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Pastoral Letter from the Cardinal
As you will see, it is written to mark the 175th anniversary of the establishment of the Diocese of Westminster, and also of the Restoration of the Hierarchy in England and Wales.
Fr Nicholas Schofield has kindly written a short article on the history of the diocese over these 175 years. Please see both attached PDF links below:
Pastoral-letter-DoW-175-anniversary.pdf
Westminster-Diocese-history.pdf
ENCYCLICAL LETTER
LAUDATO SI’
OF THE HOLY FATHER
FRANCIS
ON CARE FOR OUR COMMON HOME
“LAUDATO SI’, mi’ Signore” – “Praise be to you, my Lord”. In the words of this beautiful canticle, Saint Francis of Assisi reminds us that our common home is like a sister with whom we share our life and a beautiful mother who opens her arms to embrace us. “Praise be to you, my Lord, through our Sister, Mother Earth, who sustains and governs us, and who produces various fruit with coloured flowers and herbs”
On June 18, 2015, Pope Francis released his long-awaited environmental encyclical, Laudato Si’. This research guide is designed to connect users quickly to resources analyzing this document which are available through Gumberg Library electronic resources and through high-quality websites. It will point to resources that praise the ideas contained in the encyclical, as well as to responsible critiques, to give the user access to the whole rang of thinking on this newest addition to the social teachings of the Roman Catholic Church.
Please click on the link below to read or download a copy. It is also available to purchase in the church repository.
Pope Francis_enciclica-laudato-si_en.pd
LIVE ONLINE SERVICES
Sunday 9.30 am mass is live streamed. Special events, such as funerals, will also be live streamed on request.
Access via our You Tube channel – visit our channel here
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Please also visit the channel for recordings of services
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SUNDAY SERVICES RECORDINGS
Permission to stream music in our live stream services obtained from One License A735471
PARISH NEWSLETTER
18th January 2026
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CATHOLIC CERTIFICATE IN RELIGIOUS STUDIES
The Catholic Certificate in Religious Studies (CCRS) provides parish catechists with knowledge and understanding of theology and the Catholic faith. You can learn the course in person, by distance learning or online – details below:
Centers (in person learning)
http://brs-ccrs.org.uk/index.php/course-centres
Life-Light Home Study Courses (distance learning)
info@studylifelight.com
01844 351 514
CCRS Online (online learning)
ccrsonline@hope.ac.uk
0151 291 3055
CHILDREN’S LITURGY OF THE WORD
The Children’s Liturgy of the Word is at the 9.30 Family Mass on Sunday.
HOW TO BECOME A CATHOLIC
Would you like to know more about the Catholic Church and its
Teachings? Perhaps you might be thinking of becoming a Catholic and want to
know how?
Or could YOU invite someone you know to BECOME a CATHOLIC? Please think about whether you have any friends, neighbours, relatives or work colleagues you could ask to join our parish – or maybe just to find out more about the Scriptures and the Catholic Church’s teachings? Invite them along to a group for adults which meets each Wednesday at 7.30pm in the Presbytery. In the meantime, why not ask them to come to Mass with you and introduce them to Fr Dermot? Or else email the Parish Secretary finchleynorth@rcdow.org.uk so someone can phone them to answer their questions.
You will be made very welcome.
A LEGACY OF FAITH
This parish of St. Albans is able to continue to open its doors and conduct essential works and repairs thanks to the generosity and foresight of benefactors who chose to leave a gift in their will. This is an enduring way to express what the parish means to you or someone close to you. Gifts of every size make a difference and are gratefully received.
A gift in your will, left to a registered charity such as the St. Albans parish, is exempt from inheritance tax. Legacies may be left either for general purposes or for a specific use. A legacy for general purposes means that we are able to use your gift wherever it is most needed. But if there is an area of the parishes work which you would particularly like to support, you may of course request that it is used in this way.
DONATE TO THE CHURCH
Please visit the Donate to our Parish page if you are in a position to support the church financially at this time.
There is also a contactless device situated in the church porch which enables those who wish to donate in this fashion.
ST ALBAN’S CENTERING PRAYER GROUP
Every 4th Sunday of the month.
Please email Carole O’Reilly coreilly396@btinternet.com for more information as to how to join.
Centering-Prayer 2026-Flyer.pdf
CONTACT INFORMATION
Our postal address is 51 Nether Street, Finchley, N12 7NN. It is located 200 yards from Tally Ho Corner.
You can contact us on 020 8446 0224.
Our email address is finchleynorth@rcdow.org.uk
We’re keen to hear from you, so please feel free to contact us.