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Entering Holy Week Together

As we approach the most sacred days of our Christian year: Holy Week beginning on Sunday 29th March – We are invited to walk closely with Christ—from His triumphant entry into Jerusalem to the glory of the Resurrection. These days are rich with grace, reflection, and renewal, and they offer us a profound opportunity to deepen our faith as a parish family.

Holy Week programme

Please make every effort to join in the liturgies and moments of prayer.

Your presence enriches our community and helps us journey together toward Easter

Prayer Intentions: We continuously pray for those Parishioners who are sick and housebound. Please email the Parish Office with names of those in need of our prayers.Becontree@brcdt.org

Weekly Mass Intentions: Weekly mass intentions have the same sacred effect as the ones for Sunday Masses. Please collect an envelope at the back of the Church and return it to the sacristy.

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WELCOME

Welcome to our parish website, here at St Vincent de Paul we strive to unit our local community in our weekly masses as well as the many services we provide through our ministries. Our parish comes under the Diocese of Brentwood, led by our Bishop, The Rt Rev Alan Williams.

Saint Vincent’s Catholic Primary school is also part of our parish. If you would like to know more about the deep and vibrant history of our Patron Saint, Church and Catholic faith, please select the HISTORY tab on the top menu screen. There is also our NEWSLETTER, CALENDAR and EVENTS section where you can find the latest updates, you may also wish to DONATE to our Parish.

People visit St Vincent, Becontree, for its rich historical and spiritual significance. As the first Catholic place of worship on the Becontree Estate, it holds a unique place in the history of the Catholic Church in the area. The church played a foundational role in establishing the Catholic community in Becontree and Dagenham, serving as the "mother parish" for several other parishes in the region.

DEAR LORD - GUIDE US ON OUR JOURNEY AS PILGRIMS OF HOPE

Scripture Reading - 1 Thessalonians 5:23

May the God of peace make you perfect and holy; and may your spirit, life and body be kept blameless for the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.

WEEKDAY MASS

Reflection of Readings - Sunday 29th March. Palm Sunday Year A.

The Sunday of the Passion of the Lord, also called Palm Sunday, represents the gate through which we enter into Holy Week. This is a time in which we contemplate the last moments of the life of Jesus. We recall Jesus’s entrance into Jerusalem, welcomed by a festive crowd, and then we recall his Passion. The readings invite us to see the contrast between the cheers of the crowd and the suffering that is to come.