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
This 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 this 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. We also have one seminarian in Valladolid and one at the Beda, presently on pastoral placement in Ruislip. There are also two on a propaedeutic year at Redemptoris Mater. Last year three deacons were ordained for Westminster Diocese. The Priest Training Fund also supports the ongoing enrichment and formation of our ordained priests. 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 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.
Our Confirmation class this Sunday is at 2pm. Next Saturday (27 April) is our Retreat Day at St. Dominic’s, Haverstock Hill, leaving St. Mary of the Angels at 10am. Please be on time and ensure that your parents have given us their consent for you to come.
This Tuesday (St. George’s Day) Mass will be at 11am and will be celebrated with our school children.
This Thursday we have an extra Mass at 6pm followed by our monthly Marian Movement of Priests’ Cenacle to which all are welcome.
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.
