"I am the Good Shepherd: I know my own and my own know me - just as the Father knows me and I know the Father - and I lay down my life for the sheep". John 10:14-15.

Welcome to Good Shepherd New Addington  in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Southwark in communion with the Holy See. If you would like to get in touch with me I would be pleased to hear from you. If you are desperate to have a photo of me, please use this link.:
http://the-hermeneutic-of-continuity.blogspot.com/2007/12/confessions-and-lunch.html
God Bless you. Fr.Stephen Boyle

To make your way to our Church, the tram from East Croydon to New Addington takes you to Fieldway, and the Church is the second turn off Headley Drive. We recommend www.multimap.com

For details of the all night vigils on First Fridays see newsletter website.

 Sunday 7th March - Sunday 14th March

Weekday Masses are as normal

No confessions on Saturday 13th March

Stations of the Cross:   Sunday 7th March 3.00pm with Divine Mercy Devotion

No stations on Sunday 14th March due to the Igbo Mass at 2.00pm

Sunday 7th March:9.45am  Recommended for all parents and young adults  in the Our Lady Chapel

Being a Catholic and bringing one up in today’s secular world By Greg Clovis from Human Life International This is an excellent presentation and is recommended for parents and young adults aged 13+

Past events:

The Christmas Bazaar: 28th November 2pm - 4pm Our main fundraising event of the year.

£3,000 raised. A fantastic achievement

Parish Pilgrimage to Aylesford to celebrate Mass and pray at the relics of St. Therese 10th October 2009

Many thanks to all who prayed for the parish at all the various events to do with the relics. We expect many miracles!!!

Parish Pilgrimage to Lourdes 28th Spetember - 1st October 2009: 

Pastoral Letter on  "Sex is for family in a state of loving".

This was handed out on the weekend 5th- 6th July and covered at the Mass for confirmation candidates and their families. Please look on the newsletter website. 

Other past events

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Great parish groups:

Scripture Group: Meets up every Wednesday at 6.00pm - 7.30pm Now a break until October

Tuesday evening Catholic group 6.00pm - 7.30pm: Break until October

Igbo Mass every 2nd Sunday 2pm. Next Mass on Sunday October 11th We welcome the Igbo community to our Church.  Fr. Albert is the chaplain to the Nigerian community, and he and Fr. Stephen have arranged for this Mass to be celebrated here. There are refreshments available. All of course are welcome to attend.

Past EventsAltar Servers Trip to South Ashford 15th February                             

 

 

 

 

The year of Our Lord 2008 Altar Servers' Day at Good Shepherd, New Addington 22nd November

 

 

 

 

 

Trip to London Eye, Tyburn, and Westminster Cathedral 16th November

 

 

Altar Servers Rome Trip 28th - 30th October

 

For more photos see the Southwark diocesan website, www.rcsouthwark.co.uk

The 40 hours devotion for the sanctity of life.

Thursday 9th October - Saturday 11th October

The 40 hours devotion prayed for the sanctity of life in all its stages, from conception to natural death. Started with Mass on Thursday at 9.00pm. The Blessed Sacrament wascontinuously exposed from 9.30pm Thursday to Saturday 6.30pm

19th - 22nd August "Summertime  2008": 

This was a super four days for altar servers organised by Fr. Stephen. There were 31 attendees. There was a great atmosphere and hopefully there will be photos

in the near future. There will also be a reunion after the half term. 

Monday 11th - 14th August: Faith Summer Break

This was a super four days for youngsters aged 11-14 run by the Faith movement. Two parishioners attended and 41 total. Photos can seen on:  http://picasaweb.google.com/fatherdj/FaithYouthWeeks2008

Monday 4th - 8th August: Faith Summer Session

This was an excellent week for young adults aged 15+, with 5 parishioners attending, and 230 attendees altogether. Hopefully photos available later on www.faith.org.uk.

Monday 28th July

Youth trip to get new cassocks and swimming.

Vanpoulles is in Crawley and the Pavillion is in Horsham. A fun trip with great results, as can be seen on the altar.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Saturday 5th July 6.30pm ConfirmationMass

We welcome Bishop Paul Hendricks to our parish. There were 22 candidates for confirmation this year.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ordination of Fr. Sean Riley 11th July 2008

Fr. Stephen had the priviliege of attending Fr. Sean's ordination and his first Mass. A priest of a diocese somewhere north of Watford Gap, who had  very lucky escape in the European Cup against the Arsenal (it still hurts).

This photo was taken after the many first blessings, and even though he had not eaten much, he posed for this. Thanks Fr. Sean. You can be certain of my prayers as you start your priestly ministry.

Confirmation trip to Folkestone.

Fr. Stephen thanks Fr. Nesbitt for his hospitality and the kindness of the parishioners of Our Lady Help of Christians. This is Fr. Roger with Sr. Andrea of the Sisters of the Gospel of Life       

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First communions Sunday May 25th:

A great day for the parish. We pray for the 13 children who made their first communion.

 

           

Fr. Stephen has been in St. Giovanni Rotondo. Just absolutely excellent. Great faith expressed by the Italians. Very moving to see the body of Padre Pio, and to see the Church full for the rosary in the evening. Also saw Mont. San. Angelo. Another marvellous site to visit, easy bus ride from St. Giovanni.

6th May 2008: I thank the children of Good Shepherd School for the marvellous Marian procession and the flowers

 Good Shepherd Church Sunday morning 6th April 2008

  Fr. Stephen prayed for the parish in his visit to Fatima. Recommended time to go if you want a quiet time to pray, read, cheap flights, and accommodation 1 minute away from the shrine. Would love to bring a parish group next year. 

 Fr. Stephen went to Emirates with his nephew and friends, thanks to his brother. The match was Arsenal v Newcastle, the league game. Score 3-0. A great night out, if a little too expensive to consider going on anything like a regular basis. £3.99 a month on the internet, seeing all the action, seems more reasonable.

Past Events:

Football in February Half Term:

Ice Skating: Senior Faith Goup in February Half Term

      

 

 

 

Good Shepherd 7 St. Bede's 5. A match played in great spirit.

    

     

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

Faith Winter Session: We had four parishioners who attended and hate being photographed. Two hide themselves in this photo. For details see website:http://the-hermeneutic-of-continuity.blogspot.com/2008/01/faith-winter-conference-08.html.

 Ice skating for Junior Faith Group/Altar Servers of Primary School Age.

        

           

 

 

 

January 1st:  The Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of God 12.00 Midnight Mass. Consecration of the parish to the Immaculate Heart of Mary See the consecration on  newsletter page:

 

 

  

Senior Faith Group Trip to the London Dungeon .

 

YouthEvents:   Faith Summer Session: for 16 year olds and over, Monday 30th July - 3rd July.  This was fantastic, with 230 attendees.

For You tube see:  http://the-hermeneutic-of-continuity.blogspot.com/2007/08/faith-summer-session-2007-video.html

Sr. Joan O'Donoghue MBE: Sr. Joan received her MBE from Baroness Andrews on 10th May.                

 

 

 

 

Southwark Vocations - see the diocesan vocations blog and YouTube for Fishers of Men