Our Lord Jesus Christ King of the Universe 24.11.2024
MASS TIMES AND INTENTIONS
Sun 24th Nov
8.30am Holy Souls
10am People of the Parish
12 noon Catherine O’Mahoney, RIP
Mon 25th Nov Feria
10am Holy Souls
Tues 26th Nov Feria
10am Carol Clarke, RIP
Weds 27th Nov
10am NO MASS
Thurs 28th Nov Feria
10am Frederick Lieber, anniversary
Fri 29th Nov Feria
10am For MP’s voting on the Assisted Suicide Bill
Sat 30th Nov1st Sunday of Advent
5pm Mary McGovern, RIP
Saturday 10 am to 11 am and 4.30pm – 5pm: Confessions and Exposition
YOUR PRAYERS:
Let us keep in our prayers: Kitty Heenan, David Ryan, James McCormack, Margaret Ryan, Michael O’Boy,Christina Cahill, Eric Nicholas Darwent, Therese Kemp, Jose Luis Pérez, Karina McKiernan, Jonathan Hellerand Izabela Lissowska – all unwell at this time. We also pray for: Gerry Stenson, Kwok Chui Tsui, Yuen Kuen Tsui, Rodolfo Icban, Luis Goncalves, Sean Duffy, John O Shea, Raffaella Di Trolio, Mercedes Bahillo, Eileen Sweeney, Arcangela Moretto, Gino Tomei, Lucia Josephine Rayappu, Rose McGrory, Patrick Jean Noel Louis-Auguste, Eddie Maher, Anne Gorman, Agnes Day, Jose Barreto, Peter Krausher, Phyllis Conroy, Michael McLoughlin, Renza Mortali, Piera Tomei, Robert Quiambao Tolentino, Baby Alpha Budhdeo, Helen Murphy, Danny Pasumala and Gianpiero Gallian whose anniversaries occur at this time or have died recently. May they Rest in Peace.
OFFERTORY COLLECTIONS
Week ending 17th November: The Offertory Collection was £ 733.04. Contactless for week ending 17thNovember was £ £ 78.65. Many thanks for your generosity.
SICK AND RETIRED PRIESTS – SECOND COLLECTION:
Thank you for so generously supporting the Sick & Retired Priests’ Fund collection last weekend which raised £ 1,220.67. If you didn’t get a chance to donate, it’s not too late. You can give online at www.rcdow.org.uk/donations. Thank you so much! Please keep our sick and retired priests in your prayers.
POSSIBLE CONFIRMATION COURSE:
Fr Peter will organise a Confirmation course for any young adults in year 9 at secondary school. For entrance onto the Confirmation programme they must regularly attend a weekend Mass at St Mary’s. The course needs a cohort of at least 12. Please see or contact Fr Peter if you are interested.
RCIA COURSE
The RCIA course will not meet this Tuesday but resume on 3rd December at 7:30pm in the meeting room at the side of the presbytery.
FIRST HOLY COMMUNION FAMILIES
There will be a meeting of parents for the 2025 First Holy Communion programme on Tuesday at 7:30pm in the parish centre behind the church. This meeting is mandatory. For children to be confirmed on the course they must attend a weekend Mass, preferably the 10am Sunday Mass (which includes a special children’s explanation of the readings).
LAST SUNDAY’S YOUTH PIZZA AND FILM AFTERNOON
Fr Peter was very impressed by the group of young adults who attended last Sunday’s film afternoon. Another event will occur in January. Fr Peter would like to thank Liza, Patrizia and Zarala for organising the afternoon. A special thank you to “Zio Peppe” Pizza (on the High Road- Tel No: 020 8444 0517) who provided delicious pizza free of charge to our young adults. We hope you will visit and buy some of their pizza!
OUR CHRISTMAS FAIR IS NEXT SUNDAY, 1 Dec, 11am to 2pm
• Join us in the parish halls for the festive cheer
• Explore our treasure trove of over 20 stalls
• Indulge in hot food and refreshments. Mince pies come with a complimentary glass of mulled wine.
• Feel the joy as you sing along with our wonderful Christmas Carols Choir
• Visit Santa in his cosy grotto and take a memorable selfie. All are welcome.
• Buy our bible verse advent calendar (including chocolates) for £3 or 2 for £5.
• Entry is free
A huge thanks to everyone who remembered to bring donations and to those who have signed up to volunteer.
The blue hall will be open from 6pm on Friday 29 Nov and from 3pm on Saturday 30 Nov for setting up. Volunteers needed to help set up and clear up.
Email Helensarahdoran@gmail.com if you can help.
Please bring your labelled, freshly made home-bakes and any late donations to the parish halls on Saturday from 3pm to 7pm or on Sunday from 9am, thank you.
We’re still looking for donations of bottles; chocolate and home-bakes:
Help us spread the word about our fair by putting up a poster in your front window or posting them through your neighbour’s letterboxes. Posters are at the back of the church.
Next planning meeting is Sunday after the 10am mass in the blue hall. All are welcome.
CALLING ALL CAROL SINGERS FOR OUR CHRISTMAS FAIR
Please join Raïssa on today after the 10am mass in the church for our Christmas Carol singing rehearsal.
RAFFLE TICKET SELLERS
Please return completed stubs and cash to the sacristy next weekend. There are still some tickets available are at the church entrance to bring home and sell. Please don’t forget to complete the ticket register. For raffle prize donations please see Fr Peter or email: Helensarahdoran@gmail.com
PARKING NEXT SUNDAY IF ATTENDING THE 10AM MASS
If you can, please park at Martin’s school to leave space for parishioners arriving for the noon mass.
MESSAGE FROM FR PETER:
Thank you to everyone who has taken note that I need to rest for quite a while (at the request of my consultant). I am still around and happy to see people, but I will begin to scale back duties as we approach Christmas. That does not mean that the parish will hibernate - The parish council have some great ideas for the New Year and these will be outlined very soon.
THE OUTSIDE ILLUMINATED CRIB Having written the above, I would like to display the illuminated crib on the top of the presbytery porch! I will need ladders, strong individuals, breeze blocks and a few electrical engineers to see if my idea is possible. Could we try this after the 10am Mass on Sunday 8th December???
Then I will rest!
BEWARE THE SCAM
Fr Peter writes: “There is an email scam going around whereby clergy (potentially me) emails parishioners to buy an Amazon or other gift cards as a present for your priest. You must not do so. This is a scam. If you receive one of these emails please delete it.”
CHRISTMAS CARDS FOR CAFOD.
Hand crafted Christmas cards will be on sale after all masses on Sunday. All proceeds will be donated to Cafod.Please support this worthy cause. All cards have been made by our craft group.Thank you.
NEW LECTIONARY – THE READINGS AT MASS
A new edition of the Lectionary, the book which contains the readings proclaimed at Mass, will come into use in England and Wales NEXT WEEKEND - the First Sunday of Advent 2024. It is a big moment of change as we move away from the now familiar Jerusalem Bible translation to the new English Standard Version – Catholic Edition translation. The new lectionary will use better biblical scholarship and more up-to-date translations to make the Bible more faithful to its original languages.
OPPOSE ASSISTED DYING
For us as Catholics, the legalisation of assisted suicide undermines the sanctity and dignity of human life. The Catholic Bishops are urging all Catholics to write or email their MP to state their opposition to the bill which is due its second reading on Friday.
From 9am to 10am on Friday, there will be a Holy Hour, in front of the Blessed Sacrament, to pray that MP’s will vote against the proposed Assisted Suicide legislation. This will be followed by Mass at 10am.
Merciful God,
we pray that the ‘Assisted Dying’ Bill be defeated and that the infinite worth of each human person is upheld through proper investment in palliative care.
Grant also that we may grow in love for You and proclaim boldly the love of Jesus Christ to all people.
Through Christ, Our Lord. Amen
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