Newsletter for Week starting on Sunday 08th December 2019: 02nd Sunday of Advent
HOLY CROSS CATHOLIC CHURCH
208 Sangley Road, Catford, London SE6 2JS
Fr Antony Megalan Sellam [Parish Priest] – 02086983672
Website: www.holycross-catford.org.uk
07thDec / 08th Dec 2019 [02nd Sunday of Advent]
Parish Contacts
Parish Office - Open Wed & Fri [10am -3pm]
Josepha Flahive [secretary]
Lisa O’Hara [volunteer]
020 8698 3672
Franciscan Sisters of the Immaculate
Holy Cross Bookshop, 020 3441 8240
Holy Cross School
[020 8698 2675]
Miss Mary Collins & Miss Giovanna Finaldi
www.holycross.lewisham.sch.uk
Repository:
To buy gifts and cards, the church shop is open after all weekend Masses.
St Vincent De Paul [SVP] 07835 188411
Safeguarding Line 07598 524024
Third Thursday Time TTT
Email: [email protected]
Hartley Hall [Angela Allen]
Culverley Road, SE6 2LD
Email: [email protected]
Finance: £650.06; SO £503
Prepare a way for the Lord,
The Second Week of Advent
Parish Mass Book Index
I
Confess … Page 8
I
believe in God … Page 12
Preface
of Advent … Page 65
Eucharistic
Prayer ... Page 24
Our
Father … Page 56
Carol Service with an International Flavour,
will be in the church on Sunday, 15th December at 4pm, followed by mince pies
and mulled wine in the Hall. In addition to the usual well known repertoire, we
already have carols from the Nigerian, Tamil and Polish groups in our
community; if you would like to join in any of these, please speak to Fr
Antony. If you could help with a song representing e.g. the Caribbean or
Filipino members of the parish, please introduce yourselves. There will also be
a practice in church for the 'choir' on Thursday 5th and 12th December,
7.30pm. If you would like to take part, please come along.
Pray for the sick: Let us pray for the sick
including Mariam Philomin, Rose Calver, Charlie
Hyam, Agatha Lewis, Elizabeth Goba, Florence Nosgobie, Gala Lobo and Ann Whitington. Please pray for Anthony Sullivan who is
admitted to St Christopher Hospice. Also pray for Myra Hannon who has had a
stroke recently.
Children’s Mass Books: Parents are asked to encourage their young children to follow the Mass
using the new Children’s Mass Books. Please
place them at the back of the church before you leave.
All Readers
At Mass renew the commitment of
their ministry in all weekend masses this week. Applications for the new readers are welcomed
from those in the Parish. If you are aged 16 and above and wish to become a
reader at Mass, please fill in the form, which is available in the Welcome
Corner, and hand it over to Rob Dunbar or Fr Antony. There will be an
induction day, as well as training days for all readers.
“Bring me Sunshine“ is on Tuesday 10th
December ● St Andrews church hall ●11am-3pm ● free for the over 60s ● Lovely
entertainment and hospitality.
Saturday 14th December –
10-11.30 am – Holy Communion candidates and parents
Friday 20th December –
6.30-8.00 pm – all parishioners
Every Saturday at 6pm – all
parishioners
Christmas Eve 5pm Family Mass
For the Family Mass, kindly dress your
children up like shepherds or any other characters of the crib please. They
will be gathered in front of the altar during homily.
U Mon Tue Thu ● Rosary ● 9.40am U Wed ●
Divine Mercy Chaplet ●9.40am U
Holy Cross Christmas Tree Our Christmas tree is being put up and decorated on Wednesday
11th December from 6.30 pm.
We thank the Filipino community who will be organising the evening and
ensuring we have a beautiful Christmas tree in our church.
Christmas Fayre A big thank you to everyone who made our
fundraising event a success. With your
support we raised just over £2,000 towards the refurbishment of the sacristy.
Our Grand Draw ticket winners were ticket nos:
1st Prize 3346 2nd Prize 3111 3rd Prize 3151 4th Prize 2079
1st Prize 3346 2nd Prize 3111 3rd Prize 3151 4th Prize 2079
Altar Servers Christmas Party Saturday 21 December
2019 3-5pm in Hartley Hall.
Please add your name
to the list in the sacristy for catering purposes.
Sisters of St. Peter Claver
The
Sisters of St. Peter Claver wish to thank all the parishioners of Holy Cross
Church for their generous giving towards the sale of their Mission Calendar
this year – your generosity amounted to £284.70. We are very grateful for your support and may God reward you all.
Have a safe journey: If you are making a
journey to your native land to celebrate Christmas, please be assured of our
prayers for you and your family. Though we will miss you here in these days, we
wish you a blessed and joyful time with your family members and friends. Kindly
remember Psalm 91:11 when you travel: “For he will command his angels
concerning you to guard you in all your ways…”. Have a safe journey and we wish you a Happy
Christmas.
Bidding Prayer
Composing Team: Many thanks
for the following parishioners who have come forward to compose Sunday bidding
prayers:
Luca Finaldi, John Bonici, Franck Anguibi, Anne Mellis, Marie Bernard, Justin
Gold, Mary Baldwin, Ossie Folkes, Margaret Folkes, Rachelle Thevathas,
Francisca Dunba, Giovanna Finaldi, Luca Finaldi, Kate Cleevely, Alberto
Domingo, Elena Finaldi, Aggie Clement, Lesley Allan, Michael Malley, Rob
Dunbar, Amy Quinn, Judy Chen, Nick Wimberley, Joyce Joseph, Samantha Tiffany
Duncan, Neville Fernandes and the Franciscan Sisters of the Immaculate. Luca Finaldi will coordinate this team
and make a rota for them. If you want to join this team, kindly contact Fr
Antony.
