Welcome

Thank you for visiting Holy Innocents’ website today.
​I hope you enjoy finding out about our vibrant, welcoming and outward-looking parish community; and I look forward to meeting you in person.

​Father Victor Vella, Parish Priest

​ In view of new regulations, there are NO Masses until further notice
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Adoration with private prayer November 2020 
Times here
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​To comply with the new regulations, the use of Face Masks/coverings is mandatory 
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Red Wednesday
​25 November 2020
Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) how to help  here
Live streaming of
Mass 6-7pm  ​here 
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Gatherings on Zoom and Alpha Online

 Our Alpha course continues 
​It's not too late to join. 
To learn more visit our Alpha page. 
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Parish Evangelisation Cell System (PECS), a way of life for
​missionary outreach,
 to join in see below in the PECS box.
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We continue to gather on Sunday mornings for our family services on Zoom.   It's not the same as being at Mass or being together in church, but it's a great second best!
 Recent comments include “Thank you for a beautiful service today. It is such a pleasure to be together each Sunday.”
And from someone outside the parish; “Thank you very much. I am not a member of this parish but feel like a part of it since joining the services.”
Why not come and experience it for yourself, to see what you think?
Each Sunday, Family Service,
​10.30 am Suitable for all ages.
Here's the Zoom url
ID: 817 5100 2276
Password: 350683
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Monday to Friday Morning Prayer
​8.45am for 9 am start
Here's the Zoom url
Meeting ID: 836 6947 9618
Password, if required: 122549 

Mondays & Thursdays 8pm-9pm 
​Rosary & Night Prayer
Here's the Zoom url 
Meeting ID: 835 0966 1668
Password, if required: 447756
To join one of these gatherings, click on the link and follow joining instructions.
​In case of difficulty, contact sjwalsh123@btinternet.com

Parish Evangelisation Cell System (PECS)
It is with sadness we report the death of the founder of PECS in Europe,
Don Pigi Perini on
19 November 2020  here
Revisit Requiem Mass on
21 November  here 
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Cardinal Vincent Nichols
on the lockdown  here 
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​1 November 2020 - Update on Covid 19 Restrictions from the Archbishop of Southwark  
Read his letter here 
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How can the Catholic community better support its ageing members?
We were recently asked to participate in survey of older persons and vocation for the National Office for Vocation. Now they are asking lay Catholic parishioners to participate in a related survey about how we can support our ageing members. 
here
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​Important re
Entry to the Church 
All key holders and visitors wishing to come to the Church must first contact
​Father Victor  email here
or    Tony Luis  email here 
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22 November for Children
Look here
Ichthus  here
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Special Christmas masks  made by our parishioners for sale here
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Bromley Borough Foodbank
Please deliver Christmas donations to the foodbank by the end of November.
Christmas hampers take time to prepare and distribute 
​Christmas hamper appeal here
Where to deliver food donations?  here
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Keep connected ...
Holy Innocents' Orpington
​Youtube channel here
​​including
Deacon Barry's  Family Service homilies.  
Latest addition
​Bill Smith's WW2 experiences
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Father Victor's ​teachings here 
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Catholic Newspapers​ including
The Pilgrim here 

Donate

For everyone the coronavirus lockdown means a period of uncertainty and financial instability. In the parish, as in every household, the bills continue to arrive and have to be paid even though our income has been cut dramatically.

We encourage those of you who can to continue supporting us financially and, if you ordinarily contribute by way of cash at Sunday Mass, to please take out a Standing Order.

For more information please contact the parish communications team at orpingtoncc@rcaos.org.uk 

Keep in Touch

Please update your contact details on our parish database.

Parish database

Our parish database is used by the staff at Holy Innocents' in order to support you and your family as best we can.

​If you are a parishioner please update your contact details ​​

Current newsletter

Over 80% of our parishioners receive our newsletter via email. Please sign up below.

​News and events

Learn more about our parish, past and present. Check out pages devoted to our Parish Vision and our leadership.

And read a short history of Holy Innocents'.

Recent events

 See reports and pictures of some
recent events ..here  
Fr Nicholas King's webinars details 
Social distancing marked out
from September 2020 here 
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See the new Parish Centre completed here 
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Prayer intentions

Our prayer intentions page
see here
​ is updated each week.
On it you can find parishioner's prayer intentions and how to submit them;
our weekend bidding prayers, 
​ the Pope's monthly prayer intentions:
the Church's cycle of prayer intentions
 Churches Together Orpington (CTO)
​monthly prayers and
C/E  prayers for our nation during lockdown in November 2020

Our parish life

Our families and youth

Get to know how we nurture and engage with children, young people and young families.

And discover some great parish and deanery youth activities.

Our prayer and formation

Learn more about how we try to stay rooted in prayer and to grow as missionary disciples. 

Group list

We have many groups and activities at Holy Innocents'. Here's a list of all of them.

Our mission

We are a mission-focused parish.

​Read about the ways in which we seek to build God’s Kingdom through evangelisation and social action.​

See urgent message 23 March 2020
​re Bromley Borough foodbank 

​Also See Minnie Vinnies entry 
via above social action link.

Our liturgy

Discover the importance of the liturgy in our parish life; and the people involved in preparing and celebrating Masses and the other times we come together for worship.

Our fellowship

We cherish our strong, welcoming and supportive parish fellowship.

​Learn about the practical and social and support activities that help to maintain it.

Our sacramental life

The sacraments are at the heart of our life as Catholics.
Read about the seven sacraments and how we prepare for them and celebrate them at Holy Innocents'.
On that page....First Holy Communion 2021, application form and 
parents' guide   

Special features

Alpha and Youth Alpha at Holy Innocents'

The Alpha experience is for anyone who wants to explore the meaning of life and the Christian faith.​ Learn more about our Youth Alpha and Alpha for adults courses.

Parish Evangelisation Cell System (PECS)

For dates of meetings
see current newsletter​
Zoom Details for all Cell meetings
See here
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​Read about the
Parish Evangelisation Cell System
that we have adopted as our parish model for missionary outreach.​
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See Pecs survey June 2020
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​ Video testimony of cell members​
 link 
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Link to dedicated website here

A parishioner's Gospel reflection

Each week, we ask a parishioner to reflect on Sunday's Gospel.

​You can read their thoughts here.​

Getting involved

​Parish contacts

Find contact details for our Parish Office, our clergy and others in some key parish ministries. ​

Get involved

Everyone, young or old, is welcome to become involved in what we do here at Holy Innocents’. ​

Data protection

View our parish data protection policy.
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Holy Innocents' School

We are very proud of our parish school, “a good school with outstanding behaviour” (Ofsted October 2017)​