Newsletter for Week starting on the 10th June 2018: 10th Sunday of Ordinary Time

Published by AFAN in News · 8 June 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: 1173050

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]

OVERSEAS DEVELOPMENT

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 2^nd Sunday (9^th/10^th June)

6.30pm Marian Philomin, Myra Hannon, 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) Pat O’Sullivan

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

2) Frank Afful, P) Mitchelle Mbaeri

Next weekend 3^rd Sunday (16^th/17^th June)

6.30pm Pat Healy, Bridgette Laing, Chris Joyce

1) Jenushan Justin 2) Reuben Gabriel 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

FINANCE £1282.95 Many

Sat 6.30 Teresa Flanagan (UCM)

Sun 10^th Sunday of Ordinary Time

(9^th/10^th June)

10.00 Stella Philomin Birthday (Philomin)

11.30 Yvonne Bonnici RIP (Bonnici)

Mon St Barnabas

9.15 Thierry Gnankumar RIP

9.40 Rosary

Tue 9.15 Olimpia Cominetti RIP

9.40 Rosary

Wed St Anthony of Padua

8.50 Rosary

9.15 Frederick Neziany & Grace Mary

9.40 Divine Mercy

Thur 9.15 Teresa Green RIP (Green)

9.40 Rosary

Fri 7.30 Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament

8pm Jim Foley RIP (Cleary)

Sat 6.30 Margaret Bamford RIP (O’Sullivan)

6.30 Welcome Francis Lenja

Sun 11^th Sunday of Ordinary Time

(16^th/17th June)

10.00 Matt Cleary RIP (Cleary)

11.30 Roberta Guerra RIP (Guerra)

12.30 Baptism Francis Lenja

Violet Oliver

RETIRING COLLECTION

This weekend there is a retiring collection for the Catholic Trust for England & Wales.

DECEASED

Please pray for the repose of the soul of Vittorio Vitale who has passed away. Funeral details to follow.

Also, Thelma Green’s funeral will be here on Friday 29^th June at 12.30pm. May they rest in peace

YSVP PIZZA EVENING TOMORROW

Monday 11th June. 19:00-20:30.

Please come along to Hartley Hall for pizza and discussion if you would like to be part of the YSVP group going forward. Open to young people between the ages of 11 & 18. Parents must drop off and collect anyone under the age of 18.

TABLE TENNIS TOURNAMENT

The table tennis tournament will go ahead on Saturday 30th June at St William of York and the FOOTBALL TOURNAMENT is now on Saturday, 21st July. The football tournament will be held at the same safe/secure venue of St Dunstan's Jubilee Sports Ground on Canadian Avenue. Please register with Errol Palmer at [email protected]

ATTENTION SPECIAL MINISTERS

If you have any Pyx’s at home can you please return them to the Sacristy. Many Thanks

THE PARISH CENSUS

..will take place over the week-end 30 June and 1^st July and there will be a follow up the following week. There will be some helpers to assist and give advice on both week-ends. You will be able to complete the form online as well as a paper version.

When you complete the form you will be asked if you give your consent to using your contact details within the parish, and also to using photos for use within the parish and the parish website.

The Census will be used to produce an up to date database of the parish.

It will be especially helpful in knowing where people live, so that we can arrange visits / support for those who are housebound. Families will be better served too, we will know ages of children and can see when they are due to come into school, to transfer to secondary, to make their first communion and confirmation. Provided we have up to date contact details we will be able to remind parishioners about events, dates affecting them.

SUMMER YOUTH DAY, Saturday, 23rd June 2018 (please see http://scys.org.uk/events)

All parishioners aged 12-16 - in school years 6-11 - are warmly invited (and encouraged) to participate in the Summer Youth Day 2018. The Summer Youth Day will be held on Saturday, 23rd June 2018 at Aylesford Priory (nr. Maidstone). The coach, reserved and paid for by the Knights of St Columba, will leave Holy Cross car park (Culverley Rd) at 8:45am on Sat. 23rd June and return there approx. 9:15pm.

SERVERS CLUB MEETINGS:

1) For current servers –

Practice and Progress

Saturday 16^th June 5pm in the Church

2) For new members – Come along and get started. Saturday 7^th July 5pm in the Church.

PARENT & TODDLER

Please note the new times for this group.

Monday morning and Wednesday morning

9am start 11.30 Finish. There is no longer an afternoon session on a Wednesday.

CATECHISTS GET TOGETHER

Monday 16^th July 7.30pm. Anyone involved with the Baptism, First Communion, Confirmation, and RCIA programmes as well as all those who support the two Children’s Liturgy groups is invited to our annual get together to meet other Catechists and for the parish to say Thank You to you for your support and hard work over the year.

SPONSORED WALK 2018

This year’s parish sponsored walk for our charity in Ahotokurom Ghana will be on 30th June starting at the bandstand in Greenwich and walking back to Hartley Hall. If you would like to walk then sponsor forms will be available after masses.

THANK YOU.

to everyone who supported the Diamond club fundraiser which made £1000 and the UCM and Diamond quiz night making £530 some of which will go to the Alzheimer’s society and charities of choice.

DAY OF RECOLLECTION FOR CATECHISTS 7^TH JULY

Convent of The Sisters of St Andrew, 99 Belmont Hill, Lewisham, London SE13 5DY

‘Come with me to a quiet place and rest a while’ Mark 6:30-32

For Catechists in Lewisham deanery: an away day to review and give thanks at the end of the year, with inputs, personal times of reflection, sharing, and celebrating.

The day will run with arrival at 10am and the first session at 10.30am, with a break for lunch, (please bring a packed lunch,) the final session will be the closing liturgy in the Chapel and the day will end at 3pm. The deanery is subsidizing the cost of the day and participants are asked to contribute £15. (Your parish may wish to cover this cost, speak to your Parish Priest.)The convent facilities and grounds create a wonderful oasis of calm and relaxation. Those who have attended previously spoke enthusiastically about the opportunity to get away from the hustle and bustle of everyday life and find some time to get in touch with their inner selves for personal spiritual renewal.

Please contact St William of York if you wish to book a place.

Tel: 020 8690 4549Email: [email protected]

ROTAS

Thank you to all the Readers and Special Ministers for their support in updating the Rota’s. We plan to launch the new Rota’s on the week-end of 30 June / 1^st July and will use the opportunity to introduce new Readers and Special Ministers. Watch this space!

SAVE THE DATE

Many of you will remember Nicholas Wibberley (MacNamara) who grew up at Holy Cross as a server and organist. His fiancée, Rachael, and he extend a warm welcome to members of Holy Cross to join them at their nuptial mass on Saturday 21 July 2018 at 2pm at Westminster Cathedral.

RCIA

Do you know anyone who wants to learn more about the Catholic faith or who wants to become a Catholic? The RCIA group will resume in October if you wish to find out more see the Parish Website and contact the Parish office with your details. We will get in touch.