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PARISH NEWSLETTER
Updated on
25-Jul-2008
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THE NEXT NEWSLETTER will be on 31st August.
SUNDAY 27th JULY, 2008
17th SUNDAY OF THE YEAR – A
ENTRY : God is in his holy dwelling; he will give a home to the lonely, he gives power and strength to his people.
RESPONSE : Lord, how I love your law!
GOSPEL Alleluia, alleluia! I call you friends, says the Lord, because
ACCLAMATION : I have made known to you everything I have learnt from my Father. Alleluia!
ACCLAMATION : When we eat this bread and drink this cup, we proclaim your death, Lord Jesus, until you come in glory.
COMMUNION : O, bless the Lord, my soul, and remember all his kindness.
TODAY’S MASSES
6.30pm (Sat) Fr. Ashworth
8.15am Fr. Ashworth
9.45am Fr. Donovan
11.15am Fr. Fairhurst
12.45pm Fr. Ashworth
5.00 pm Fr. Donovan
8.00 pm Fr. Mitchell
SACRED HEART MASS CENTRE: 8.15 a.m. Confessions
8.30 am MASS Fr. Fairhurst
EXPOSITION: 3.30pm – 4.30pm.
PLEASE NOTE THERE WILL BE NO MASS AT THE SCHOOL MASS CENTRE ON SUNDAY 3rd August
PLEASE REMEMBER IN YOUR PRAYERS:
Those who have died:
Also those whose anniversaries occur over the summer: Richard Baker, Bryan King, Corina Newton, Doreen Cuss, Margaret Roche, Anne Wheeler, Robert McLerie, Rose Singer, Katherine Carter, Joan Osborn, Josephine O’Brien, Sarah Crossan, Henry Karney, Jo Kennedy, Clyde Tong, Boleslaw Pawlik, Daphne Mooney, Devereux Jessop, Mary Fossey, Agatha Flattery, Teresa Lawrence, Carmen Smith, Richard Milward, Charles McEntee, Juliet Clark, Geoffrey Wilson, Eleanor Curran, Joanna Feeheny, Bridge Fennell, Helena Reid and Anne O’Riordan,
The sick : Babs Allen, Lesley Baily, Audrey Barros, Baby Balthnaid Bennett, Frances Barden, Peggy Brech, Ashlea Brett, Christopher Brown, Betty Casey, Jean Cooper, Mary Cordner, Daniel Cort, Maureen Deeney, Luisa Derx, Diane de Souza, Monica D’Souza, Oonagh Devine, Tom Diffley, Eileen Dolan, Hetty Downs, Baby Caleb Edser, Teresa Escalona, Joan Everson, Edna Fernandes, Mrs Folan, John Foley, Catherine Gapp, Clara Gooden, Emma Harvey, Beatrice Higginson, Jean Hook, Baby Michael Hoskins, Edward Huggett, Marisha Jarosz, Gemma Kelly, Baby Rose Kelly, Pat Kennedy, Jean Kirton, Katy Lees (Tansey), Lindsay Lucas, Julian Marland, Becky McCarthy, Rosanna Morgan, Kevin Murphy, Maureen Murphy, Helen O’Keeffe, Valery Oudin, Audrey Pereira, Pat Pocock, Maria Prescott, Bernard Quinlan,Tess Rock, Luigi Rossi, Stephen Rossi, Spencer Ryan, Peter Salmon, Sebastian Selo, Joan Sharling, Sr Sheila, William Sheridan, Linda Strain, Ella Thomas, Brian Wallis, Winnie Warriman, James Westbrook, John Whitehouse, Abigail Witchalls, Sue Winters and Wendy Yates.
PREPARING SUNDAY READINGS :18th Sunday – Year A
Isaiah 55:1-3 Psalm 144
Romans 8:35. 37-39 Matthew 14:13-21
FEAST DAYS:Mon:Feria; Tues:St Martha; Weds;Feria; Thurs:St Ignatius; Fri:St Alphonsus Mary De Liguori; Sat:Feria.
WE WELCOME THOSE WHO ARE NEW TO THE PARISH or are visiting us. Please do introduce yourself to one of the parish team at the end of Mass.
BAPTISM : for information on baptisms please phone Cristina (Potty) Connolly on 8949 1670 or by e-mail at inigonewmalden@aol.com.
THE WIMBLEDON MARRIAGE CARE CENTRE. For appointments ring 0800 389 3801.
PLEASE NOTE there will be no afternoon confessions (from 3 – 4 p.m.) during July and August.
THIS WEEK
TODAY (Sunday): TRAIDCRAFT will be on sale outside church after 9.45 and 11.15 a.m. Masses, weather permitting. Jewellery, gifts, cards, tea, biscuits, coffee, etc. Please support Fair Trade.
TODAY (Sunday): SIGNED MASS FOR THE DEAF. 4 p.m. Wimbledon College Chapel.
FUTURE EVENTS
THURSDAY 14th AUGUST: VIGIL OF THE SOLEMNITY OF OUR LADY’S ASSUMPTION. Fr Fairhurst invites you to explore with him the poem of Gerard Manley Hopkins “The Blessed Virgin Compared to the Air We Breathe”. Parish Lounge at 10.45 a.m. and repeated at 8 p.m.
FRIDAY 15th AUGUST: FEAST OF THE ASSUMPTION OF OUR LADY (Holyday of Obligation). Masses are at 6.30 p.m. on Thursday (Vigil). 8 a.m., 10 a.m., 6.30 p.m. and 8 p.m. on Friday. Please note NO Mass in School Mass Centre.
THURSDAY 21st AUGUST: CHICAGO BRIDGE DRIVE for parishioners and friends. Lounge. 8 p.m. Cost £2. For details ring Cecilia (8942 7432).
SUNDAY 24th AUGUST: AN AFTERNOON WITH LAURENCE FREEMAN OSB – Meditation as a Meeting Place. Guildford Cathedral. 2.30 – 5 p.m, followed by Evensong at 6.30 p.m. A coach is being organised from the parish. Please ring Beryl on 020 8542 0187 if you would like to travel with this group.
SUNDAY 7th SEPT: VOLUNTEER FAIR. After the morning Masses local and parish welfare organisations will be in the Lower Hall manning stalls which describe their different activities. Brunch will be served from 9 a.m. until 2 p.m. Please pop in and chat with fellow parishioners and find out what is going on and see the variety of organisations needing volunteers. All are welcome.
TUESDAY 9th SEPT: ECUMENICAL PRAYER GROUP will meet at 41 Murray Road at 2.30 p.m. Preparatory prayer: Romans 2 vv 2-8 and Psalm 130.
THURSDAY 11th SEPT: SPECIAL MINISTERS OF HOLY COMMUNION – a date for your diary. All welcome to a Social evening inthe Lounge after 6.30 p.m. Mass. Fr McMillan will share his thoughts on visiting the housebound. At this meeting new Mass rotas will be distributed. Any changes in availability to be sent in writing to Pat three weeks before the meeting.
WEDNESDAY 17th SEPT: KIT – KEEPING IN TOUCH WORKSHOP 8 p.m. Parish Lounge. If you are interested please leave your details in the Bookshop.
SATURDAY 20th SEPT: MESSIAEN CENTENARY RECITAL. David Gammie (organ) with the Sacred Heart Choir 7.45 in the church, free admission. Other concert dates: Sat. 11th Oct (Choral concert: Rossini Petite Messe Solennelle, tickets on sale in September). Sat 15th Nov (Organ Plus …) AND
SATURDAY 27th SEPT: “EINE KLEINE NACHTMUSIK” 7.45 p.m. in the church. Rachel Marshall and Giles Kennedy from the 9.45 Mass music team will perform a recital of music by Brahms, Beethoven, R.Strauss, Faure and Debussy. Champagne and canapés afterwards. Tickets on sale from beginning of September. In aid of the Parish Capital Appeal.
SATURDAY 27th SEPT: FAITH IN THE WORKPLACE SEMINAR. 9.30 a.m. – 4 p.m. Donhead School. Further enquiries to Len Hay, Seminar Organiser. Tel: 8942 5981 or e-mail len.hay@blueyonder.co.uk
TUESDAYS 30th SEPT – 9th DEC: 10-WEEK COURSE ON UNDERSTANDING ISLAM by Dr Chris Hewer, St Ethelburga Fellow in Christian-Muslim Relations. Parish Lounge 7.45 for 8 p.m. Details from Alison Williams (alisonwilliams36@tiscali.co.uk or 8944 0574).
SATURDAY 18th OCT: CHURCHES TOGETHER IN WEST WIMBLEDON STUDY DAY. ‘Act justly, love tenderly, walk humbly with your God’. Micah 6:8. Raynes Park Methodist
Church 10.30 a.m. – 4 p.m. Please bring a packed lunch. Participants are welcome to come for all or part of the day.
WIMBLEDON CANCER FRIENDSHIP GROUP meets at the Wimbledon Guild 30/32 Worple Road, SW19 weekly for ‘Drop in Sessions’ from 3.15 – 4.30 p.m. every Thursday (except the second Thursday of the month when an evening meeting is held from 7.30 – 9 p.m.) The evening meeting on Thursday 14th August will be a review of the past year and discussion about future plans. Further details from 07948 767936.
BIBLE READING every Tuesday 11 a.m. All welcome. Phone Bridget on 8946 7317.
THE CHRISTIAN LIFE COMMUNITY meets every other Monday evening to pray, reflect and share. For further details please contact Myra on 8879 3100.
NURSES URGENTLY REQUIRED for the Raphael Pilgrimage to Lourdes, Monday 1st – Friday 5th September, to help care for our disabled pilgrims. If you would like to join us or would like further information please contact Angela on 8337 5016 or e-mail SearleAM@aol.com
FAITH IN ACTION MERTON HOMELESSNESS PROJECT. Thanks to all who have supported the sponsored sleep-out. Any money still to be paid should be marked ‘Faith In Action Merton Homelessness Project’ and left for Sadie Smith in the bookshop.
CAPITAL APPEAL FUNDRAISING CAMPAIGN - PHASE 2
VOLUNTEERS REQUIRED
September sees a new phase in our Capital Appeal fundraising efforts to complete the next stage of building work within our Grade II* church.
The new challenge of meeting the costs of renovating the church floor is not insignificant but the parish has successfully raised over £900,000 to date so we have proved we can achieve fantastic results through your generous donations, events and external grants. Almost 10% of our total was generated through events and we would like to instigate a programme of fundraising events over the next year and contribute towards our new goal. We are aiming to commence building work in May 2009.
If you can help in any of the following ways please contact Siobhan Byrne on 020 8946 3888 or via siobhanabernethy@hotmail.com, providing name and contact details:
1. Organise events
2. Assist with marketing/promotional activities
3. Offer professional fundraising experience/skills
4. Offer a service, venue, resource or simply proven ideas
5. Any other assistance
Please consider how you may be able to help and let us know. Thank you
RECONCILIATION & HOLY COMMUNION 2008/09. Parents wishing their children (Year 3 & above) to follow the programme of preparation for these sacraments must enrol on either Sunday 7th or 14th September between 11 and 12.30 in Donhead School, Edge Hill. Classes begin on Sunday 21st September. Late registration cannot be accepted. Contact Sr. Dorothy (8946 0305) with any queries.
DONHEAD requires a catering assistant to work term-time only, starting Sept 08. Helping to serve 250 boys and teachers. 11.30 a.m. – 2 p.m. Monday to Thurs. Contact Ray Grimmer 01483 714 741 for full details.
CATHOLIC CHILDREN’S SOCIETY PHOTOGRAPHY COMPETITION The Society is on the look out for interesting photographs depicting the theme of ‘the cross’ to print as greetings cards. Full details are online at www.cathchild.org or you can email or call the Supporter Care team: ann.hoggan@cathchild.org 020 8668 2181.
THE PARISH SOCIAL CLUB will open on Sundays only during August. 8.30 – 10.30 p.m. Friday opening will recommence on Friday 12th September. 9 – 11 p.m. New members always welcome.
NO SCHOOL FORMS UNTIL AFTER THE HOLIDAYS
THE NEXT NEWSLETTER will be on 31st August.
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