PRAYER – For a good & moral Life:
Lord make me a better person more considerate towards others, more honest with myself, more faithful to you. Make me generous enough to want sincerely to do your will whatever it may be. May I find my true vocation in life and grant through it I may find true happiness and bring that happiness to others.
BLESSING OF THE GRAVES AT WATERFALL CEMETERY:
Will take place on Saturday 13th July at 11am.
ST PATRICK’S CEMETERY MASS:
Mass will take place at St Patrick’s Leytonstone on Monday 8th July at 11.30am.
ROTAS:
There are new Coffee Morning and Paper Shop rotas in the paper shop.
FINCHLEY CATHOLIC SUMMER FETE:
This takes place this Sunday, 23rd June, between midday and 5 pm. Come along and join in the fun! We have a wide variety of great stalls.
CAKE SALE FOR LOURDES TRIP:
Three of our young people are hoping to go to Lourdes as Red Caps to assist sick and elderly pilgrims on the Diocesan Pilgrimage to Lourdes in July, and need to raise their fare – this Sunday they will be holding a cake sale in the Parish Hall after all morning masses. Please support them in any way you can by poping into the Hall after Mass. Thank you.
AFTERNOON TEA:
We would like to provide afternoon Tea with your help once a month in the homes of Parishioners. This will be for the elderly of our Parish in small groups. There will be a short meeting on Wednesday 26th June at 7.30pm to discuss this. If you have signed up already or would like to know more please come along to the Parish Office. Drivers and hosts will be needed to make this successful – thank you.
OUR LADY OF LOURDES SCHOOL:
Would like to invite you to their Summer Fayre on Sunday 30th June between 12 noon and 4 pm. Big prize raffle, lots of stalls and great refreshments.
NEW ASSISTANT PRIEST:
It has been announced that Rev. Martin Tate has been appointed here at Our Lady of Lourdes to replace Fr. Vincent. He is expected to begin in early September. Rev. Martin is being ordained as priest in Westminster Cathedral on Saturday 29th June at 10.30 am. You are all welcome to attend this Ordination Mass.
CONVENT MASS:
2 Brookdale Thursday 27th June at 7.30pm. All welcome.
FIRST HOLY COMMUNION FORMS 2014:
Please see the Priest in the Sacristy to collect a form and sign the sheet.
CONFIRMATION 2014:
Please sign the form in the Sacristy to register your interest for next year. This sign up sheet will remain open for the next four weeks after which we have to confirm precise numbers to the Bishop’s Office. There will be no additional opportunities to register after this time.
PRIMARY & SECONDARY SCHOOL PARISH SELF ASSESSEMENT FORMS:
Please see one of the Priests in the Sacristy to take a self-assessment form if you are considering a Catholic Primary or Secondary School for your Child for September 2014.
CONFIRMATION & Group First Holy Communion Photographs:
Available from the Parish Office.
PENNIES FOR PEACE:
Pleae remember to bring your ‘Pennies for Peace’ next weekend and leave in the basket on the Sanctuary.