ALL SOULS DAY:
All Souls Day will be commemorated on Monday 3rd November, with Mass at 8 am and 10 am. There will also be a Candle Mass at 7.30 pm, at which you will be invited to light a candle in remembrance of your departed loved ones, and the Book of the Dead will be placed on the Sanctuary.
DEMENTIA FRIENDS:
There will be a number of informal explanatory talks given by Dementia Friends in our Small Hall during November. Please let us know if you intend to come to one of them so that it can be geared to the amount of people present. Please either register at www.dementiafriends.org.uk, or leave your name with the Office. Sessions are on Saturday 8th November at 4.30 pm, or Friday 7th, or Tuesday 11th, both at 7.30 pm.
CONVENT MASS:
The next Convent Mass will be on Thursday 6th November at 7.30 pm.
EUCHARISTIC MINISTERS & READERS:
There will be an afternoon of reflection and discussion for Eucharistic Ministers and Readers on Saturday 29th November, from 1.30 to 5.30 pm. Please make every effort to attend.
NOVEMBER BLESSING OF THE GRAVES:
If you wish to have a grave blessed please meet at the entrance of the cemeteries on the following dates and times in November:
Trent Park: 2.30 pm on Sunday 9th.
Bells Hill: 3 pm on Sunday 16th.
New Southgate: 2.30 pm on 23rd.
FAIR TRADE:
The stall is open in the Hall on Saturday 8th and Sunday 9th November at the usual times.
CHRISTMAS CARD SALE:
The Paper Shop team will be selling Christmas cards etc. in the Hall on Sunday 9th November after the morning masses.
SICK AND RETIRED PRIESTS FUND:
This annual collection takes place next weekend. We now have over 80 sick and retired priests in the Diocese, depending on our support. Please give as much as you can, and if you pay income tax, please consider completing the Gift Aid declaration on the envelope, adding a further 25% of your donation from tax already paid on your earnings. Donations can also be made online at rcdow.org.uk/donations. Thank you.
BERNADETTE CLUB:
Friday 7th November, 2 pm in the Parish Hall. New members welcome.
ALTAR SERVERS:
If you would like to become an altar server, please leave your name and details with the Parish Office. You should have already made your First Holy Communion.
CAFOD WORLD GIFT CATALOGUES:
World Gifts are alternative Christmas gifts that make a difference to someone living in poverty. Catalogues are available at the back of the church, or you can look online at worldgifts.cafod.org.uk.
NOVEMBER DEAD CEMETERY MASSES:
Monday 10th November at St Mary’s, Kensal Green, and 17th November at St Patricks, Leytonstone. Both are at 11.30 am.
FIRST COMMUNION COURSE:
Parents: Tuesday 4th November, 8 pm. Children: Saturday 8th at 10 am – both in the Hall, and Mass for the whole family at 11.15 am on Sunday 9th.
REMEMBRANCE SUNDAY:
We will be commemorating Remembrance Day at the 9.45 am Mass on November 9th. The Scout Group and the Brownies will be in attendance.
FOUR SEASONS AUTUMN DRAW:
The Autumn Draw will be on Sunday 9th November in the Parish Hall after the 9.45 am Mass. Subscriptions should be in the Parish Office by Saturday 8th November. Thank you.