Newsletter for Week starting on the 26th August 2018 :21st Sunday in Ordinary Time
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 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]
TWINNING PROJECTS
Our Lady, help of Christians,
Beulieu, Grenada
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 1st
Sunday (25th/26th August )
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 2nd Sunday (1st/2nd Sept )
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 £1163.00 Many Thanks
Sat 6.30 Walter Samson RIP
Sun 21st Sunday of Ordinary Time
(25th/26th
August)
10.00 Mary Monaghan RIP (Monaghan)
11.30 Fr Doug TG (UCM)
Welcome Conor Gleeson
Ronan Gleeson
Baptism Conor Gleeson
Ronan Gleeson
Mon St
Monica
10am Franck Anguibi and Family
Tue
St
Augustine. Bishop. Doctor of the
Church
9.15 Funeral Mass for Teresa O’Reilly RIP
Wed The
Passion of St John the Baptist
9.15 Mina Bernardi RIP
9.40
Divine Mercy
Thur
Sts
Margaret Clitherow, Anne Line,
Margaret Ward, Martyrs.
9.15 John Hughes RIP (Lewis)
Fri St
Aidan, Bishop and Saints of Lindisfarne
7.30 Exposition
8pm Special Intention
Sat 6.30 Mr & Mrs Marianagam’s 60th
wedding
Sun 22nd Sunday of Ordinary Time
10.00 John Hughes RIP (Lewis)
11.30 TG Suscshan & Saathvika
Rajendram
DECEASED
Teresa
O’Reilly’s funeral will be here on Tuesday 28th August at 9.15am. May she rest in peace
SVP KERALA FLOOD APPEAL
Following the devastating
Floods in Kerala, India, the SVP will hold a fund raising appeal next weekend
(1st & 2nd September) in support of the relief
effort. There will be a retiring collection at the end of each Mass and a
coffee morning and cake sale following the 10am Mass on Sunday.”
CAN YOU HELP?
Do you operate
“In design” software on your computer and if so could you spare some
time to help me in editing some documents that I have been working on for the
diocese?
Fr Doug
PLEASE NOTE
There
is a new parish email address with immediate effect. It is [email protected]
Please
amend your records. Many Thanks.
CATHOLIC PAPERS
There will
be a 20p increase in the cost of ‘The Catholic Times’ and ‘The Catholic
Universe’ from 7th September. This is the first price increase for 7 years.
FIRST HOLY
COMMUNION FORMS
Application forms are now available on the
Parish website:
www.holycross-catford.org.uk
You will find the link halfway down the left hand side of the homepage:
Holy Communion
The closing date for applications is the 17th
September.
Having
submitted your application, Baptism certificates and payment will be needed at
the introductory meeting on 24th September.
LEWISHAM DEANERY SPRITUAL
PILGRIMAGE
– next event at St William
of York, forest hill – Saturday 15th September 2018 at 4pm.
All welcome to a special
service of Words and Music followed by refreshments at St William of York, 4
Brockley Park, Forest Hill, SE23 1PS
DAY
OF RECOLLECTION FOR SPECIAL MINISTERS - SATURDAY 6TH OCTOBER 2018
The
Annual Lewisham Deanery Day of Recollection for Special Ministers will take
place at Good Shepherd Downham on Saturday 6th October from 10.00am
-12.00,
with
refreshments from 9.30.
Special
Ministers are reminded that when they renew their commitment at the Mass of the
Lord's Supper on Maundy Thursday they promise to attend a Day of Recollection
in
the coming 12 months. Saturday 6th October is a golden opportunity to fulfil
this request from the Archbishop.
Please
contact St William of York, Forest Hill parish office to register your
attendance by email [email protected]
BAPTISMAL
PREPARATION CLASSES
If you wish to have your baby baptised then
please complete an application form for the next preparation course.
These can be found in the yellow folder on the
table next to the Lourdes grotto or you can download them from the website.
Please provide a copy of the long version of
your baby’s birth certificate together with a copy of your own baptism
certificate.
Once the office has all these documents you
will be invited on to the next preparation course.
The deadline for the September course is 4th
September. Any further queries please contact the Parish office.
ST JUDE : FROM DARKNESS TO
LIGHT
Walking
with Jesus in the good times and the bad. Reflection & prayer with St Jude
at the National Shrine of St Jude in Faversham.
Speaker:
Fr Francis Kemsley, O. Carm
Saturday 1st
September
Mass
11am 11.45 Talk on theme
12.30
Prayer together 13.00 Conclusion
DIARY DATES
Lourdes
Pilgrimage 7th-14th September
Parish
office closed during pilgrimage
(Re-opens 17th September)
Adoremus 7th-9th September
Closing
date for First Holy Communion forms to be registered via website (Monday 17th
September)
Fr
Doug’s last weekend in Holy Cross
15th/16th
September
Parent
& Toddler returns 17th September
(One
week late due to parish pilgrimage)
Diamond
club returns 17th September
(One
week late due to parish pilgrimage)
Mass
of Thanksgiving for Ghana
Saturday
29th September 2pm
followed by refreshments in the hall
Fr
Doug’s farewell celebration 6th October
(Replaces
Parish Feast celebration)
Fr
Doug’s Induction at his new parish
St
John Fisher, Bexley. Friday 26th October
Fr
Anthony’s Induction at Holy Cross
Sunday
4th November 5pm.
Twenty-first
Sunday in Ordinary Time Weekend of August 25/26
In today’s Gospel, we hear
that a number of Jesus’ followers left him because his message was too
difficult for them to accept. In essence, they did not believe in him. He then
asked the Twelve if they wished to leave as well. Peter responds by making a
profound profession of faith in Jesus as Lord and Saviour. The Twelve made a
choice and stood by their choice, remaining loyal to their commitment to Jesus.
A good question for our reflection might be this: Are we satisfied with the
stewardship we exercise over our baptismal commitment? Are we just “along for
the ride?” Are we keeping Christ in front of us as we make decisions about our
daily activities, our relationships, our parish, issues in the workplace,
issues such as peace and justice? What is the quality of our stewardship?