The Diocese of London
St Alphage, Burnt Oak
A Parish of the Society of St Wilfred and St Hilda
in the episcopal care of the Bishop of Fulham.
Priest-in-charge: Father Luke Demetri SSC
18 Montrose Avenue, Edgware, HA8 0DW
frlukedemetri@gmail.com | 020 3556 9978
Mass and Sunday Worship
While they were eating, Jesus took a loaf of bread, and after blessing it he broke it, gave it to the disciples, and said, “Take, eat; this is my body.” Then he took a cup, and after giving thanks he gave it to them, saying, “Drink from it, all of you, for this is my blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many for the forgiveness of sins" [Matthew 26:26-28]
As Christians the way we worship God is the offering of the Mass, sometimes called the Eucharist, where we take bread and wine and following Jesus' command they become his Body and Blood offered to the Father and which we eat and drink.
We celebrate Mass in one of two ways:
Sung Mass (Sunday at 11am): Parts of the service are sung and there are hymns too for everyone to sing. We use incense and there is full ceremonial in order to give the fullest devotion and honour to God. It usually lasts about an hour. Also at our 11am Mass there is a Sunday School for the children. There is usually also a sung Mass on major feast days of the year.
Low Mass: This is a quieter and more reflective service without singing or ceremonial and usually no sermon (except on Sundays). It usually lasts about 25 minutes.
Mass Times
Please note our usual Mass times are below but you should check the calendar (or our pewsheet) to see what is happening in the week we are on.
Sunday:
08:00 Low Mass with Sermon
11:00 Sung Mass with Sermon (and Sunday School)
Wednesday and Saturday
10:00 Low Mass
*See Pewsheet for what days Mass is on.