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Welcome 
​Welcome to the Parish of Effingham and Fetcham.  The parish also encompasses East and West Horsley and Ockham together with Great and Little Bookham, all basking in the shade of the North Downs of Surrey. We aspire to be outward looking and to encourage our parishioners to have a personal relationship with Our Lord Jesus and our neighbours.  
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Please feel free to come and introduce yourself.  You will be warmly welcomed.
 
With every blessing,

Father Stephen

Live Streamed Mass

All Masses from Our Lady of Sorrows are live streamed. Click here for our YouTube channel.
 
The readings for the Mass of the day can be found at http://www.universalis.com/mass.htm

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​Coronavirus Situation Update (7 Jan 2021)

Under current Government regulations churches can thankfully still
remain open for communal worship. However, to ensure adequate
stewarding at all of our Masses, we will need to reduce the number of
weekday Masses open for public attendance. Therefore, on Mondays,
Thursdays and Fridays Mass will only be available via the live-stream.
All other Masses at present remain open for attendance. See our Mass
Times page for the full schedule.
We continue to observe Diocesan and Government regulations, in
particular in regard to the distancing of seating, sanitisation, Test and
Trace, the manner of receiving Holy Communion, and refraining from
communal singing.

We ask you please to continue to remember social distancing (especially
as you arrive and leave and come up for Communion), hand sanitising
and face coverings (which are legally required in church unless you have
an exemption). Also, please remember that no social interaction indoors
or outdoors is allowed outside your household or social bubble.​
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​In this difficult and worrying time, when all of our lives have been significantly affected by the coronavirus, we remain a faith-filled, worshipping and caring community. It’s vital that we keep contact with one another by phone and other electronic means; a supportive conversation can make all the difference. Do please remember those you know who may not have access to the internet. We also undertake to pray for one another frequently, especially those who are suffering most, and for medical staff and other front-line workers.
 
Some helpful resources for this time can be found on the Resources page of this website.

If you would like to talk to someone or pray with someone about the current coronavirus situation, or if you need help, do please contact us.

Father Stephen's Advent Talks

These can be accessed from our Resources Page here.


Parish Email Circulation

We communicate with parishioners periodically via a circular email. If you would like to be added (or removed) from the circulation list please contact the Parish Office.


Statement on Safeguarding

The Catholic Bishops of England and Wales issued a statement on safeguarding on 20 November 2020, which you can read here.

Giving

​If you would like to donate to the parish see the note on electronic collections here.
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CAFOD has joined with the UK Disasters Emergencies Committee (DEC) to help millions of people whose lives are at risk as coronavirus spreads across refugee camps and countries suffering conflict.  You can donate at https://cafod.org.uk/coronavirus to help CAFOD scale up its coronavirus response through our global Church family. 

Bishop Richard’s Refugee Crisis Newsletter:  The latest copy of the Newsletter is now available and can be found and under the Latest Publications section of the diocesan website.                                                                                                                                                                                                                   

Outreach

Catholic but lost touch? Whether it is you or someone you know, see our poster.

Parish Safeguarding

The parish follows the Diocesan Safeguarding Policy, available at 
https://abdiocese.org.uk/safeguarding/home.

Our parish safeguarding guidelines, giving further information, are available here.


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