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Local Links | Music Links | Parish Links | Catholic Links | Catholic Comment The Archdiocese of Southwark offers an insight into the Roman Catholic community in South London and Kent Bishop Thomas Grant is Streatham's Catholic High School - their web site is currently under construction, so watch out for developments English Martyrs - our neighbouring Catholic parish in Streatham Gillman Funeral Service - our local independent family funeral directors St. Andrew's is Canon Francis Moran's parish, our neighbouring parish in Thornton Heath St Andrew's School in Streatham, attended by many children in our parish St. Bartholomew's Church - our own parish website St. Bartholomew's Orchestra is a highly respected local group: its wide repertoire and huge contributions to charitable objectives make it highly attractive to the amateur instrumentalist St. James the Great Primary School is shared by St. Bartholomew's with St. Andrew's in Thornton Heath, and has an active web site with much of interest St. John's Seminary at Wonersh (near Guildford) is the main centre for training men for the Catholic priesthood in the south-east of England St. John Vianney in Bexleyheath is Father Michael Jones's parish
St. Michael's, Pollards Hill was once part of St.
Bart's 32nd Streatham Scout Group - the parish based scout group: beavers, cubs, scouts and explorers Avalon Theatre Company is Streatham's foremost amateur dramatic society, with a terrific family approach and atmosphere Croydon Online offers an insight into the borough's history and current events, and, in amongst it, is a page of the history of Norbury Croydon University Hospital and the history of Mayday Hospital Honeywood Museum - a delightful day out alongside Carshalton Ponds and The Grove park and the river Wandle - look up current and forthcoming events Jupp Fine Jewellery - sponsors of this website The London Borough of Lambeth in focus - a huge historical, pictorial and local interest - of special interest is a section on the history of Streatham in many words and pictures which makes fascinating reading. St. Bartholomew's Orchestra is a highly respected local group: its wide repertoire and huge contributions to charitable objectives make it highly attractive to the amateur instrumentalist The Streatham Festival annually brings arts and cultural activities to the area for a week in July The Streatham Society seeks to protect and retain the local heritage of Streatham
The Streatham Vale Property
Occupiers Association promotes a wide
range of local initiatives and activities MUSIC LINKS FOR THE CHURCH MUSICIAN Adrian and Pamela Self's publishing enterprise Animus Music Publishing is a much respected source of interest to the parish musician The British Institute of Organ Studies is a huge resource for organists, and includes links to The National Pipe Organ Register, and then on to The British Organ Archive and the Directory of Organ Builders The Catholic Calendar is most useful when it comes to planning ahead The Chant Café - Catholic musicians gathered to talk about liturgy and life The Choral Public Domain Library website is a terrific source of non-copyright music Hauptwerk virtual pipe organ The Dutch Organ Society offers a huge, and thoroughly interesting, web site The Encyclopaedia of Organ Stops is likely to interest many church organists The Guild of Church Musicians is an international and interdenominational organisation that encourages amateur and professional musicians to foster the highest attainable standards of music in the worship of Almighty God
The highly respected firm of organ builders F.H. Browne & Sons (Organ Builders) Limited built the instrument at St. Bartholomew's in 1972, and have maintained it ever since. It was variously overhauled/enlarged/altered/updated in 1985, 1996 and 2005 (see The Organ). The company has traded as Mander Organ Builders since 2020 Musicam Sacram - instruction on Music in the Catholic Liturgy National Pipe Organ Register - details of around 28,000 instruments in the UK Roger Molyneux offers a large range of second-hand organ music and related books on line, and a regular email catalogue mailing list St. Peter's Basilica, Rome - The Organ Sibelius is probably the ultimate in music publishing software - expensive, but cut-down Student editions are available The Society of St. Gregory is the national society for liturgy and music in the Roman Catholic Church in the British Isles Henry Willis & Sons Ltd - organ builders Nicholas Wilton has composed to a St. Bartholomew's Polyphony Choir commission, and his fine musical output is justly receiving critical acclaim Aid to the Church in Need - helping persecuted Christians around the world The Catechism of the Catholic Church is available in English from the Vatican web site The Catholic Church in England and Wales maintains a busy web presence The Catholic Internet Trust's Catholic Community web pages The Catholic Education Service promotes and supports catholic education in England and Wales If you're interested in knowing a little more about Catholicism, then visit the Catholic Enquiry Office The Catholic Police Guild was founded in Westminster in 1914, and is open to all Roman Catholic men and women who are serving, or who have served, in English and Welsh Police Forces (both Police Officers and Civilian Staff) and their Special Constabularies The UK's Catholic press has a presence on the web through The Universe, The Catholic Herald and The Tablet Catholic Saints - a huge online listing and information portal from Catholic Online Leaving home to pursue further studies? Many Universities and Colleges of Higher Education have Catholic Student Groups, including Bradford, Cambridge, Durham, Edinburgh, Exeter, Kent, Leeds, LSE, Manchester, Oxford, Sheffield, Southampton and Surrey The Catholic Truth Society are the publishers to the Holy See Catholic World News - news, commentary, spiritual resources and practical suggestions, in conformity with the mind of the Church Code of Canon Law - from The Vatican web site The Confraternity of Catholic Clergy (British Province of Pope Saint Gregory the Great) - encouraging Fidelity, Formation and Fraternity among Catholic clergy The General Instruction of the Roman Missal 1975 (with American Appendix)
Mass Times -
comprehensive details of parish Mass times throughout
Great Britain, and wide coverage worldwide - very
helpful for holiday planning Musicam Sacram - instruction on Music in the Catholic Liturgy The Society for the Protection of Unborn Children - SPUC affirms, defends and promotes the existence and value of human life from the moment of conception Sacrosantum Concilium - Constitution on the Sacred Liturgy (Second Vatican Council) St. John's Seminary at Wonersh (near Guildford) is the main centre for training men for the Catholic priesthood in the south-east of England St. Vincent de Paul Society - in England and Wales, Ireland & Northern Ireland and Scotland Southwark Catholic Youth Service - supports the personal, social and spiritual aspects of young people's and young adult's lives in south London and Kent
Summorum Pontificum
- Pope Benedict XVI's Apostolic Letter stating the
canonical rules that must be respected when using the
Latin rite known as the Tridentine Mass, and the
administration of the sacraments in pre-Second Vatican
Council form - to be observed by clergy and laity from
14th September 2007 The Urbi et Orbi message of His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI of Easter Sunday 16th April 2006 The Urbi et Orbi message of His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI of Easter Sunday 8th April 2007 The Urbi et Orbi message of His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI of Easter Sunday 23rd March 2008 The Urbi et Orbi message of His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI of Easter Sunday 12th April 2009 The Urbi et Orbi message of His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI of Easter Sunday 4th April 2010 The Urbi et Orbi message of His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI of Easter Sunday 24th April 2011 The Urbi et Orbi message of His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI of Easter Sunday 8th April 2012 The Urbi et Orbi message of His Holiness Pope Francis of Easter Sunday 31st March 2013 The Urbi et Orbi message of His Holiness Pope Francis of Easter Sunday 20th April 2014 The Urbi et Orbi message of His Holiness Pope Francis of Easter Sunday 5th April 2015 The Vatican web site. Within this can be found the Code of Canon Law
The web
site of
Westminster Cathedral,
the mother-church for Catholics in the
Archdiocese of Westminster,
and home to Archbishop Vincent Nichols, the head of the
Catholic Church in England and Wales Chiesa - in-depth news, analysis, comment and documents on the Catholic Church Father Hunwicke's Mutual Enrichment - an orthodox view from a fine theologian Father Ray Blake's Blog - Fr. Ray Blake's comments from St. Mary Magdalen, Brighton Fr. Z's Blog - Fr. John Zuhlsdorf's frank commentary on Catholic issues John Smeaton - words from the Director of The Society for the Protection of Unborn Children Rorate Cćli - orthodox catholic comment The Chant Café - Catholic musicians gathered to talk about liturgy and life The Hermeneutic of Continuity - Fr. Tim Finnigan's at St. Ausin and St. Gregory with St. Anne in Margate
The New Liturgical Movement - sacred liturgy and
liturgical music and other arts
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