Sunday March 19th, 2023
FOURTH SUNDAY OF LENT
Laetare
Sunday & Mothering Sunday
Second
collection for Poor Parishes
VIGIL MASS (OLHoC): 6.00pm (Sat. 18th Mar.) (Mary Heath RIP)
MASS (OLHoC): 9.00am (Beatrice Salmon RIP)
X Refreshments
in the Hall after Mass
MASS (OLHoC): 11.00am (Pro
Populo)
Children’s
Liturgy Session during Mass
The psalm response will be practised before
Mass in preparation for the Easter Vigil
X Refreshments in the Hall after Mass
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• MONDAY, March 20th
SOLEMNITY of ST JOSEPH
MASS (OLHoC):
9.00am (Bro. James Casey RIP)
X Beacon+ Community Café (OLHoC): 9.30am to 2.30pm
• TUESDAY,
March 21st - Lenten Feria
NO MASS TODAY
X Beacon+ Community Café (OLHoC): 9.30am to 2.30pm
• WEDNESDAY,
March 22nd - Lenten Feria
MASS (OLHoC): 10.00am (Birthday blessings for John)
X Refreshments in the Hall after Mass
• THURSDAY,
March 23rd – Lenten Feria
MASS (OLHoC): 9.00am
(Sandra Pullen RIP)
X Beacon+ Community Café (OLHoC): 9.30am to 2.30pm
Parish Open
Office with Fr Alex
no
appointment necessary - 4pm to 7pm
• FRIDAY,
March 24th –
Lenten Feria
MASS (OLHoC): 9.00am
(Gabrielle Lockley RIP)
Stations of the Cross (OLHoC): 12.00 noon
Cremation Service (Hawkinge Crematorium): 12.30pm for Gabrielle Lockley RIP
X Beacon+ Community Café (OLHoC): 9.30am to
2.30pm
X OLHoC Choir Practice (OLHoC Hall): 6.30pm
• SATURDAY,
March 25th
THE ANNUNCIATION OF THE LORD
MASS (OLHoC): 10.00am (Robert Northey
RIP)
Confessions & Exposition (OLHoC): 11.00am to 12 noon
Parish Easter Reconciliation Service (OLHoC): 4.00pm
Next Sunday: March 26th,
2023
FIFTH SUNDAY OF LENT
Second collection: Easter Flowers
MASS (OLHoC): 6.00pm (Saturday) (Pro Populo)
MASS (OLHoC): 9.00am (Steve Press RIP)
X Refreshments
in the Hall after Mass
MASS (OLHoC): 11.00am (Patrick Gilheaney RIP)
Children’s Liturgy Session during Mass
X The
psalm response will be practised before
Mass in preparation for the Easter Vigil
X Refreshments in the Hall after Mass
THE PARISH RECONCILIATION SERVICE FOR EASTER IS NEXT SATURDAY, 25TH MARCH AT 4.00PM
X GETTING READY: A very precious way to get ready for the celebration of Easter is to prepare the soul through prayer and reconciliation. During the Parish Reconciliation Service, Fr Alex will be available, along with additional visiting priests who are visiting the parish, for confessions and reconciliation for all in attendance. Please do try and make it for this very special reconciliation service.
X BRITISH
SUMMERTIME IS COMING
- Clocks will spring forward 1 hour
at 2.00am on Sunday 26th
March. Remember to set your
clocks and watches forward by 1 hour before you go to bed this coming Saturday to
make sure you are not late for Mass next Sunday.
X COLLECTIONS – a total of £623.66 was raised at the cash collection for the weekend of 4th/5th March and a total of £351.05 was raised during the second collection for the CAFOD Lent Appeal. The cash collection for 11th/12th March raised £636.25
Thank you for your kindness and generosity.
This weekend there will be a second collection
for the Poor Parishes. This collection enables the Archbishop to make grants to
some of the smaller parishes in the Diocese. Next weekend the second collection
will be for the Easter Flowers in our parish.
X DO YOU ATTEND THE 9.00am MASS? Would you like to join a team of “Meet and Greeters” who give out the hymn books and Mass sheets as people arrive for Mass? Please contact the Parish Office with your details.
X READERS - Sunday 19th March
6.00pm
(Saturday) – Monica A. & Ann G.
9.00am
– John P. & Judy D.
11.00am
– Bernie P. & Ciara M.
Next
Sunday 26th March
6.00pm (Saturday) – Kevin S. & Liz W.
9.00am
– Margaret W. & Annie H.
11.00am – Robert J. & Hilary B.
X calling all knitters – a sponsored knit-in-aid of the Rainbow centre is taking place in the OLHoC Parish Hall on Wednesday 19th April from 1.45pm to 4.30pm. If you would like to be part of a team of six, knitting for one and a half hours (plain/garter stitch, rows of 30 stitches), please ring Sara Adams on 07745 247102 to find out more. This is a fun event so you do not need to be an expert knitter. Plenty of tea and biscuits throughout the event and music to knot by too.
X Death of Monsignor Canon Martin Lee - It is with much sadness that we inform you that Monsignor Canon Martin Lee, former Financial Secretary for the Archdiocese of Southwark, died peacefully on 10th March 2023, at Coloma Court Care Home. May he rest in peace and rise in glory.
X PRAYERS FOR OUR SICK PARISHIONERS: John McDermottroe, Margaret Gillhealey, Mark de Pulford, Margaret Wooley and all undergoing investigations, operations or receiving care.
X EASTER TRIDUUM –
Thursday 6th April – Mass
of the Lord’s Supper at 8.00pm at OLHoC followed by watching vigil until
midnight
Friday 7th April at 3.00pm
– The Passion of the Lord at OLHoC
Saturday 8th April –
Easter Vigil at 8.00pm at OLHoC
Sunday 9th April – Easter
Sunday 9.00am and 11.00am with Easter eggs for the children.
X PLEASE PRAY FOR THE REPOSE OF THE SOULS of Eileen Fitt, Steve Press, Gabrielle Lockley and Brian Donlan, all of whom died recently. May they rest in peace and ride in glory. We also pray for all those who have died recently, and for all those whose anniversaries fall at this time, including amongst them: Richard Ellis, Baroness Margaret Otto (19th Mar); Patricia Tagford, Daniel Connolly, Jean Stokes (20th Mar); Martin Hruska, Jean Ortoli (22nd Mar); Jessie Davey, David Bryce (23rd Mar); Evelyn Hannah, Stephen Hixon, Norah Slevin (24th Mar); Francis McCabe, Mildred Martin, Anne Brewerton (26th Mar).
X New Website for Caritas Southwark - As part of the launch of Caritas Southwark on Saturday 18th March 2023, new website pages have been launched to support the work of the Commission.
Whether you want to find out about the vision and values of this new diocesan initiative or need get in touch with project leaders, the new Caritas Southwark website pages - which are located under the 'Mission' tab of the diocesan website - are intended to enable visitors to explore the new Commission, access contacts, learn about Catholic Social Teaching and much more.
The aim
of Caritas Southwark is to put faith into action in both practical and
prayerful ways within each parish and school, and to offer support to existing
charities and organisations engaged in social justice. The link is
www.rcsouthwark.co.uk/mission/caritas-southwark/
X PARISH CATHOLIC BOOK AND GIFT SHOP: Easter cards now in stock. New Easter activity and storybooks for children are also available along with all other Catholic gifts and items.
WE FLY TO THY PROTECTION
We fly to Thy protection,
O Holy Mother of God.
Do not despise our petitions in our necessities,
but deliver us always from all dangers,
O Glorious and Blessed Virgin
