Parish Aims

'The Parish of St Peter-in-Chains, as part of the universal Church, seeks to promote the Kingdom of God proclaimed by Jesus Christ. To do this, we shall:

Provide support and accompany those in need

Encourage and support each other in our faith, and offer this faith to others

Celebrate the Liturgy of the Church with dignity and

Try to make our church a place of prayer and peace, open and welcoming to all'

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The current Parish Priest is Father David Irwin.Ordained as a Catholic Priest in December 1995 he previously served as an Anglican Parish Priest in Sydenham, Ealing Broadway and Willesden Green for twenty-six years . He was also a Canon of the Anglican Diocese of Kumasi and Cape Coast in Ghana. He previously served in the Catholic parishes of Our Lady, St. John's Wood and Most Sacred Heart of Jesus, Eden Grove Holloway. He is the spiritual director of the Union of Catholic Mothers in the Westminster Archdiocese and a Magistral Chaplain of the Order of Malta. In October 2006 he was appointed Dean of Haringey .See the Home page for contact details.

In residence is Fr Pius Sibanda, a Diocesan Priest from Zimbabwe who is a seminary rector. He is residing here while studying.

Our Parish Permanent Deacon is the Reverend Michael Bykar, who was ordained in June 2006. Deacon Michael is married to Jane with two children, Hannah and Peter. He is a school teacher with special needs children and a JP,

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This parish was previously served for 110 years by the priests belonging to the Canons Regular of the Lateran, (CRL). They founded the parish and their banner is shown on the right, and there are many references in the church of St Peter-in-Chains to St Augustine and the CRL.

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The Parish Secretary is Jennifer Graham-Dillon. She has been involved in the parish for a number of years and has been working for the Parish since late November 2002.

Jennifer works in the Parish Office on Monday Tuesday, Thursday and Friday each week from 9am- 3pm and Wednesday from 9.00am - 4.30pm..See the Parish Home page for contact details.

The Parish Team is currently made up of the following people - Sr Margaret Corbett, Sr Anne Heaney,Sheila Doyle, Gabriella Olaniran,Chris. Hannington, Margaret Finn, Margaret Maloney, Graham Summers, Jim Donoghue, Steve Bethell, Debbie Eddleston, Claire Carballo and Jennifer Graham-Dillon. They meet with Fr David on a regular basis to discuss issues which affect the Parish, such as the Parish calendar, building repairs, liturgical ceremonies, the hosting of events, and other matters, comments and suggestions that Parishioners bring to their attention.

In order to produce this web site, the Parish Team formed a Steering Group to help specifically with this project.