St Simon Stock Parish in Walderslade

15/11/2025

Come along and get your gifts and cards while enjoying some mulled punch. As a special treat the children's choir from
St Thomas More school will be singing carols at 12 noon.

28/09/2025

On Friday 26th September we welcomed Fr Joseph Donkor as our new Parochial Administrator with a wonderful joyous mass celebrated by Bishop Paul Hendricks and attended by many of Fr Joseph's friends from different communities from all over the Archdiocese of Southwark

23/07/2025

06/07/2025

🌍 Thank You for a Wonderful International Food Evening! 🍽️

A heartfelt thank you to everyone who joined us yesterday in our Parish Hall for a truly excellent International Food Evening!

We are so grateful to all who shared their delicious national dishes and drinks — your generosity and culinary talents made the evening truly special and a celebration of our community’s rich diversity.

A special thank you to the UCM Ladies and the Knights of St Columba for your incredible efforts and support in making the event a great success. 🙏💐

It was a night filled with flavour, laughter, and unity — and we couldn’t have done it without you!

07/06/2025

🌟 A Heartfelt Thank You 🌟

A huge thank you to everyone who joined us today at The Friars, Aylesford, for a truly special celebration led by Archbishop John Wilson. 🙏

On this day before Pentecost, 7 June 2025, we came together as an Archdiocese for a joyful day of prayer, reflection, celebration of the Jubilee Year 2025: "Pilgrims of Hope"!!!

12/05/2025

Enormous thanks to everyone who has helped with our parish patronal Feast of St Simon Stock yesterday – the volunteers who helped set up, those who donated plants for sale, those who baked cakes, made teas and coffees and cooked burgers and sausages and not forgetting those who walk the sponsord walk and all sponsors and parishioners. May God bless our parish.
St Simon Stock - pray for us!!!

22/04/2025

Pope Francis RIP

Pope Francis has died aged 88. He served as the 265th successor of St Peter from his election on 13 March 2013 to 21 April 2025.

In our Church Mass for Pope Francis RIP will be celebrated on Friday 25th April at 10 am.

Prayer for Pope Francis

O God, faithful rewarder of souls,
grant that your departed servant Pope Francis,
whom you made successor of Peter
and shepherd of your Church,
may happily enjoy for ever in your presence in heaven
the mysteries of your grace and compassion,
which he faithfully ministered on earth.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
God, for ever and ever.
Amen.

Eternal rest, grant unto him O Lord,
and let perpetual light shine upon him.
May he rest in peace.
Amen.

May his soul and the souls of all the faithful departed,
through the mercy of God rest in peace.
Amen.

22/04/2025

Alleluia! Christ is Risen, He is Risen indeed, Alleluia!
On Holy Saturday after a time of preparation Richard was baptised, confirm and for the first time he received Body of Christ as a new member of Catholic Church. Congratulation to Richard and welcome in our Christian Family. Also congratulation to Daniel who received Sacrament of Confirmation. May the Holy Spirit guide both of you!
I want to extend wishes of a beautiful and happy Easter to all parishioners and visitors who celebrate the Resurrection of our Lord and Saviour, Jesus Christ. May we all celebrate with great joy the promise of our new life in Christ, our Risen Lord. The Lord Jesus, through his cross and resurrection, has destroyed the power of sin and death and brought us into His life.
I would like to express grateful thanks to all who made our Liturgy over Easter Triduum so prayerful and beautiful. Thank you very much!
This is the day the Lord has made; let us rejoice and be glad.
Fr Pawel Sobol

03/04/2025

Download the leaflet with a detailed list of The Easter Triduum Services -https://stsimonwalderslade.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Easter-FLYER-2025-www.pdf