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 NEWS LETTER and EVENTS section where you can find the latest updates.
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
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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 21st February The 1st Sunday of Lent brings us into the story of Jesus in the desert. He fasts for forty days and is tempted by the devil. But Jesus stays faithful. He trusts God and chooses what is right. This reading reminds us that Lent is a time to turn away from sin and follow Jesus more closely.
Lent is a 40 day season of prayer, fasting, and almsgiving that begins on Ash Wednesday and ends at sundown on Holy Thursday. It's a period of preparation to celebrate the Lord's Resurrection at Easter.
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The six-week period is dedicated to prayer, fasting, and almsgiving in preparation for this great celebration of Christ’s Paschal Mystery in the Easter Triduum.
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During Lent, we seek the Lord in prayer by reading Sacred Scripture; we serve by giving alms we practice self-control through fasting. We are called not only to abstain from luxuries during Lent, but to a true inner conversion of heart as we seek to follow Christ's will more faithfully. We recall the waters of baptism in which we were also baptized into Christ's death, died to sin and evil, and began new life in Christ.
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Lent
Message from the Holy Father Leo XIV for Lent on the theme of:
"Listening and Fasting: Lent as a Time of Conversion"
Year A: Year of Matthew
This year is Year A and the focus throughout the year is on Matthew’s Gospel. As we listen to this Gospel proclaimed throughout our liturgies this year, let’s reflect a little on some of the key understandings about Matthew’s Gospel.
Invitation For The
Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults
(RCIA)
