Throughout history, many pilgrims have set out on the road to holy places, hoping to renew their faith. On 25 October 2025, 47 people from our parish set off on a pilgrimage to Rochester to deepen their faith and strengthen their bonds with our community. There was also much to learn about Rochester Cathedral, where […]
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Harrow Deanery jubilee pilgrimage to London Charterhouse
On Tuesday 7th October the priests, catechetical and pastoral employees of Harrow deanery made a jubilee pilgrimage to the London Charterhouse. The site had been the home of the largest Carthusian Monastery in the world. The last community of monks died as martyrs because of their rejection of King Henry VIII’s declaration of himself as […]
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Blessing of Pets on the Feast of St Francis of Assisi
On Saturday 4th October, the Feast of St Francis of Assisi parishioners gathered on the grass outside the church for the blessing of pets. St Francis is well known for his love of animals, even for preaching to the birds. His Canticle of the Sun (see below) speaks of the wonder of creation from the […]
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Pilgrims of Hope on the Westminster Way, July 19th 2025
On a very wet Saturday in July, a group of 17 pilgrims set out from North Harrow to walk the Jubilee Year route, visiting significant places in London for Roman Catholics and reflecting on different expressions of sainthood: Martyr, Missionary, Service, Scholar and Prophet. The first stop, after a short walk from Aldgate Station, was […]
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Celebrating the Catholic matrimony
Three couples from our parish joined the other 449 couples celebrating significant wedding anniversaries at the Annual Mass of Thanksgiving for the Sacrament of Matrimony.
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‘Walk your own path’ – A Jubilee Year parish pilgrimage walk, 26 April 2025
As a part of the walking pilgrimage during the Jubilee Year, which will finish in Nottingham on 13th September 2025, a group of parishioners from St John Fisher walked from Rickmansworth to Hunton Bridge near Sarratt, 8km overall. On that glorious spring morning, bursting with colour, scents and the sounds of nature, our ramble along […]
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Church Receives National Lottery Community Fund
I am delighted to let you know that we have been successful in our bid to secure funding from The National Lottery Community Fund, the largest funder of community activity in the UK.
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Culture, music and dance – Parish Curry Night
On the cold night of 9th November, the parish community came together to celebrate South Indian culture and our cultural diversity with hot curry, lively music and friendship. The young people and a few talented mature ones sang and danced to various tunes from all corners of the Indian continent. Although that music and aromatic […]
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The man of people – Farwell to Father Axcel
Confession, incense and BBQs – were the three words with which Father Axcel was associated in the minds of many parishioners, said Father Graham in his farewell speech at Sunday’s send-off party. Widely liked for his happy disposition and admired for his deep faith, which he often expressed from the pulpit, Father Axcel became an […]
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Parish International Singalong Concert
SAVE THE DATE Saturday 21st September Stand by for full details to follow.
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