SUNDAY 17 MARCH 2024

 

Sunday: March 17th, 2024

 FIFTH SUNDAY OF LENT

Second collection: Poor Parishes

 

MASS (OLHoC): 6.00pm (Vincent Poole RIP)

 

MASS (OLHoC): 9.00am (Bro. James Casey RIP)

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, March 18th – Feria

REQUEIM MASS for Sheelagh (Mary) Crowther

(OLHoC): 9.00am

 

• TUESDAY, March 19th

ST JOSEPH

NO MASS TODAY AT OLHoC

 

• WEDNESDAY, March 20th – Feria

MASS (OLHoC): 10.00am (Birthday Blessings for John)

 

X PARISH LENT PROGRAM 2024 -“We Dare to Say” – Reflection (OLHoC Hall): 7.00pm to 8.30pm

 

• THURSDAY, March 21st – Feria

MASS (OLHoC): 9.00am (Annie Poole RIP)

 

Parish Open Office – 4pm-7pm (OLHoC Presbytery)

 

• FRIDAY, March 22nd – Feria

MASS (OLHoC):9.00am (Blessings on the Wright family)

 

STATIONS OF THE CROSS (OLHoC): 12 noon

 

• SATURDAY, March 23rd - Feria

MASS (OLHoC):10.00am (Ann-Marie McNamara RIP) 

Confessions & Exposition  (OLHoC): 11am to 12 noon 

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Next Sunday: March 24th, 2024

 

PALM SUNDAY 

PASSION OF THE LORD

 

MASS (OLHoC): 6pm (Sat.) (Pro Populo)

 

MASS (OLHoC): 9.00am (Agata & Ernesto Borza RIP)

X Refreshments in the Hall after Mass

 

Palm Sunday procession from the hall 10.45am

MASS (OLHoC): 11.00am (Mark Hall RIP)

No Children’s Liturgy Session today 

X Refreshments in the Hall after Mass 

X PARISH LENT PROGRAM 2024 FINAL DATE – ALL ARE WELCOME

To help us with our Lenten Reflections, the last session of our programme takes place in Our Lady’s Hall this week. Don’t worry if you have missed previous sessions, just come along and you will be made most welcome. 

Dates are :

March 20^th at     7pm to 8:30 pm: ”FOR THE GLORY IS YOURS” 

The topic is “ WE DARE TO SAY” based on Our Lord’s Prayer.  Booklets accompanying the programme are available from the Parish bookshop for £3 each. For an electronic version, please contact the Parish office. 

X STATIONS OF THE CROSS - During Lent our parish can follow the Stations of the Cross - at 12 noon on Friday at Our Lady, Help of Christians and St Aloysius. A “station” is a place on a journey where one makes a stop – and we follow Jesus along the path of sorrow – the Via Dolorosa - from Pilate’s Court to the tomb, and we make a stop at fourteen places to be with Jesus on this way of suffering. The Stations of the Cross is a devotion that can reach deep into our hearts and prepares us to enter into the heart of the Paschal Mystery at Easter. 

X COLLECTIONS – last weekend’s collection raised £706.15. The second collection for the Easter flowers raised 296.72. Thank you for your generosity. 

This week’s second collection is for the poor parishes of the diocese WHICH ENABLES THE Archbishop to make grants to some of our smaller parishes. 

X FORTHCOMING COLLECTION IN MARCH 2024

·       Holy Places of Palestine: 29th March 

X PALM SUNDAY PROCESSION – there will be a Blessing of Palms at the beginning of the 6.00pm and 9.00am Masses next weekend. The Blessing at the 11.00am Mass will take place in the Hall at 10.45am with the Procession from the Hall afterwards to the church via the street. Please keep the time in your mind and get here early to take part. 

X THE SICK - We remember all those who are sick and housebound and that they remain in our prayers including John McDermottroe, Bob Vickery, Canon Luke Smith, Beulah Blomfield, John Lodge, Robert Jones, Veronica Poulton, Margaret Woolley, Ema Deba, Rosaleen Kelly, King Charles, Angelo Strinati, little Aibhlinn McCarthy and all those who have asked for our prayers.  

X DIOCESAN CHRISM MASS will be held on Wednesday 27th March at 11.30am at St George’s Cathedral, Lambeth Road, London SE1.  Archbishop John Wilson warmly invites all to join him at St George's Cathedral for the joyous annual Diocesan Chrism Mass. 

X YOUNG ADULT EVENTS - St George's Cathedral hosts a monthly Young Adult Mass at 6:00pm on the first Sunday of every month, followed by a social gathering (for those 18+). There are also weekly events and socials on Thursday evenings. Details on the website, Facebook, and Instagram @stgeorgesya.  

X  WE PRAY FOR THE RECENTLY DECEASED - Please pray for the repose of the souls Sheelagh (Mary) Crowther and all those who have died recently or whose anniversaries fall at this time including: Salvatore Sechi, Gordan Laye (17th Mar). 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 EASTER TRIDUUM DATES –

Thursday 28th March – Mass of the Lord’s Supper at 8.00pm at OLHoC followed by watching vigil until midnight. 

Holy Thursday Night Watch will begin from 9.40pm after the procession to the Altar of Repose. People are encouraged to keep silence from the repose to the time the group prayer led by our Liturgy Committee until midnight when we will conclude with the Night Prayer of the Church. 

The Group Prayer will be led by the Committee will last 40 minutes and we ask participants to follow the lead of the Leader of Prayer. 

Friday 29th March at 3.00pm – The Passion of the Lord at 3.00pm at OLHoC 

Saturday 30th March – Easter Vigil at 8.00pm at OLHoC 

Sunday 31st March – Easter Sunday 9.00am and 11.00am with Easter eggs for the children. 

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. 

X  INFANTS’ BAPTISM - Anyone who would like to baptise a child under seven should first use the open door on Thursdays to get all the information needed for the preparation before a date can be fixed for the celebration of baptism.

After having considered people’s preference for Saturday’s Baptism which goes against the Church’s clear teaching that is: “to bring out the paschal character of baptism, it is recommended that the sacrament of baptism is celebrated during the Easter Vigil or on Sunday, when the Church commemorates the Lord’s resurrection.” To bring this preference closer to the Church’s teaching, if people opt for Saturday’s Baptism this will take place at 3pm’n a Saturday while the norm which is Sunday’s Baptism will take place on 1st and 3rd Sunday of the month at 1pm. Only a baptised and Confirmed Catholic can be a god parent; a baptised non-Catholic can only be Christian witness not a godparent. 

X RAINBOW CENTRE SPONSORED KNIT-IN

This is taking place on Wednesday April 10th in the hall at OLHoC. Fifteen teams took part last year including 2 teams from our own Parish, and raised over £5000 for the work of the Rainbow Centre. We are hoping for similar success this year. If you are approached for sponsorship – please remember this is a good local cause. If you are interested in knitting and being sponsored – please ring Sara on 07745 247102.