Sunday: April 30th, 2023
FOURTH SUNDAY of EASTER
GOOD SHEPHERD SUNDAY
2nd collection: Priest Training Fund (Ecclesiastical Education)
VIGIL MASS
(OLHoC): 6.00pm
(Sat. 29 Apr.)
(Dylan Jeffrey – Birthday)
MASS (OLHoC) 9.00am (Pro Populo)
X Refreshments
in the Hall after Mass
MASS (OLHoC) 11.00am (Mr CK Mathew RIP)
Children’s
Liturgy session during Mass
X Refreshments in the Hall after Mass
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• MONDAY, May 1st - Feria
MASS (OLHoC): 9.00am (Michael
Mahoney RIP)
X Beacon+ Community Café (OLHoC): 9.30am-2.30pm
• TUESDAY, May 2nd – St Athanasius
NO MASS TODAY
X Beacon+ Community Café (OLHoC): 9.30am-2.30pm
• WEDNESDAY, May 3rd
SS PHILIP & JAMES
MASS (OLHoC): 10.00am (Steve
Press RIP)
X Tea/coffee and cake after Mass
UCM Meeting 10.45am in the OLHoC Hall
• THURSDAY, May 4th
THE ENGLISH MARTYRS
MASS (OLHoC): 9.00am (Alexandra Baranauskiene & Mecys Baranauskas RIP)
X Beacon+ Community Café (OLHoC): 9.30am-2.30pm
Parish Open Office with Fr Alex
No appointment necessary 4pm-7pm
• FRIDAY, May 5th
MASS (OLHoC): 109.00am – Feria
(For the Coronation of King Charles II)
X Beacon+
Community Café (OLHoC): 9.30am-2.30pm
X OLHoC Choir Practice (OLHoC): Hall 6.30pm
• SATURDAY, May 6th – Feria
HOLY ROSARY (OLHoC): 9.30am followed by
MASS (OLHoC): 10.00am
(In thanksgiving for 50th Wedding anniversary)
Confessions & Exposition (OLHC): 11.00am to 12 noon
Next Sunday: May 7th
FIFTH SUNDAY OF EASTER
SPECIAL JOINT CELEBRATION OF
ST JOSEPH THE WORKER AND OUR LADY HELP OF CHRISTIANS
MASS (OLHoC): 6.00pm (Sat. 7th May) (Eileen Fitt RIP)
MASS (Stella Maris School Field): 11.00am (Pro Populo)
X Family picnic on the
field after Mass – drinks available
Bring your chairs/blankets – some seating
available
X TWO IMPORTANT DATES NEXT WEEK - on Friday 5th
May, Mass will be offered in all parishes for the Coronation of King Charles
II. This Mass will be at 10.00am.
Then on Sunday 7th
May we have our open air Mass on Stella Maris School’s field at 11.00am. Let us
continue to pray for good weather and also for an enjoyable and faith filled
experience for all participants. I thank in advance all those who are working
hard for the success of the Mass and celebration – we encourage people also to
bring their outdoor chairs or blankets, as seating is available but may
possibly run out, so those people who bring additional seating will be very
helpful and handy. Remember there is no
9.00am Sunday mass next week so see you all on Sunday 7th May at
11.00am.
X DO YOU PAY TAX ON YOUR EARNINGS? Join the Gift Aid scheme where the parish can claim your tax back on what you give to the church. This is only possible if you become part of our Gift Aid scheme. It will not cost you a penny but for every pound you give, the parish will get an additional 20p from the Government. If you’re interested, please talk to George and the team, who will be speaking at all Masses on Sunday, for further details and a Gift Aid form or standing order request.
Remember, it doesn’t cost you any more money but is a big
source of revenue for the parish amounting to thousands of pounds.
X MONTH OF MAY – It is the month that marks the beginning of the six apparitions of Our Lady to the three shepherd children of Fatima: Lucy, Francisco and Jacinta.
The following is the request of Our Lady at each of the apparitions:
- May 13th 1917 – say the Rosary every day
to obtain peace for the world and an end to war.
- June 13th 1917 – I want you to continue
to say the Rosary every day.
- July 13th 1917 – I want you to continue
to say the Rosary every day in honour of Our Lady of the Rosary to obtain
peace for the world and an end to war because only she can help you.
- August 13th 1917 – I want you to say the
Rosary every day.
- September 13th 1917 – continue to say the
Rosary every day in order to obtain an end to the war.
- October 13th 1917 – I am the Lady of the Rosary. I want you always to say the Rosary every day.
Our Lady asks Lucy to spread/propagate the first Saturday’s
Devotion in these terms: “You at least, could console me by telling all those
who, for the first Saturdays of five consecutive months, go to confession,
receive Holy Communion, say the Rosary and keep me company meditating for 15
minutes on the 15 mysteries of the Holy Rosary in order to console me. I
promise to help at the honour of their death with all the necessary graces for
salvation.” [Mary’s great promise at Fatima].
X FORTHCOMING DIOCESAN/NATIONAL SECOND COLLECTIONS
14th May –
Parish Building Fund
21st May – World
Communications Sunday
18th June – Day for Life
25th June –
Parish Building Fund
2nd July – Peter’s Pence
9th July – Sea Sunday
16th July –
Parish Building Fund
3rd September –
Parish Building Fund
10th September – Education
Sunday
17th September – Evangelii
Gaudium Sunday
(Home
Mission)
X SECOND
COLLECTION for the
Ecclesiastical Education and the Priest Training Fund.
Dear
Brothers and Sisters in Christ
This
Sunday 30th April, ‘Good Shepherd Sunday’, there will be the usual Diocesan
second collection for the Priest Training Fund. This fund pays for the
formation of men to become priests in our Archdiocese and to continue and build
upon that work which you do now.
My
first appointment after ordination was in St Joseph’s in Pontefract in
Yorkshire, and shortly after arriving in the parish the Parish Priest said to
me, ‘Try to be an extension of the love of Christ in the service of His
people.’ We need to pray for young men to come forward to be priests, who will
be extensions of the love of Christ in the service of His people, here in the
Church of Southwark. To support them, they will need care and formation in how
to stay close to Christ; how to draw others to Christ; how to be Christ’s
loving presence in a challenging world: a world where they will care
compassionately for the sick and the dying, for the broken and the distressed;
a world in which they will proclaim boldly the Gospel of Life, and celebrate
reverently the Sacraments of Love.
We
are blessed to have 3 men already in formation for the Priesthood for our
Archdiocese. It costs £30,000 a year to sponsor each seminarian. We rely on the
prayers and generosity of you and your parishioners to support our work
promoting vocations in Southwark and to fund the formation of our future
priests.
Please
continue your prayers, that the Lord will raise up shepherds, and please give
the Priest Training Fund second collection the attention it deserves.
The
Most Reverend John Wilson
Archbishop
of Southwark
X OFFETORY COLLECTION – the collection last week raised a total of £591.35 and £195.62 in the second collection for the maintenance of St George’s Cathedral.
X RAINBOW CENTRE SPONSORED KNIT-IN. A big thank you to everyone who supported this
event, knitters, cashiers, tea/coffee makers, hostesses, pianist, sponsors –
the amount raised was £4193 with £334 still to come in. We were joined by teams
of knitters from other churches/organisations and a great afternoon was had by
all. If you sponsored a knitter and have yet to pay – now is the time to do so.
Thank you again.
X PENTECOST CELEBRATION – a date for your diary, Sunday 28th May, there will be a celebration after the 11.00am Mass featuring food from all over the world!
X AFTERNOON TEA TO CELEBRATE THE CORONATION – come and join us on the bank holiday Monday, 8th May, at 2.30pm at St Joseph’s Church Hall to celebrate the coronation of King Charles II with a high tea fit for a King.
Costs are £6 per adult and £3 per child. Call Margaret Irving on 01303 278435 to book your place.
X VOTING IN THE LOCAL ELECTIONS ON THURSDAY 4TH MAY – if you vote in person rather than by using a postal vote at the elections, then please be aware of the new rules coming in. You will be required to show photo ID at the polling station before you can vote. So please remember to take yours along with you.
What ID will be accepted? You can use any form of photo ID, including:
·
Driving licence
(including a provisional driving licence)
·
Passport
·
KCC issued Bus Pass
·
Blue Badge
·
An identity card
with the ‘PASS’ hologram
· A National Identity card issued by an EEA state
X ARE YOU CALLED? - Have you ever considered you may be called to the priesthood or the religious life?
Southwark Vocations will be hosting a 60 minute webinar on Tuesday 9th May at 7.00pm entitled The Good Shepherd Calls where different presenters will share their experiences about discovering God’s plan for each one of us.
Please join us by registering for this event in advance by using following link: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZUpdOuprDMtH9wKUQ777ddSSjLBucMtsONt
X HELP YOUR MARRIAGE - Do you feel alone? Are you frustrated or angry with each other? Do you argue … or have you just stopped talking to each other? Does talking about it only make it worse? Retrouvaille is a programme to support couples who have difficulties in their marriage. It brings a positive focus, new hope and helps nourish and grow your marriage. Tens of thousands of couples headed for divorce have successfully saved their marriages by attending and using the tools provided. The programme helps spouses uncover or re-awaken the love, trust and commitment that originally brought them together. It helps them through difficult times whether they are disillusioned or in deep misery. There is no group therapy or group work.
For confidential information about
‘Retrouvaille’ or to register for the next programme commencing with a Virtual
weekend on 6 - 9 July 2023 or a Face to Face weekend in Welwyn Garden City on 13-15
October 2023, call or text 07887 296983 or 07973 380443 or email
retrouvailleukinfo@gmail.com - or visit www.retrouvaille.org.uk
