Week starting on the 21st January 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: 235468
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 3rd Sunday ( 20th/21st Jan
)
6.30pm Pat Healy, Bridgette Laing , Chris Joyce
1) Jenushan
Justin 2) Daniell Evan P) Maureen
Gabriel
10am Gwen Williams, Marian Perez,
Francisca Dunbar, Elena Travers, Marco Munoz.
1st
Gillian Yip, 2nd
Rob Dunbar, P Bina Augustin
11.30am
Debo
Akinbode, Pat Ellis ,Barbara Heathcote, Phil Loughnane, Vacant.
1)
Vacant 2nd Merlyn Clark, P Mitchelle Mbaeri
Next weekend 4th Sunday ( )
6.30pm Denise Coutino, Beatrice
Orodje, Prexy Rajendram
1) Vacant 2)
Vacant P) Margaret Folkes
10am Dilys Grant , Shirley
Lench Phil Umerah Victor Santhiapillai, Wendy Abiola.
1) Millie Lemonius, 2)Brendan
Downton P Scouts / Cath Sanderson
11.30 John Ogunbadawa, Kate
Middleton, Frank Afful, Vera Onongaya
1) Petrina Douglas2) Rosa Candita Simpkins
P) Vacant
FINANCE £1372.81 Many Thanks
Sat 6.30 Thanksgiving (Philomin)
Sun 3rd Sunday of Ordinary Time
(20th/21st
Jan )
10.00 Kay Gray (Cleary)
11.30 Mina Bernardi RIP
12.30 Baptism Emmanuel Franklin Miller
Mon
9.15 Titus Nwachukwu RIP (Njoku)
9.40
Rosary
Tue 9.15 Francesca Candita Simpkins RIP
9.40
Rosary
Wed St
Francis de Sales, Doctor
8.50 Rosary
9.15 Peggy Jones RIP (Cleary)
9.40
Divine Mercy
Thur
Conversion
of St Paul, Apostle
9.15 Basil (Johanne)
9.40
Rosary
Fri St
Timothy & St Titus
7.00 Mass at St Philip Neri,
Sydenham
Fr Regis Induction – see below
Sat 6.30 Margaret Damford (O’Sullivan)
Sun 4th Sunday of Ordinary Time (28th
Jan)
10.00 Matt Cleary RIP (Cleary)
11.30 Anguibi Family
Please pray for those whom our Ministers visit
with HOLY COMMUNION:
Clifford Aristide,
James Barlow, Mary Barry, Jean Briggs, Rose Calver, Ellesdene Edwards, Elizabeth Marie Forde, Eileen Embury, Dr Musu Goba, Elizabeth Goba,
Theresa Harney, Peter Hughes, William Keogh, Agatha Lewis, Gala Lobo Anthony
Marshall, Ivy Mulroney, Susan
Murphy, Florence Nosegbe, Celia
Ndeley, Calvin & Eleanor Martin,
Mabel Martin, Charity Oparaji, Josephine
Patterson, Rex Phillips, Anthony Renouf,
Casimar Santhiapillai, Viveca Simmons, Irene Stone, Bridget Sullivan, Genevieve
Stanislaus, Vera Pollock, Sheila Tagg, Patricia Vesey, Ann Whitington, Dennis Williams
DECEASED
The
Reception of Margaret (Peggy) Jones RIP into Holy Cross Church will be at on Thursday
1st February at 7pm. The funeral Mass will be on Friday 2nd
February at 12.30pm.
Please keep the Jones
family in your prayers.
IMPORTANT
NOTICE
The Parish office will be closed from 24th
January and will re - open on Monday 5th February
THANK YOU
The
SVP would like to thank all the generous Parishioners who anonymously donate to
our work using the box at the back of the Church. Your donations are very much
appreciated. We have requested a Mass to be celebrated for all our benefactors.
PLEASE NOTE – Friday Evening
We are all invited to Fr Regis’ Mass of Induction as
“Parish Priest” at St Philip Neri, our neighbouring parish in Sydenham.
It seems that
most of you who usually attend the evening mass here want to attend (as do the
local priests). Our 8pm Mass on Friday will therefore be cancelled. The Church
is at 208 Sydenham Road. The 202 takes you to the door and the 181 goes to Bell
Green, a few minutes’ walk away. There
may be lifts available to our usual mass attenders on a purely private
arrangement so you are not deprived of mass that day.
SAFEGUARDING
TRAINING
A
session for ALL parish volunteers will be held in Hartley Hall on
Thursday 8th February 7-9pm. The session will cover the new
parish policy and how to respond to a safeguarding matter. We would like to
encourage you to attend this session which is aimed at supporting you in the
valuable role you fulfil within our community.
Please
confirm your attendance to the safeguarding team on [email protected]
NEW YEAR’S LUNCH
Thank
you to everyone who supported the New Year celebration for the Diamond Club and
housebound of the parish last weekend. Fr Doug, the drivers, the caterers, the
young people from the parish who waited on tables, the raffle providers and
hospitality team and those who cleared up and of course the school for
welcoming us and enabling us to host the event. 78 people enjoyed a three
course lunch commencing with a short service led by Tony Green and the Parish
band followed by the fabulous Flying Finaldis who set the mood for a wonderful
afternoon of celebrating community.
CAN YOU
HELP?
Thank you to the people who have come forward
to help our church care team with flowers and laundering.
We are still looking to expand this team so if
you are interested please make yourself known to Fr Doug.
PARISH
PILGRIMAGE TO LOURDES
If you are still thinking about whether or not
to join our parish pilgrimage in September don’t wait too long because there
are only a few places left.If you would like more information please ring
Lesley Allen on O7729785843.
Watch
this space!!
Starting Soon from15th February 5.30-8.30 in Hartley Hall; Third
Thursday Time, a space for those wanting to find support and a safe place
to be that encourages mental well being for those troubled with the challenges
stresses and strains of present day life as well as offering support and
somewhere to talk for family members.
If
you are interested in coming along to Third Thursday Time watch the
newsletter next week!
If
you would like to support Third Thursday Time you can help by
1:-
Joining the volunteer support team please contact [email protected]
2:
If you would like to financial support this initiative we would be please to
receive any funds to help us buy. (We have already had one financial donation).
Please make any donations payable to Holy Cross Parish, and hand them to Fr
Doug or the Parish Office.
LEWISHAM DEANERY
FORMATION AND TRAINING EVENT FOR READERS.
Saturday
27th January Our Lady of Lourdes,
45b
Burnt Ash Hill, SE12 OAE.
Timetable
9.30-10.15
Welcome
10.15-10.35
Refreshments
10.35-10.50
Quiz
10.50-11.50
Speaker followed by discussion
11.50-12.10
What makes an effective reader at Mass (Fr Tom Creagh - Fuller).
12.10
– 12.30 Questions & Closing Liturgy
This
event has been planned to support all those who currently read at Mass and any
new or prospective readers.
It
will also provide an insight into the personal spiritual development this
ministry offers.
In
order to have an idea of numbers it would be helpful if you could please
contact the Forest Hill Parish office on 0208 690 4549.
NEW FOR 2018
Join
a new ten week programme of Chair based Yoga classes that will help build
strength, Stability and flexibility in both mind and body. Suitable for
all levels.
Commencing
Thursday the 25th January 2-3.30 in Hartley Hall. Cost £1.50
The
session will end with tea and talk time, hosted by the Diamond Club.
For
more information contact Lesley Allen on 07729785843 or [email protected]
THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK
The
Corporate value of a string of pearls is the thread that holds it together!
David Wells