Newsletter for Week starting on the 03rd March 2019 : 8th Sunday in Ordinary Time
HOLYCROSS
CATHOLIC CHURCH
208 Sangley road
Catford,
London, SE6 2JS
HARTLEY HALL
PARISH COMMUNITY CENTRE
Culverley Road, SE6 2LD
HOLY CROSS SCHOOL 020 8698 2675 Headteacher: Miss Mary
Collins
Fr Antony Megalan
Parish Priest
Tel :
0208 698 3672
Parish email : [email protected]
Website: www.holycross-catford.org.uk
Parish mobile: 07367426492
Please join
Rosary:
Mon, Tues, Thurs:
9.40 am, Wed 8.50 am
Divine
Mercy:
Wed 9.40 am.
Stations
of the Cross:
Fri 7.30 pm.
Confessions: Sat 10am and 6 pm
Parish Diary
Ash
Wednesday: 6th March
Palm Sunday: 14th
April
Good Friday: 19th
April
Easter Vigil 20th
April 8pm
Easter: 21st
April
First Holy
Communion:11th May
Bishop Pat ‘s visit
17-19 May:
Confirmation 18 May
Finance
:
Loose: £ 702
Standing orders: £503
Parish
Office Opening Hours
The parish office will be open on Mondays and Thursdays
from 10 am – 12 noon.
EXTRA ORDINARY MINISTERS of HOLY
COMMUNION: If you are an Extraordinary Minister
please collect a letter from the Information Corner by the Grotto (with your
name on it), containing the Rota and contact details for other EMHCs.
Prayers and Reflection: This
weekend we remember those who are unemployed and the poorer members of our
society. There will be a second
collection for poor parishes.
Parish Surgery This Week: On Friday
from 6 pm, you may meet our parish priest, Fr Antony, without prior appointment
in the presbytery.
Members
of the Legion of Mary are going to be in our parish from 29th
June to 6th July. They will
visit our homes and pray for us. Details to follow.
Altar
Servers Club The next meeting will be on Saturday 13th
April from 3 pm – 4 pm when we will be preparing for Holy Week and Easter.
STEWARDSHIP: This Lent we will be looking at our
personal TALENTs and GIFTS, with a particular focus on asking what new or
unused Talent or Gift do I have that I can offer for the good of our Parish, or
the wider community. Next Sunday our
Lenten Cross will encourage us to make a personal pledge to use one of our
Talents /Gifts for the good of others.
REFLECTION: "Words! Words! Words!" cries
Hamlet. Human speech can deceive as well as enlighten. It rarely captures all
what is within us. Charged with the responsibility of spreading the gospel, the
disciples of Christ must be vigilant over their hearts, for each one speaks
from the abundance of the heart. By means of the word we build together the
community of mutual support. We who wish to bring others to the gospel, must
first have lived it ourselves. Black marks on white paper become the word of
God only when people can read it in our lives. In an age when empty words are
multiplied, Christian stewards remember that Jesus left them a life to imitate
rather than mere doctrines to memorize. A life without words is worth more than
words without life.
Hartley Hall Bookings
and Enquiries: Please
note that all bookings and enquiries should be emailed to this address:[email protected]
For Daily Lenten Reflections please go to
http://www.southwarkdsc.org.uk and complete the simple form. This year's reflections will
focus on the readings for the Sundays of Lent. Each day there will be a
different reflection:
SEASON OF LENT
During Lent we Focus on;- Prayer helps us to grow closer to God.
Fasting is a form of Penance. Catholics between
18 and 60 are obliged to Fast on Ash Wednesday and Good Friday. Catholics who
have reached the age of 14 are obliged to abstain from eating meat on Ash
Wednesday and the Fridays of Lent.
When we share
our TIME,
TALENT and TREASURE, with people in need we are acknowledging that God
is the source of our many blessings.
Ash
Wednesday: Masses will be at 9.15 am and 7 pm. After the evening Mass you are very welcome
to go into Hartley Hall to enjoy a bowl of soup. All monies raised are in aid
of Mother Teresa’s Helpers.
STATIONS OF THE CROSS Fridays of Lent 7.30 before 8pm Mass
SACRISTANS
TRAINING DAY
SATURDAY 23 MAR 2019 (10.30AM TO 4PM) at
the CCF
with Paul
Moynihan Centre for Catholic
Formation 21 Tooting Bec Road
SW17 8BS 020 8672 7684
www.ccftootingbec.org.uk [email protected] . Contact Fr Antony if you
would like to participate.
Ecumenical Station of the Cross will be at St Andrews
Church on 17th March at 5 pm.
UCM: During Lent there will be a Lenten Reflection on the Middle
5 Wednesdays in Hartley Hall 8pm- 9pm. (March 13th, 20th,
27th , April 3rd, 10th)
MASS INTENTIONS
Sat 6.30 pm Patrick McLoone RIP
Sun 10.00am People of the parish
11.30am Welcome – Mallena Canneddu
David Gabriel RIP
12.30 am Baptism - Rafael Felix Leal Humphrey
MON 9.15 am Sharne Thorne Kelly Wellbeing
TUE 9.15am Francisca Healing
WED 9.15 am Ash Wednesday:Mary & Steve Baldwin Wellbeing
7 pm No Mass Intention received
THURS 9.15 am Joyce Baldwin RIP
FRI 8.00 pm Linda Sparrow RIP
Sat 9.15am No Mass Intention
received
Lenten
Confessions On
April 16th from 7.30 pm many priests will be available to hear your
confession.
Bible Verse to Remember: For a man’s words flow out
of what fills his heart. Luke: 6:45