ST BONIFACE CATHOLIC CHURCH

St. Boniface Catholic Church Tooting opened for worship in 1907 and is home to a large Parish Community in South West London with over 45 nationalities represented in our parish family. We are in the RC Archdiocese of Southwark. Holy Mass is celebrated daily – see Mass Times for details. Everyone is invited to the hall on Sundays after the 10:30am Mass for tea and coffee; for anyone new to the parish, you are very welcome to join in these coffee mornings and to meet the priests after Sunday Mass. Our Parish Primary School (St Boniface R.C. Primary School) is a vital part of our community. The parish has two halls available for hire on weekends (See Hall Hire).

St Boniface RC Church Tooting

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CANON JOHN O’TOOLE

We welcome Canon John to Our Parish family. He looks after the Department of Dialogue and Unity at the bishop’s Conference. He will stay at the presbytery and will help us whenever he is free to do so, after his full time work at the bishop’s Conference. We wish him a happy stay.

 

 

 

 

* MAJOR RESTORATION WORKS *

Many thanks for your prayers. We have completed the work of the dome. The external repairs have completed on the sides and the back.

The work at the front and the tower will start this week. Please be careful when entering and leaving the Church.

We have also done Varnishing of the pews; please do take care of them.

 

 

HYMN BOOKS

Some of the new hymn books are badly torn, hopefully not by an adult but we cannot blame the children. Please do not allow your children to use the hymn book as a toy. There is a colouring page for them. Note these are not just hymn books as they were given to the Church in loving memory of someone. Please give due respect to them. Thank you.

 

 

PARISH HISTORY

 

We are working on a booklet of our Parish History. If anyone of you have old photos of parish activity, Church or any material that may assist the work, please speak to Fr Shaju.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NEW ALTAR SERVERS

Those who have received their first holy communion this year are eligible to become altar servers. If interested, please fill in the form which is available from the Church porch and hand it over to a priest or put through the Presbytery letterbox.

 

 

BAPTISMAL PREPARATION

PROGRAMME CHANGE OF DATE

This will now take place on the last Monday of every month at 7.30pm in the Presbytery and a prerequisite for any christening. The next programme will be (Bank Holiday) Monday 28th August.

 

 

BEREAVEMENT SUPPORT MEETING

The next informal gatherings in the Presbytery will be at 3pm on Saturdays: 16th & 30th September, 14th & 28th October.

If anyone is going through bereavement, any kind of loss, separation, difficulty in relationships, etc. and wishes to get one to one support, please contact Fr Shaju. We are happy to provide counselling.

 

 

Food & Drink in the Church

Please do not consume food & drink in the Church for both children & adults. The Parish is very happy that we have special places in the Church for people with pushchairs and prams. Please leave these spaces free for whom they were intended.

We also thank all parents for bringing their children to the Church and being part of our family. If your children are getting restless, please take them to the Cry Chapel.

 

 

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A DAY WITH JESUS & DIVINE MERCY RETREAT

The second Saturday of each month.

Recollection, Mass & Healing Prayers. 

The day will start as usual as on Day With Jesus and will continue until 4pm. Divine Mercy Retreat given by the Divine Mercy Apostolate of Marian Fathers.

 

 

 

 

Novena to St Anthony

The Novena to St Anthony will now take place every Tuesday after 9.30am Mass.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weddings in the Parish

If anyone wishes to get married in the Church please see a priest first to begin the documentation process before you start any other preparation.

Please note six months notice is usually required.

 

 

 

Arranging Baptisms

To arrange for the Baptism of your child, please come to the parish open house and speak to one of the priests.

There is a short preparation course which usually takes place on the last Monday of every month at 7.30pm in the Presbytery and
a prerequisite for any christening. Baptisms usually take place at 3pm on the first and third Sundays of each month.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hospital Visits

If you or a family member are admitted to St George’s Hospital and would like to see a priest, please let the hospital chaplain (Fr Jonathon Routh) know. His details are on the front of the newsletter.

In an emergency, please ask the ward staff to contact the priest on call.

 

Parish Open House

Next Open House: Friday 14th July 6pm – 7.30pm.

A Parish surgery is held on Friday evenings in the presbytery between 6pm – 7:30pm. This is an opportunity to see one of the priests about routine matters (such as form signing or arranging baptisms) or to have a private chat about any other matter. No appointment necessary.

Please note: parish surgeries are not for viewing the hall. If you would like an appointment to view the hall please email secretary@stbonifacetooting.org.uk to arrange this.

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Gift Aid

You can increase the value of your contributions to the parish by signing up for Gift Aid.

As long as you are a UK tax payer and pay sufficient tax to cover the amount reclaimed by the parish for your contributions, you can be part of the gift aid scheme. Read more…

 

 

 

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