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 21st ~ 26th June 2026 Sat 20th June 06.30pm Confession 5.30pm until 6.00pm People of The Parish FIRST MASS OF SUNDAY Sun 21st June 09.30am Clarence Rebello and Family Angela Pederzolli RIP  TWELFTH SUNDAY SECOND COLLECTION FOR DAY FOR LIFE 11.15am Patrick Ganley RIP (Anniversary) 5.30pm Cathy RIP Tue 23rd June 07.30pm SHORT COURSE ON THE EUCHARIST: Real Presence, Part 1 in Church Hall   Wed 24th June 10.00am For Avril, Mary and Baby Jude. THE NATIVITY OF SAINT JOHN THE BAPTIST, Solemnity 10.30am SHORT COURSE ON THE EUCHARIST: Real Presence, Part 1 in Church Hall   Thur 25th June 10.00am Brendan Geoghegan RIP Feria Fri 26th June 10.00am Mary Harris RIP Followed by Adoration until 11am Feria Mass intentions and Events 28th June 2026 Sat 27th June 06.30pm Confession 5.30pm until 6.00pm Holy Souls FIRST MASS OF SUNDAY Sun 28th June 09.30am Mary Walsh (Galway) Get Well People of The Parish SAINTS PETER AND PAUL,  APOSTLES, SOLEMNITY SECOND COLLECTION TODAY FOR PETER'S PENCE 11.15am Diego Alves (80th Birthday) 5.30pm Brian & Anita Johnston RIP (80th Wedding Anniversary) Funeral Arrangements for Rev Canon Alan McLean RIP The Most Holy Trinity, 39 Dockhead, London SE1 2BS Reception of the Body Thursday, 2nd July 2026 with Mass 7.30pm Requiem Friday, 3rd July 2026 at 11.00am Reception at Southwark Park 1.30pm until 4.00pm HOLY COMMUNION MASS COLLECTION FOR LIMA Thank you for the generosity of all who contributed 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. A WARM SUMMER INVITATION FROM FRIENDS OF CHALLONER Thursday 2nd July - Summer Serenade (from 6.30pm). Join us for a relaxed evening of live al fresco entertainment. Bring your picnic blankets and chairs- and if it rains, we'll simply move everything to the hall! Sunday 5th July - Summer Fun Day. Our biggest fundraiser of the year! Expect fun stalls, tasty treats, a mini beer festival, live music, and lots, lots more! It's free entry for all - come along  between 12 and 4pm. There will be a fabulous raffle All proceeds go back to the school, supporting Catholic education. We look forward to meet you on these occasions at Richard Challoner School, just a short walk from Malden Manor station. THIS WEEKS YOUTUBE VIDEO WHY CAN'T NON-CATHOLICS RECEIVE THE EUCHARIST? Fr Stephen Langridge, the Parish Priest of St Elizabeth of Portugal in Richmond, explains why non-Catholics cannot receive the Eucharist.. Youtube video THIS SUNDAY: DAY FOR LIFE. This is the day in the Church's life dedicated to celebrating the sacredness of life. The proceeds from the Day for Life collection provide core funding to assist other life-related activities supported by the Church. SHORT COURSE ON THE EUCHARIST: TUESDAY EVENING OR WEDNESDAY MORNING. 1) Real Presence, Part 1: Tuesday 23rd June 7.30pm or Wednesday 24th June 10.30am 2) Real Presence, Part 2: Tuesday 30th June 7.30pm or Wednesday 1st July 10.30am ENCYCLICAL LETTER MAGNIFICA HUMANITAS OF HIS HOLINESS POPE LEO XIV ON SAFEGUARDING THE HUMAN PERSON IN THE TIME OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE Building for the common good 11. Building a city founded on the common good implies, first and foremost, building on a firm relationship with God. It means recognizing that the truth of his love calls us to life "in all its fullness" (Jn 10:10) and communion with him. Like Saint Augustine, we too can say, "You have made us for yourself, O Lord, and  our heart is restless until it rests in you." Indeed, God has inscribed in our hearts a desire for happiness that embraces all the dimensions of life. The Church, in dialogue with the men and women of our time, recognizes the urgent needto safeguard and guide this  aspiration toward its deepest truth. 12. Secondly, building for the common good means accepting the limits and weakness of humanity without considering them an error to be corrected. Today, the human desire for fullness of life  is at risk of being misled by deceitful goals, such as the prospect of a technology that promises to free us from all weakness, and models of wellbeing that leave behind entire populations. All too often, we place our hope in unlimited "upgrades," in forms of  progress that exacerbate inequalities, and in immediate solutions incapable of healing people's wounds. As a result, while some pursue the illusion of unlimited self-assertion, many are deprived of basic necessities. The Church reminds us, with a firm yet humble voice, that true fulfilment is not achieved by eliminating weakness but through harmonious growth. It is found where freedom and responsibility are intertwined with mutual care and true solidarity, and where progress is measured by the dignity of each person and the good of all peoples. SECOND COLLECTION: PETER'S PENCE Peter's Pence: by reason of the bond of unity and charity, the bishops  of the Church, with their people, join together to produce those means which the Holy Father and the Apostolic See need to exercise works of mercy and charity and its service of the Universal Church. The faithful's offerings to the Holy Father are destined to church needs, humanitarian initiatives and social promotion projects, as  well as to the support of the Holy See. The Pope, being pastor of the whole Church,  is attentive to the material needs of poor  dioceses, religious institutes and faithful in  grave difficulties: the poor, children, the elderly, those marginalized and the victims of war and natural disasters. Concrete aid is thus made available  to bishops or dioceses in need,  to Catholic education, assistance, to refugees, and immigrants, etc. 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