Week starting on the 28th 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 4th Sunday ( 27th/28th
January )
6.30pm Denise Coutino, Beatrice Orodje, Prexy
Rajendram
1) Vacant 2) Vacant
P) Margaret Folkes
10am Dilys Grant , Shirley Lench
Phil Umerah, Wendy Abiola Vacant.
1) Millie Lemonius, 2)Brendan
Downton P Scouts / Cath Sanderson
11.30 John Ogunbadawa, Kate Middleton, Mary Baldwin, Frank Afful,
Vera Onongaya
1) Petrina Douglas 2) Rosa Candita Simpkins
P) Vacant
Next weekend 1st Sunday ( 3rd/4th
February )
6.30pm Lesley Allen, Pat
Monaghan, Vacant
1)
Malcolm Jones,
2) Eunice Conroy, P) Pat Barber
10am Iotha Lorde , Marigold
Okor, Kathleen O’Sullivan, Shirine Sukhran, Rafel
Skrzyp
1) Amos
Kong, 2) Aisling O’Hara P) Kesia Palmer
11.30am Jude Ibe, Anne Mellis,
Cynthia Myers
Emanuele
Vitale, Errol Palmer
1) Ngozi Adedji 2)Vacant P)
Vacant
FINANCE £1361
Many Thanks
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
Mon
9.15 Maureen Green (Doyle)
9.40
Rosary
Tue 9.15 John Byrne RIP (Monaghan)
9.40
Rosary
Wed St
John Bosco Priest
8.50 Rosary
9.15 Jim Foley RIP
9.40 Divine Mercy
Thur
9.15 Brendan Kilcoyne RIP
9.40
Rosary
7pm Reception of Peggy Jones RIP
Fri 12.30 Funeral Mass Peggy Jones RIP
Sat 6.30 Private Intention
Sun 5th Sunday of Ordinary Time (4thFeb)
10.00 Private Intention
11.30 Private Intention
11.30 Welcome Cormac Mitchell
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.
BAPTISMAL PREPARATION
COURSE
The
next course is in March.
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 Parish Office.
CAN YOU HELP?
Our
church care team are in need of some more helpers to keep the church looking
lovely. If you have some time to spare on a Thursday morning and are handy with
a duster or a hoover then the group start their work at approx. 10am. Just come
along.
There
are also some more skilled roles we would appreciate support with especially
during busy feasts and volunteer breaks and holidays such as flower arranging,
laundering, ironing the various cloths and albs etc. also ordering candles and
polishing the brass.
There
is a lot to be done so you will never be bored. Is the
Lord calling you to give your time and talent to any of these roles?
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]
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.
PRAYER
At the last
Parish Council meeting it was agreed that each of our parish groups would pray
for another group and so establish a Prayer Partnership across the parish
do please remind your group whom to pray for.
Diamond Club to
pray for Baptism group
Housebound to
pray for RCIA
Confirmation to
pray for First Communion
School to pray
for the Diamond Club
First Communion
to pray for the School
SVP to pray for the Uniformed Groups
RCIA to
pray for the Confirmation Group
Baptism Group
to pray for the Housebound
UCM to pray for
the SVP
Uniformed Groups
to pray for the UCM
THIRD
THURSDAY TIME drop-in cafe launches on 15th February, between
5.30 and 8.30 pm, in Hartley Hall.
Our aim is to support local people over 16 living
through difficult times, and their families, to improve their mental well being
in a cafe with: Drinks and snacks in a welcoming atmosphere; information and
activities; space for quiet reflection or spiritual support; non-judgmental
social interaction with each other, and with our volunteers.
Many of our volunteers have experience of mental
health issues personally or as carers/family members, and are happy to provide
a sympathetic, and confidential, listening ear.
If you would like to find out more, we look forward
to meeting you on 15th February
EUCHARISTIC CONGRESS
In
preparation for the National Eucharistic Pilgrimage & Congress - Adoremus
- taking place in September in Liverpool. Anne Mellis our parish delegate
will be attending this. She will speak at all Masses this week end. Archbishop
Peter encourages you to pick up a Prayer Card at the end of Mass and use the
prayer over the coming months.
GOSPEL REFLECTION
In today’s
Gospel we hear proclaimed the beginning of Jesus’ public ministry. He teaches.
He heals. And all are amazed. By their baptism, Christian stewards realize they
are called to do the same in their lives. They are called to be the light of
Christ each day. As we bring closure to the beginning of this new year, now is
a good time to ask the Lord to fill our hearts with courage and faith, so that
we too may publicly minister in his name; that we may be liberated from our
insecurities and fear so that we can share the Gospel authoritatively and work
to heal at least one wounded relationship in the coming months ahead.
IMPORTANT NOTICE
The Parish office will be closed until Monday 5th
February