Sunday 20th February 2022 : 7th 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
Parish Contacts
Parish Office is Open
(Tuesday and Thursday)
10am - 3pm
020 8698 3672
Josepha Flahive
Lisa O’Hara
Franciscan Sisters of the Immaculate
Holy Cross Bookshop, 020 3441 8240
Holy Cross School
[020 8698 2675]
Miss Mary Collins
www.holycross.lewisham.sch.uk
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Sunday 20th February 2022 : 7th Sunday in Ordinary Time
You can find the Readings from here
Today’s gospel offers us the greatest challenge as a follower of Jesus.
“Love your enemies, do good to those who dislike you, bless those who speak ill of you and pray for those who mistreat you.” “Be merciful just as your heavenly Father is merciful.”
We all know how difficult this is to do and we’ll never be able to do it without God’s grace, without learning to be very conscious that God is present with us each day, without asking God for the strength of his grace many times each day. The invitation of Jesus to love those who get in our face, who know how to push all our buttons, goes against our natural feelings of irritation and anger. Jesus seems to be asking too much. What Jesus is asking of us is to be all that grace enables us to be.
By our baptism, we have been given a share in the life and love of God. Jesus has become our brother; we are children of our heavenly Father by grace. Divine life is in us and that life enables us to live as Jesus lived. Jesus is asking us to learn to live by the new life we have been given. Because of grace, we are able to be merciful as our Father is merciful. Jesus has shown us how to love those who irritate us, how to forgive those who injure us.
Fr Antony
- Mass offering [loose collection]: £416.72
Server Albs: £40 (Enid Benzynie) £20 (Bunty Kane) #> Total so far £905 .
Thank you all for your kindness and generosity
- Manna Mission: As Lewisham Borough is one of the places in the UK where Covid cases had reached record highs, we have postponed our Manna Mission until further notice. If you know of anyone in need however, please let the parish office know.
Please take a copy of the Newsletter home with you - please do not leave it in the church. Thank you.
- PARISH DIARY
(10:00am) First Holy Communion Parents Meeting
02 MAR Ash Wednesday Mass Times 9:15 am , 7:00pm
04 MAR Stations of the Cross every Friday in Lent
05 MAR (10:00am ) Baptism Preparation Course RCIA Rite of Election
06 MAR First Sunday of Lent Group 1 Manna Mission
12 MAR (10:00am) First Holy Communion Class
(4:30pm) Confirmation Session 9
15 MAR (11:00am) Mini Vinni's Commissioning Mass
20 MAR Group 2 Manna Mission
OUR PARISH RESPONSE TO COVID 19 PANDEMIC - Updates
URGENT: COVID-19 Update-> Holy Cross Church is Open
COVID SECURITY GUIDELINES : Following the recent changes(Friday 10 dec) in the regulations from the Government, the parish has issued updated guidelines for continued safe and covid-secure worship in the church.The latest document is Guidances for Churches December 2021
- Please note that the Mass times have been reviewed : See below (Mass Times and Intentions)
All the Masses will be live-streamed: https://holy-cross-stream.click2stream.com
- With respect to the current situation with the omicron variant it is important to ensure the following points are followed in our churches:
- That people displaying any symptoms of covid-19 should stay at home and not travel to church or participate in person.
- That hand sanitiser is used by everyone attending the Church.
- Concerning face masks, some form of face covering will be required in most public indoor venues, including places of worship. However, exemptions exist for various reasons: legitimate health reasons, as has always been the case.
- That there is good ventilation and air throughput in the building; in this case, because of climatic conditions, please do wrap up warmly when coming to the church as we may need to leave doors open.
- That a positive message encouraging people to get vaccinated and have the booster jab, when able, is delivered whenever possible.
- That people who are engaged in a form of pastoral ministry which involves ministry to the housebound, sick, and vulnerable, should take regular lateral flow tests to ensure they are safe to do so. These are free from the NHS.
- The Holy Mass is offered everyday via Livestream
- Diamond Club Magazine is available here
