Week starting on the 21st January 2018

Published by AFAN in News · 19 January 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: 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 3^rd Sunday ( 20^th/21^st Jan )

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.

1^st Gillian Yip, 2^nd Rob Dunbar, P Bina Augustin

11.30am Debo Akinbode, Pat Ellis ,Barbara Heathcote, Phil Loughnane, Vacant.

1) Vacant 2^ndMerlyn Clark, P Mitchelle Mbaeri

Next weekend 4^th Sunday ( )

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 £1372.81 Many Thanks

Sat 6.30 Thanksgiving (Philomin)

Sun 3^rd Sunday of Ordinary Time

(20^th/21^st Jan )

10.00 Kay Gray (Cleary)

11.30 Mina Bernardi RIP

12.30 Baptism Emmanuel Franklin Miller

Mon 9.15 Titus Nwachukwu RIP (Njoku)

9.40 Rosary

Tue 9.15 Francesca Candita Simpkins RIP

9.40 Rosary

Wed St Francis de Sales, Doctor

8.50 Rosary

9.15 Peggy Jones RIP (Cleary)

9.40 Divine Mercy

Thur Conversion of St Paul, Apostle

9.15 Basil (Johanne)

9.40 Rosary

Fri St Timothy & St Titus

7.00 Mass at St Philip Neri, Sydenham

Fr Regis Induction – see below

Sat 6.30 Margaret Damford (O’Sullivan)

Sun 4^th Sunday of Ordinary Time (28^th Jan)

10.00 Matt Cleary RIP (Cleary)

11.30 Anguibi Family

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, 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

The Reception of Margaret (Peggy) Jones RIP into Holy Cross Church will be at on Thursday 1^st February at 7pm. The funeral Mass will be on Friday 2^nd February at 12.30pm.

Please keep the Jones family in your prayers.

IMPORTANT NOTICE

The Parish office will be closed from 24^th January and will re - open on Monday 5^th February

THANK YOU

The SVP would like to thank all the generous Parishioners who anonymously donate to our work using the box at the back of the Church. Your donations are very much appreciated. We have requested a Mass to be celebrated for all our benefactors.

PLEASE NOTE – Friday Evening

We are all invited to Fr Regis’ Mass of Induction as “Parish Priest” at St Philip Neri, our neighbouring parish in Sydenham.

It seems that most of you who usually attend the evening mass here want to attend (as do the local priests). Our 8pm Mass on Friday will therefore be cancelled. The Church is at 208 Sydenham Road. The 202 takes you to the door and the 181 goes to Bell Green, a few minutes’ walk away. There may be lifts available to our usual mass attenders on a purely private arrangement so you are not deprived of mass that day.

SAFEGUARDING TRAINING

A session for ALL parish volunteers will be held in Hartley Hall on Thursday 8^th February 7-9pm. The session will cover the new parish policy and how to respond to a safeguarding matter. We would like to encourage you to attend this session which is aimed at supporting you in the valuable role you fulfil within our community.

Please confirm your attendance to the safeguarding team on [email protected]

NEW YEAR’S LUNCH

Thank you to everyone who supported the New Year celebration for the Diamond Club and housebound of the parish last weekend. Fr Doug, the drivers, the caterers, the young people from the parish who waited on tables, the raffle providers and hospitality team and those who cleared up and of course the school for welcoming us and enabling us to host the event. 78 people enjoyed a three course lunch commencing with a short service led by Tony Green and the Parish band followed by the fabulous Flying Finaldis who set the mood for a wonderful afternoon of celebrating community.

CAN YOU HELP?

Thank you to the people who have come forward to help our church care team with flowers and laundering.

We are still looking to expand this team so if you are interested please make yourself known to Fr Doug.

PARISH PILGRIMAGE TO LOURDES

If you are still thinking about whether or not to join our parish pilgrimage in September don’t wait too long because there are only a few places left.If you would like more information please ring Lesley Allen on O7729785843.

Watch this space!! Starting Soon from15^th February 5.30-8.30 in Hartley Hall; Third Thursday Time, a space for those wanting to find support and a safe place to be that encourages mental well being for those troubled with the challenges stresses and strains of present day life as well as offering support and somewhere to talk for family members.

If you are interested in coming along to Third Thursday Time watch the newsletter next week!

If you would like to support Third Thursday Time you can help by

1:- Joining the volunteer support team please contact [email protected]

2: If you would like to financial support this initiative we would be please to receive any funds to help us buy. (We have already had one financial donation). Please make any donations payable to Holy Cross Parish, and hand them to Fr Doug or the Parish Office.

LEWISHAM DEANERY FORMATION AND TRAINING EVENT FOR READERS.

Saturday 27^th January Our Lady of Lourdes,

45b Burnt Ash Hill, SE12 OAE.

Timetable

9.30-10.15 Welcome

10.15-10.35 Refreshments

10.35-10.50 Quiz

10.50-11.50 Speaker followed by discussion

11.50-12.10 What makes an effective reader at Mass (Fr Tom Creagh - Fuller).

12.10 – 12.30 Questions & Closing Liturgy

This event has been planned to support all those who currently read at Mass and any new or prospective readers.

It will also provide an insight into the personal spiritual development this ministry offers.

In order to have an idea of numbers it would be helpful if you could please contact the Forest Hill Parish office on 0208 690 4549.

NEW FOR 2018

Join a new ten week programme of Chair based Yoga classes that will help build strength, Stability and flexibility in both mind and body. Suitable for all levels.

Commencing Thursday the 25^th January 2-3.30 in Hartley Hall. Cost £1.50

The session will end with tea and talk time, hosted by the Diamond Club.

For more information contact Lesley Allen on 07729785843 or [email protected]

THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK

The Corporate value of a string of pearls is the thread that holds it together!

David Wells