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, except during August and early September.
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 3137 3864 or bayswater@rcdow.org.uk
We also have a Permanent Deacon, Rev. Sam Mulira, who can be contacted on sammulira@rcdow.org.uk
Our Confirmation candidates are going to a weekend retreat at the diocesan youth centre in Pinner on the weekend of Palm Sunday and we need six more young people to make up the number. Funds are available to help pay for this. Please contact Fr. Keith or Caterina.
On Tuesdays we have a series of five group sharing and discussions on the theme of our Baptismal Vocation. Each session uses scripture, prayers, a reflection and questions, to help us prepare to renew our baptismal promises at Easter. Our catechist Margaret has authored this material. We meet in the Newman Room at 6.30pm: cheese, wine and juice provided.
On Friday 6 March our Mass will be at the earlier time of 10am and will be a Funeral Mass. Divine Mercy devotions are transferred to the following Friday but there will be the usual First Friday All Night Vigil beginning at 10pm, and on Saturday there will be the First Saturday Rosary meditations after Mass.
Each Friday in Lent we have Stations of the Cross at 6pm, finishing about 6.30pm.
On Sunday 8 March at the 11am Mass we will bless all couples whose wedding anniversaries occur in March.
On Wednesday 11 March our 12 noon Mass will be the funeral Mass of David Lancelot and there will be an extra Mass at 6pm followed by Divine Mercy devotions.
On Friday 13 March there will be Divine Mercy devotions after the 12 noon Mass.
On Saturday 14 March there will be no healing Mass: this is transferred to Saturday 21 March. At 2.30pm there will be a Reconciliation Service for first holy communion children and parents with the opportunity for individual confession with three visiting priests as well as Fr. Keith. All are welcome to join us.
On Tuesday 17 March we will have a special Mass for St. Patrick’s Day at 12 noon followed by a brunch in the Newman Room.
On 10 April Fr. Keith will celebrate the Golden Jubilee of his ordination to the priesthood. There will be a parish celebration after the 11am Mass on Sunday 19 April. More details will be given later, but please save the date!
You can now take a virtual tour of our Church using Guide, an application mainly dedicated to art galleries and Museums but also with a few Churches. You need to download Guideapp – note the exact spelling – and search for Smota.
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 3137 3864 – in case of any last minute change to the office hours.
Our parish Safeguarding Officer is Caterina Resca: bayswatersg2@safeguardrcdow.org.uk
Please introduce yourselves to me after Sunday Mass, or during the week, and may God bless you.
