"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

Great parish groups:

Scripture Group: Meets up every Wednesday at 6.00pm - 7.30pm Studying St. Paul at this time as it is the year of St. Paul. Next meeting is 19th November.

Tuesday evening Catholic group 700pm - 8.30pm: This meets to revise what we know about our faith and to learn more. Started 7th October Next meeting is 18th November.

This week's newsletter: Sorry, not on the newsletter website.

Monday 17th November  -  Monday 24th November 

Mass times normal apart from the following:

We pray for Mary Hogan who passed away last week.

Monday 17th: 11.30am Requiem Mass for Mary Hogan

Tuesday 18th:  9.15am Mass (with exposition at normal time)

Past Events

Trip to London Eye, Tyburn, and Westminster Cathedral

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.

Comments about the new Church I leave to others, but if you thought the Cross in the new Church at Fatima was bad........    

      

 

 

 

 

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:

 

 

I missed this excellent defence by Fr. Patrick Burke of the Catholic Churches teachings on the night of the election of Pope Benedict. At last I have been given this link to it: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Udvavm7SSSs

  

Altar Servers Rome Trip October 23rd - 25th

     

 

                      A great time, photos will be available soon.

 

Summertime 2007 reunion photo above

"Summertime 2007", Altar Servers Trip:

Great few days, photos will soon be available. We thank Bishop Patrick Lynch for coming, and who is in the photo.

Faith Summer Break Monday 6th - 9th August. 

Ten parishioners attended and had a great time. See the You tube selection on the blog: http://south-ashford-priest.blogspot.com/2007_08_01_archive.html    Thursday, August 16, 2007

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.                

 

 

 

 

Please see Newsletter page for photos:

 

Day with Mary,

Flowers from the Marian procession from the school,

 Lourdes Trip 24th - 26th April,

Rome Trip 22nd - 23rd May,

Football team that played St. Bedes * 2

 

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