Last Sunday Mass Attendance – 704

Mass Intentions

This Sunday

(Sat)

6.00pm

Teddy Pickering RIP

 

10.00am

Molly Mills welfare (Pat Murray)

 

11.30am

People of the Parish

Daily Morning Prayer:          Monday – Saturday at 9.10am

Weekday Masses:                9.30am unless otherwise stated

Mon

St Bede the Venerable

Mgr Elliott welfare (CWL intention)

Tue

St Philip Neri

Peggie & Mai Linehan (Ned O’Connor)

Wed

St Augustine of Canterbury

Kenneth Jackson RIP

Thu

Feria

Teresa Linehan (Ned O’Connor)

Fri

Feria

George Tinneny RIP (M Stanley)

Sat

Feria

Service of the Word and Holy Communion

NEXT SUNDAY 31st MAY – PENTECOST, WHIT SUNDAY

(Sat)

6.00pm

William Nally welfare (M O’Leary)

 

10.00am

William & Nora Kirwan RIP (Roger & Ellen Wright)

 

11.30am

Colin Smith RIP (M Smith)

Confessions: Saturday at 6.50pm after the 6.00pm Mass and Monday 10.00am after the 9.30am Mass, and also by prior appointment or at call.  Exposition: Monday 10.00-11.00am.

The Ascension of Jesus is really part and parcel of his resurrection.  Indeed Easter season continues until next Sunday (Pentecost).  We believe that Jesus is now in the glory of God’s kingdom, as ‘the ruler of everything, the head of the Church, which is his body’ (from today’s second reading).  This glory, however, Christ wishes to share with us, and we pray today that he may ‘enlighten the eyes of our minds so that we can see what rich glories he has promised to us believers’.

We welcome our new Eucharistic Ministers who were commissioned yesterday (at Aylesford); Zosia Bajorek, Teresa Forde, Sue Ingle, Liz Lawrence, Marian Smith, Tony McElroy and Simon Poulton.  Please pray for them as they take up their new ministry.

Today:            Second Collection for World Communications Sunday

Mon (25th)     No Journey in Faith until Monday 1st June

Fete at the Holy Ghost Fathers, Woodlands Road, Bickley (see poster in porch)

Sat (30th)        Induction of Revd Roger Davis at Poverest Road Baptist Church (2.00pm).  Please pray for him as he takes up his new ministry and joins our Petts Wood Churches Together.

Readers evening – Tuesday  2nd June 8.00pm in Church

This is for all readers and will be an important session – please let me know if you are unable to attend.

Baptismal Preparation Evening – Wednesday 3rd June

At 8.00pm in the Presbytery.  For those parents who have been informed.

Requiem Mass for Teddy Pickering – Friday 5th June at 10.30am

Many of you knew and loved Teddy, who died peacefully last Monday.  There will be no 9.30am Mass on 5th June as I know many of you will wish to attend the Requiem.

Petts Wood Residents Association Service – Sunday 7th June

4.00pm in the Memorial Hall.  Speaker will be Lord Harris (founder of Harris HospisCare).  Do go if you possibly can.

St James’ Youth Group Activity Weekend – 13/14th June

for young people in years 7-10.  Adventure and games in an area of outstanding natural beauty in Cudham.  Contact Jim Callinan or Suzy Paris.

CWL Beetle Drive – Saturday 20th June – 7.00pm for 7.30pm

Sausage & Mash Supper.  Tickets £5 for adults and £1.50 for children will be on sale shortly.

Handel’s Messiah – DVD (£8) and CD (£6) now available in our repository and also in Rainbow Bookshop, Queensway.

Mgr Elliott  wishes to thank everyone for their generosity, and for making  his Golden Jubilee such a wonderful occasion last Sunday.  Monsignor’s portrait (by Teresa West) will hang in the Social Centre.

Coloma Convent Girl’s School, is introducing the International Baccalaureate Diploma for girls aged 16 to 18 from September 2009.  There are places left to study the IB Diploma this year.  Phone 020 8654 6228 and ask for 6th form admissions, see website at www.coloma.croydon.sch.uk

Bishop Challoner School, Bursar

The Governors and Head Teacher of Bishop Challoner Catholic Independent School invite applications for the post of Bursar.  The Bursar is responsible for finance, maintenance of all support services and regulatory compliance.  The successful candidate will have proven financial, managerial and communication skills, the ability to manage building projects with a flair for strategic thinking.

For a full application pack please contact Mrs Susan Long, Head Teacher’s PA on 020 8460 3546.  Closing date for applications: Friday 5th June.

Parish Library  This will be housed in the small room on the choir gallery.  Any religious or spiritual books would be most welcome (please take them up to the box in the library).  This will be opening sometime during June.

Back corridor  This is only for parents who need to leave the main body of the church with fractious children.  We should all be together for Mass, if at all possible – thank you.

Every blessing for the coming week, especially to those revising for exams – good luck!

Fr Bryan.

Church and Social Centre Rotas

Wednesday Coffee

Church Cleaning 27th May

J Keen

E Cushman

S Hawker

F Simon

G Tomkins

 

Next Sunday 31st May

Bar

Tellers

Coffee 10.00am

Coffee 11.30am

M Horner

P Keen

J Scott

P Kenny

F Lorio

R Wood

S Simon

M Harrington

S Paris

R Scott

 

Readers

6.00pm Sat.

10.00am

11.30am

J Bajorek

E Day

R Morrison

P Crosland

N Longhurst

J Longhurst

 

Ministers of Holy Communion

6.00pm Sat.

10.00am

11.30am

C Cahill

M Cahill

C Cosgrave

P Cosgrave

M Hutchinson

P Murray

C Price

C Wakefield

S Poulton

T Wells

L Lawrence

M Akpata-Adesida

B Bridle

A Bunnage

O Clutton

C Hawes

A Murphy

 

Welcomers

6.00pm Sat.

10.00am

11.30am

N D’Silva / E Day

M Howell

P Benson

E Lams / S Barradell

M Cooper