Newsletter for Week starting on Sunday 8th September : 23rd 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
07th August /08th September 2019 [23rd Sunday in Ordinary Time]
Parish Contacts
Parish Office: Lisa O’Hara , Josepha Flahive [02086983672]
Hartley Hall [Angela Allen]
Culverley Road, SE6 2LD
Email: [email protected]
Franciscan Sisters of the Immaculate
Holy Cross Bookshop [02034418240]
4 Brownhill Road, Catford
www.holycrossbooks.co.uk
Holy Cross School [020 8698 2675]
Executive Headteacher: Miss Mary Collins
Head of School: Miss Giovanna Finaldi
www.holycross.lewisham.sch.uk
St Vincent De Paul 07835 188411
Safeguarding Line 07598 524024
Third Thursday Time TTT
Email [email protected]
Finance: Loose £743.25 SO: £483.00
Want to become a Catholic or to
find more about our faith?
The RCIA Programme (Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults),
starts on 30th September at 7.30pm in Hartley Hall. Please come and see if this
is for you. If you are a parishioner, be brave, invite
friends, family members and acquaintances to take
the opportunity to look at their lives and maybe find some answers to
the big questions. Come and see!
If you are interested please speak to Fr Antony, look at the parish website to find out more about the RCIA and download the application form or contact [email protected]
If you are interested please speak to Fr Antony, look at the parish website to find out more about the RCIA and download the application form or contact [email protected]
Pray for the sick: Let us pray for the sick including Mariam
Philomin, Charlie Hyam, Rose
Calver, Agatha Lewis, Elizabeth Goba, Florence Nosgobie, Gala Lobo and Ann Whitington.
Live Streaming: Our parish will routinely provide live
streaming of Mass, especially the 11.30am Mass on Sundays, from 15th
September. This will be a great help for those housebound, parishioners now
living in other parts of the world and for those family members whose beloved
ones’ sacraments are celebrated here in Holy Cross. To access this, kindly log
on to our parish website or click: http://www.holycross-catford.org.uk/livestreaming.php
YSVP
Coffee Morning - Sunday 8th September after 10am Mass.
Parish Mass Books will be
introduced in our parish from December. This book contains the Order of the
Holy Mass, many prayers and all readings of the Holy Week liturgy, Christmas
and important feasts. Any suggestions, kindly bring it to Fr Antony.
Holy Cross Parish Feast Day: We celebrate our Parish Feast day, the Feast of the Triumph of the
Cross on Saturday 14th September
at the 6.30pm Mass. All parishioners are invited to celebrate our Feast Day and
join us afterwards in the School Hall for a shared celebration. Families and
individuals new to our parish are especially welcome. Please put your name on
the appropriate list at the back of the church if you are able to help, and
what items of food/drink you would like to bring on that day.
Parish Feast Day Choir: We
will be practising the music to celebrate the occasion on 12th September at
7.30pm, in the church. Please come and join us.
Blessings: Olamide Olatokunbo Mariam OLANREWAJU
and Luke Christian SANDERSON are getting married in Holy Cross on 20th
September at 1pm. As you become
one in Christ, we wish you more joy and blessings.
Sacrament of Confirmation: If you are
starting Year 9 in September and feel it is time to take the next step in your
life of faith, we will be starting our journey towards the Sacrament of
Confirmation in October. Please write a letter with your full contact details
including email to Fr Antony (by 25th September) explaining why you want to
receive this important Sacrament of the Holy Spirit.
New academic year Mass on Friday [13th Sep at 9.15am] for Holy Cross children and
staff - parishioners are welcome.
Second Collection: this weekend (7th and 8th September)
– Catholic Education Service
First Holy Communion
2020. Please remember
the closing date for applications is Monday 9th September, unfortunately,
applications cannot be accepted after this date.
Parish Secretary Vacancy
We are
looking to recruit a Parish Secretary, who could start in October. This will initially be for a 6 month
fixed term contract. The role is to
provide ongoing support and administration of the parish office; take
responsibility for Hartley Hall bookings; operate the Diocese’s online
accounting systems; liaise with volunteers and lay ministers; liaise with
Holy Cross School. The ideal candidate will have previous secretarial
experience and a good knowledge of the Catholic church. Good communication skills at all levels
and an excellent working knowledge of main IT products (e.g. Outlook, Word,
Excel, etc) are essential. Terms: 10
hours per week – actual hours/days to be mutually agreed; £10.00 per hour. If you would like to apply please email a
copy of your CV to [email protected] by 1st October 2019.
Our Parent and
Toddler group has been a popular and invaluable resource for families in the parish
and wider community for several years. This is largely due to the selfless
dedication of Eileen Hanlon, who has devoted her time, talents and energy to
leading and facilitating the group and supporting numerous parents/carers on
two mornings a week. We thank Eileen for her service to our parish community. Sadly,
numerous appeals in recent months for volunteers to help keep these sessions
running has generated not much response and therefore the group will now run on
Mondays term time only - commencing 9th September.
Holy Cross School has Nursery places available for children aged 3 and 4. We offer
part-time and full-time places in our fantastic Nursery. Please call the School
on 0208 698 2675 for further information.
R.I. P: Kindly pray for the peaceful repose of
the soul of Ellen Deborah
Parsons whose funeral Mass will be on Friday 11th September at 1.45pm.
Also, pray for Fraulene Marjorie London whose funeral mass will be on
the 26th September at 11.30pm. May they rest in peace.
Fr John Mulligan Memorial Stained Glass
Window: We fondly
remember and pray for Fr John Mulligan as we offer Mass on the 1st
Anniversary of his death this Saturday [7th september] in our
parish, we bless and dedicate a stained glass window in the front porch in
memory of him after the 6.30pm Mass. Many thanks to Tony Early and family for
donating this window.
Diocesan Day
for Catechists: At St George’s
Cathedral Southwark on Saturday 28th September.
