SUNDAY 14 JANUARY 2024

 

Sunday: January 14th, 2024

 

SECOND SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME

PEACE DAY - Prayer today for Peace on Earth 

(Second Collection: Society for the Protection of Unborn Children – White Flower Appeal)

 

VIGIL MASS (OLHoC): 6.00pm (Sat.) (Norman Sharp RIP & Theresa Sharp RIP)

 

MASS (OLHoC): 9.00am (Martin & Catherine Murray RIP & family living & deceased)

X Refreshments in the Hall after Mass

 

MASS (OLHoC): 11.00am (Pro Populo)

Children’s Liturgy session during Mass 

X Refreshments in the Hall after Mass

 

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• MONDAY, January 15th - Feria

MASS (OLHoC): 9.00am (Maria Solway)

 

• TUESDAY, January 16th – Feria

NO MASS TODAY AT OLHoC

 

• WEDNESDAY, January 17th – St Anthony

MASS (OLHoC):10.00am (Frank & Else McSwiggan RIP)

X Refreshments in the Hall after Mass

 

• THURSDAY, January 18th – Feria

MASS (OLHoC):9.00am (Shaun Kelly RIP)

 

Parish Open Office with Fr Alex – 4pm-7pm - at the Presbytery (OLHoC)

 

• FRIDAY, January 19th – Feria

MASS (OLHoC):9.00am (Michael Shields RIP)

  

• SATURDAY, January 20th -  The Blessed Virgin Mary

MASS (OLHoC):10.00am (Ellen & Michael Dillon RIP & family living & deceased)

 

Confessions & Exposition (OLHoC): 11.00am to 12 noon 

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 Next Sunday: January 21st, 2024

THIRD SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME

(SUNDAY OF THE WORD OF GOD)

(Second Collection: Parish Building & Maintenance)

 

MASS (OLHoC): 6pm (Sat 20th Jan.) (Pro Populo)

 

MASS (OLHoC): 9.00am (The material and spiritual well-being of Joan & Alf)

X Refreshments in the Hall after Mass

 

MASS (OLHoC): 11.00am (Julia Ring RIP)

Children’s Liturgy session during Mass 

X Refreshments in the Hall after Mass 

 

 

X COLLECTIONS – last weekend’s collection raised £592.90. The collection for the crib offering has so far raised £94.84 to be given to Friends of the Holy Land, the Catholic charity looking after and assisting our Christian friends and communities throughout Gaza, Israel and Jordan. Thank you for your generosity. 

X FORTHCOMING SECOND COLLECTIONS IN 2024. 

·       White Flower Appeal: 13th/14th January

·       Parish Building & Maintenance: 21st January

·       Racial Justice Sunday: 28th January

·       Sick and Retired Priests: 18th February

·       CAFOD Lent Appeal: 25th February

·       Parish Building & Maintenance: 10th March

·       Poor Parishes: 17th March

·       Holy Places of Palestine: 29th March

X WHITE FLOWER APPEAL 2024 – The Society for the Protection of the Unborn Children is holding its annual appeal this weekend. SPUC’s vision is for a world where abortion in unthinkable. This year’s appeal calls for the Government to end the pills-by-post DIY abortion policy.  As well as ending the lives of precious babies, this policy lacks safeguards against illegal late-term abortions, and puts mothers at physical and psychological risk. 86% of GPs are concerned that this scheme leaves women vulnerable to coerced abortion. 

Please be generous as you can to help SPUC defend unborn babies and their mothers by highlighting this urgent crisis.

X  READERS MEETING - in preparation for Sunday Word of God which this year falls on Sunday 21st January 2024, all readers old and new are encouraged to attend one of the following meetings: 

- Thursday 18th January 2024 at 7pm in the Hall of Our Lady and St Joseph’s in Guildhall Street

- Saturday 20th January at 12.15 at the same venue. 

If you are able to attend and have not yet done so, please let Ellen Fitzpatrick know which meeting you are attending by email to ellen184.ef@gmail.com, Regards, Ellen. 

X THE SICK - We remember all those who are sick and housebound and that they remain in our prayers including Bob Vickery, Canon Luke Smith, Sheelagh (Mary) Crowther, Beulah Blomfield, John Lodge, Robert Jones, Veronica Poulton, Margaret Woolley, Ema Deba and all those who have asked for our prayers.  

X  WE PRAY FOR THE RECENTLY DECEASED - Please pray for the repose of the souls of Sister Sophie, Leonard Loader and Eugene Molloy and all those who have died recently or whose anniversaries fall at this time including: Nora Taylor, Nelly Cachero (14th Jan.); Norman Sharp, Martha Price, Coralie Estridge, Helena Kelly (15th Jan); Janice Buchanan, Jeanne Niedzwiecki, Henry Sprenger, Henri Pourret (16th Jan); Robert Chittock, Dorothy Stacey, Robert MacQueen, Frederick Pluck (17th Jan); Dorothy Bergum, Eileen Cavanagh (18th Jan); Anthony Riley, Fred Cotton, Leopoldo Gianella (19th Jan); James Scott, Therese Austin, Jean Coshell, Winifred Punnett (20th Jan); Eileen Hearn, Laura Woodsford, Lila Roche, Ryszard Hanys, Anita Cambacedes, Ellen Gallagher, Eileen Everall, Amelia Sings (21st Jan). 

X HEADTEACHERS NEEDED at three Catholic schools. St Gregory’s Secoindary in Tunbridge Wells; St Joseph’s Primary in Broadstairs; St Edward’s Primary in Sheerness; they are all recruiting new Headteachers. The link for more information is www.kcsp.org.uk/work-with-us/ 

X RAFFLE PRIZES FOR COLLECTION – there are two raffle prizes in the Presbytery waiting to be claimed. If one of them is yours – we would be grateful if you would please call in for it. 

X A LETTER FROM FR GARRY JENKINS (SMA IN LIBERIA) is available today from the back of the church. 

X CAFOD APPEAL FOR VOLUNTEERS - The Church relies on people getting involved. Our parish, our community, our world needs you. Could your New Year’s resolution be getting more involved in the life of our church? Which aspects of church brings you life or joy? Could you give a bit of time to help? 

CAFOD, the Catholic Agency for Overseas Development, are looking for people to give some time and join them in their mission. Could you help in our parish, inspiring our church to help build a better world or by visiting our local schools? Or raise a voice and campaign for justice or perhaps speak for CAFOD throughout the area? Could you support local volunteers or share your admin or people skills to help.  

CAFOD keep costs low? Training and support are provided. See cafod.org.uk/Volunteer for more information or get in touch with southwark@cafod.org.uk Or could you take part in The Big Lent Walk? cafod.org.uk/walk 

X RACIAL JUSTICE – with the festivities of Christmas and the New Year celebrated, there is the recurring celebration of Racial Justice Sunday coming up on Sunday 28th January 2024. On that day, Archbishop John will be celebrating the event at St George’s Cathedral, Westminster Bridge Road, London SE1 7HY at the 10..00am Mass. So if you are in London, or thereabouts, please try and get along.