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FIRST HOLY COMMUNION
21 JUNE 2025
We thank the parents for bringing their children to receive our Lord Jesus on their First Holy Communion day at St Catherine of Siena. It was a beautiful day. The children and the parents had worked very hard to prepare for this day over many months. The children had already made use of the Sacrament of Confession on two occasions. Through the Holy Eucharist – the Body, Blood, Soul and Divinity of our Lord Jesus, true God and true human – all of us present were one with God and one with each other. This is the great gift of the Sacrament of the Eucharist – a taste of heaven on earth as heaven and earth come together on the altar. The Eucharist is the “source and summit of the Christian life” as expressed at he Second Vatican Council. We thank you dear Lord.
A Very Moving Day: Parish Priest Induction Mass
Fr Peter writes:
“I would like to thank the parish as a whole for organising a truly wonderful day for my induction as your Parish Priest. I am so grateful for all the hard work behind the scenes to bring the parish together. Guests and priests from outside the parish commented on how kind and welcoming you all were. I have to say that as I write this on the evening of the day of my induction, I feel the weight of responsibility for your wellbeing more than ever! It is my responsibility to make sure you are properly fed with Christ’s spiritual food so that you grow in faith and understanding – so that together we all grow in faith and understanding. I have no doubt that with the help of the Holy Spirit, we will look after each other. I pray that I will remain here with you for some time. I would like to thank our Episcopal Vicar for SW London, Canon Gerard Bradley, and all my brother priests for coming to support us. A special thank you also to our guests – Methodist Minister Mark Wakelin, CofE Rev Luke Wickings of St Paul’s, Hook, and the Leader of the Council of the Royal Borough of Kingston, Andrea Kirsch and his wife, Griseldis – both of whom are our elected representatives for the Chessington South Ward. And a special thank you to our organist, Paul Reeves.”
Contact Us
Parish Priest:
Fr Peter Sebastian
Tel: 07921 667 679
Personal email: petersebastian@rcaos.org.uk
Parish Office:
The Presbytery
98 Leatherhead Road
CHESSINGTON
Surrey KT9 2HY
Tel: 020 8397 4499
E-mail: chessington@rcaos.org.uk
Contact times: 10 a.m. – 12 p.m. Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday