9am-3pm, when Mariella, our parish secretary, is there to welcome you and answer any questions you have.
Please introduce yourselves to me after Sunday Mass, or during the week, and may God bless you.
