May I, on behalf of the people of St. Margaret Clitherow Dulwich Wood Park, welcome you to our website.
We are a parish community in South East London with many nationalities represented within our faith family. We hope this website gives you a flavour of our parish. If you are new to the area, we’d be delighted to have you visit.
For those who wish to find out more about the sacramental life of the Church, then please peruse the relevant pages on our site. We also have some downloads (at the foot of the page) about the various administration forms for Baptism, First Holy Communion, Confirmation and so on.
Thank you and God Bless
Fr Luke Marappillil
Parish Priest
Mass Intentions
Please click here to read our newsletters, which contain the dates and times of Mass, Mass Intentions, the Order of Mass, and other useful information. If you would like a Mass intention said, please send the details via, email (dulwichwoodpark@rcaos.org.uk), phone (020 8670 1639), or letter. The offering for the Mass can be sent to the parish account using the details in the Offertory Collection section below.
Making Payments to the Church
You can support our parish mission and ministry, by donating your offertory using the online card payment facility below, our payment machine in the foyer of the Church, or via Standing Orders.
If you are a UK Taxpayer, please also consider signing up for Gift Aid, which can also be done by filling in a very simple form online, or using the white envelopes at the back of the Church. 25% of what you donate can be claimed from the Tax Office at no expense to yourself.
Card Payments
To make card payments click on this link: https://givealittle.co/c/58KZIyya9IK6CKkPuJJHHG or scan the QR code to the left.
Standing Order Payments
The bank details to set up a Standing Order Payment can be obtained from Fr Luke or emailing the parish office (dulwichwoodpark@rcaos.org.uk).
Gift Aid
If you are a UK Tax Payer, or pay Capital Gains Tax you can do Gift Aid.
Please sign up by visiting: https://forms.rcaos.org.uk/giftaid, or scanning the QR code with your mobile’s camera.
It’s very simple, private, secure, and doesn’t cost you a penny. However, for every £1 you donate to the Church we can claim 25p back from HMRC.
Marriage and Family Life South East London
For families and young adults:
The latest CELEBRATE resource which is our Lent Online Family Activity pack designed to support family faith life. It is packed full of engaging activities, ways to pray, books to savour and films that both entertain and promote conversation in faith. Parishes, schools and families can download their free Lent family activity pack here.
CELEBRATE also has a couple of events coming up:
Joel’s Bar
This year Joel’s Bar, CELEBRATE Trust’s Young Adults ministry, is running a week at Worth School, West Crawley from 6-11 April. JB offers a space for Young Adults to encounter the living God and explore their faith in an environment that is built on community and fellowship. The timetable is made up of various ways to engage both with God and each other. This includes the sacraments, praise and worship, prayer ministry, personal prayer, small group discussion, workshops, sports, evenings of entertainment and lots of time to socialise and build community in our Café and Bar! Joel’s Bar tickets on sale now.
CELEBRATE festival – Witness to hope
In this year of Jubilee, join CELEBRATE in the beautiful Sussex countryside at Worth School for a relaxed faith filled festival situated around a big top!
- Inspirational Speakers. Have your faith renewed and inspired through talks and breakout sessions.
- Great groups for Children and Young People. Make friends and experience the gospel in relevant and dynamic ways.
- Masses and worship. Encounter the presence of God in beautiful Eucharists and anointed worship.
- Prayer. Spend time in Worth’s beautiful Abbey and also have the opportunity to receive prayer.
- Fun and fellowship. Get to know others over tea, coffee or a glass of wine and fun family activities.
Come and camp in our festival campsite, or book into our residential school accommodation.
Limited Early Bird Tickets, accommodation selling fast and children’s and youth groups likely to fill up so book now for CELEBRATE festival!
CELEBRATE Children and Family Lead
https://www.celebratetrust.org
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Facebook: @Celebratetrust.org
For married couples:
Building a Better Marriage (BABM) – Jubilee 2025 Pilgrims of Hope
To celebrate Jubilee 2025 one day Building a Better Marriage events will be held during 2025. The day starts at 9.30am and finishes at 4.30pm and is free to attend.
To join one of these days please contact Carole on 07983 524 727 or email: mflkent@rcaos.org.uk:
15 March – Our Lady Queen of Peace, East Sheen
12 April – St Mary Church, Croydon West
28 June – St Raphael Church, Kingston Upon Thames
5 July – St Thomas More, Dulwich
13 September – Southwark Cathedral, London
4 October – Holy Cross, Catford
1 November – St James the Great, Petts Wood
Already we have a number of couples who are booking later dates with the advantage of bringing over relatives from other countries so that they can babysit thereby allowing the married couple time to attend
For widowed, separated or divorced individuals:
Beginning Experience Weekend
Beginning Experience is a special residential weekend program for widowed, separated and divorced people, which helps participants with natural feelings of grief and loss. The weekend is led by trained volunteers, who have experienced having to adjust to life as single people again. This next program will be held on 4-6 April at the Sion Community, Essex; for further details please contact: Mary: 07730 884315, or email BeginningExperience.SoE@gmail.com
A Christian Voice in Your Home
Tired of listening to The Archers or endless updates on energy prices on your journey home? Bored of having incessantly samey music on in the background whilst you cook? Finding it difficult to pray? What we listen to casually can easily wear us down and depress our spirit.
However, it might just be able to uplift us too, thanks to Radio Maria, a Catholic radio station that has recently set up a new studio in London. The 24hr broadcast includes talk shows about life as a Catholic, daily catechesis, live prayer, a truly delightful and eclectic selection of music – and much much more!
Whether you find encouragement praying with others on-air or tuning into a conversation between the faithful and interesting guests who can bring you new insights and help you feel less alone in your faith, Radio Maria is an invaluable Christian voice wherever you may be.
What’s more, you can get involved! It is a thoroughly local radio station, relying on volunteers and often bringing the broadcast to parish churches. Mining the rich trove of wisdom of our Christian heritage, Radio Maria knits England’s faithful together in a shared love of God and neighbour. What’s not to love?
Available on DAB+ radio in Greater London (Radio Maria England), the Radio Maria Play app for smartphones and tablets, the live-player on www.radiomariaengland.uk and the Amazon Alexa device. Podcasts are available through Anchor, Spotify, Google and other podcast providers. Get in touch on info@radiomariaengland.uk or 0300 302 1251.
Power, Treason and Plot in Tudor England:
Margaret Clitherow an Elizabethan Saint
For those interested in the life and times surrounding Margaret Clitherow, there is a new book available by historian Tony Morgan.
Tony is an Associate Professor at the University of Leeds, and having lived near York for 30 years, is fascinated by the city’s history. He’s written three historical novels and delivers historical talks about two of York’s most famous former residents, Guy Fawkes and Margaret Clitherow.
For more details about the book, please visit your favourite bookshop, or click on the link below:
https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/Power-Treason-and-Plot-in-Tudor-England-Hardback/p/20521