Week starting on 3rd December 2017
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: 235468
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]
TWINNING PROJECTS
Our Lady, help of Christians,
Beulieu, Grenada
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
Sat 6.30 Elma Llamera RIP (Baldwin)
Sun First Sunday of Advent (2nd/3rd Dec)
10.00 Yakkomuthu RIP (Justin)
11.30 Henry & Eileen Killick RIP (Killick)
11.30 Welcome David & Peace Pope
12.30 Baptism David & Peace Pope
Mon 9.15 MF Rajendram RIP
9.40 Rosary
Tue 9.15 Martin Aloysius Horkan RIP (St Joseph)
9.40 Rosary
Wed 8.50 Rosary
9.15 Nora & Noel Quirke (Hannon)
9.40 Divine Mercy
Thur St Ambrose
9.15 Theresa Green RIP (Hubbard)
9.40 Rosary
Fri The Immaculate Conception
7.30 Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament
8pm Irene Marston RIP (Yhip)
Grenada Mass
Sat 6.30 Wellbeing of UCM members (UCM)
Sun Second Sunday of Advent (9th/10th Dec )
10.00 Donald Simpson RIP (O’Sullivan)
11.30 Denis Burke RIP (Burke)
11.30 Welcome Petra Umaigbu
12.30 Baptism Petra Umaigbu
Special Ministers of Holy Communion
This weekend 1st
Sunday (2nd / 3rd Dec )
6.30pm Lesley Allen, Pat Monaghan, Vacant.
1) Malcolm
Jones 2) Eunice Conroy P) Pat Barber
10am Iotha Lorde, Marigold
Okor, Kathleen O’Sullivan, Shirine Sukran, Rafel Skrzyp
1) Amos Kong
2) Lisa O’Hara P) Kesia Palmer
11.30am
Jude Ibe,
Anne Mellis, Cynthia Myers, Emanuele Vitale, Errol Palmer
1)
Ngozi Adedj, 2) Vacant 3)
Vacant
Next weekend 2nd Sunday (9th/10th)
6.30pm Myra Hannon, Mariam Philomin, 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) Pat O’Sullivan
11.30 Jerome, Adedji, Mary
Lewis, Vincent Okonji, John Walsh, Rosa Candita Simpkins.
1), Mark Swarbrick 2) Frank Afful, P) Mitchelle Mbaeri
FINANCE £1224.82 Youth £101.98. Many Thanks
I DON’T HOW YOU DO IT!
The
grand total raised from our Parish Fayre
Was
£3819.90. Thank you, thank you, thank you!
This
is the highest amount for 10 years. Well done!
It
will go towards our new parish communications system of which
you will hear
more about soon.
MESSAGE FROM ARCHBISHOP
PETER
Do
you support Catholic schools and the right of Catholics to send their children
to them? Then we need YOU to make your voice heard.
The
Government is making a critical decision on whether to overturn the admissions
cap which prevents Catholic schools from allowing all Catholic pupils to
attend. They have acknowledged that this policy discriminates against Catholics
and promised to abandon it, now we need you to tell them not to return on their
promise to Catholics.
Visit
http://catholicnews.org.uk/or search for ‘Catholic
Education’ in your search engine to write to the Government and urge them to
drop their policy which bans new Catholic schools
"A GIFT
FOR GHANA"
Our
Ghana fundraising nativity and concert will be on the 17th December at 4 pm.
Cost
£5 adults and £1 children.
Tickets
obtained from stewards after masses as well as the parish office.
A
chance to share in the nativity with Carols and readings and more delivered by
our talented parishioners. Children welcome to dress up as their favourite
nativity character.
Seasonal
refreshments available on Hartley Hall after the concert.
CONGRATULATIONS
to our November 2017 Jack Petchey
winner Donovan Gabriel.
Donovan
has been nominated for being a dedicated, conscientious and committed
altar server since 2009. He is a very good role model, and takes his
duties seriously and does them to perfection. He is very good in
assisting the new servers and leads by example.
Donovan
would like to use his award to take the young people from Holy Cross Parish
aged 16-25 to the 02 for Bowling during the Christmas holidays. If you
are interested please send : your full name, date of birth and contact details,
to vickydemello@hotmail,.com or to 07526 664319. Tickets will be given on a first come
first serve basis.
YOUTH CHRISTMAS DINNER
Tickets are
available after Mass today for the YSVP Christmas dinner, which will take place
on Friday 15th December 2017 in Hartley Hall from 7pm – 9.30pm. All secondary
school aged 11 - 18 welcome. Come along and enjoy community time, a delicious
meal, games, quizzes, prizes and much more.
Any enquiries
please call Phil on 07894058498.
HOLY CROSS PARISH
…are off to
Lourdes in September 2018 for a week, there are 10 places left so if you
haven't booked yet you can still do so. The cost is £ 720 per person.
If you missed
the information evening or would like more information please ring Lesley Allen
on O7729785843 or speak to Fr Doug. Lesley will be available after the 10 am
Mass at the back of church if you have any enquiries.
SERVICE OF LIGHT
This Sunday
evening at 6pm at St Laurence’s Bromley Rd.
BAPTISMAL PREPARATION
CLASSES
The
next one will be in January. Please complete an application form (these are
situated at the back of the church). Attach a COPY of the long version of your
child’s BIRTH certificate and a copy of your own baptism certificate and submit
it to the parish office.
THE DIAMOND CLUB
…are hosting a
‘Christmas Corsage’ flower arranging session on the 15th December
from 10am -12 midday in the Diamond room.
The cost is £5
(this includes your creation to take home).
To book a place
contact the Parish office.
THE FRIENDS CLUB
…Invite you to
join them to Celebrate Christmas in style at their Christmas Party on Friday
22nd December 2017. Time: 7pm - 11 pm (Welcome to stay for the After Party)
Dine and dance
with life entertainment at a local venue. Meal + drink; price range: £12 /
£15 / £18 / £21to book and for more information; call: 07466871579 /
07958131805.
email: [email protected]. Limited places ; please book
before Friday 15th December 2017* minimum age 18 years. ho ! ho ! ho !
What’s under the tree for you? Come find out...........
See you there!!
DURING ADVENT
…Father may use the ‘I confess’ and the
words are here…
I confess to almighty God
And to you, my brothers and sisters,
That I have greatly sinned,
In my thoughts and in my words,
In what I have done and what I have
failed to do,
And, striking
their breast, they say
through my fault, through
my fault,
through my most grievous
fault;
Then they
continue:
Therefore I ask blessed
Mary ever-Virgin,
All the Angels and Saints,
And you, my brothers and
sisters,
To pray for me to the Lord
or God.
Every Valley shall be exalted
and every hill made low
And all God’s people shall see together
the Glory of the Lord.
RETIRING COLLECTION
Archbishop’s
Admin Fund