Sunday 03rd July 2022 : 14th 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
Parish Contacts
Parish Office is Open
(Tuesday and Thursday)
10am - 3pm
020 8698 3672
Josepha Flahive
Lisa O’Hara
Franciscan Sisters of the Immaculate
Holy Cross Bookshop, 020 3441 8240
Holy Cross School
[020 8698 2675]
Miss Mary Collins
www.holycross.lewisham.sch.uk
Repository:
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St Vincent De Paul [SVP] 07835 188411
Safeguarding Line 07598 524024
Pat Barber and Kate Cleevely - [email protected]
Third Thursday Time TTT
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Hartley Hall [Tony Early]
Culverley Road, SE6 2LD
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Sunday 03rd July 2022 : 14th Sunday in Ordinary Time
You can find the Readings from here
Last week we saw in Luke’s Gospel people coming to join Jesus. This week we see Jesus sending them off two by two on their mission. He sent disciples ahead of him to announce the Good News saying that he will not be far behind. Two by two affords some protection on the dangerous, ancient roads; it was also Jewish custom to believe testimony based on the witness of two people.
Being a missionary disciple, he said, does not mean conquering, mandating, proselytizing, but rather witnessing, humbling oneself alongside other disciples and offering with love the love that we ourselves received.
Jesus is also saying to us: 'Go, don't miss a chance to bear me witness!' The Lord expects from us a testimony that no one can give in our place.
Fr Antony
- Our Newsletter is available by visiting our webpage with updates on how and when to register for the sacraments of Baptism, Holy Communion, Confirmation and RCIA
Please take a copy of the Newsletter home with you - please do not leave it in the church. Thank you.
- Peter’s Pence: This week’s second collection is for Peter’s Pence, an offering to the Holy Father destined to Church needs.
second collection for the Apostleship of the Sea.
- Poverty and Pandemic Relief Fund There are a number of requests to help and support poor families within our parish community at this time of financial difficulty. One of the best ways to support them is to give them Gift Cards. If you are happy to help, please buy them in Tesco or Iceland. You can pop the gift card into the box kept in front of the Marian Chapel marked ‘Poverty and Pandemic Relief Fund’.
- School Signing In: If you have children of school age who require a parish priest reference for their school application, please note that from Saturday 21st May you will need to complete the signing in sheets that will be available at the school side entrance only, every week after mass.
- Application Forms – 2022/23: The application forms for First Holy Communion, Confirmation and RCIA for next year, will be available from Monday 23rd May. Please collect the forms you require from Fr Antony after any of the weekday Masses. The deadline to submit your application form will be 25th July. All programmes are due to start in September 2022.
- Money Matters
Thank you all for your kindness and generosity.
OUR PARISH RESPONSE TO COVID 19 PANDEMIC - Updates
COVID SECURITY GUIDELINES : Following the recent changes(Friday 10 dec) in the regulations from the Government, the parish has issued updated guidelines for continued safe and covid-secure worship in the church.The latest document is Guidances for Churches December 2021
- Please note that the Mass times have been reviewed : See below (Mass Times and Intentions)
All the Masses will be live-streamed: https://holy-cross-stream.click2stream.com
- With respect to the current situation with the omicron variant it is important to ensure the following points are followed in our churches:
That people displaying any symptoms of covid-19 should stay at home and not travel to church or participate in person.
- That there is good ventilation and air throughput in the building; in this case, because of climatic conditions, please do wrap up warmly when coming to the church as we may need to leave doors open.
- The Holy Mass is offered everyday via Livestream
- Diamond Club Magazine is available here
