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.
Please feel free to come and introduce yourself. You will be warmly welcomed.
With every blessing,
Father Stephen
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
Coronavirus Situation Update
From Wednesday 2nd December the lockdown comes to an end, and we will recommence public Masses from that date. We will have Mass at all our usual times and places. See our Mass Times page for details. We very much look forward to seeing you in church soon (respecting, of course, those who choose to stay away to protect their health and the health of others).
From 5 December Saturday morning Confessions will return to the Church of the Holy Spirit, Fetcham, to allow the stewards to sanitise Our Lady of Sorrows after the morning Mass.
Our parish will be in Tier 2 of the Government’s Covid-19 measures (at least initially). We will 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, hand sanitising and face coverings (which are legally required in church unless you have an exemption). For information, in Tier 2 no social interaction indoors is allowed outside your household or social bubble; interaction outdoors is allowed in groups of up to six only.
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.
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.
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.
Outreach
Catholic but lost touch? Whether it is you or someone you know, see our poster.
Privacy
We follow the Diocesan Privacy Policy
From 5 December Saturday morning Confessions will return to the Church of the Holy Spirit, Fetcham, to allow the stewards to sanitise Our Lady of Sorrows after the morning Mass.
Our parish will be in Tier 2 of the Government’s Covid-19 measures (at least initially). We will 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, hand sanitising and face coverings (which are legally required in church unless you have an exemption). For information, in Tier 2 no social interaction indoors is allowed outside your household or social bubble; interaction outdoors is allowed in groups of up to six only.
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.
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.
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.
Outreach
Catholic but lost touch? Whether it is you or someone you know, see our poster.
Privacy
We follow the Diocesan Privacy Policy
