Newsletter for Week starting on the 07 October 2018 :27th Sunday in Ordinary Time

Published by AFAN in News · 6 October 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: 1173050

Parish Priest: Fr Antony Magelan Sellam

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]

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 1^st Sunday (6^th/7^th Oct )

6.30pm Lesley Allen, Pat Monaghan, Neville Fernandes

1) Malcolm Jones 2) Eunice Conroy P) Pat Barber

10am Iotha Lorde, Marigold Okor, Kathleen O’Sullivan, Shirine Sukran, Rafel Skrzyp

1) Amos Kong 2) Ben Travers P) Rob Dunbar

11.30am Jude Ibe, Anne Mellis, Cynthia Myers, Emanuele Vitale, Franck Anguibi

1) Ngozi Adedj, 2) Lisa O’Hara 3) Vacant

Next weekend 2^nd Sunday (13^th/14^th Oct )

6.30pm Myra Hannon, Mariam Philomin, Prema Louth.

1) UCM, 2) UCM, P) UCM

10am Joe Baptiste, Caroline Cleary, Ossie Folkes, Cyril Mbaeri, Ray Williams.

1) Kimberley Kong, 2) Ashley Lench P)Christina S

11.30 Jerome, Adedji, Mary Lewis, Vincent Okonji, John Walsh, Rosa Candita Simpkins.

1) Elsa Pascal, 2) Frank Afful, P) Mitchelle Mbaeri

FINANCE £ 1193.06 Many Thanks

Sat 6.30 Jim Foley RIP (Cleary)

Sun 27^th Sunday of the Year (6^th/7^th Oct )

Rosary Sunday

10.00 Mary Monaghan RIP

11.30 People of the Parish

Mon 9.15 Anna Marie Doyle RIP (Monaghan)

9.40 Rosary

Tue 9.15 Theresa Green RIP (Hubbard)

9.40 Rosary

Wed 8.50 Rosary

9.15 Pivate Intention

9.40 Divine Mercy

Thur 9.15 Thierry Gnankumar RIP

9.40 Rosary

Fri 12.30 Funeral Mass for Josephine Patterson

Sat 6.30 Teresa O’Reilly (UCM)

Sun 28^th Sunday of Ordinary Time

(13^th/14^th Oct)

10.00 Agnes Mahoney RIP (Cleary)

11.30 People of the Parish

Please pray for those whom our Ministers visit with HOLY COMMUNION:

Clifford Aristide, James Barlow, Mary Barry, Rose Calver, Margaret Doherty, Bridget Doyle, Ellesdene Edwards, Elizabeth Marie Forde, Eileen Embury, Audrey Fitzsimmons, Elizabeth Goba, Theresa Harney, Peter Hughes, William Keogh, Agatha Lewis, Gala Lobo Anthony Marshall, Ivy Mulroney, Susan Murphy, Florence Nosegbe, Eleanor Martin, Mabel Martin, Charity Oparaji, Josephine Patterson, Rex Phillips, Anthony Renouf, Casimar Santhiapillai, Jean Scott, Irene Stone, Bridget Sullivan, Genevieve Stanislaus, Vera Pollock, Sheila Tagg, Patricia Vesey, Ann Whitington,

FAREWELL

…to Fr Doug who will be here for the last time this evening. (Saturday 6^th October 2018)

DECEASED

Please pray for the repose of the soul of Josephine Patterson.

The funeral will be here on Friday 12^th October at 12.30pm and her family have asked that as many of her friends or anybody who knew her please join them.

PLEASE NOTE

There are no services on Friday evening (12^th Oct)

WELCOME

…to Fr Antony Megalan Sellam who will arrive

In time for next weekend’s Masses.

October is the month of the Rosary

THE FRIENDS OF AHOTOKHURUM

…wish to express their gratitude for the £225.41 plus 40 Euro that was donated after the service of thanksgiving last week.

FIRST HOLY COMMUNION PREPARATION

The next session is next Saturday (13^th October) at 10am sharp in Hartley Hall.

YSVP

This group will meet in the UPPER room in

Hartley Hall on Monday 8^th Oct from 7pm-8pm.

MACMILLAN COFFEE MORNING

…in Hartley Hall on Friday 12^th October 9am-11am.

LEWISHAM DEANERY SPIRITUAL PILGRIMAGE

The theme of the next leg of our Spiritual Pilgrimage is Mary the Signpost to Jesus, on Thursday 11^th October 7.30pm-8.30pm at Holy Cross Church Sangley Road Catford.

We invite you to bring an image/statue of Mary that has a special meaning for you, which we can display during our Prayer Service. After the Prayer Service please join with other members of the Deanery for refreshments in Hartley Hall.

CONFIRMATION 2019

If you are in year 9 or above and wish to be confirmed in May 2019 YOU need to write a letter to the Parish Priest, Fr Antony, explaining your reasons why you wish to be confirmed.

Your letter should reach the Parish Office by Monday 23^rd October at the latest.

Sessions will begin on Friday 2^nd November.

BAPTISM PREPARATION

If you wish to have your baby baptised then please complete an application form for the preparation course and attach a COPY of the child’s BIRTH CERT and a COPY of your own Baptism certificate and submit it to the parish office.

DAY OF RECOLLECTION FOR READERS AND SPECIAL MINISTERS

This annual day of recollection will take place at Bishop Thomas Grant on Saturday 17^th November.

Bishop Patrick Lynch and Fr Saju Pinakattu OFM.CAP will talk on the theme of the journey in St Luke’s Gospel.

The day begins at 10.30am and finishes with Mass at 3pm. Please bring a packed lunch.

Please contact the parish office on [email protected] by 4^th November

"TIRED, SAD OR DEPRESSED?" BY ADRIAN TRELOAR

· Talk: 20th October 2018, 2pm - 4pm (Centre for Catholic Formation, SW17 8BS):

Depression is a very serious illness and a very common one, and is often accompanied by the exhaustion and trials of motherhood and parenthood.

This talk will cover what depression is, and how we manage it: how we support people who are depressed, what mistakes we make and how we can do better.

https://www.tickettailor.com/events/catholicmothers/177374/

SEATED YOGA

…for the more mature, Thursday 2-3.30 in Hartley hall to help Balance and posture and improve wellbeing. £3 including refreshments.

PRE CHRISTMAS GETAWAY

a opportunity to go away on an overnight supported trip by coach 22-23 December to see the Thursford Christmas spectacular show in Norfolk.
£175 includes, coach, hotel with evening meal and breakfast, the show Saturday evening and a Christmas shopping trip in Norwich.
To book your place contact Lesley Allen on O7729785843.

Twenty-seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time Weekend of October 6-7, 2018

In today’s Gospel Jesus teaches us about the sacredness
of marriage; a covenant that is a gift from God. Our relationships with our spouses, family, friends, co-workers, and those in our community of faith are all gifts from
God. Jesus reminds us today that it is the hardened heart that damages or breaks up relationships. Good stewards understand the holiness of relationships and pray for the love, patience, understanding and kindness necessary to sustain those relationships. Take time out to prayerfully reflect on your relationships this week. Is your stewardship of these relationships as God intended? What relationships need to be healed and reconciled?

STEWARDS –Mass Count