Newsletter for Week starting on the 15th July 2018 :15th Sunday in Ordinary Time

Published by AFAN in News · 16 July 2018

HOLY CROSS CHURCH

208 Sangley Road

Catford, London, SE6 2JS

Tel: 020 8698 3672

Email: parish@holycross-catford.org.uk

Website: www.holycross-catford.org.uk

Part of RC Archdiocese of Southwark

Registered charity number: 1173050

Parish Priest: Fr Doug Bull

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]

OVERSEAS DEVELOPMENT

The Community of Ahotokurom, Ghana

www.ahoto.org

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 & Readers

This weekend 3^rd Sunday (14^th/15^th July)

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.

1^st Gillian Yip, 2^nd Christine Ukah, P Bina Augustin

11.30am Vacant, Vacant, Bernadette Jeyachandra, Phil Loughnane, Paul Njoku.

1) , 2^ndMerlyn Clark, P Brian Trevathas.

Next weekend 4^th Sunday ( 22^nd/23^rd July)

6.30pm Vacant, Beatrice Orodje, Prexy Rajendram

1) Brendan Downton 2) Isabella Van Schslwyk P) Margaret Folkes

10am Dilys Grant , Shirley Lench Phil Umerah, Wendy Abiola, Sam Jayakaram

1) Millie Lemonius, 2)Mase Okor, P Cath Sanderson

11.30 John Ogunbadawa, Kate Middleton, Frank Afful, Vera Onongaya, Victor Santhiapillai

1) Petrina Douglas 2) Rosa Candita Simpkins P) Vacant

FINANCE £1247.50 Apostleship of the Sea £134.60 Many Thanks

Sat 6.30 Alaistair Pitblado RIP (UCM)

6.30 Welcome Lotanna & Tania Ajuonuma

Sun 15^th Sunday of the Year (14^th/15^th July)

10.00 Mary Monaghan RIP (Monaghan)

11.30 Ignatius Cullen RIP

11.30 Welcome Ava Manoranjan

12.30 Baptism Ava Manoranjan

Mon 1pm Funeral Jean Briggs RIP

9.40 Rosary

Tue 9.15 Brendan Kilcoyne RIP

9.40 Rosary

Wed 8.50 Rosary

9.15 Funeral Tony Whitaker

7pm Leaver’s Mass

9.40 Divine Mercy

Thur 9.15 Adel Briones - Catapang RIP

9.40 Rosary

Fri 7.30pm Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament

8pm Fr Doug

Sat 6.30 Mina Bernardi RIP

Sun 16^thSunday of Ordinary Time

(21^st/22^nd July)

10.00 Laura Nurse TG (Williams)

11.30 Margaret Laughrey RIP (Lewis)

12.30 Baptism Lotanna & Tania Ajuonuma

Please pray for those whom our Ministers visit with HOLY COMMUNION:

Clifford Aristide, James Barlow, Mary Barry, Rose Calver, Margaret Doherty, Bridget Doyle, Ellesdene Edwards, Eileen Embury Elizabeth Marie Forde, Elizabeth Goba, Theresa Harney, Peter Hughes, William Keogh, Agatha Lewis, Gala Lobo Anthony Marshall, Ivy Mulroney, Susan Murphy, Florence Nosegbe, Calvin & Eleanor Martin, Mabel Martin, Marie Obiamiwe, Charity Oparaji, Josephine Patterson, Rex Phillips, Anthony Renouf, Casimar Santhiapillai, Viveca Simmons, Irene Stone, Bridget Sullivan, Genevieve Stanislaus, Vera Pollock, Sheila Tagg, Patricia Vesey, Ann Whitington, Dennis Williams

DECEASED

Please pray for the repose of Tony Whitaker who has died. The funeral of Jean Briggs will be on Monday 16^th July at 1 O’clock.

May they rest in peace.

PILGRIMS TO LOURDES

There will be an information evening and a chance to get to know other pilgrims travelling together in September in Hartley hall on Friday the 20th July at 8 pm for all those coming to Lourdes with the parish.

You should be receiving a letter from Tangney Tours within the next week or so requesting the balance of the pilgrimage be paid. Any enquiries contact Lesley Allen on 07729785843

SPONSORED WALKERS

Can you please return sponsor money and forms to either Gwen, Lesley or Kath OR the Parish Office by 15^th July. Many Thanks

THE NIGERIAN COMMUNITY

…in Holy Cross Parish would like to meet in Hartley Hall after the 11.30am Mass on Sunday 22^nd July for cup of tea and a chat! Save the date!

PARISH CENSUS UPDATE

Apologies for the problems some of you had last weekend logging into the Registration page of the Parish Website to complete the Census form. The bug affecting that page is now fixed and normal service is resumed!

Please make sure that you and all of your family are registered. Encourage friends and fellow parishioners to complete the census as well. It is easier to do so online.

You still have the option of completing a paper version of the Census and returning to Fr Doug or one of the Ushers at the end of Mass.

During the week a good number of the Diamond Club completed the census form and this has now increased the number of forms completed to over 100 up from 54 last week. So keep up the good work we have nearly 800 attending Mass each week so that is our first target but we still have some way to go.

If there is someone you know who is housebound perhaps you can drop off a census form to them and help them complete it and return it to the parish.

REMINDER FOR ALL CATECHISTS

Our annual get together of Catechists is on Monday 16^th July from 7.30pm, ln Hartley Hall.. Do you help with Children’s Liturgy, The Baptism Programme, First Communion, Confirmation, RCIA, or any other Catechesis in the parish? If you are at the School Leavers Production please join us afterwards.

This will be our last chance to meet together as a group of Catechists with Fr Doug.

BISHOP PAUL

It was as been announced on Monday 9th July that Pope Francis has appointed Bishop Paul Mason as the next Bishop of the Forces. Bishop Paul was ordained as a Bishop in May 2016, and appointed to be an Auxiliary Bishop in the diocese.

REMINDER

If you are a Reader or Extraordinary Minister, the new Rota is now in place, please check one of the copies at each entrance.

DAY OF RECOLLECTION FOR EXTRAORDINARY MINISTERS

6^TH OCTOBER

The Annual Lewisham Deanery Day of Recollection for Special Ministers will take place at Good Shepherd Downham on Saturday 6^th October from 10.00am -12.00, with Refreshments from 9.30am. Special Ministers are reminded that when they renew their commitment at the Mass of the Lord's Supper on Maundy Thursday they promise to attend a Day of Recollection in the coming 12 months.

THIRD THURSDAY TIME TTT

...Is this Thursday, 5.30-8.30 at Hartley Hall. You, and your friends, are ALL welcome to join us for a relaxing evening in friendly company.

This month: quiet space, arts and crafts, board games, singing, cafe with drinks and snacks PLUS yoga between 5.30 and 6.15 and, back following popular demand, a BINGO session!

Fifteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time Weekend of July 14/15, 2018

In his letter to the Ephesian community, St. Paul teaches that God, the Father, has established a divine plan to bring all of creation to Christ and that He has blessed us with the divine gifts to help implement that plan. Christian stewards know what their gifts are and remain committed to using them in the service of the Lord. Do we know what our gifts are? Do we believe that God has given us these gifts? Are we committed to using our gifts to serve the Lord?