Audio Homily Fr Antonio 22nd January 12

Audio Homily Fr Pat 15th January 12

Audio Homily Fr Pat 8th January 11

Dear Engaged Couple, The next Pre-Marriage Course for engaged couples will be in May 2012. It is one course over 3 week nights.  It will run from 7 to 9pm on 14th, 21st and 28th May 2012 in the Holy Apostles Parish Hall, at 47 Cumberland Street, Pimlico, London  SW1V 4LY. Do contact me if [...]

A session for ushers, greeters, meeters, social committe and hospitality was held last week. Fr Patrick gave a reflection, which is summarised below. INTRODUCTORY REMARKS. – It’s a ministry, (From a greek word Diakoneo – to serve or Douleuo – to serve as a slave) a baptismal calling. – Through Baptism each Christian believer is called [...]

Anita Boniface writes: When Holy Apostle parishioner Anna-Marie Hilling (pictured right) began work on the restoration of Giotto’s 14th Century Ognissanti Crucifix she had little idea of the revelations the process would lead to. The next eight years of intervention on the five metre high Crucifix would result not only in the physical restoration of [...]

 Fr. Pat’s homily this past Sunday emphasised the importance of being in the now—be it with God, the family or really any bit of our lives. That is so true and important! Last Thursday, 25 November, was the American holiday of Thanksgiving. Many of our parishioners flew back to the States to be with their [...]

Looking out my office window, I can see the steady stream of people going into our Church Hall to vote. It’s been that way since early morning. I hope that means in our ward, immediate neighbourhood at least, the turnout has been good. I’m also pleased that Holy Apostles is an active agent in the [...]

Hi Everyone. We are about mid Lent, and a good time to access how we are doing with our Lenten resolves-has chocolate crept back in or the occasional pint quietly slid down? It is so often the case and of course, we forgive ourselves as we aim to fortify our will power. But Lent isn’t [...]

Dear Father, We pray for the people of Japan, We pray for the men, women and children who have lost their lives. We pray for the homeless and destitute. We pray for Japan’s government struggling to exert wise leadership. We pray for the emergency services bringing help and rescue. We pray for the engineers risking [...]

The Healing Prayer Circle meets once a week on Thursdays at 7pm in St Joseph’s Chapel. Our group started meeting in the summer of 2010, a group of us wanted to show our love and support to a member of the parish who was affected by cancer. Over the summer the group grew and members brought their own [...]

The healing prayer circle meets every Thursday at 7pm Matthew 11, 28-30 Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble of heart and you will find rest for your souls. For my [...]

It was brought home to me  especially last year when my husband died and there was a funeral to arrange.   It is not something one does every day.   However with Father Pat’s help  I chose the readings  and the hymns to be  used with the familiar and disciplined ritual of the Requiem Mass.    His expert [...]

How God has blessed Africa? As an African myself I believe that we have been blessed by God in the very beginning. Before our ancestors realised that the Holy Spirit was really in place, God has used the Roman Catholic Church to spread his word across the African continent very early even before other faiths [...]

September is SVP Awareness Month and the theme this year is “Changing lives for the better” with the focus on those people whose lives have been positively impacted and helped in different capacities by the work of the SVP.   One such example is the story of Melvin (name changed to protect anonymity): ” A [...]

Sister Louise Mace was our Parish Sister from 1944 to her retirement at the age of 76 in 1967. This article tells the story of the Plaque and Relief Sculpture, which was erected in her name by her relatives and friends. Read the full story here.

  When Mass is said you hear the gentle dong of the Sanctuary bell. One of the alter servers has pushed the bell push on the alter steps and this rings the bell in the tower….[continue reading the pdf]    

In our Stations of the Cross we have a fine example of hand carved stone sculpture executed by Philip Lindsey Clark. Clark was born in London, this father being the sculptor Robert Lindsey Clark. He studied from 1905 to 1910 at Cheltenham and then, 1910 to 1914 at the City & Guild School in Kensington.

In World War I he joined the army in the 28th London Regiment, and was later commissioned into the Royal Sussex Regiment as a Captain. Her was awarded the D.S.O. the 1915 Star and the British & Victory Medal. It is believed he was “mentioned in dispatches”

On leaving the army he continued his studies at the Royal Academy School, and later received many commissions for war memorials and ecclesiastical works.