In today’s gospel, Jesus reminds us to pray continually and never to lose heart. Easier said than done –especially when we interpret life as Bad News.
But Good News (gospel) has dominated the headlines this past week with the incredible rescue of 33 Chilean miners – a wonderful feat of human skill and ingenuity and an intensely human story of “death through to resurrection”. Deo Gratias!
Many of you have mentioned you own Good News to me this past week. Often we need to be patient (like the miners) and believe and hope..... Deo Gratias!
And finally, we have the Good News that Canon Patrick Pearson (who retired from St Joseph’s Bromley four years ago) will be taking up residence at 281 Crescent Drive (the flat above the presbytery) from November 1st and we look forward to welcoming him to our community. Deo Gratias!
All the result of prayer, hard work and patience. A wise priest once taught we should work as if everything depended on us and pray as if everything depended on God. Not bad advice really. Is it?
Onwards and upwards..........
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This week |
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Mass attendances last Sunday were 679. |
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Sunday 17/10/10
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6pm – Claire Cecilia Popham RIP (AM Denman) 10am – People of the Parish 11.30am – Terry Redmond RIP (the Redmond family)
We welcome through Holy Baptism (Sat. 4.30pm) Emilia Arnold (6mths), her parents Julian and Agnieszka and godparents Craig and Kamila.
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Monday 18/10/10 St Luke
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9.30am – John & Teresa Lynch RIP (M Jackson) |
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Tuesday 19/10/10 Feria
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9.30am - Kitty O’Riordan RIP (Ned) 7.15pm – Derek Williams RIP (K Salter) (Not Derrick Williams of Homesdale Rd) |
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Wednesday 20 /10/10 Feria
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9.30am – Mass with St James School (Harvest)– Vera Howell RIP (S Howell) |
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Thursday 21/10/10 Feria
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9.30am – Baby Orlagh Windle RIP (the Bromage family)
Meeting for all Catechists – meeting room 8pm |
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Friday 22/1010 Feria |
9.30am –For Mick (Maureen Spooner)
10.15am Meeting for Euch. Min - who take communion to the sick – meeting room.
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Saturday 23/10/10 |
Wedding of Nicola O’Meara and Gareth Wakenell – 3pm (from Cray Valley Parish whilst the church is being rebuilt.) We wish them every happiness.
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Sunday 24/10/ 10 |
30th Sunday in Ordinary Time – World Mission Day 6pm – Elsie Gaffney RIP (Paula McCabe) 10am – Patrick Moon RIP (the Moon family) 11.30am –Ivy, Dorothy & Arthur Fry RIP (Barbara Bridle)
Second collection for Missio –formerly the Association for Propagation of the Faith.
Taize Service at 7pm. Come and experience the unique atmosphere of Taize worship, based on silence and meditation.
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Please pray for the sick: Joshua Canning, Ernest Field, Gerald Colman, Olive Cosgrave and all who we know to be unwell at the moment.
Many thanks to the parishioners who came to the Hall Development Forum last Thursday. There were excellent contributions from the floor and the various teams now much to mull over
Every blessing, Fr. Bryan