Roman Catholic Parishes of Borehamwood

Christmas & New Year Masses
2025-12-16 08:00 - 17:00 (Europe/London)
Fr. Jude will say Masses but then be unavailable on these days:
December: 23rd, 25th, 26th, 27th, 29th, 30th & 2nd January.
The Parish Office is closed from Wednesday 24th December and will reopen on Monday 5th January, at 10am. If necessary, please contact the Parish Priest: judeduruaku@rcdow.org.uk. Thank you.

Wednesday 24th December 5pm Children’s Christmas Mass (St. Teresa’s WD6 1TG)
8pm Vigil Christmas Mass (St. T)
11.30pm Christmas Carols (SS John Fisher & Thomas More W6 4LA)
Thursday 25th December 12am Midnight Mass (SSJFTM)
10am Christmas Mass (St. T)
Friday 26th December 12 Noon Boxing Day Mass (St. T)
Saturday 27th & Sunday 28th December Normal Weekend Masses (Sat. 6pm SSJFTM, Sun. 8.30am SSJFTM, 10am & 12 noon St. T)
Monday 29th December 9.15am Mass (St. T)
Tuesday 30th December 9.15am Mass (St. T)
Wednesday 31st December 9.15am Mass for New Year’s Eve (St. T)
Thursday 1st January 12 Noon Mass (St. T)
Friday 2nd January No Mass/Parish Office Closed
Saturday 3rd & Sunday 4th January Normal Weekend Masses (Sat. 6pm SSJFTM, Sun. 8.30am SSJFTM, 10am & 12 noon St. T)

Catholic Certificate of Practice
2025-12-03 08:00 - 2025-12-31 17:00
The form states that the child and their family are a practicing Catholic family. The definition of ‘practicing Catholic’ is that the family attends Mass each week and that they attend Mass on Holy Days of Obligation.
If you fulfill the criteria, please collect a Catholic Certificate of Practice Application Form, available at the back of each church. Please complete it and put it through the Presbytery door. You will need to book an appointment with Fr. Jude. For the appointment, you should bring your child, their Baptism Certificate, their First Holy Communion Certificate (if applicable) and their Mass Attendance Card (which has been stamped, each week). Appointments can be booked via the Parish Office. This process, and the need for Mass Attendance Cards, has been widely advertised including in newsletters, on notice boards and via the notices announced at the end of Masses. If you attend church weekly, this process should not come as a surprise to you.

29.11.25 No Confessions or Altar Servers' Practice at St. Teresa's.
2025-11-21 08:00 - 2025-11-29 15:00
Confession, as usual, at SS John Fisher & Thomas More: Saturdays 5-5.40pm.

03.11.23 Additional All Souls' Day Mass at SSJFTM: 7.30pm
2025-11-02 08:00 - 2025-11-03 20:00
9.15am Mass at St. Teresa’s, as usual.

Parish Office closed until 11th November
2025-10-24 08:00 - 2025-11-11 10:00
The Parish Administrator is on Annual Leave. Please contact Fr. Jude: judeduruaku@rcdow.org.uk. Please be patient as Fr. Jude navigates through admin. tasks in addition to his already busy schedule. Thank you.

Registration for Confirmation & First Holy Communion Now Closed
2025-10-17 08:00 - 2025-11-01 17:00
Please apply next year or possibly another parish will consider your request for this year. Thank you.

9.15am Mass, as usual, at St. Teresa's on Friday 3rd October.
2025-10-02 08:00 - 2025-10-03 10:00

Temporary Change to Mass Times
2025-09-25 08:00 - 2025-10-02 15:00
Additional Mass on Wednesday 1st October: 9.15am St. Teresa’s, Feast of our Patron Saint, St. Therese of the Child Jesus.
No 9.15am Mass on Thursday 2nd October at St. Teresa’s. Instead, 2pm Mass at St. Teresa’s with St. Teresa’s School. Mass Intention: Fr. Dominic McKenna RIP Anniversary.

FHC, Confirmation & Certificate of Catholic Practice
2025-09-05 08:00 - 2025-09-16 17:00
Please complete the related forms, available at the backs of each of the churches. Please return them to the Parish Office with the requested documentation. An appointment with Fr. Jude can then be booked for you. There, you will be formally registered for the Sacrament you have applied for/you can collect your Certificate/s of Catholic Practice. Thank you.

Catholic Certificate of Practice, FHC & Confirmation Registration
2025-09-02 08:00 - 17:00
Please see the schedule, on each church notice board, for booking appointments to see Fr. Jude. Please email your proposed appointment time to borehamwood@rcdow.org.uk. You will then receive confirmation of your appointment (or be requested to change if it clashes with an appointment already booked). PLEASE BRING YOUR CHILD/REN’s MASS ATTENDANCE CARD WITH YOU. Thank you.

Holy Day of Obligation - Friday 15th August 2025
2025-08-15 07:00 - 19:30
Feast Day of The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Mass Times:
7am & 9.15am at St. Teresa’s Church
8.15am – 9.15am at St. Teresa’s Church: Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament and talk: ‘Mary Model of Christians’.
7.30pm at SS John Fisher & Thomas More Church

Confession at St. Teresa's: Update
2025-07-18 08:00 - 2025-07-26 11:30
Saturday 19th July and Saturday 26th July, in the church, from 11am to 11.30am. A covering priest is available.

FHC, Confirmation & RCIA Registration now open!
2025-07-04 16:30 - 2025-09-16 17:00
Forms can be obtained from the back of each church. Alternatively, you can collect forms from the Parish Office during its opening hours: weekdays (except Wednesdays) from 10am to 2pm. Completed forms should be returned through St. Teresa’s Presbytery letterbox. There are strict closure dates for applications:
First Holy Communion & Confirmation deadline: 16th September 2025
RCI deadline: 29th August 2025
Please note that forms are not available via this website. Thank you.

SCAM EMAIL ALERT!
2025-06-30 08:00 - 2025-07-31 17:00
If you receive an email allegedly from the Parish Administrator or from Fr. Jude/Fr. Fidelis, requesting your bank details to make a donation to the church, please do not act upon it! It is a scam. Please delete the email. If you have any concerns, please contact the Parish Office: 020 8953 1294. The Office is open on weekdays (except Wednesdays) from 10am to 2pm. Thank you.

Confirmation Mass with Bishop McAleenan
2025-06-28 12:00 - 14:00
St. Teresa’s Church, 12 noon Mass. This will be live streamed and recorded for two hours. The recording will be kept for 90 days.
Please do not park on the Presbytery driveway as this is reserved for the Bishop. Thank you.

St. Teresa of the Child Jesus Church's Centenary Celebration: 21st June 2025
2025-06-21 00:00 - 23:59
Starts: 12 noon Mass with Cardinal Vincent Nichols.
Party afterwards.
Car park will be used for party activities and will be unavailable for parking. Please do not park on the Presbytery drive as this is reserved for the Cardinal. Thank you.

Confirmation Candidates: Mass of Commitment
2025-05-10 18:00 - 19:00
Saturday 10th May, 6pm, at SS John Fisher & Thomas More Church.

First Holy Communion Mass
2025-05-10 11:00 - 13:00, 2025-05-04 08:00 - 17:00
Saturday 10th May, at 11am, St. Teresa’s.
Livestreamed and recorded for 2 hours. Available for 90 days.
Congratulations to our candidates! Thank you to their parents/carers and catechists for their support.

First Reconciliations
2025-05-03 14:00 - 15:30
2pm at St. Teresa of the Child Jesus Church.
Congratulations to our children on this special day!

The Feast of Divine Mercy Service at St. Teresa's
2025-04-27 15:00 - 16:00
Service includes Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament and Benediction. Jesus requested that this Feast be celebrated, on the Sunday after Easter, when he appeared to a St. Faustina. Find out more via www.divinemercy.org.

Mass for Pope Francis RIP, 7.15pm, St. Teresa's.
2025-04-22 07:15 - 20:15
This Mass is at Cardinal Vincent Nichols’ request.

Polish Food Blessing
2025-04-19 12:00 - 12:30
12 noon at St. Teresa’s Church.

'Walk of Witness' Ecumenical Street Procession
2025-04-18 11:00 - 13:00
Wear red if you can.
Meet: 11am at the Baptist Church (Furzehill Road), together with Christians from other denominations in Borehamwood. Children must be supervised at all times by their parent/carer. Please follow the instructions of stewards to ensure that safety measures are adhered to.
We will stop at intervals, along Shenley Road (‘Stations’), to hear a Reading and sing a song. The Walk will conclude in St. Teresa of the Child Jesus Church with prayer and a final song.
There will be refreshments in the Parish Hall afterwards.
Come and give public witness to the true meaning of Easter. May onlookers find the love of our God and a lasting relationship with Him!
