Author: English Martyrs Streatham, London Our Parish is part of the Archdiocese of Southwark and is located in the South of London. By virtue of our location, we are host to people from over forty nationalities. The church has been on its present site since 1893 and has served the community in various ways apart from her spiritual mission which is the primary aim of her presence in the community. The church building which is designed in the 13th-century gothic style is open to all who wish to worship with us on a daily basis and especially on Sundays when the community gathers for the celebration of the Holy mass.

FEAST OF THE MOST HOLY BODY AND BLOOD OF CHRISTI (CORPUS CHRISTI): Sunday 22nd June is the Feast of the Corpus Christi. The Corpus Christi procession will take place after the 11.30am Mass. (After the post Communion prayer) This is a Catholic tradition where the Blessed Sacrament is carried through the streets to publicly proclaim the […]

HAPPY FATHER’S DAY: Sunday 15th June 2025 is Father’s Day. We wish all fathers grandfathers and great grandfathers a happy Father’s Day, and pray for all who are no longer living with us. Also, we say happy Father’s Day to our priests. Our spiritual fathers as they reflect the love of God to us on […]

PENTECOST SUNDAY Come Holy Spirit, and renew the face of the earth! Newsletter 8th June 1 Newsletter 8th June 2  

NOVENA TO THE HOLY SPIRIT (30th May to 7th June2025): Pentecost is on Sunday 8th June 2025. It is only through the power of the Holy Spirit that someone can become a Saint. We cannot save ourselves and it is only by the grace of God that we are saved. So, we must rely completely […]

    FEAST OF THE ASECENTION OF THE LORD: Thursday 29th May 2025 is the Feast of The Ascension of the Lord, it is a Holy day of obligation. There will be Mass at 9.30am and 7.30pm in the evening.       NOVENA TO THE HOLY SPIRIT (30th May to 7th June 2025): Pentecost is on […]

CONFIRMATION 2025: Our fullest Congratulations to all the 49 young adults who were  Confirmed on Saturday 17th May 2025. Thank you to all who have been involved for the preparation and celebration – especially Marian O’Donohue, Mary Goggin, Sr Christian Anyariri, Hamd Fadega, Sean Naughton, Magda Pindel and Dinusha Fernando who gave their time very […]

ENGLISH MARTYRS – a series on those we commemorate in our church. This week’s Martyr is ST THOMAS MORE. Following the celebration of the Feast of the English Martyrs recently, we want to remember those in honour of whom our church is named with a series of short notes in the Newsletter reminding us of […]

The Feast of the English Martyrs is celebrated on the 4th May. On this day in 1535 there died at Tyburn three Carthusian monks, the first of many English men and women martyred for the Catholic faith during the Reformation. Of these martyrs, 284 have been canonised or declared blessed, but the number of those […]

Divine Mercy Sunday First Sunday after Easter Sunday is the Divine Mercy Sunday. There will be chaplet of the Divine Mercy and benediction on Sunday 27th April 2025 at 3pm. There will be tea/coffee after the service in the parish hall. Divine Mercy Chaplet is Prayed on ordinary rosary beads, The Chaplet of The Divine […]