MASS (OLHoC): 9.00am (Fr Cyril
Walmsley RIP)
MASS (OLHoC): 11.00am (Pro Populo)
Children’s Liturgy session during Mass
• MONDAY, July 31st – St Ignatius of Loyola
MASS (OLHoC): 9.00am (Intention
of Sophie O’Neon)
• TUESDAY, August 1st – St Alphonsus Liguori
NO MASS TODAY
X Beacon+ Community Café (OLHoC): 9.30am-2.30pm
X Parish Summer Holiday Children’s Club (St Joseph’s Hall): 10.00am – 4.00pm
•
WEDNESDAY, August
2nd - Feria
MASS (OLHoC): 10.00am (Mary & Michael Dillon RIP)
X There are no refreshments after Mass during August
REQUIEM MASS (OLHoC): 1.00pm
for Lazarus Banda RIP
followed by refreshments in the Hall
•
THURSDAY, August
3rd - Feria
MASS (OLHoC): 9.00am (Well-being of Beulah Blomfield)
X Beacon+ Community Café (OLHoC): 9.30am-2.30pm
Parish Open Office – with Fr Alex - No appointment necessary 4pm-7pm
• FRIDAY, August 4th – St John Vianney
MASS (OLHoC): 9.00am
(Deceased relatives of Miss Annie Court)
X Beacon+
Community Café (OLHoC): 9.30am-2.30pm
• SATURDAY, August 5th - The Blessed Virgin Mary
MASS (OLHoC): 10.00am (Wellbeing of Michael Shields)
Confessions & Exposition (OLHoC): 11.00am - 12 noon
THE TRANSFIGURATION OF THE LORD
MASS (OLHoC): 6.00pm (Sat. August 5th) (Dr Chris Vickery RIP)
MASS (OLHoC): 9.00am (Pro Populo)
MASS (OLHoC): 11.00am (Brian Donlan RIP)
Children’s Liturgy session during Mass
X REQUIEM MASS FOR THE LATE LAZARUS BANDA - on Wednesday 2nd August 2023 at 1.00pm we are celebrating The Requiem Mass of the late Lazarus Banda, a much loved member of our Choir at Sunday Mass. His reception will be at 12:58pm followed by Requiem Mass. His mortal remains will then go to his family, relatives and friends for his burial in Zimbabwe. Please come and join us to pray for Lazarus and celebrate his time with us in the Hall through the refreshment organised by the parish.
X FIRST RECONCILLIATION, FIRST HOLY COMMUNION AND CONFIRMATION REGISTRATION FORMS are now available at the back of the church. Closing date for Registration is 23rd September 2023.
X ADULTS WANTING TO JOIN THE CATHOLIC CHURCH – Forms are also now available for adults who are thinking about Confirmation, Reception, Baptism and Full Communion with the Catholic Church.
X THE HOLIDAY CLUB - takes place at St. Joseph's starting this Tuesday, August 1st from 10am - 4pm, with lots of activities, fun and games for children aged 5-14. Application forms are available at the back of the church and there are still a few places remaining. Please return the completed form to the Parish Office at Our Lady's Church.
Any queries, please
contact Monica on 07870 911057 or email monaherne@gmail.com
X THE SICK - We remember all those who are sick and housebound and that they remain in our prayers including Sheelagh (Mary) Crowther, Beulah Blomfield, Michael Shields and Veronica Poulton.
X SUNDAY COFFEE AFTER 9.00am MASS – thank you to everyone to has helped/supported these events. Donations have been handed in totalling £110 for Parish funds.
X WEDNESDAY COFFEE MORNINGS AFTER MASS - Please note that there will be no refreshments in the hall after the 10.00am Mass on Wednesdays throughout August. From the beginning of September we are planning to draw up a rota of people willing to serve tea/coffee and biscuits on a Wednesday morning after Mass. All supplies are provided, please contact Monica on 07870 911057 or email monaherne@gmail.com.
X JUSTICE AND PEACE AUTUMN ASSEMBLY – the Archdiocese of Southwark 2023 Autumn Assembly by the Justice & Peace Commission on Saturday 23rd September 2023 entitled The Right to Stay: Free to Choose in response to the message of the Holy Father for the 109th World Day of Migrants and Refugees, at St Edmund of Canterbury Catholic Church, 20 Village Way, Beckenham, Kent BR3 3NP. Parish Mass 10am. Registration 10.30am. Programme starts 11am. Finishes 4pm. Free Entrance. Donations suggested. Lunch provided. All welcome. Keynote speaker: Rt. Rev. Paul McAleenan, Bishop for Migration & Refugees on ‘Love the Stranger’, What really happened at Napier Barracks? To reserve a place email justiceandpeace@rcaos.org.uk
X PROMOTING RACIAL AND CULTURAL INCLUSION IN OUR PARISHES, SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITIES SEMINAR will take place at the Amigo Hall, St George’s Cathedral, Southwark, from 9.30am to 4.00pm on Saturday 28 October 2023. For more information and registration, write to racialjusticecommission@rcaos.org.uk or go to https://www.rcsouthwark.co.uk/mission/commission-for-promoting-racial-and-cultural-inclusion/what-we-do/
X PILGRIMAGE OF REPARATION & PRAYER FOR THE SANCTITY OF LIFE to Walsingham On Saturday 5th August, led By Archbishop Kevin Mcdonald - for details see the poster on the noticeboard, or go to www.prolifepilgrimage.org
X 2024 CATHOLIC DIARIES – Eileen in our parish shop will be placing an order for these very soon. To avoid disappointment please let her know if you would like one.
X ESCORTED PILGRIMAGE TO KNOCK SHRINE, IRELAND, 2ND OCTOBER 2023. £699 per person sharing. Price includes flight, all transfers, 4 nights in Knock House Hotel with full board. All entertainment and excursions included. Day trips to Westport, Ballintubber Abbey, Croagh Patrick, Fr. Peyton Centre & National Museum. Single supplement £150. Contact Patricia or Natali on 01268 762 278 or 07740 175557 or email knockpilgrimages@gmail.com
X LIVE STREAMING OF MASSES IN OUR PARISH IS AT:www.kentchurches.com/churches/olhc/
X WE PRAY FOR THE RECENTLY DECEASED Please pray for the repose of the souls of the following parishioners who died recently: Reginald Coles-Watson, Lazarus Banda, Arthur Marcus Sambucci, Teresa Capon, Katrina O’Donnell, and all those who have died recently or whose anniversaries fall at this time including: Fr Cyril Walmsley, John Donovan, Michael Rooney, Ann McCallion, Foster Smith (30th July); Jane Van Wyk, Patrick Hartnett, David Anderson, Angela Cross, (31st July); John Noble, Rosina Alger, Kathleen Brown, Rose Hopping, Brenda O’Shea (2nd Aug); John Sinclair, May Copping (3rd Aug); Andreas Savvides, Gary Wilkinson, Gertrude Stone (4th Aug); Brian McGarrity, Mary Webster, Helen Stevenson, Robert Walsh (5th Aug); Diane Gunaydin, Elizabeth Newman, Sheila Lawson (6th Aug).
