As we prepare for Pentecost Epsom Deanery will be holding an extended time of prayer - 24hr round the clock. This will be held at St Joseph's Church, Epsom, commencing with 10am Mass on Friday 22nd May and concluding with Mass at 10am Saturday 23rd May. It is a graced moment for us to gather in prayer around the Eucharistic Lord - to pray, to adore, to be silent, to hold the brokenness of our world before the healing presence of Christ.
The day and night will be divided up into 1hr slots which we would invite you to commit to coming to St Joseph's and spending 1hr in prayer. We need two people to commit to each hour so that is 48 people across the Deanery. If you are unable to offer 1hr you can come at any time for as long or short a time as you can manage during that 24hr time - and of course more than two people can sign up for a particular hour.
Those who are sick or housebound and unable to attend are invited to send their prayer intentions via their local parish office and they will be placed before the Blessed Sacrament.
There will also be opportunities to pray the Rosary, Reconciliation, communal prayer at specific times - more information to follow (and these will be Live Streamed).
There is a sign- up sheets available in all the Epsom Deanery Churches from this weekend, Saturday 25th & Sunday 26th April 2026.
For those who would like to attend but do not have transport, we hope to coordinate lift-sharing through the parish offices of the church where you registered. Once we have a clearer picture of who requires assistance and who is able to offer a lift, we can help make the necessary arrangements.
As St Theresa of Avila said in the 16thCentury, 'the world is on fire' - how much more so today. May the Lord bless all our efforts and desires to bring His Peace into the world.
Fr Simon Hall, Epsom, on behalf of the Deanery