Pentecost Sunday 24.05.2026
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MASS TIMES AND INTENTIONS
Sun 24th May
8.30 am Bernadette O’Brien, intentions
10 am Margaret Gilgan, anniversary
12 noon Peter Murphy, intentions
Mon 25th May Mary, Mother of the Church
10 am Tim O Sullivan, 99th birthday intentions
Tues 26th May Saint Philip Neri, Priest
10 am Geraldine Murphy, RIP
Weds 27th May NO MASS
Thurs 28th May Our Lord Jesus Christ, The Eternal High Priest
10 am Holy Souls
Fri 29th May Feria
10 am Sheila Fitzgerald, anniversary
Sat 30th May The Most Holy Trinity
5pm. Leocadia Barreto, thanksgiving Mass
Every Saturday: 10am – 11am - 4.30pm – 5pm: Confessions and Exposition
YOUR PRAYERS:
Let us keep in our prayers: Martin Kerrigan, Freya Askew, 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: Antonio Petruccelli,
Liselotte Pini, Savio Barreto, Margaret Gilgan, Geraldine Murphy, Sheila Fitzgerald and all those whose anniversaries occur at this time or have died recently. May they Rest in Peace.
THE OFFERTORY
The offertory collection for the week ending 17th May was £984.67 and Contactless was
£223.70 Standing Orders, Online and Stripe donations will be communicated one month in arrears. Many thanks for your generosity.
BAPTISM
If you would like your child to be baptised, please speak to Fr Peter. Ideally, at least one parent should be a baptised Catholic who attends Mass regularly.
FAITH SHARING GROUP: REMAIN WITH ME: BECOMING SAINTS IN THE EVERYDAY
We've walked with Jesus through His Passion - not just as witnesses, but stepping into the story of His love and sacrifice. Now the invitation to remain with Him, beyond the Cross, and allow that love to transform how we live each day. As we journey toward Pentecost, we'll look to the lives of the saints - ordinary people who said yes, stayed, and were filled with His Spirit - and discover how we are called to do the same. The Faith Sharing Group will resume on Monday at 7:30pm in the small hall. All are very welcome!
SAVE THE DATE – SUNDAY 5th JULY – 11am MASS
Please add to your diaries an invitation to celebrate with Fr Peter on the joyful occasion of his 35th Anniversary of Ordination. We are delighted that Canon Mehall—who will also mark 35 years of Ordination in September and who served as Fr Peter’s Deacon on the day of his ordination—will be joining us for this special moment.
During the celebration, we will also honour our parish children, young adults, and RCIA candidates who have received their First Holy Communions and Confirmations this year. It is a wonderful opportunity to rejoice together as a parish family and give thanks for the many ways God continues to work in our community.
The gathering will be lowkey and relaxed, with a chance to enjoy a piece of cake and spend time together afterwards.
“If you are what you should be, you will set the whole world on fire.”
St. Catherine of Siena
FIRST HOLY COMMUNION MASSES:
This year’s First Holy Communion Masses will take place on Sunday 7th June at 10am and 12 noon. It would be wonderful if a few extra volunteers could help with the singing at the 12 noon Mass on Sunday 7th June.
CONFIRMATION MASS
This year’s Confirmation Mass will be at 5pm on Saturday 20th June. There will be 23 young adults being confirmed. Please keep them and their families in your prayers.
OUR LADY OF LOURDES PRIMARY SCHOOL AND NURSERY, BOW LANE, N12
The school still has spaces for the Nursery for the term after your child is 3 (by 31st August 2026). Please look at our website on https://www.ololbarnetschool.org.uk for the application form or call the school to arrange a tour.
BRINGING HOLY COMUNION TO THE HOUSEBOUND
There will be a special meeting for Eucharistic Ministers who bring Holy Communion to the housebound on Sunday 31st May after the 10am Mass. Fr Peter is always looking for new Eucharistic Ministers who feel called to serve the sick. If you would like to be considered for this ministry, please let him know.
PRAYING FOR OUR STUDENTS SITTING EXAMS
As a parish community, let us keep in our prayers all our secondary school pupils, college students, and university students who are undertaking public examinations at this time. We pray that the Holy Spirit will guide them, calm their anxieties, and bless their hard work with success. We also ask for the intercession of St Joseph of Cupertino, the patron saint of students and those preparing for exams, that he may watch over them and help them to do their very best.
May our young people know the support of their parish family and the peace of Christ during this demanding season.
PENTECOST
Pentecost is the great feast that marks the moment the Holy Spirit descended upon the Apostles, filling them with courage, clarity, and a mission that would carry the Gospel to every corner of the world. Fifty days after Easter, what began as a fearful, hidden community was transformed into a bold and joyful Church. Pentecost reminds us that the same Spirit who empowered the first disciples is still at work in us today—strengthening our faith, guiding our choices, and sending us out to share Christ’s love in our families, workplaces, and parish life.
As we celebrate this feast, we are invited to open our hearts again to the Spirit’s gifts—wisdom, understanding, counsel, fortitude, knowledge, piety, and fear of the Lord—so that our lives may bear witness to the hope we profess.
“The Holy Spirit does not permit us to remain inactive: He pushes us to be missionaries of Christ’s love, witnesses who bring His light to every corner of the world.”
St. John Paul II
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