Last Sunday’s Mass Attendance

Last Sunday’s Mass Attendance – 670

Mass Intentions

This Sunday

(Sat)	6.00pm	People of the Parish
	10.00am	Kenneth Jackson RIP
	11.30am	Memorial Garden Remembrance Mass

Daily Morning Prayer Monday – Friday at 9.10am

Weekday Masses. 9.30am unless otherwise stated

Mon	Feria	CWL Intention
Tue 9.30am	Feria	John Cahill RIP ( E Melling)
Tue 7.15pm	Feria	People of the Parish
Wed	St Bonaventure	Julie Devlin welfare (E Gibson)
Thu	Our Lady of Mount Carmel	Chris D’Arcy RIP (Bridget D’Arcy)
Fri	Feria	Thanksgiving & Private Intentions (J Christmas)

NEXT SUNDAY 19^th July – SIXTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME (B)

(Sat)	6.00pm	Deceased Family, relatives & friends of Christmas & Bolton Families
	10.00am	People of the Parish
	11.30am	David Bridle RIP (Barbara Bridle)

Confessions: Saturday 5.30-6.00pm and Monday 10.00-10.30am. Also by prior arrangement or at call.

Exposition: Silent adoration and Benediction on Monday 10.00-10.30am.

Welcome to Mass Today

Amos (1st reading) was a shepherd who lived about 750BC, a true prophet who denounced the social injustices of his time.

Last Wednesday Pope Benedict published his encyclical Caritas in Veritate (Charity in Truth) It is a critique, in the light of the gospel, of globalisation, the environment and the economic crisis. Like Amos, the Pope clearly points to the moral and spiritual basis of true human development. Do try and read it (CTS).

In today’s Gospel Jesus sends out the apostles to preach, to exorcise demons and to heal the sick. Our world and our society urgently need this exorcism from the demons of greed, lust and selfishness, and it needs healing from the wounds of cruelty and injustice. This happens in a wonderful way when we celebrate the sacrament of reconciliation (‘confession’) and the sacrament of the sick (anointing with oil).

We shall celebrate both these sacraments soon as a parish community and you are encouraged to receive God’s grace through them. It is through lives that are forgiven and healed that God’s kingdom becomes a reality in the world.

This weekend at the 11.30am Mass

There will be a presentation of the names of those remembered in our rose garden, and also dedication of the memorial chairs in the Lady Chapel. Also after each Mass CAFOD raffle (£1) with a First Prize £4,000 (see porch).

Mon (13th) Parish Surgery 7.00-7.45pm. I am available to any member of the parish for any reason at all – in repository (shop) at back of church.

Journey in Faith starts 8.00pm at 281A Crescent Drive.

Tue (14th) Mass at 7.15pm

Justice & Peace Group at 8.00pm (all members please!)

Wed (15th) Penitential service 7.30pm (with at least 5 priests) I do encourage all members of the parish to make their confession at this ‘mid-point’ between Lent and Advent. We aim to finish by 8.30pm.

Thu (16th) Planning Meeting for Go Mad! (holiday club) in the Presbytery at 8.00pm Please let Suzanne know if you can help (see dates below).

Sun (19th) Parish Picnic 12.30pm onwards. Bring your lunch to the parish garden – let’s have a real parish celebration!

Forthcoming Dates for your diaries:

July:

Wed 22nd Teddy Bears’ Picnic at 3.30pm in the parish garden. Refreshments, music and activities including a raffle. Adults £3, Children £1

Sat 25th Taizé style service here at 7.15pm (after evening Mass).

Sun 26th Mass with anointing of the sick 3.00pm followed by tea - (this will be a Sunday Mass and will fulfil the obligation.)

Mon 27th CWL Meeting 8.00pm – Helen Cooley on ‘Our Lady’s Catechists’. Children’s Liturgy leaders especially welcome.

August:

24– 26th Go Mad! (Children’s Holiday Club)

Hall Survey

Thanks to the many people who have returned their forms but many are still awaited!! Please fill in your form today if necessary and post in porch box. Your views are really essential – thanks.

CAFOD Southwark – volunteers to speak in Catholic schools about CAFOD’s work. Full training provided. Please contact Jim Simmons or Christine Bryant on 01322 294924 or email southwark@caford.org.uk (Jim will be speaking at our J&P group on 8th September.)

Double buggy wanted! Is anyone selling or getting rid of one? Please contact Clare, (Parish Administrator) on 07956 984421.

Going to Mass on holiday – A really useful guide on the website for this and much more!

Thanks to those who decorated the Servers’ Room – great !

Every blessing for this coming week.

Fr Arbo / Fr Bryan.

Church and Social Centre Rotas

Wednesday Coffee		Church Cleaning 15^th July
B Bridle	E Chavannes	P Flockhart	N Purves	M Howell

Next Sunday 19^th July

Bar

Tellers

Coffee 10.00am

Coffee 11.30am

M Horner

P Keen

A Barradell

L Bryan

M Scott

S Barradell

S Smyth

P Flockhart

A Huntington

S Ingle

Readers

6.00pm Sat.

10.00am

11.30am

J Bajorek

E Day

J Gibson

K Lams

M Bunnage

A Scripture

Ministers of Holy Communion

6.00pm Sat.

10.00am

11.30am

P Kenny

J Bajorek

B Bajorek

M Cahill

C Cahill

B D’Arcy

W David

C Delf

D Hairs

M Howell

M Morley

C Hawes

A Murphy

R Del Guercio

N Babb

M Ingledew

J Longhurst

Welcomers

6.00pm Sat.

10.00am

11.30am

A Huntington

P Murray

C Dale / J Gibson

E Lams / S Barradell

M Cooper