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Thank you for your offering last week of £1535.62 and £513.89 for World Communications. Mass attendances were 940.
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Sunday 24/5/15 |
Pentecost Sunday
6pm Saturday People of the Parish
9.15am Ernie Field RIP (M Field)
11.00am Lena Scott (M Scott)
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Monday 25/5/15
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St. Bede the Venerable
9.30am Health & Welfare of the Nation (CWL)
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Tuesday 26/5/15 |
St. Philip Neri
9.30am Louise Furnell
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Wednesday 27/5/15 |
St. Augutine of Canterbury
9.30am Tom Hughes (P Cantopher)
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Thursday 28/5/15 |
Feria
9.30pm Patricia Morris RIP
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Friday 29/5/15 |
Feria
9.30am William & Nora Kirwan RIP (R&E Wright)
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Saturday 30/5/15 |
6pm Vigil Mass
People of the Parish
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Sunday 31/5/15 |
The Most Holy Trinity
9.15am Sanjay Moonjely RIP – 10th Anniversary (Moonjely Family)
11.00am Patrick & Lilly O’Connor RIP (R Scott)
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Confessions heard Saturday 5.00pm-5.45pm or by appointment. |
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Fr David writes...
As human beings we love to be in control on things. We desperately feel and believe that if we are out of control then we would feel vulnerable and we hate feeling insecure. So we spend a lot of our time and energy trying to construct our lives in a way that we will feel secure - financially, emotionally physically and also spiritually. This definitely gives us a base on which we can live our lives in a healthy way. On the other hand though, we can delude ourselves thinking that we are on top of things. We do not have all the answers. That’s the reality. This manifests itself mainly in times of crisis. When something is not going according to plan we feel anxious. A crisis in our relationships, a death in the family, an illness – these can become catalyst to wake us up from our “fairy tale” life and reminds us that notwithstanding our efforts to feel secure, in reality we are not gods. We are not really in control. We don’t have it all. Spiritually also sometimes we put God in our small box. We can live our faith in a bubble without maybe ever stopping and reflecting and asking. We start believing in a God who suits our needs and to help feel secure and again feel we are in control. This again collapses when we find ourselves in a crisis. When our prayers are not answered for example. At the feast of Pentecost, the church reminds us that The spirit of God is larger than our construct of God and the world. The spirit of God demolishes sometimes our assumptions and perceptions of God and spirituality. The spirit of God both disturbs us to move out of our comfort zones and grow up in our faith and also challenges us to wake up to reality. The Spirit of God leads us to complete truth. In the meantime we need to be humble enough to allow God to be God and to fall on our knees in front of the mystery and allow the Truth of the mystery we call life to evolve.
Fr David Camilleri – Induction Mass
Will take place next Sunday 31st May at 11.00am with Bishop Pat Lynch. All are welcome to attend and come into the Social Centre afterwards for refreshments.
Reminders - Church Cleaning!
Saturday 30th May: Grandparents
Saturday 6th June: J&P & LiveSimply Groups
First Holy Communion 2015 – Upcoming Sessions
Tuesday 2nd June, 6.00pm: Reconciliation for Group 1
Wednesday 3rd June, 6.00pm: Reconciliation for Group 2
Welcomers’ Meeting
Will be held on Wednesday 3rd June at 7:45pm, in the Social Centre. This is for all Welcomers and also for anyone who would like to be a Welcomer at Mass.
Eucharistic Ministers’ Meeting
Will take place on Thursday 4th June at 8.00pm in the Church.
Plant Sale
The J&P group are holding a plant sale after all Masses on the weekend of 6th & 7th June. This is in aid of Zambuko House, Zimbabwe. It will be held in the yard adjacent to Social Centre, with access via hall & car park. If you have empty containers, gaps in borders or like to grow your own veg, please come and see what is on offer. One of our parish gardening experts will be available to answer your horticultural questions. Plant donations for the sale (annuals, perennials, veg., herbs, house plants) can be left at church on Saturday (6th) or bring them before Mass. Please add a name label. Small items of garden equipment in good condition also welcome. Young parishioners (11 years plus) – volunteers to help wrap and carry etc. needed. If you can help after any of the Masses we would be most grateful, no rota, just collect a label and gloves. Any queries please contact diana.betts@stjamespettswood.org or roger.wright@stjamespettswood.org
You Touch Africa
Father Arbo whose charity You Touch Africa (UTA) the Parish supported a couple of years ago has invited the Parish to attend UTA's Social Day to be held in the St John Fisher Church Gardens in Kidbrooke on Sunday 7 June. The Parish supported in particular the hospital funded by UTA in Tanzania and the building of a laboratory at the hospital. Any parishioner who is able to attend would be most welcome. Further details may be seen in the invitation poster on the notice board in the entrance to the Church.
Justice, Peace & Integrity of Creation Office Co-ordinator
The JPIC office, based at Cathedral House in Westminster Bridge Road, is looking for a new co-ordinator to be responsible for all the administration associated with the promotion of JPIC issues. This is a part-time job, for around 21.5 hours per week. Salary £27,000pa to £30,000pa, depending on experience, pro rata for part-time hours. If you would like to apply, please email your CV to sarah.wood@finance-rcdsouthwark.org by the closing date of 12th June 2015. Full details are on the diocesan website www.rcsouthwark.co.uk
"Parish Fun Run and Garden Party – Sunday 14th June
All welcome. If you intend to do the fun run or attend the Garden Party or both, please remember to add to the appropriate list on the tables at the church entrance. This really helps with our preparations.
Taizé Trip
This summer, Bromley Deanery would like to take a group of young people (18-29) to the Community of Taizé in France, for the 75th anniversary of the Community. The trip will be from 8th – 17th August and will cost in the region of £200. There will be a “Taster of Taizé” evening held at St Joseph’s in Bromley on 31st May at 7.00pm for anyone who is interested. For more details please contact Zosia Bajorek at taize@stjamespettswood.org.
Thank You from CAFOD
The St James' contribution of nearly £2,000 to Lent Fast Day helped CAFOD raise £4.5 million for communities living in poverty. Thanks to matched funding from the government, this will be doubled to £9 million! This is an amazing amount that will support those most in need around the world. CAFOD would like to thank St James' for its contribution to this total.
(not to be confused with the Nepal appeal - another great effort)
Vocations
The Archdiocese of Southwark has produced a pamphlet on the subject of Vocations. Copies are available on the table at the back of the Church.
St Mary’s Catholic Primary School Eltham
There is a vacancy for a KS2 teacher – required for September 2015. Please see poster in porch.
Copies of the Tablet
Are for sale each week – see table at back of church. Other Catholic publications are also available.
LiveSimply
We're planning a short tidy up session on the LiveSimply Garden on Saturday 30 May between 10.00am and 12.00. It will be mainly light weeding. It will be great if you would like to help and participate and it will also give you an opportunity to see how your parish garden is developing.
Music Ministry
We need singers and instrumentalists to help us lead the music ministry. It doesn’t matter how ‘good’ you are, you just need to love music. This is a really important way to serve the community, and it’s great fun! We welcome everyone, even if you can’t be there every week. We rehearse every Thursday at 6.30 in the church, and all training will be provided! You are welcome to come and speak with us after any Mass, or just come along and join in on Sundays and Thursdays.
A Three Piece Suite is available if anyone needs it. Please contact parish office.