Responding to the Call to Mission
Prayer, Formation & Mission, key elements of our Pastoral Plan,
have each been the subject of a feature article in one of our editions.
Full copies of all our newsletters are available at the foot of this page.
Prayer, Formation and Mission
from Epsom Deanery Newsletter #2, Lent 2025
"Let’s take a moment to hear again from the Pastoral Letter Bishop Richard wrote for the Feast of the Baptism of the Lord: the renewal of our parish structures is to enable us all – lay faithful, religious, deacons, priests and bishop – to take our proper place in the great Mission that the Lord has given to us… It is Bishop Richard’s hope and prayer that the renewal to which we are all called, and the willingness to find new ways of serving and witnessing, will help communities join together in prayer, in formation and in the mission that will develop from these foundations."
Focus on Prayer
from Newsletter #3
Pentecost 2025
"In the last issue, Fr Chris reminded us of the three key strands of how Bishop Richard is asking us all to respond to his Call to Mission: Prayer, Formation and Mission.
Here, your editor reflects on what this can mean for all of us …"
Focus on Formation
from Newsletter #4
Autumn 2025
"In the last newsletter, your editor shared some reflections on Prayer; for this issue, thinking about Formation, he is in conversation with Someone Who Knows Much More (SWKMM) about the subject"
Focus on Mission
from Newsletter #6,
Lent 2026
In previous issues, we have looked at Prayer & Formation; today, it’s all about Mission ...