Welcome to St. Dominic's Parish

We extend a warm welcome to all visitors to this website and to our Parish church.

St Dominic’s is a friendly & diverse community seeking to worship God, in Christ and by His Holy Spirit.  We are a Roman Catholic parish in the South-East of England, part of the Archdiocese of Southwark, dedicated to Saint Dominic de Guzmán.  Click here to download the Parish registration form.

Mass & Confession Times

Sunday: 9am and 11am
Saturday: 9:15am and 6pm
Monday, Tuesday & Thursday: 9:15am
Wednesday & Friday: 7pm
Holy Days: 9:15am, 7pm
Confessions: Saturday 5:15pm – 5:45pm 

Parish Office: 
Please contact the Presbytery by phone or email. 

Parish News

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Mass Intentions

Mass requests can be made through the parish email or by telephone. Donations for mass intentions can be paid directly into the parish account.

Sacraments

Baptism: Services must follow the guidance given by CBCEW for baptisms.

First reconciliation and First Holy Communion: First Holy Communion will take place on Saturday 18th June 2022.

Confirmation: The Confirmation programme begins on Thursday 10th February 2022 at 5pm.

Matrimony: Services must  follow the guidance given by CBCEW for weddings. Up to 30 people can attend.

Sacrament of Reconciliation: Available by appointment but must follow the guidance given by CBCEW for confession.

Anointing of the Sick: In case of emergency please contact the parish office.

Funerals: Services must  follow the guidance given by CBCEW for funerals.

Adoration

Many churches in the Croydon Deanery are open for adoration of the Blessed Sacrament.

Southwark Spirituality Commission have produce this adoration guide.

Daily Readings

From Universalis or from  EWTN.
The Wednesday Word for preparation for Sunday Mass.

The Divine Mercy Chaplet to be prayed daily at 3pm.

Spiritual Communion when you cannot attend mass.

Prayer to your Guardian Angel before the start of Holy Mass.

The Angelus is traditionally prayed at 6am, noon and 6pm but of course you can pray it at anytime.

Spiritual Resources and Prayers

A prayer for protection in times of pandemic.

Psalm 91 provides a source of comfort and protection.

Pray as you go and Pray as you stay provide daily spoken meditations  using music and scripture.

Retreat with Monsignor John Armitage – YouTube
Online retreat led by Mgr John Armitage, Rector of the Catholic National Shrine at Walsingham, England.

Sycamore is an informal course about the Christian faith and its relevance for life today. It gives you space to meet people and share ideas. Each session involves a short film and time for discussion. Everyone is welcome.

Parish Finance

St Dominic’s parish  is funded totally by donations. This is normally given as Sunday cash donations, gift aid envelopes, standing orders and occasionally legacy donations. The best way to to donate to the parish is by electronic transfer. A regular standing order or a one-off transfer can be setup via online or telephone banking. Pledge forms with account details are available from the parish office.

Gift Aid Envelopes
The 2024/25  envelopes are now available and can be collected from the Narthex before and after weekend masses on 16th/17th and 23rd/24th March 2024.

If you are a taxpayer, please consider joining our gift aid scheme. To join download the GA declaration form, fill it in and post it through the presbytery door.

Please email waddongac@rcaos.org.uk  for further information.

Safeguarding Policy

If you are concerned about the welfare of a child or adult at risk, do not delay in contacting the police, using 999 if a child or adult is believed to be in immediate danger.

It is the policy of the Catholic Church in England and Wales to report all allegations of abuse to statutory authorities, regardless of whether the abuse occurred recently or in the past, or whether the accused person is living or deceased.

If you are in any role within the Catholic Church in England and Wales, you must refer allegations directly to the safeguarding office for your diocese or religious congregation, or directly to the Police.

If you are a member of the public, please refer allegations directly to the police and also to the safeguarding office in your diocese. You can contact the Archdiocese of Southwark Safeguarding Office by telephoning 020-7261-1606 or via email at safeguardingoffice@rcaos.org.uk