24th Sunday in Ordinary Time 15.09.2024

MASS TIMES AND INTENTIONS

Sun 15th Sept​​

​8.30am​​​ Lillian Murphy, RIP

​10 am​​​ Peter Krausher, RIP

​12 noon ​​​Vincent and Nancy Harrison, anniversary

Mon 16th Sept ​Saint Cornelius, Pope and Cyprian, Bishop, Martyrs

10 am     A private intention

Tues 17th Sept           ​Feria

10am          Agnes Day, RIP

Weds 18th Sept​

10 am​ NO MASS

Thurs 19th Sept​ Feria

10am Agnes Day, RIP

Fri 20th Sept​ Saint Andrew Kim Tae-gon, Priest

​10 am​         David Gardner, RIP

Sat 21st Sept​ 25th Sunday in Ordinary Time

5 pm           Departed family members of Araceli Dent

Saturday 10 am to 11 am and 4.30pm – 5pm: Confessions and Exposition

YOUR PRAYERS:

Let us keep in our prayers: 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: Alice Bree, Kwok Chui Tsui, Yuen Kuen Tsui, Bill McCleary,  Rodolfo Icban, Luis Goncalves,Sean Duffy, John O Shea, Raffaella Di Trolio, Mercedes Bahillo, Amber Wood, 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 and Phyllis Conroy whose anniversaries occur at this time or have died recently. May they Rest in Peace.

PETER KRAUSER RIP

At this Sunday’s 10am Mass we will have a chance to remember and pray for Peter. Peter was a beautiful reader at Mass and led many Alpha courses at St Mary’s. The Mass will not be too different, but will provide a chance to hear about Peter and to pray for him.

OFFERTORY COLLECTIONS

Week ending 8th September: The Offertory Collection was £ 624.35 and Contactless was £ 60.98. The August 2024 amounts for the Standing Orders, Online Donations and Stripe donations will be communicated one month in arrears. Thank you for your generosity.

ST MARY’S AUDIT – Part 2:

On Monday St Mary’s will have a second audit inspection. Please be patient with Fr Peter and Yvonne (the parish administrator) while they undergo this important assessment.

REQUEST FROM THE SVP

Double buggy required: A buggy in good condition that is suitable for a new born baby and a 2-year-old toddler is needed urgently by a parish family.  If you have one, please contact Father Peter.

FIRST HOLY COMMUNION REGISTRATION

If your child is baptised, is in year 3 (or above) and you would like them to make their First Confession and First Holy Communions at St Mary’s in 2025, please ask Fr Peter for a “First Communion Registration Sheet” after one of the Sunday Masses. Registration for this programme will remain open for the next few weeks.

🎳 St. Mary’s Youth Group Outing! 🎳

Help us launch our Youth Group in style with a bowling trip!

📅 Date: Sunday, 22nd September🕑 Time: 2:00 PM

We’re inviting all Y7 to Y13 students who are interested in joining a fun and exciting youth group. Come along, share some laughs, and show off your bowling skills! Food at MacDonald’s afterwards!

📧 To reserve your spot ask your parents to email Fr. Peter at:peterscott@rcdow.org.uk or for them to sign the sheet at the back of the church.

Please spread the word, and we look forward to seeing you on Sunday, 22nd September at 2 PM! More details about logistics will follow soon.

FETE AT ST MARY’S

St Mary’s Christmas Fete will be on Sunday 1st December. To help prepare, please drop off at Church any baskets, empty jars or Bottles (within date) for the tombola!

TRANSFER TO SECONDARY SCHOOL: BISHOP DOUGLASS SCHOOL

OPEN EVENING on Tuesday 24th September from 5.30 pm- 7.00 pm

Head of School Speech’s at 5.45pm & 6.45pm

The Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults

 Are you an adult thinking about becoming a Roman Catholic? Or are you a Catholic adult who has not made your First Holy Communion or Confirmation or just not made your Confirmation? If so, please get in touch with Fr Peter either by email, or a telephone call or after Mass.

The first meeting for those interested will be Tuesday 1st October at 7:30pm in the house next door to the Church – called “The Presbytery”. Please let Fr Peter know if you wish to attend.

PARENTS:

Fr Peter “Please ensure that children are accompanied to the toilet by a parent. Also, no children are allowed on the patio area behind the Parish Centre. Many thanks.”

St Mary’s Parish Retreat:

Sunday 6th – Sunday 13th October

 Fr Peter writes….”Any time for reflection and instruction is good. I have asked a number of priests to help with our retreat week: Fr Michael O’Boy, Canon Robert Plourde, Canon Mehall Lowry, Fr Patrick Van Der Voorst and Fr Howard James. It will be a week when we build some collective prayer and instruction into our daily routine. I would be grateful if you could mark this time in your diaries as a special week and I will provide more details over the coming weeks.

In the mean-time – a request….

I would be very grateful if 6 parishioners would host myself and the visiting priest for dinner after the evening event in Church. Something simple will be very suitable and welcome.”

If you think you could – please contact Fr Peter.

SECOND COLLECTION FOR THE LITTLE SISTERS OF THE POOR

After all Masses on Saturday 28th and Sunday 29th September there will be a second collection for the Little Sisters of the Poor. The special work of the Little Sisters is to look after the aged poor. In the Diocese of Westminster, they run a residential care home in Stoke Newington called St Anne’s.

Monday 26th May 2025 - Saturday 31st May 2025 – Possible Parish Pilgrimage to Lisieux and Paris….more details to follow