Newsletter for the Week starting on the 11th November 2018 :32nd Sunday in Ordinary Time
HOLY CROSS CHURCH
10th/11th November
208
Sangley Road
Catford,
London, SE6 2JS
Tel: 020 8698 3672
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.holycross-catford.org.uk
Part of RC Archdiocese of Southwark
Registered charity number: 1173050
Parish
Priest: Fr Antony Megalan
MASS
TIMES
Monday-Thursday: 9.15am
Friday 8pm
Saturday: 6.30pm Vigil Mass
Sunday: 10.00am & 11.30am
Reconciliation:
Saturday 6pm
HARTLEY
HALL
PARISH COMMUNITY CENTRE
Culverley Road, SE6 2LD
Tel: 020 8698 3672
Email:
[email protected]
PARISH ADMINISTRATOR:
Mrs
Mary Baldwin
Tel: 020 8698 3672
Email:
[email protected]
HOLY
CROSS SCHOOL
Headteacher: Miss Mary
Collins
Tel: 020 8698 2675 Fax: 020 8697 7137
Email : [email protected]
Website : www.holycross.lewisham.sch.uk
St Vincent
De Paul Number 07835188411
Safeguarding
Line 07598524024
Special Ministers of Holy Communion
This weekend 2nd
Sunday (10th/11th Nov)
6.30pm Marian Philomin, Myra
Hannon, Prema Louth,
1) UCM, 2) UCM, P) UCM
10am Joe Baptiste, Caroline
Cleary, Ossie Folkes, Cyril Mbaeri, Ray Williams.
1) Kimberley
Kong, 2) Ashley Lench P) Christina S
11.30 Jerome, Adeji, Mary
Lewis, Vincent Okonji, John Walsh, Rosa Candita Simpkins.
1) Elsa Pascal, 2) Frank Afful, P) Mitchelle Mbaeri
Next weekend 3rd
Sunday (17th/18th
Nov )
6.30pm Pat Healy, Bridgette Laing , Chris Joyce
1) Jenushan
Justin 2) Reuben Gabriel P) Maureen Gabriel
10am Gwen Williams, Marian Perez,
Francisca Dunbar, Elena Travers, Marco Munoz.
1st
Gillian Yip, 2nd Christina Ukah, P Bina
Augustin
11.30am
Bernadette Jeyachandra,
Phil Loughnane, Paul Njoku, 2 Vacant
positions.
1)
Ronald Jeyachandra, 2nd Merlyn Clark, P Brian Trevathas.
FINANCE £1626.50; CAFOD £278.40
Many Thanks
Sat 6.30 Teresa O’Reilly (UCM)
Sat 6.30 Deceased members of the UCM
Sun 32nd Sunday of Ordinary Time
10.00 People of the Parish
11.30 Thierry Gnanakumar RIP
Welcome Amen Omorogbe
Baptism Amen Omorogbe
Mon
St
Josephat
9.15 Theresa Green RIP
9.40 Rosary
Tue 9.15
Teresa Dunne (Stella)
9.40
Rosary
Wed 8.50
Rosary
9.15Deceased members of the Parish
9.40
Divine Mercy
Thur
9.15 Cornelius Bradley RIP
9.40
Rosary
Fri 7.30 Exposition & Benediction
8pm Jim Foley RIP (Cleary)
Sat 6.30 Canon Diamond RIP
Sun 33rd Sunday of the Year
10.00 People of the Parish
11.30 Patrick Hanlon RIP
11.30
Welcome Ifechi
Kalu
12.30 Baptism Ifechi Kalu
A thank you
to all those parishioners who joined together to make my Induction Liturgy a
reverent and memorable occasion that brought great credit to our parish. Thanks
to those who welcomed our guests and gave them great hospitality on the night.
A particular thank you to the core team who cleaned up at the end of the evening.
Well done! – Fr Antony
DECEASED
The
funeral of Joan Lee will be here on Monday 19th November at 12 noon.
REMEMBER….
..
those who have been called to eternal life.
This
weekend we remember those who have died in our parish this year. Each person
will be named and a candle will be lit for them during each Mass of that
weekend.
ANNUAL CEMETERY PROCESSION
Cemetery Procession: Lewisham Deanery annual procession
through Hither Green Cemetery takes place on Remembrance Sunday 11th
November at 2.30pm. We assemble at the Main Gate in Verdant Lane from 2.15 and
process to the Catholic section where priests and deacons are available to accompany you to the
grave of your loved ones. The cemetery closes at 4pm.
RETIRING COLLECTION
Next
weekend – Archbishop’s Admin Fund.
24th/25th
November Catholic Youth Services
QUIZ NIGHT
on
Thursday, Nov 22nd 7pm arrival for 7.30 start, cost £7.
Come
on your own or book a table of 8. Must reserve a place in advance as numbers
are limited.
Lesley Allen 07729785843, Lesley Allen @btopenworld.com or Jenny from UCM
Lesley Allen 07729785843, Lesley Allen @btopenworld.com or Jenny from UCM
YSVP
MEETING
…on
Monday 19th November to arrange coffee morning and youth Christmas dinner.
Upper
room of Hartley Hall at 7-8pm. Parents/carers must pick up at 8pm, unless prior
arrangements have been made with the YSVP adult leaders. Look forward to seeing
you all there!
DEANERY CATECHIST EVENING
As
we anticipate the new Order of Christian Initiation of Adults (OCIA) we invite
all RCIA catechists to come together and look at the current practice, share
wisdom and resources and build a stronger network of catechists in each of the
areas in the diocese.
Monday 12th
November 2018 (7pm for 7.30pm) Hartley Hall Catford.
DEMENTIA AWARENESS DAY
Understanding
what people living with dementia are experiencing means we are able to improve
and tailor the care and compassion that we deliver.
Come
and experience the Virtual Dementia Tour on Thursday 22nd November
between 10am and 4pm. Dementia Friends session 2pm-3pm.
To
book your place call 0208 318 2272.
Leah
Lodage Care Home, Blessington Rd, Blackheath, London, SE13 5EB.
TTT
This
Thursday, 15th, 5.30-8.30pm, drop in to Hartley Hall to refresh your mental well-being
by relaxing in friendly company, mindfulness, making Christmas decorations and
more.
There
will be an opportunity to take part in a remembrance exercise praying by
candlelight, a spiritual remembrance labyrinth.
This will be at 7 pm. Come along and explore this prayer method.
It’s open to all local people and their friends over 16, why not give us a try?
This will be at 7 pm. Come along and explore this prayer method.
It’s open to all local people and their friends over 16, why not give us a try?
NEW EMAIL ADRESS
Fr Antony’s email address is [email protected]
CATFORD SOUTH LOCAL
ASSEMBLY
Monday,
12th November, 7-9m, Rushey Green School.
TTT
and Holiday at Home scheme (run in conjunction with the Diamond Club) are on
the shortlist for grants, but we need YOUR votes. Voting ends at 8.15pm, so if
you could arrive in good time to support these Parish initiatives it would be
greatly appreciated
MISSIO
Pope Francis has explained to us many times that we
are all Missionary Disciples. It is in that context that we’d like to thank you
all who regularly support the Pope’s own mission charity, Missio. Through Missio,
the Universal Church reaches out to those who have not yet heard the gospel
message. Missio is particularly grateful to all our parishioners of Holy Cross
for their continued support through the Red Box Appeal, funds will be sent to
where the needs are greatest. Our Local Secretary is
Brian Thevathas. His contact detail
will be given to you so that you may contact him.
Gospel Reflection 32nd Sunday In this week’s Gospel, Jesus gets right to the
point – Christian Stewards are all called to give money to
support the mission of the Church, regardless of our circumstance. No
gift is too small or insignificant! Giving money to support the mission
of our local parish is a matter of our faith, just like praying and participating
in parish ministries. When you make a financial offering, is it
from your “first fruits” or from what is “left over”?
“I would like a world without the poor. We must fight for this. But
I am a believer and I know that sin is always within us. And there is always
human greed, the lack of solidarity, the selfishness that creates poverty.
Therefore, would seem difficult to me to imagine a world without the poor. If
you think about children exploited for slave labour, or sexually abused
children. And another form of exploitation: children killed for the trafficking
of organs. Killing children to remove their organs is greed. Therefore, I do
not know if we will be able to make a world without poverty, because sin is
always there and leads to selfishness. But we must always fight, always ...” Pope Francis
Bible verse to remember: Blessed is he who cares for the poor; the LORD will
deliver him in the day of trouble [Psalm 41:1].