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Thank you for your offering last week of £1611.69. Mass attendances were 686. |
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Sunday 31/5/15 |
The Most Holy Trinity
6pm Saturday People of the Parish
9.15am Sanjay Moonjely RIP – 10th Anniversary (Moonjely Family)
11.00am Patrick & Lilly O’Connor RIP (R Scott)
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Monday 1/6/15
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St Justin
9.30am Peter Keen RIP
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Tuesday 2/6/15 |
Feria/St Marcellinus & St Peter
9.30am Kelly Robson 40th Birthday (Pat Murray)
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Wednesday 3/6/15 |
St Charles Lwanga and Companions
9.30am Silvanna Menci RIP (L Filugelli)
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Thursday 4/6/15 |
Feria
9.30pm David Hawkins RIP
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Friday 5/6/15 |
St Boniface, Bishop & Martyr
9.30am Marca Anhe Pontes RIP (Denise Delf)
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Saturday 6/6/15 |
6pm Vigil Mass
People of the Parish
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Sunday 7/6/15 |
The Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ
9.15am Jerry O’Sullivan RIP (Jackson Family)
11.00am Inge Gattel RIP (Benson Family)
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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......
As human beings we communicate nonverbally as much or even more than verbally. We find words in certain circumstances very limiting. Words really do not express the depth of our feelings. And so, from very early on in history, women and men had found other ways of expressing themselves. They found the expression of their needs to celebrate or grief In rituals symbols and art. Our ancestors I must admit found ritual more natural. We are less sophisticated in this aspect. We try to rationalise and express ourselves more in words. We somehow lost touch with the mystery. We do not feel comfortable with it. We feel the need to articulate and try to understand it. We fail to let it be as such – a MYSTERY. And also we fail to allow the mystery to inform us instead the other way around. When the divine touches us we are transformed. Our feeling out of control in front of the mystery helps us to connect with our deepest fears and demons. Once connecting with our helplessness, we enter into the mystery of our true self. Our false self as Thomas Merton the great mystic used to say is constructed by our need to project a certain image to others in the public domain. And the sad thing about it is that we start believing it ourselves and also living out of it. The feast of the Holy Trinity reminds us of our need to BE in the presence of the Mystery of God. Our God will lead us to our True Self. Imbued by its deep silence, we learn to surrender and receive from God. Silencing our desire to control and just BE. This weekend, we are also going to be invited to be part of a ritual. A ritual in which Bishop Pat, in the name of the Archbishop, will induct me as parish priest of your parish. During this ritual, I will be promising you all to be a pastoral presence within the community. I will also be promising that with you, we would help each other on our spiritual journey as individuals but also as a community in becoming the community which God wants us to be – more authentic human beings and disciples of Jesus. You will also be promising to help me as collaborators in this mission. May God bless us once more on this journey. And may the mystery of the Triune God continue to be enfolded for us as we celebrate our ups and downs of life together as a community of faith. Thank you again for your prayers and welcome.
Fr David Camilleri – Induction Mass
This will take place on 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 6th June: J&P & LiveSimply Groups
Friday 11th June – 6.30pm: Holy Communion Parents (Group 2)
First Holy Communion 2015 – Upcoming Sessions
Tuesday 2nd June, 6.00pm: Reconciliation for Group 1
Wednesday 3rd June, 6.00pm: Reconciliation for Group 2
Baptism Preparation Classes
Will take place on Monday 1st June at 8.15pm for those parents that have been invited.
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.
Parish Social Evening
Next Saturday 6th June, the Social Centre will be open after Mass. All are welcome to come in for a drink or two.
The Bromley Foodbank is most grateful for all donations put in the box at back of church. The J&P Group empties the box almost every week and delivers to the Foodbank once a month. Please keep donating because the needs are great.
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.
"Parish Fun Run and Garden Party - Sunday 14th June
Please make sure to add your names to the lists for these events so that we have a good idea of numbers to cater for. We can accept entry fees for the fun run anytime before or on the day at the registration tables. Anyone not running this year might like to sponsor Fr David. Father's sponsorship form is also on the table at the back.
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.
My Day by Day
For June are now available at the back of the church.
Copies of the Tablet
Are for sale each week – see table at back of church. Other Catholic publications are also available.
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