Last Sunday Mass Attendance – 624
Mass
Intentions
This Sunday
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(Sat) |
6.00pm |
Christopher Barrett RIP (M |
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10.00am |
Pat & Albert Murray – Welfare
(T Saunders) |
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11.30am |
People of the Parish |
Daily Morning Prayer: Monday – Saturday at 9.10am
Weekday Masses: 9.30am
unless otherwise stated
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Monday |
Feria |
Mary Casartelli – Welfare (N O’Connor) |
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Tuesday |
Feria |
Bridget & Paul Wiggins – Welfare (N O’Connor) |
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Wednesday |
Feria |
Recovery of Gareth Saunders ( M Walters) |
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Thursday |
Feria |
Jimmie & Mary O’Connor – Welfare (N O’Connor) |
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Friday |
Feria |
Peggie & Mai Linehan – Welfare (N O’Connor) |
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Saturday |
Feria |
Teresa Linehan – Welfare (N O’Connor) |
Next Sunday 21st
December – FOURTH SUNDAY OF ADVENT (Cycle B)
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(Sat) |
6.00pm |
Ted Bray – Welfare (N O’Connor) |
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10.00am |
People of the Parish |
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11.30am |
Dora Price RIP (G Price) |
Confessions: heard Saturday 10.00-10.30am (Fr Joseph) and 5.15-5.45pm
(Fr Bryan). Also Monday 10.00-10.20am (Fr Bryan).
Exposition: Monday 10.00-11.00am. (Please
note these new times)
Welcome to Mass Today
It’s difficult in times like these: ideals, dreams and
cherished hopes rise within us, only to be crushed by grim reality. It’s a wonder I haven’t abandoned all my
ideals, they seem so absurd and impractical.
Yet I cling to them because I still believe, in spite of everything,
that people are truly good at heart. It’s
utterly impossible for me to build my life on a foundation of chaos, suffering
and death. I see the world being slowly
transformed into a wilderness, I hear the approaching thunder that, one day,
will destroy us too, I feel the suffering of millions. And yet, when I look up at the sky, I somehow
feel that everything will change for the better, that this cruelty too will
end, that peace and tranquillity will return once more. In the meantime, I must hold on to my ideals
.Perhaps the day will come when I’ll be able to realise them!
ANN
FRANK (1929-1945)-DIARY 15 JULY, 1944
Today: Christmas Choir practice this afternoon at 4.00pm.
Guides
Christmas Lunch 2.00-4.00pm
followed by entertainment from the Brownies.
Wednesday: Carol
Singing at Petts Wood Station at 6.15-6.45pm (followed by refreshments in the
Friday: Crofton
Youth Singers Christmas Concert at 8.00pm at the
Decorating the church for Christmas – help needed!! Friday,
7.30pm onwards. Strong men please (and women)!! Thank you.
Next Sunday: Christingles
will be made in the Social Centre after the 10.00am Mass, for use in the
Vigil Mass on 24th December.
Sacrament of Reconciliation USUAL
Saturday times, plus before 10.00am Mass on Sundays of Advent (Fr Bryan from
9.20-9.50am.)
Now Thrice Welcome
Christmas –
carols, poems, readings and Christmas music NEXT Sunday 21st December at 6.30pm with our special Christmas choir.
Followed by mulled wine and mince pies – Don’t miss it!
Mass Intentions Please continue requesting Masses
(brown envelopes in porch).
Churches Together Card Delivery
Please see Roger Wright at back of Church after Mass today
and volunteer to deliver some cards. This is yet another means of outreach to our
community – thank you! A big thank you to the Scouts, Explorers and
Youth Group who have volunteered to do the lion's share.
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Christmas
Masses |
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Christmas Eve (24th Dec) |
6.00pm (Vigil) (doors open 5.45pm) |
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12 Midnight (carols from 11.15pm) |
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Christmas Day (25th Dec) |
10.00am |
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11.30am |
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Servers for the Christmas Masses. Servers please sign the list in the porch for the Mass you
will be serving at (6.00pm, Midnight, 10.00am or 11.30am. Thank you.
Southwark 2009 Diocesan
Directory now
available. Excellent value at £3.50!
Christmas Posters for your windows plus sheet on the
Holy Souls. Please take, read and display. Also
many reduced publications- please try and clear the table this weekend!
St James’ School
has a new Head Teacher! The Governors are delighted to announce the appointment of Mrs Anna
Bosher, who will take up her appointment in April. Mrs Bosher is an excellent and highly
experienced head teacher and I am sure that everyone at the school and in the
parish will wish her every success and happiness at St James’ in the years
ahead.
School application
forms to me
please today or next Sunday at the latest, after
‘May the God of peace make you perfect and holy; and may you
all be kept safe and blameless, spirit, soul and body, for the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. God has called you
and he will not fail you.’ (From St Paul
in today’s second reading.)
Fr Bryan.
Church and Social Centre Rotas
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Wednesday Coffee |
Church Cleaning 17th December |
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L Mages |
E Cushman |
S Hawker |
F Simon |
K Salter |
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Next Sunday 21st December
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Bar |
Tellers |
Coffee 10.00am |
Coffee 11.30am |
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P Dabrowski M Horner |
C Delf M |
C Price K Salter |
C Battista V Volney |
Readers
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6.00pm Sat. |
10.00am |
11.30am |
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D Rogerson A Fernandes |
L Rusmini T Wells |
R Del Guercio C Newman |
Ministers of Holy Communion
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6.00pm Sat. |
10.00am |
11.30am |
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C Cosgrave P Cosgrave M P Kenny J McKinlay |
M Kelly M Morley W Morley P C Price C |
A Scripture V Terry M Travers T M Akpata-Adesida B Bridle |
Welcomers
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6.00pm Sat. |
10.00am |
11.30am |
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P M Kelly |
S Ingle J Ingle |