Parish Forum

The Parish Forum is a new venture which will serve as an active channel of communication within the parish.

Download meeting minutes from 12 June 08

Download meeting minutes from 12 March 08

The next meeting of the Parish Forum will be in September/early October. Further details will be posted as they become available.

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To contact any of the group administrators or leaders, please contact the Presbytery at 020 8946 2091 or info@christthekingparish.org.uk.

Church Cleaners

There is a wonderful group of men and women who clean the church on a weekly basis. They do an outstanding job in making the church look beautiful for Sunday and daily masses. To volunteer your services in this worthy task, please contact the Maintenance Group Coordinator.

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Catholic Formation Group

With the goal helping Catholics and non-Catholics alike get to know the Catholic faith, this group welcomes all comers. If you are interested in learning more about the Catholic Formation Group or know someone who is, please contact the group co-ordinator, Margaret Philpot.

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Music Group

The music group leads the singing at the 10:30 a.m. Mass on every Sundays. It meets once a fortnight in the evenings for practice and is always on the lookout for new singers and instrumentalists.

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Scripture Group

This is not as daunting as the name suggests, and anyone interested is very warmly welcome to take part. The members of the group decide on a particular Book from the Bible, which they would like to know more about and then set out to read together. So far the group has read and discussed St. John's Gospel; The Acts of the Apostles; Isaiah; Genesis, and are currently reading through Exodus. Each member of the group takes it in turn to read aloud which is then followed by a discussion of the verses read. None of the group would claim to be an expert but all would agree that much has been learnt from reading the Scriptures together. After an hour of reading and comment the group then attempts to set the world to rights with tea/coffee and biscuits.

The group meets alternate Saturdays at the Presbytery of the church.

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Prayer Group

This is a charismatic prayer group, meeting once a week on a Monday evening. It is a friendly group of people of all ages (currently 25 to 75). The members of the group share their lives and pray together. They organise a programme each term to include opportunities for sharing our thoughts on scripture, sometimes prepared, sometimes more spontaneous; talks on different topics for guidance on Christian living e.g. prayer fasting, worship, the Word of God; celebration of Mass once or twice a term, and occasionally having a meal together. They aim through all this to grow as Christians, committed to loving and serving the Lord, each other, and our community.

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DePaul Trust

The Depaul Trust group was set up in this parish in 1992. It came into existence because of the need to help the young (18 to 27 years old) homeless in London. The main purpose of the group in our parish is to raise funds, as the parish is very fortunate not to have the problem of homelessness on the streets of Wimbledon Park. This does not mean that the problem can be ignored; so the parish group asks for your support in its many fund raising activities and special needs collections, which are arranged from time to time.

Volunteers are also required to staff the hostels run for the homeless youngsters. Work includes the preparing of beds, evening meals and breakfast. Where necessary overnight accommodation is available at the hostels for the volunteers.

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Society of St Vincent de Paul

The international society is run by laymen and women of all ages in parishes, universities, colleges and schools, meeting weekly to arrange visits to those in need, and offering spiritual and material support as and when it is needed. The conference (the name by which these groups are known) meets regularly in this parish at the presbytery on alternate Thursday evenings at 8.00 p.m., when after prayers, members report on the previous week's activities and make plans for the coming week. Work covered by the conference in this parish consists mainly of visiting the sick and the housebound. While you may not be in a position to become involved in the active work of the society you can always help with your prayers; there is an auxiliary membership available to those who could help in this way. You can also help in the work of the society by letting one of the active members know of any problems with which they may be able to help.

Meetings alternate Thursdays 8.00 p.m. in the Presbytery.

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Justice and Peace Group

This group works to promoted justice and peace. The group meets regularly and always on the look out for new members. To get involved, please contact Fr. John Naughton via parishpriest@christthekingparish.org.uk.

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Maintenance Group

The Maintenance Group is responsible for the administration and maintenance of the parish facilities. The commitee is comprised of the following individuals:

Nicola Hicks
James Lyons
Paul Mason
Andrew Roberts
Fr. John Naughton

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