Holy Cross Roman Catholic Church 
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Time of services
Monday to Friday
9.15 AM
Saturday morning
9.30 AM
Vigil Mass of Saturday
6.30 PM
Sunday
10.00 AM and 11.30 AM
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Welcome to our website
Holy Cross Church was opened by Bishop Amigo on 14 September 1904 - the Feast of the Triumph of the Cross. Originally serviced from Lewisham, the new church’s first parish priest, Fr Edward Escarguel, was installed on 7 January 1905. The church had to wait until July 1960, however, to be formally consecrated.
Holy Cross was one of over 20 churches built in the early years of the 20th Century under the financial patronage of Miss Frances Ellis (1846-1930), an heiress who converted to Catholicism and was received into the Church in January 1901... [Read more about our history]
Photos from Fr. Doug's Induction Mass available. Click here to see them.
Times of services at Holy Cross, information about all parish activities and groups as well as the relevant newsletters can be found on this website. Most parish activities take place in our parish centre, Hartley Hall, which is situated in the car park to the rear of the church (on Culverley Road). You are welcome to join us for coffee every Sunday after the 10.00am Mass.
May we encourage you to fill in a Parish Census Form, which can be found in the Contact Corner at the back of Holy Cross Church.
FIRST HOLY COMMUNION 2011
If your child wishes to begin receiving Holy Communion in 2011, please take and complete a form from the back of the church and bring it along to the introductory session which will be in the Hartley Hall on Tuesday 14th Sep at 8p.m..
Grenada Twinning Project
Holy Cross Parish and School twinned with Our Lady Help of Christians Parish, Beaulieu, Grenada, following Hurricane Ivan five years ago. The hurricane caused huge destruction all over the island; homes and buildings lost their roofs, and many buildings, including Our Lady Help of Christians Church, were destroyed. [Read more about our Twinning Project ]
If you are new to Holy Cross....
If you are a newcomer to the area, or to the Catholic faith, we welcome you to our parish family here in Catford. The church has been here since 1904, and the parish is made up of some 500 families, with 600-700 people worshiping here every week.
Forms
Please find enclosed a list of forms that you can download:
Parish Priest: Fr. Douglas Bull
HOLY CROSS CHURCH
208 Sangley Road, Catford, London, SE6 2JS
Tel: 020 8698 3672, Fax: 020 8697 7590
Email: parish@holycross-catford.org.uk
Website: www.holycross-catford.org.uk
PARISH ADMINISTRATOR
Mrs Mary Baldwin
Tel: 020 8695 0906
Email: office@holycross-catford.org.uk
HARTLEY HALL
Culverley Road, Catford, London, SE6 2LD
Tel: 020 8695 0906, Fax: 020 8695 1793
Email: office@holycross-catford.org.uk
HOLY CROSS SCHOOL
Headteacher: Mrs Pat Peters
Tel: 020 8698 2675 Fax: 020 8697 7137
Email : info@holycross.lewisham.sch.uk
Website : www.holycross.lewisham.sch.uk
FRANCISCAN SISTERS OF THE IMMACULATE
Holy Cross Bookshop
4 Brownhill Road, Catford
Tel: 020 8461 0896
www.holycrossbooks.co.uk
URSULINE SISTERS
Stannard Court
Catford, SE6 2LE
www.ursulines.co.uk
LEWISHAM DEANREY WEBSITE
www.lewishamdeanery.org.uk