Week starting on the 18th March 2018
HOLY CROSS
CHURCH
208 Sangley Road
Catford,
London, SE6 2JS
Tel: 020 8698 3672
Email:
[email protected]
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
Special
Ministers of Holy Communion
This weekend 3rd Sunday (17th/18th March)
6.30pm Pat Healy, Bridgette Laing, Chris Joyce
1)
Jenushan Justin 2) Daniell Evan P) Maureen Gabriel
10am Gwen Williams, Marian Perez, Francisca
Dunbar, Elena Travers, Marco Munoz.
1st Gillian Yip, 2nd Rob Dunbar, P Bina Augustin
11.30am Debo Akinbode, Pat Ellis, Barbara
Heathcote, Phil Loughnane, Vacant.
1) Ronald Jeyachandra 2nd Merlyn Clark, P Mitchelle Mbaeri
Next weekend 4th
Sunday (24th/25th March)
6.30pm Denise Coutino, Beatrice Orodje, Prexy Rajendram
1)
Vacant 2) Vacant P) Margaret Folkes
10am Dilys Grant, Shirley Lench Phil
Umerah Victor Santhiapillai, Wendy Abiola.
1)
Millie Lemonius, 2) Brendan Downton P Scouts / Cath Sanderson
11.30 John Ogunbadawa, Kate Middleton, Frank
Afful, Vera Onongaya
1) Petrina Douglas2) Rosa
Candita Simpkins P) Vacant
FINANCE
£1326.28 Many Thanks
Sat 6.30 Matt Cleary RIP (Cleary)
Sun 5th
Sunday of Lent (17th/18th March)
10.00 John Monaghan RIP (Monaghan)
11.30 Users of Hartley Hall
(Baldwin)
11.30 Welcome Louis
Duquesnoy
11.30 Welcome Paolo Finaldi
12.30 Baptism Louis Duquesnoy
12.30 Baptism Paolo Finaldi
Mon St Joseph
9.15 Patrick McCarthy RIP
(McCarthy)
9.40 Rosary
Tue
8.50 Rosary
9.15 Sheila O’Hara & Family
(Sanderson)
9.40 Divine Mercy
Wed
8.50 Rosary
9.15 Mina Bernardi RIP
9.40 Stations of the Cross
Thur
9.15 Cecily Nalliah RIP (Stella)
9.40 Rosary
Fri 7.30pm Stations of the Cross
8pm Francesca Candita Simpkins RIP
Sat 6.30 SM Ponniah RIP (Stella)
Sun Palm
Sunday (24th/25th March)
9.45 In the playground for 10am
Mass
10.00 Genevieve & Marie Paula
(Dago)
11.30 SVP Benefactors (TG)
Please pray for those whom our Ministers visit with HOLY COMMUNION:
Clifford Aristide, James Barlow, Mary
Barry, Jean Briggs, Rose Calver, Ellesdene Edwards, Elizabeth Marie Forde, Eileen Embury, Dr Musu Goba, Elizabeth Goba,
Theresa Harney, Peter Hughes, William Keogh, Agatha Lewis, Gala Lobo Anthony
Marshall, Ivy Mulroney, Susan
Murphy, Florence Nosegbe, Celia
Ndeley, 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
Some of you may
remember Mrs Eileen Kiely who lived in Catford for many years before returning
to Cork in Ireland. Mrs Kiely has recently passed away. Please remember her in
your prayers.
STATIONS OF THE CROSS Each
Friday evening during Lent at 7.30pm. The Sanderson family will lead the
Stations next week. There is also Friday evening Mass at 8pm particularly for
those who are working during the week and want to make a personal effort.
THE WHY COURSE
…. continues
in Hartley Hall on Thursday 22nd
March at 7.30pm. For more information,
please see posters or take one of the cards in the church.
MASS IN CELEBRATION OF THE SACRAMENT OF MARRIAGE
St George’s Cathedral 16th June 2018 If you
are celebrating your 1st / 10th/ 25th/ 40th/ 50th/ 60th + wedding anniversary
this year, please write your names as soon as possible on the form at the back
of the Church. Please write very clearly
so you can receive an invitation from the Archbishop.
PARISH COUNCIL
MEETING
Monday 19th
March at 8pm in Hartley Hall.
WEDNESDAY
TALKS LET IT BE.
The last
session this Wednesday at 7.30pm in Hartley Hall. We will look at making the
DVD available to anyone who missed a session. Please ask.
SPECIAL MINISTERS
If you are
thinking about being a Special Minister, please speak to Fr. Doug this week. We have a
training and formation session next Saturday 24th March at 5pm in
the Church.
Thank you to
all those who came forward as Readers there are still vacancies at the 11.30am
Mass please speak to one of the ushers if you are interested in being a Reader.
FORMATION ADVISER
FOR KENT
– last call
for anyone interested in this role. Please contact Sarah Wood – [email protected] for more information by 5pm on
Monday 19th March 2018.
PARISH
ADMINISTRATOR REQUIRED
See
noticeboard in Sangley Rd for details
HOLY WEEK
Special Ministers are asked to sign
up on the sheet in the Sacristy this week-end to confirm their attendance and
to cover the Holy Week and Easter Rota.
NEXT WEEK IS PALM SUNDAY
The 10am Mass begins at 9.45am
in the Playground when we are joined by St Andrew’s and St Laurence’s for the
Blessing of Palms and Procession.
PENITENTIAL SERVICE
Monday 26th March
7pm in the Church. Take this opportunity to celebrate the Sacrament of Reconciliation
in preparation for Easter. There will be several priest present.
ALL READERS and SPECIAL
MINISTERS
Will be invited to renew their
commitment on Maundy Thursday at the Mass of the Lord’s Supper.
GOSPEL REFLECTION FIFTH SUNDAY
OF LENT
In this week’s Gospel story
Jesus invites his disciples into a great mystery with curious pronouncements:
Those who love their lives just as they are will lose them. If a grain of wheat
dies, it will bear much fruit...What does Jesus mean? The climactic event of
Jesus’ passion and death is drawing closer; a time when the great confrontation
between Jesus and the powers of darkness take place. When Jesus is lifted up,
he will draw all to himself. The Christian steward knows life can’t be lived in
complacency. We are called to die to self, bear more fruit, be raised up with
Jesus. Jesus brings discomfort to those who are comfortable. Jesus urges us to
give witness in his name. How will we respond?
LENTEN JOURNALS?
How is it
going? It is never too late to start.
Thought for
the week-
· How do you face up the challenges or difficulties of your
future?
· What good might be achieved by being brave enough to change
NOW?