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Church name:

St Vincent De Paul

Parish Priest:

Rev George W J Batten

Address:

St Vincent de Paul Presbytery, Embleton Road, Southmead, Bristol BS10 6DS

County:

Bristol

Parish date:

(1955)

Deanery:

Bristol North West

History of Parish:

The first council estate at Southmead dates from between 1929 and 1939. Catholics who lived on the Filton side of the estate were able to attend Mass at St. Teresa, Filton and those who lived on the Westbury side were able to attend the church of the Sacred Heart at Westbury. The increase in building on the estate after 1945 made the provision of a church essential. Mass was said each Sunday at the local community centre and in 1953 a site for a permanent church was purchased in Glencoyne Square, close to the Westbury suburb. The site cost almost £900 and by 1955 the church of St. Vincent de Paul was completed. On Low Sunday 1955 the church was blessed and dedicated by Bishop Rudderham. For several years there was no resident priest at St. Vincent and the church was served from St. Teresa, Filton. In 1963 Fr. Daniel Supple was appointed parish priest, and for the remaining twenty-nine years of his life served the Catholics of Southmead. There is an Angelus Bell which rings out each day at noon. Because St. Teresa’s is nearer, chaplaincy work at Southmead Hospital continues to be the responsibility of the clergy at Filton.

Extract from 'The Diocese of Clifton 1850 – 2000' by Rev Dr J A Harding the Diocesan Archivist, available from the 'Books' page of this site.

Parish Sisters:

Sister M Cecilia and Sister M Margaret. Tel: 0117 962 0203

Sunday Mass:

Vigil 4.30 pm, 10.30 am

Holy Days:

See Church notices

Weekdays:

See Church notices

Confessions:

Saturday 4.00 pm and at call

Schools:

St Teresa’s Primary, Luckington Road, Monks Park, Bristol BS7 0UP. Tel: 0117 903 0412

St Bede’s Comprehensive, Lawrence Weston, Bristol BS11 0SU.  Tel: 0117 377 2200

General:

St Vincent De Paul Society Helpline 0117 957 2368

Indian Mass in Malayalam language last Saturday of the month at 9.00 am

Tel:

0117 983 3916

Audio:
Enjoy a special audio visit to the parish.  This is BBC Radio Bristol and BBC Somerset Sound's visit to St Vincent de Paul.  Presented by Trevor Fry.

 

Sunday Starts from October 2005 (97.50Mb, 53mins 19secs)