Newsletter for Week starting on the 26th May 2019 :6th Sunday of Easter
HOLYCROSS CATHOLIC CHURCH
208 Sangley Road
Catford,
London, SE6 2JS
Tel : 020 8698 3672
Parish
Secretary : Lisa O’Hara (volunteer)
Fr Antony Megalan Sellam
Parish Priest
Website: www.holycross-catford.org.uk
Parish mobile: 07367 426492
Please join
Rosary:Mon Tues Thurs 9.40am / Wed 8.50am
Chaplet of Divine Mercy: Wed 9.40am
Parish Surgery Fri 6 pm
Confessions: Sat 6 pm
Parish Diary
Ecumenical
Visit to Aylesford 29th May
Fr
John Mulligan Memorial Service 22nd June
Altar
Servers Club 29th June 3-4pm
Parish Contacts
FRANCISCAN SISTERS OF THE IMMACULATE
Holy Cross Bookshop
4 Brownhill Road, Catford
Tel: 020 8461 0896
www.holycrossbooks.co.uk
HOLY CROSS SCHOOL [020 8698 2675]
Executive Headteacher: Miss Mary Collins
Head of School: Miss Giovanna Finaldi
http://www.holycross.lewisham.sch.uk/
St Vincent De Paul 07835 188411
Safeguarding Line 07598 524024
Third Thursday Time TTT
Hartley Hall - Parish Community Centre
Culverley Road, SE6 2LD
Finance: Loose £747.76 Donation : £301 SO: £503.00
There will be Masses
at 9.15 am and 7.00 pm.
Seven Members of the Legion of Mary are
visitng us from Ireland. They will be
able to visit our families from 29th June until 6th
July. If you are able to accommodate
anyone during their mission in Holy Cross, Catford, please contact Fr Antony.
How was Lent for you?
Did you see the benefits, to yourself, that using and sharing your gifts
and talents with others brought? We are planning to have a short ministry Fair
on Monday 4th July at 7.30pm in Hartley Hall when you will be able to explore
possibilities to use your gifts and talents. Keep the date free, more
information to follow.
Fr
John Mulligan’s Memorial Mass Planning
has already begun for the Memorial Mass for Fr. John Mulligan on Saturday 22
June at 6.30pm. He died suddenly in September last year. He was in Catford from
1990 – 2009, and our Parish priest from 1993. We are planning a display of
photos and we are looking for recollections and memories to accompany it.
Please see Fr. Antony or one of the Parish Council if you think you can help. Next
choir practice will be on Thursday, 6th June at 7.30pm.
Coffee morning after 10am Mass today will be hosted by the 14th
Lewisham Scout group. They are raising
much needed funds for our parish scout group and will be selling cakes and
raffle tickets. We hope to see you
there.
Ecumenical Pilgrimage to Aylesford
is this Wednesday 29th May. Please can we meet outside Hartley Hall at 9.45 am
following Mass, which will be a lovely way to commence our day. The cost of £10 can be paid on the coach, if
you haven’t already paid. There are two
spaces still available, please let Fr Anthony know.
ANNUAL
PARISH WALK 2019 Our
annual Walk this year will take place on Saturday 6th July. Please put this
date in your diaries. Funds raised will support the children in the Special
Needs Unit at Ahotokurom in Ghana. Further details will follow and Sponsorship
forms will be available after Masses from June 8th.
Altar Servers Club The next session will be on
Saturday 29th June, 3-4pm.
Newcomers are most welcome.
Catholic Mothers invite you to another evening on Friday
7th June at 7.30 pm in Hartley Hall.
This talk is titled
“Resting on the Heart of Jesus.” Come
and find some rest and meet new faith-filled friends.
Welcome
If you are new the parish, you are most welcome. Please make yourself known to Fr Antony. In addition, please visit our website and
complete an online registration form. There are hard copies at the back of the
church if you’d prefer to complete a form and return to the parish office.
Pray for the sick: Let us pray for the sick including
Steve Baldwin, Mariam Philomin, Fidelis
D’Mello, Charlie Hyam, Rose
Calver, Clifford
Aristide, Agatha Lewis and Ann
Whittington. To include anyone’s name, kindly contact Lesley Allen.
Calling
all Holy Cross Parishoners
Tai
Chi Cha Cha- A series of seated dance
classes on May 30th and 6th June for those over 60 in Hartley Hall,
1-2 pm free.
Plant
Sale
and Bring and Buy Sale - Tuesday 4th June, 10am -2.30pm
In Hartley Hall.
Quiz
night-
“Bring Me Sunshine” Quiz night- Thursday , 6th June 7pm for 7.30pm start,
cost £8 including a buffet supper.
Italian
day-
Bring Me Sunshine- Friday 21 June 11-3, For over 60s, lunch and entertainment,
Free
To
register please contact [email protected] or contact 07729785843
Invitation
Nicholas Wibberley and his wife
Rachael warmly invite members of the Holy Cross Parish to attend the opening of
their new funeral directors on Beckenham High Street on Saturday 1st
June from 10am to 2pm. All welcome.
Thank you.
Margaret and Ossie Folkes and family would like to thank all those who offered
hugs, words of sympathy, sent messages, cards, letters or Mass cards, following
the death of Jackie, their precious daughter. A particular thank you to Bishop
Pat and Fr Antony for their support and prayers. Holy Mass will be celebrated
in thanksgiving. Apologies to those who attended
Jackie’s funeral and wished to support the Blackthorn Trust,
a mental well being Charity, that supported Jackie. There was no box for
donations after the Mass. If you wish to make a donation please do so through
the website www.blackthorn.org.uk.
Thank you.
Second
Collection: Today there
is a second collection for St George’s Cathedral, the mother church of our
diocese. This collection helps meet the
costs towards the upkeep of the cathedral.
World
Communications Day is
next Sunday. There will be a second collection then. The funds will be used to support the work of
the Catholic Communications Network (CNN), the media office of the Bishops’
Conference of England and Wales.
Parish Surgery This Week: On Friday from 5.30
pm, you may meet our parish priest, Fr Antony, without prior appointment in the
presbytery.
The Southwark Metropolitan Marriage Tribunal looks for a Team
Secretary, 0900
– 1700 Monday to Friday, Salary range £23,000pa - £25,000pa
depending on skills and experience. To apply please email a copy of your CV to [email protected] by 5th June 2019, interviews will be on 12th June 2019.
