A VERY WARM WELCOME TO
THE ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH
OF OUR LADY & ST THOMAS OF CANTERBURY

Mass Times

Wymondham

1 Norwich Road, Wymondham, Norfolk, NR18 0QE
Saturday 6:00pm
Sunday 10:00am
Weekday Services - Please check the newsletter.

Attleborough

Methodist Church, London Road, Attleborough, NR17 2BX.
Sunday 8:30am

Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament

Wymondham - Thursday 9:15 am - 9:45 am.

Sacrament of Reconciliation

Wymondham - Saturdays from 5:30pm until 5:50pm,
or at any time by appointment or on request.

Church Opening

The Wymondham church is open each day until dusk

External Viewing

All Masses held at Wymondham can be viewed on our YouTube channel at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmPstVjBimy3N0oC3Zmln8g/videos?live_view=502&view=2

The Day’s Readings

The daily Mass readings and prayers are available on the Universalis website, click here to access. This link points to the current day with future dates available on the right hand side.

WCYG-Wymondham Catholic Youth Group.

The WCYG meet on the last Saturday of each month, during term times.
The sessions take place straight after the Vigil Mass in the mdeeting Room until 9:00pm and focus on food, fun and building friendships.
All youth of secondary age upwards are most welcome especially the new year 7 starters .

Save the date

Saturday 31st January International Supper
Sunday 15th February 2026 @ 1.00pm The Memorial service for Mrs. Carol Cooper, for more details click here
Saturday February Saturday morning site tidy up
Easter Sunday 5th April  Children's Easter Egg hunt#
Sunday 17th May @ 12:30pm  FEPOW Memorial Service

Welcome to Deacon Peter Ho

We look forward to Deacon Peter Ho coming Friday 16th January. He will be ministering in our parish for the next five months or so. Please God, he will be ordained to the Priesthood for the Diocese of East Anglia in the Cathedral on Saturday, 4th July.

Parish Meeting
Tuesday, 20th January at 7pm

The Parish Pastoral Council invite you to a parish meeting in the Meeting Room on Tuesday, 20th January at 7pm. Fr Peter Wygnanski Diocesan Secretary and Assistant Vocations Director will address the meeting on the Role of a Deacon in the Parish.

Memorial Service - Mrs Carol Cooper RIP
Founder of CoFEPOW

The Memorial service for Mrs. Carol Cooper will be held in Our Church on Sunday 15th February 2026 at 1300 hrs. Anybody wishing to attend please contact Chris Willis on 0121 244 7263 or via email events@cofepow.org.uk. For more details see the FEPOW page of our website by clicking here

Christmas 1942

Parish Annual Meeting
Monday 17th November at 7:30pm.

Thanks to all who attended the Parish AGM. Thanks also to Teresa Wiseman (Chair), the Parish Pastoral Council, Chrissie Baldwin who recorded the minutes, and to all who wrote and gave reports. We are very blessed to have so many active groups and we are very grateful to all who give generously of their time and energy so we can feel truly proud in belonging to our parish.

Parish Contact List

I would like to thank everyone who submitted their details for the Parish Contact List. We intend to contact those who said they would like to take part in the different ministries in the church as well as those who would like to help in other ways, in the very near future. The parish is very grateful to all those who give so much of their time and energy in ensuring that all runs smoothly.

If you haven’t done so or you are new to the parish you can give you contract details by clicking HERE

With thanks
Fr Denis

Gift Aid

Nick William, Chair of the finance committee and responsible for gift aid, gave a talk at all three masses over the weekend of 4/5 July 2025. The full talk is available by clicking here

New Thurible. 

 Teresa Wiseman,  Chair of the Wymondham Catholic Women's League presented a new thurible to the parish on Maundy Thursday. The  C.W.L. in Wymondham made a significant contribution towards the cost. 

The thurible was blessed on Maundy Thursday and was used for the first time at the Easter Vigil containing a coal from the Easter Fire.

Wymondham Community Outreach Project. 

Nimal Hemelge presented a cheque, (£1,247.00) to Pauline Cubitt at the 10am Mass this morning. 

This money was raised by the Catenians in aid of the Wymondham Community Outreach Project. 

Nimal is a member of the Catenians and Pauline is a volunteer with the WCOP. 

We are a large parish, serving the communities of Wymondham, Attleborough, Hethersett, Mulbarton and Hingham and all points in between.  The Church was originally built in 1952, since when we have enlarged with a Narthex and meeting rooms attached to the Church, together with a separate Parish Hall. We are a lively Parish, with monthly social events, prayer groups and a number of volunteer groups, including the Catholic Women’s League and Far East Prisoners of War, to whom the Church is dedicated (further details can be found here) and a social events committee.  There is also a Parish Pastoral Council and a Finance Committee. I hope that you find the information you are looking for on our website. I can always be contacted either by phone or email, or in person before or after Mass.  Please do not hesitate to get in touch. The Parish looks forward to welcoming you and hope you feel at home with us.

Our Church

It is worth while taking a while to look at our church closely, there are lots of beautiful pieces of ornamentation to see. Please take a few moments to look at them, the more you stop to look, the more you will notice. You may want to take a few moments to reflect and say a prayer.

Don’t forget to look at the FEPOW chapel and say a pray for those effected by war. Bearing in mind that it is not just those that take part in the war but also their loved ones left behind.

Points of Interest in our Church

During COVID this section of the website was introduced as a regular feature in the parish’s newsletter. As there is a lot of information for both the visitor and the local congregation it was decided to leave these articles on the website.

This page on the website can be found at http://www.wymondhamrcchurch.org.uk/points-of-interest

Mystery Photograph

Similarly, over the period of COVID lockdown a series of “Mystery Photographs” were displayed in the parish’s newsletter, with the answers given the following week. Out of interest there can be found at http://www.wymondhamrcchurch.org.uk/mystery-photos-items

Live Streaming

For those who are unable to attend in person, all the up and coming Masses can be viewed online using a smart phone, tablet, laptop or desktop PC via our YouTube channel at

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmPstVjBimy3N0oC3Zmln8g/videos?live_view=502&view=2
Having found the YouTube site, you may like to subscribe to our channel for easy access and bookmark it.

You can watch recent services by clicking on https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmPstVjBimy3N0oC3Zmln8g/videos?live_view=502&view=2

Other live streams from the diocese can be found at: https://www.rcdea.org.uk/new-guide-to-live-streamed-masses-across-east-anglia/

NEWSLETTERS

Baptism

In Baptism we joyfully welcome new members into God's family of the Church. 

For parents seeking to have their children baptised, the first step is to speak to the Parish Priest at Our Lady and St Thomas of Canterbury. 

Marriage

If you would like to hold your wedding ceremony at Our Lady and St Thomas of Canterbury, please contact the Parish Priest in the first instance. Six months notice is normally required.

For the Sick

If a friend or relative is in the N&N who would like a visit from the Catholic chaplain, this request is made either through the ward itself or by contacting the hospital chaplaincy (01603 287 470). This will enable the chaplaincy to summon the correct chaplain for the given day and the appropriate chaplain would be able to respond immediately. The team will need to know the patient's name, ward, confirmation that he/she is a Roman Catholic and how urgent the request of a visit is.

Confirmation

In this sacrament young people recognise the presence of the Holy Spirit calling out the fullness of Christian life

For further guidance about Confirmation, contact the Parish Priest.

Reconciliation

The Sacrament of Reconciliation is available after each Mass on request. 

First Holy Communion

Please contact the Parish Priest for details about Catechism classes for Catholic children. 

Funerals

Please ask your funeral director to contact Our Lady and St Thomas of Canterbury as soon as possible so that arrangements can be put in place.

CWL

YOUNG PEOPLE

Catholic Youth Club