Thank you for your offering last week of £1431.39. Mass attendances were 727.

Sunday

14/6/15

Eleventh Sunday in Ordinary Time

 

6pm Saturday Migrants drowned in the Mediterranean (Howell Family)

 

9.15am People of the Parish

 

11.00am Kitty Clancy RIP (Leish O’Sullivan)

 

Monday

15/6/15

 

Feria

 

9.30am  Bridget & Paul Wiggins

 

Tuesday 16/6/15

Feria/St. Richard of Chichester

 

9.30am Mary Casartelli

 

Wednesday

17/6/15

Feria

 

9.30am Peter Keen RIP (Jeanne Craen)

 

Thursday

18/6/15

Feria

 

9.30am  Private Intention

 

Friday

19/6/15

Feria/St. Romuald

 

9.30am James O’Brien RIP (Phyllis Cook)

 

Saturday

20/6/15

6pm Vigil Mass

 

Maurice Ingledew RIP (Mary Ingledew)

 

Sunday

21/6/15

Twelfth Sunday in Ordinary Time

 

9.15am  Mick Brace RIP (Caroline Price)

 

11.00am People of the Parish

 

Confessions heard Saturday 5.00pm-5.45pm or by appointment.

 

A warm welcome is extended to all our Parishioners, new members of our Parish and any visitors who are here with us this weekend.

Fr David writes......

When you think about it, life is about choices, choices that we make both in what we say and do.  We sow seeds constantly by the words we use and by the actions that we undertake.  Some seeds are sown and they produce constructive and life giving fruit.  Whilst other seeds can have devastating consequences to whoever is involved.  This reminds me of the big controversy about Nature versus Nurture.  What is genetic and therefore inherited and what is learnt behaviour.  As parents you are involved in a very significant vocation.  Sowing seeds in the upbringing of your children will either allow your child to feel loved and appreciated or else on account of different circumstances, the child can grow up feeling wounded and damaged and so remain most of his or her life having to compensate for the losses they had received in their early childhood.  As parents you try without any shadow of doubt your best to give your children the best formation in their human, academic and spiritual development.  Through your attitudes and your choices, you are imbuing your children without you knowing with a value system.  How you are in your relationships as parents and with others will definitely imprint in your child’s psyche.  And most probably they will repeat the same pattern in their own lives.  We are programmed like that as human beings.  If what they see is wholesome and healthy, they will learn from it and ultimately even in their failures and mistakes, they will have resilience because of what they have learnt.  On the other hand they will unfortunately not have the necessary internal resources if their experience of stability in their early years had been denied.  This is not only attributed to parents.  This is the responsibility of each one of us.  We need to work on ourselves in order to try and sow good seeds.  We do not need to see results.  We just need to believe that once we have sown a seed, it has a life of its own.  It will take root.  There are always consequences to our choices, decisions and actions.  We need to believe that once we have done our little bit, God will do the rest.  Let us hope that what has been sown by the parents of the First Holy Communicants, their catechists and schools will take root in them and will enable them to celebrate and experience God’s love for them.

Second Collection

Will take place next weekend for the Maintenance Fund.

First Holy Communion 2015 – Upcoming Sessions

Friday 19th June – 4.30pm:  Rehearsal for Group 2

First Holy Communion

This weekend 20 children will be receiving their First Holy Communion.  Please keep them in your prayers.

 

Amelia Boot-Handford

Isabelle Boot-Handford

Oliver Burton

Maddie Byrne

Niccolo Cavasino

Jessica Chigonda

Zacari Cotta

Antonia Gibson

Grace Gibson

Olivia Haslett

James Macfadyen

Harry Mannix

Aaron Medlyn

Molly-May Mooney-Clarke

Fintan Norman-Brown

Tess Rawlinson

Zoe Teare

Benjamin Wojcik

Josephine Woods

Robert Wright

Reminders - Church Cleaning!

Thursday 18th June – 6.30pm:  Holy Communion Parents (Group 1)

Saturday 27th June – Altar Servers

Traidcraft stall

Will take place this weekend after all three Masses – please support.

“Bless the Lord, O my Soul” is our special event for music-lovers. This will be taking place on Saturday 27 June between 10 – 3 in the hall, with lunch included. You are very welcome to attend – please sign up with a member of the Choir after Mass, so we know numbers. We look forward to welcoming you there!

Parish Forum

Will take place on Tuesday 23rd June at 8.00pm in the Social Centre.  All are welcome to attend.  If you would like any items raised at the meeting, please contact the Parish Office (via email or phone).

Libera

On the 21st June at the 11.00am Mass, we are honoured to have the Internationally renowned Boys’ Choir Libera with us to animate our Eucharist.  I would encourage you to attend.

Plant Sale

The plant sale raised £429.06 for Zambuko House.  Very many thanks to everyone involved, the plant buyers for your amazingly generous donations, the providers of so many plants, all who assisted and a special thanks to the scouts and other young parishioners who were so helpful.

Missio Red Box – Reminder

We’re holding a special collection for those whose Red Box may not have been opened for a while.  This will take place over the weekends of 20th/21st and 27th/28th June.  Please bring your box along on one of the weekends and we will empty it.  Thank you to everyone who is a Red Box member.

Bromley Women’s Aid

Over the weekend of 27th/28th June a food collection will take place for Bromley Women’s Aid.  This charity supports women and children who are victims of domestic abuse.  Please bring any donations in clearly marked.  More details of what items they require are listed on a poster in the porch.  Many thanks for your support.

Scouts need your help!

You may have noticed at our parade masses that our numbers have grown and wonderfully they are continuing to do so!  Are you over 18 and interested in helping us out?  You don't have to be 'Scouty' to be a leader!  The Scout association gives full and free training.  All we need is someone willing to help who can engage with our young people, help them to grow in confidence and help foster their independence.  From September we will be down to 2 Scout leaders meaning that unless someone comes forward we will struggle to provide the fun programme that is attracting the young people of this parish to Scouts.  If you feel you may be able to give some time on a Friday night please come and speak to one of us after Mass or email 3pwscouts@gmail.com.

St James' RC Primary School

Currently has two vacancies for Midday Supervisors.  One position is for 5 days, and one is for 3 days a week, 12 o'clock to 1.15pm each day.  The hourly rate of pay is £8.05.  Starting in September 2015.  Please contact the school office for further details and an application form:  Telephone: 020 8467 8167 or email general.info@st-james.bromley.sch.uk

Weekly Catholic publications

These are for sale on a table by the Baptistery.  You will find the Catholic Herald (£2), Catholic Universe (£1.30), Catholic Times (£1.30) and The Tablet (£3) on sale.  Please support the Catholic press and hear our side of the ‘story’.  Sales at St James’ are not good and we will have to terminate our order if parishioners don’t buy the papers.  Once a month you will also find The Pilgrim which is produced by the diocese for all its parishes.  The parish pays for these so you should take a copy free of charge.

Healing Mass

On the 12th July at 3.30pm there will be a Healing Mass followed by afternoon tea and entertainment in the social centre.  All are welcome.