Newsletter for Week starting on Sunday 19th January 2020 : 2nd Sunday in Ordinary Time
HOLY CROSS CATHOLIC CHURCH
208 Sangley Road, Catford, London SE6 2JS
Fr Antony Megalan Sellam [Parish Priest] – 02086983672
Website: www.holycross-catford.org.uk
18thJan / 19th Jan 2020 [2nd Sunday in Ordinary Time]
Parish Contacts
Parish Office - Open Wed & Fri [10am -3pm]
020 8698 3672
Josepha Flahive [secretary]
Lisa O’Hara [volunteer]
Franciscan Sisters of the Immaculate
Holy Cross Bookshop, 020 3441 8240
Holy Cross School
[020 8698 2675]
Miss Mary Collins & Miss Giovanna Finaldi
www.holycross.lewisham.sch.uk
Repository:
To buy gifts and cards, the church shop is open after all weekend Masses.
St Vincent De Paul [SVP] 07835 188411
Safeguarding Line 07598 524024
Third Thursday Time TTT
Email: [email protected]
Hartley Hall [Angela Allen]
Culverley Road, SE6 2LD
Email: [email protected]
Finance: £703.07; SO £503
In today’s Gospel, John the Baptist shows us how what we do and say
reveals to others what we really believe. He has a clear sense of who he
is and who he is not, and by his life’s work he gives testimony to
God’s active presence in people’s lives. He challenges us to examine how
our actions reveal our attitudes, testify to our beliefs and show how
those beliefs reveal our true selves to others. Good stewards of
their faith are aware of the sort of God they reveal to the world by their
words and actions. Do our acts witness to a God who takes away
that which alienates people from God and each other? Do our actions
truly reveal God’s presence in the world today?
Safeguarding Is Everyone’s Business.
Thank
you for supporting the work of the safeguarding team during 2019. Later this
year there will be changes to how applications are processed. A new system is
being introduced by the Diocese. It is imperative that everyone who undertakes
any duties within the Parish that involves either young people or vulnerable
adults must be in possession of a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
certificate authorised by the Diocese BEFORE undertaking duties. If you have
any queries in this regard look at the policy document on the parish website (www.holycross-catford.org.uk/safeguarding.html)
or speak to the lead person of your organisation or Fr Antony.
Please
also be aware that adults should not enter the sacristy before or after Mass
unless specifically asked to do so by Fr Antony. Pat Barber – Parish
Safeguarding Lead for Holy Cross.
Parish Pilgrimage to the Holy Land:
As we celebrate the Year of the Word of God, it is
meaningful to make a pilgrimage to the Land where our Lord Jesus Christ
proclaimed his Good News to humanity. We will Visit Mount Tabor, Cana,
Nazareth, Sea of Galilee, Jordan River, Jericho, Bethlehem, Mount of Olives,
Mount Sion, Calvary [Way of the Cross], western wall of the Temple of
Jerusalem, Ein Karem, Masada and Dead Sea and so on. Cost from £1,191. Kindly
see the Notice Board/Parish Website for more details. Last date to apply is
31st January. Kindly pick up an
application form from the parish office.
Prayer of the Faithful this month:
Anne Mellis [19/01/2020], Marie
Bernard [26/01/2020],
If you are sick at home
and would like Holy Communion
brought to you, please give your name, address
and telephone number to Fr. Antony or Lesley Allen and a Eucharistic Minister will
get in touch with you. Also, if you are aware of a parishioner who is
housebound or ill please let us know. If you are in hospital and wish to speak to a priest, please
ask the staff to contact the Catholic Chaplain.
Pray for the sick:
Let us pray for the sick including Pat Doyle, Gloria Israel, Mariam Philomin,
Rose Calver, Charlie Hyam, Joan
Loughnane, Agatha Lewis, Myra Hannon, Elizabeth Goba, Florence Nosgobie, Gala
Lobo and Ann
Whitington.
Funerals:
Please pray for the peaceful repose
of the souls of Alan Clark, whose funeral will be on Thursday 30th January at
12.45pm, Barbara Cottle, whose funeral will be on Friday 7th
February at 12 noon and John Taylor, whose funeral will be on Monday 17th
February at 12.30pm. We also pray for
their families, some are coming from abroad.
We pray they have a safe trip and all are blessed with much strength at
this difficult time.
Welcome to Holy Cross Newcomers
If you have moved into our parish since
January 2019, you are warmly invited to a welcoming reception on Sunday 2nd
February from 5pm in Hartley Hall. It
will be an opportunity for your to meet with Fr Antony so please do make some
time to join him. If you are able to
attend, please email Lisa O’Hara [email protected] so we
can ensure we have enough refreshments for you.
Parish
Pastoral Council
The next
meeting is on Tuesday 4th February at 8pm in Hartley Hall.
Join us every Thursday morning 10.30-12 as
we explore what Aquinas has to teach us about the virtues and theory and the
essential purpose of living the moral life as Catholic women.
Catholic Mothers Iconography Classes
Mary-Maye
Lorriman, Catholic Mother, Artist and Iconographer will be joining Catholic
Mothers to lead a prayerful journey and discovery into the discipline of
Iconography. We will work on an Icon of
Jesus's holy face, whilst pondering the Gospel of Mark chapter 5: Verses
25-34. The course is a practical course
and will involve preparation of the Icon table (board). You will learn how to
work in egg tempora and will experience Guilding your Icon. It is our hope that
you will all come away with a finished Icon and have the confidence to take
further courses.
WHEN? 8 Thursday
sessions, 10am to 2pm : 30th
Jan, 13th Feb, 12th Mar, 26th Mar, 23rd
April, 21st May, 11th June, 25th June Email [email protected] for more info.
St Ursula’s
Convent School Staff Vacancies:
Exam Invigilators We are looking to recruit Exam
Invigilators to work on a supply/bank basis during the school’s
examination periods, which mainly take place in May and June. Exam Invigilators
must be available w/c 27th April 2020 to attend a half day
training session. A Teacher of Textiles to provide
the highest quality of education for our students in our outstanding school.
The post is part time (2 days per week) and for one year in the first instance.
For further information on this role, please visit the school website at www.stursulas.com/st-ursulas/vacancies
“Here I am, Lord! I come to do your will.”