Church of the Assumption of Our Lady

Apr 10th, 2023

Good place for worship
Apr 7th, 2023

A beautiful little church. I was visiting for the first time and a newcomer to Torquay. As someone who, by preference, attends the old rite of Mass, and the liturgy of whose home parish is done very beautifully, it is always with a degree apprehension that I visit a new church; I have experienced liturgical anarchy and liturgies barely recognisable as Catholic. However, the parish priest, Fr Colin Groombridge, was properly vested, had a well-trained young altar server (who did however bow repeatedly to the altar whilst ignoring the tabernacle!) and said the novus ordo Mass in a correct, thoughtful, prayerful and reverent manner. He preached a good sermon with the Gospel text of the day as his theme. I was disappointed by the use made of an Extraordinary Minister of the Eucharist. There were, I guess, at most 40-50 people in the congregation; there appeared to be, in addition to Fr Groombridge, another ordained minister in the sanctuary; he was vested in what looked like a dalmatic so I guess he was a deacon. There appeared to be no extraordinary circumstance that would justify the use of an Extraordinary Minister. My comments relate to the Saturday evening vigil Mass. I understood from the parish website that there would be no Sunday morning Mass in the church in this particular weekend. It seems that the priest alternates between two churches, but I may be wrong about this.
Mar 26th, 2023

Feb 9th, 2023

Beautiful inside. Gorgeous architecture and decor. Very friendly Parish ,when with respect to the Faith place given.Worth visiting and.
Feb 6th, 2023