Home Our Patron Saint Parish Office Parish News Parish Map Parish History SycamOre Mass Schedule Baptism Children's Liturgy Reconciliation Holy Communion Confirmation Marriage Adult Initiation (R.C.I.A.) Child Protection Organisations Schools R. Challoner Boys School Links Contact Us   St. Matthias, Cheam Common Road, Worcester Park, KT4 8SX. Bus routes: 151, 213, 613, 627, 668, K10, N213 Hello Everyone, You are very much in my prayers at Mass each day. Thank you  for your continued  financial support of our Parish. If you would like our Bank details  please contact me  on 0208 337 1782 or email worcesterpark@rcaos.org.uk You can also make a donation online at: www.justgiving.com/campaign/parishsupport Just remember to add: “I would like my donation to go to St. Matthias, Worcester Park Mass intentions and Events 1st ~ 6th Nov 2026 Sat 31st Oct 06.30pm Confession 5.30pm until 6.00pm Sam Jiminez RIP FIRST MASS OF SUNDAY Sun 1st Nov 09.30am Jose Emilio Santamaria Teas and Coffees in Hall. All Welcome All Saints   11.15am Theresa Mariampillai RIP 5.30pm People of The Parish Mon 2nd Nov 07.30am For all the faithful departed All Souls 10.00pm Billy Hayes RIP 07.30pm Holy Father's Intentions Tue 3rd Nov 10.00am Marquinha Desa (10th Anniversary) Saint Martin de Porres Wed 4th Nov   No Mass Saint Charles Borromeo Thur 5th Nov 10.00am Eric Rumsby RIP Feria Fri 6th Nov 10.00am Holy Souls Adoration until 11am Feria Mass intentions and Events 8th November 2026 Sat 7th Nov 06.30pm Confession 5.30pm until 6.00pm Thomas Michael Searle RIP Mrs Chris Baxter RIP FIRST MASS OF SUNDAY Sun 8th Nov 09.30am For those who died in War Teas and Coffees in Hall. All Welcome THIRTY-SECOND SUNDAY SECOND COLLECTION THE ARCHBISHOP'S APPEAL 11.15am People of The Parish 5.30pm Edward McCarthy RIP THIS WEEK'S YOUTUBE VIDEO: WHY DO CATHOLICS PRAY FOR THE DEAD AND IS IT BIBLICAL? Fr Joseph Owusu-Ansah explains the Church's ancient practice of praying for the dead, rooted in Scripture and Tradition, and what it means to believe that our love  for one another does not end at death. Youtube video YOUNG PEOPLE'S CHOIR Young people and their families are invited to join the Young People's Choir on the first Sunday of the month (from 9am in the gallery) to sing and play music at the 9.30am Mass. ALL SOULS DAY-MONDAY 2nd NOVEMBER Please note the additional Masses on All Souls' Day, on Monday 2nd November:  7.30am, 10am, 7.30pm. This is not a Holy Day of Obligation - it's rather an encouragement to pray for our departed relatives and friends. Altar Serving Training 8th 15th 22nd and 29th November  directly after 9.30am Mass. BAPTISMS Contact Fr. Sean. MARRIAGES The Diocese requests couples to give Fr. Sean at least 6 months notice, especially if they intend to be married outside the Parish. PRAYER FOR THE FORGOTTEN DEAD O merciful God, take pity on those souls who have no particular friends and intercessors to recommend them to You, who either through the negligence of those who are alive, or through length of time, ore forgotten by all. Spare them, O Lord, and remember your own when others forget to appeal to your mercy. Let not the souls You have created be parted from You, their Creator. May the souls of all the faithful departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace. NOVEMBER LIST OF THE DEAD Praying for the dead is a long-standing Christian tradition deeply rooted in Scripture. Especially in November, we take time to remember each deceased person by name, bringing them before the Lord's mercy. It is important that we make the effort every year to recall their names in prayer and offer Masses for their souls. This year, Holy Souls envelopes will be available, and we encourage you to write the names of your deceased loved ones, friends, and parishioners for whom you wish us to pray in November. There is a special basket in front of the Altar where these names can be placed. Any donations in the envelopes will go toward offering Holy Souls Masses throughout the year, whether in our parish or in parishes with fewer Mass intentions. In this way, we not only remember their names before the Lord but also assist them on their journey to eternal life. BLESSING OF GRAVES We are planning in conjunction with Fr Benedict and the Parish of North Cheam  to Bless Graves on Sunday 8th November  at Merton and Sutton Joint Cemetery, Garth Road Morden SM4 4NW. We will begin outside the Cemetery Chapel with a short prayer Service at 1.30pm. CHRISTMAS FAIR 5th Worcester Park Guides, Brownies and Rainbows invite you to their Christmas Fair next SATURDAY 7th NOV at 12 noon in St. Matthias' Parish Centre. Stalls include: Cakes, Crazy Tombola, Toiletries, Crafts, Jewellery, Books & DVDs, Soft Toy Tombola, Bric-a-Brac, Chocolate Tombola, Hot dogs & chips. Admission £1. Come and shop early for Christmas! SPONSORED WALK IN AID OF ST RAPHAEL'S HOSPICE The Knights of St Columba would like  to thank all the parishioners who generously supported our sponsored walk in aid of St Raphael's Hospice. Your generosity will make  a valuable contribution to the care  and support the hospice provides to patients and their families. Thank you once again for your kindness and generosity. THE ARCHBISHOP'S APPEAL- NEXT SUNDAY The Archbishop's Appeal funds three key mission areas: Youth and Evangelization, Our Faith in Action, and Clergy Care and Formation. ENCYCLICAL LETTER MAGNIFICA HUMANITAS OF HIS HOLINESS POPE LEO XIV ON SAFEGUARDING THE HUMAN PERSON IN THE TIME OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE 63. It is the State's responsibility to ensure cohesion, unity and the proper organization of civil society, so that the common good can be pursued with everyone's contribution. In practical terms, this means that public authorities have the delicate duty to "harmonize the different sectoral interests with the requirements of justice," seeking a balance between individual interests and the common good, without leaving behind the most vulnerable. When politics abandons a long-term perspective and reduces itself to short-term calculations or sterile polarizations, then the language of the common good loses credibility, and, at the same time, social inequalities and divisions grow. Welcome to the Web Site for the Catholic Parish of St. Matthias, Worcester Park, in the Archdiocese of Southwark. atholic community situated on the borders of three Boroughs, Sutton, Kingston, and Epsom & Ewell. It stretches from the A3 in the north to the A24 in the south and includes Worcester Park, Malden Manor, Old Malden, Malden Green, and areas of New Malden, Motspur Park and North Cheam. That area of the Parish in the Borough of Epsom and Ewell is in the Diocese of Arundel & Brighton but served from St. Matthias. Schools in the Parish and local area St. Cecilia's Primary School, London Road, SM3 9HY - 020 8337 4566 Corpus Christi Primary, Chestnut Grove, KT3 3JU - 020 8942 2645 St. Clement's Primary, Fennell's Mead, KT17 1TX - 020 8393 8789 Richard Challoner Secondary Boy's, Manor Drive North, KT3 5PE - 020 8330 5947 The Holy Cross Secondary Girl's, Sandal Road, KT3 5AR - 020 8395 4225