25th Sunday in Ordinary Time 22.09.2024

MASS TIMES AND INTENTIONS

Sun 22nd Sept​​

​8.30am​​​ People of the Parish

​10am​​​ Katherine Deng and family, intentions

​12 noon​​​ Benny and Monica Fitzsimons

Mon 23rd Sept      Saint Pius of Pietrelcina, Priest

10am       Thomas Cawley, RIP

Tues 24th Sept      Our Lady of Walsingham

10am          ​Holy Souls

Weds 25th Sept​

10am​ NO MASS

Thurs 26th Sept​ Feria

10am​ Agnes Day, RIP

Fri 27th Sept​ Saint Vincent de Paul, Priest

​10am​          ​​Funeral Mass for Michael McLoughlin

Sat 28th Sept​ 26th Sunday in Ordinary Time

5pm       Gilbert & Carmene Sarthal and families, intns

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, Phyllis Conroy and Michael McLoughlin whose anniversaries occur at this time or have died recently. May they Rest in Peace.

OFFERTORY COLLECTIONS

Week ending 15th September: The Offertory Collection was £553.12 and Contactless was £152.41. August 2024: Standing Orders amounted to £3,257.00, Online Donations amounted to £25.00 and Stripe donations amounted to £10.00. Thank you for your generosity.

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.

TRANSFER TO SECONDARY SCHOOL: BISHOP DOUGLASS SCHOOL

OPEN EVENING on Tuesday from 5.30 pm- 7.00 pm. Head of School Speech’s at 5.45pm & 6.45pm

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!

SVP SENIORS AFTERNOON TEA

The SVP are inviting Seniors to Afternoon Tea on Saturday 12th October at 3 pm and will finish in time for the 5 pm Mass.  It will include a mixture of sandwiches, cakes and scones and, of course, lots of tea or coffee.

If you are a senior and wish to attend, please sign the sheet in the church porch.  If you have any allergies or special dietary requirements, please indicate on the signup sheet by Sunday 5th October.

CHRISTMAS FAIR COMMITTEE 6 OCT - CAN YOU HELP?

• Join us on 6 Oct over a cuppa in the hall after the Sunday 10am mass today to plan a wonderful Christmas event. Sign-up sheets are at the church entrance or email Fr Peter if you would like to run a stall.

• 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!

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.

Thank you to the parish craft group for the wonderful teddies presented to the parish at last Sunday’s 10am Mass. Those knitted bears will be sent to children in Ukraine, Asylum Seeker families and tots caught up in a major incident.  

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 SAFEGUARDING MEETING:

There will be a parish meeting about Safeguarding on Monday 17th October at 7:30pm in the Parish Centre. This is a chance for you to ask questions and meet Eimir Read the Parish Safeguarding Representative. A new noticeboard to the right of the church, has been set aside for safeguarding.

St Mary’s Parish Retreat:

Sunday 6th – Sunday 13th October

9:30am: Morning Prayer in Church (leaflet to be provided for those at home or at work) in the presence of the Blessed Sacrament.

12:30pm – A led meditation in church for 20 minutes (to be live streamed for those WFH and in the office)

7pm – Mass (and possibility of confession)

7:30pm to 8pm – Retreat Prayer and Reflection led by Visiting Priest.

Fr Peter writes….Fr Dom, Fr Michael O’Boy, Canon Robert Plourde, Canon Mehall Lowry, Fr Patrick Van Der Voorst and Fr Howard James have all agreed to preach during our parish retreat. After an evening Mass we will have a short period of prayer to Our Lady with a different priest preaching and we will then salute Mary holding lit candles. We will be required to sing!

Our retreat theme is “the Our Father” – the blueprint to prayer.