Fourth Sunday of Advent 21.12.2025
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MASS TIMES AND INTENTIONS
Sun 21st Dec
8.30am Gordon Scott (Ints)
10am Bridget Corcoran and Brendan Corcoran, RIP
12pm People of the Parish
Mon 22nd Dec Advent Feria
10am Maria and Lorenzo Pini, anniversary
Tues 23rd Dec Advent Feria
10am Kitty and William Pollard, RIP
Weds 24th Dec The Nativity of the Lord
6pm Children’s Nativity – Graham Knapton, anniversary
10pm ‘Mass for Midnight’ -Elizabeth and Patrick Mackesssy, RIP
Thurs 25th Dec The Nativity of the Lord
8.30am Father John Kinsler, RIP
11am Hannah and Danny Falvey, RIP
Fri 26th Dec St Stephen, First Martyr
10am Elizabeth Mackessy RIP
Sat 27th Dec The Holy Family of Jesus, Mary and Joseph
5pm Kitty Smith, anniversary
Every Saturday: 10am – 10:30am - 4.30pm – 5pm: Confessions and Exposition
The Holy Family of Jesus, Mary and Joseph 28.12.2025
MASS TIMES AND INTENTIONS
Sun 28th Dec
8.30am Lily and Fred Law, RIP
11am Maud and Tom Holloway, RIP
Mon 29th Dec NO MASS
Tues 30th Dec Sixth Day within the Octave
10am Elizabeth Mackessy, RIP
Weds 31st Dec Solemnity of Mary, The Holy Mother of God
11.30pm David and Eileen Scott, RIP
Thurs 1st Jan Solemnity of Mary, The Holy Mother of God
12noon Luis Goncalves, anniversary
Fri 2nd Jan NO MASS
Sat 3rd Jan Second Sunday after the Nativity
5pm Tony McGovern, anniversary
Every Saturday: 10am – 10:30am - 4.30pm – 5pm: Confessions and Exposition
YOUR PRAYERS:
Let us keep in our prayers: Joan Gordon, Sanjuna Madonandi Kuniyil, Ben Galligan, Julius Lipner, David Ryan, Margaret Ryan, Michael O’Boy, Christina Cahill, Eric Nicholas Darwent, Therese Kemp, Jose Luis Pérez, Karina McKiernan, Jonathan Heller and Izabela Lissowska – all unwell at this time. We also pray for: John Thorpe, Audrey & Stephen Mitchell, Elizabeth Mackessey, Malachy Whitmore, Tommy Haugh, Breda Hughes,Luis Pires, Marie Arlette Angeline, Sarah Burzio, Thomas Holloway, Kitty O Dowd, John Meally, Nuala Clarke, David Thurlow, John Paul Bradley, Ray Bates, Sveta Valeri, James Corr, Maud Holloway, Una Murphy, Kitty Heenan, Gerry Stenson, Jose Barreto, Mary Teresa Foran, Martin Flanagan, Noeleen Hare, Noreen McGlynn, James McCormack, Giulia Mortali, Patricia and Teresa McGovern, Molly Donnelly, Christine Pavlou, Michael McCarthy, Phillippe Louis Auguste, Alain Louis Auguste, Gilbert Laverne and Stipo Vidovic whose anniversaries occur at this time or have died recently. May they Rest in Peace.
THE OFFERTORY
The offertory collection for week ending 14th December was £578.94 and Contactless was £162.75. Thank you for your generosity.
CHRISTMAS OFFERINGS:
The collection at all Masses on Christmas Eve & Day is your gift that contributes to the salary of your priest. Alternatively, you may wish to give Fr Peter a personal gift.
CHRISTMAS ALTAR SERVERS; READERS AND EUCHARISTIC MINISTERS
If you are an altar server, reader, or Eucharistic Minister and will be here for Christmas, and would like to serve or read at one of the Christmas liturgies, please add your name to the sign‑up sheet at the back of the church. Fr Peter will be in touch with you very soon.
NOT BEEN TO MASS FOR A LONG TIME?
If it’s been a long time since you’ve been to Mass, don’t worry. At Christmas, we’re all either shepherds finding our way back or angels discovering our voice again. But….do not forget you are very welcome!
THE NEXT “NEW YEAR” CHURCH BOILER FUNDRAISER!
A CATHOLIC FAMILY’S CHRISTMAS SURVIVAL GUIDE
1. Prepare Ye the Way… and the Guest Room
Advent is a season of waiting, but your relatives are not.
They will arrive early, hungry, and with opinions. Offer it up.
2. The Nativity Scene Rule
If the baby Jesus goes missing, check:
• the dog
• the toddler
• the teenager who thought it would be “funny”
• the handbag of the visiting aunt who collects figurines
3. Confession Before Christmas
Highly recommended. Especially after gift wrapping odd shaped gifts while muttering words that are not in the Bible.
4. Christmas Dinner: A Spiritual Exercise
Patience.
Charity.
Self‑control.
5. The Great Post‑Mass Debate
Someone will ask:
“Was Father’s homily too long?” The correct answer is: “It was perfect.”
(You may go to confession later if needed.)
6. The Annual Family Photo
You will take 47 pictures.
In every single one, at least one person will:
• blink
• cry
• look possessed
• hold up the baby Jesus like it’s “The Lion King.”
7. Epiphany: The Forgotten Hero
When the decorations are still up on January 6th, you are not “behind.” You are “liturgically correct.”
8. Remember the Point
Between the wrapping paper, the relatives, the burnt roast potatoes, and the missing shepherd from the nativity set… Christ is still born. Grace still arrives. And your family — chaotic, noisy, imperfect — is still loved beyond measure.
CHRISTMAS BLESSINGS - FR PETER.
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