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.
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: see below for parish office opening hours.
You can contact us on 020 7229 0487 or bayswater@rcdow.org.uk
We also have a Permanent Deacon, Rev. Sam Mulira, who can be contacted on sammulira@rcdow.org.uk
This Sunday (13 July) we will bless all married couples who celebrate their wedding anniversary in July.
On Tuesday and Wednesday this week (15/16 July) Mass will be at the earlier time of 10am. On Tuesday there will also be an extra Mass at 2pm for our school leavers.
On October 4th we are going to have a parish pilgrimage to the National Shrine of Our Lady in Walsingham as part of our celebrations for the Jubilee Year. There will be Mass at the Catholic Shrine, a visit to the Slipper Chapel, a talk on the history of the Shrine, and then we will walk the Holy Mile to the village of Walsingham where we will visit the parish Church and the Anglican Shrine. We will be leaving here at 8am and should return by 7.30pm. The cost will be £25 per person, but those unable to afford this can be subsidised. Before making a final booking, we need to have an idea of how many people are likely to come: please indicate this on the sheet at the back of Church or contact the parish office by the end of June. We will then ask you to pay in July.
If you receive an email from ‘parishpriest@gmail.com’ or something similar, please ignore it as it is a scam. Fr. Keith only sends emails from keithbarltrop@rcdow.org.uk, and Mariella from bayswater@rcdow.org.uk
Are you a student at one of the universities or colleges in London, or in Hatfield? Our Catholic Chaplaincy is for you! It’s based at Newman House, 111 Gower Street, WC1E 6AR. We have Sunday Masses for students and regular events during the week. In many of the universities and colleges we also have campus-based Catholic societies and activities. Go to: www.universitycatholic.net to find out more. You will be made very welcome at our Catholic community here — a ‘home from home.’ See also our Instagram page: @newmanhouselondon If you are a full-time student (undergraduate or graduate student) heading to a university outside London, then why not take a look at https://www.catholicsatuniversity.org.uk/ to identify the Catholic chaplaincy in your place of study. Your Catholic chaplains will look forward to meeting you!
If you know of any elderly or housebound people who would appreciate being offered the sacraments at home, please speak to Fr. Keith or contact the parish office
We are delighted to see more and more young families coming to Mass each week, and are planning to offer a variety of resources for parents to help their young children make a lasting friendship with Jesus centred on the Mass. These will include canvas Mass bags with the Church logo containing items such as rosary teethers, holding crosses and missals for very young children. Please email the parish office or speak to Fr. Keith or Caterina if you would like to know more.
Are you interested in becoming a Catholic or do you know someone who is? Did you miss out on the Sacrament of Confirmation as a teenager and would like to be confirmed now? We have a group especially for such people and would also like to invite parishioners to join it so they can help welcome new members. Please speak to Fr. Keith or send him a message.
We have received many appreciative comments about our Welcoming Ministry, and now we need more volunteers for this. Please email or speak to Grace, Caterina or Fr. Keith if you would be able to help us with this valuable work, even if you can’t do it every week: let us know which Mass you normally attend and we will arrange some simple training.
As many of you will be aware, this year has been designated by Pope Francis as a Year of Jubilee: these years are celebrated every 25 years and are an important opportunity for the whole Church and each of us individually to experience the renewal the Holy Spirit brings. Pope Francis has chosen the theme Pilgrims of Hope, and has directed our attention to several areas where hope is needed today: the situation after COVID; working for peace; the environment; welcoming the poor and refugees; Christian Unity – all of them grounded on a spiritual renewal. You can find information about the Jubilee Year at: https://rcdow.org.uk/jubilee-2025/ https://www.cbcew.org.uk/jubilee-2025/ https://www.iubilaeum2025.va/en/giubileo-2025.html
Our Breakfast Club for those in need is held every Tuesday morning from 6:15 to 8:00 in the Newman Room and has been growing in numbers each week (currently serving 20+ guests). We now need more volunteers to help the Companions of Malta who run the Club. Please contact Wojtek Szymczak (wojtek.szymczak@gmail.com) or simply come on Tuesday 6.30am to the Newman Room.
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 9.45am-1.30pm, when Mariella, our parish secretary, is there to welcome you and answer any questions you have. It is advisable to phone first – 020 7229 0487 – in case of any last minute change to the office hours.
Our parish Safeguarding Officer is Caterina Resca: bayswatersg2@safeguardrcdow.org.uk Phone / text: 07391 644193
Please introduce yourselves to me after Sunday Mass, or during the week, and may God bless you.
