Temporary closure of St Anthony of Padua

Due to Government guidelines there will be no Mass in St Anthony of Padua until 2nd December 2020 unless we are advised otherwise.

Please await announcements before 2nd December from the Government regarding the reopening of churches.  

Funeral Services or Requiem Masses can still take place in St Anthony’s  throughout the period of the lockdown.  Fr David has made the funeral directors aware of this.  We are still only allowed 30 mourners in church.

Our Lady and St Columba will be open on a Tuesday evening between 6pm – 7pm and on a Thursday morning form 10am – 11am for private prayer.

Thank you and God Bless you all, 

Fr David.

WELCOME TO THE PARISH OF ST ANTHONY OF PADUA AND ST FRANCIS OF ASSISI

The Parish of St Anthony of Padua and St Francis of Assisi is a welcoming and friendly community serving the people of Walker, in the East End of Newcastle upon Tyne.  The Parish is part of the Jesmond St Mary Partnership of Catholic Parishes, together with St Aidan’s, St Mary’s, Holy Name, Our Lady and St Vincent, St Lawrence’s and St Teresa’s.

The Parish of St Anthony of Padua and St Francis of Assisi is part of the Diocese of Hexham and Newcastle, led by Bishop Robert Byrne.

Our Parish Priest, Father David Smith, has been with us since December 2017.

MASS TIMES 

Sunday            11:00am

Wednesday    10:00am

Friday              10:00am

26th November 2020: Holy Mass – Thursday of Week Thirty Four in Ordinary Time

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Coronavirus Update – 23rd March

As of tonight, Monday 23rd March 2020, we are now unable to open our church.  It is sad that we are no longer able to keep our church open for private prayer but we have to support our NHS.  

We can pray in our homes and that is something I encourage you to do.  Please pray for all affected by Covid19 and for all NHS staff.

Father David Smith

Catholic Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales Announcement

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How will Coronavirus impact St. Anthony’s?

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OFFERTORY DONATIONS TO OUR CHURCH

There have been parishioners who have asked about continuing with their weekly offerings during the Covid-19 crisis and Church closure.  We are advised by the Diocese as follows:

Keep your Weekly Offering or Gift Aid donations in your envelopes at home please, until this crisis is ended.

To set up a regular STANDING ORDER or to just make a one off donation please print off and complete a ‘Standing Order Mandate Form’ from this website and forward this to your Bank.

If you have personal ONLINE BANKING you will be able to set this up yourself, you will just need the following information. (Please also be assured that all bank payments are accounted for in Parish Audit Trails.) Account Name: Ss Anthony of Padua & Francis, HSBC – Sort Code: 40.34.45 and Account No. 61165089

‘GIFT AID’ for the first time and are a UK Taxpayer, you will need to download a ‘Gift Aid Form’ from this website and pass this to the Parish Office. Once everything is back to normal, because this is a legal document required by HMRC, the Office is required to forward it the Diocese. Please be assured that in completing this form means that the Parish will receive a small percentage back from HMRC and it will NOT affect your own personal tax in any way.

STANDING ORDER FORM
GIFT AID FORM

CHURCH NEWS AND UPCOMING EVENTS

St Alban’s Primary School Academy Consultation – Oct ’20

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Statement regarding the publication of the IICSA Nov 20

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LINKS TO VARIOUS ON-LINE LITURGICAL SERVICES

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-KkK3E9xbPn2t6s0Zrt-mQ – access our very own YouTube Channel for Mass and other services  

http://www.rcdhn.org.uk/index.php – Diocese of Hexham and Newcastle Website

http://www.rcdhn.org.uk/communications/commun_enewsarchive.php  – Hexham and Newcastle Diocesan Newsletter

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC12EvW0Eqg-cFTh5i2y_EQw – St.Mary’s Cathedral Newcastle YouTube Channel  Mass at 12 noon daily and 11:30am Sunday’s

https://www.churchservices.tv/timetable/ –  Mass and Services streamed throughout the day from Churches in the UK and Ireland

https://universalis.com – Daily Readings and Prayers for Mass

https://www.vaticannews.va/en.html – The Vatican News Website

https://mass-online.org/daily-holy-mass-live-online – Mass in English streamed from various places throughout the day

Isolated but not alone: resources for Catholics – You can also find a whole range of liturgical and prayer resources here

 

THE GOD WHO SPEAKS – A YEAR OF THE WORD

The Bishops of England and Wales have called for a Year of the Word under the title, ‘The God Who Speaks ’.   

God has spoken to human beings since the dawn of creation, but very few have listened as intently as they might!  

This Year will offer a wealth of ideas, resources and experiences for us to deepen (or create) our relationship with the God

who speaks to us through the Bible.

More information is available on the Bishops Conference Website

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HOW TO FIND US

CONTACT INFORMATION

St Anthony of Padua Catholic Church
Church Street
Walker
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE6 3BT

Email: newcastle.stanthony@rcdhn.org.uk

Telephone: 0191 262 3817

Parish Office Opening Hours:

Wednesday 9am – 2pm

Thursday      9am – 2pm

Friday            9am – 3pm

Fr David Smith is based at Our Lady and St Columba’s, Wallsend – 

Telephone number: 0191 2623882