CRIB APPEAL:
Please take time to visit the crib at the back of the Church. The crib appeal is for the Catholic Children’s Society and all your donations will be used to help the 700,000 children living in poverty in the Diocese this Christmas. You can also donate online at www.cathchild.org.uk. Thank you.
CARDINAL’S MASS OF THANKSGIVING FOR THE SACRAMENT OF MATRIMONY
Westminster Cathedral, Saturday 23rd May 2015 at 3 pm.
The Archbishop will be inviting, to this Mass, all couples in the Diocese who are celebrating their 10th, 25th, 30th, 40th, 50th and 60th (and every year over 60) wedding anniversary of Catholic marriage in 2015. If you are celebrating an anniversary, please give the Parish Office the following details: husband and wife’s names, wedding date, full postal address and email (or telephone number, if no email). Thank you.
FIRST HOLY COMMUNION 2015:
Parents are reminded of their meeting on Tuesday 6th January at 8 pm in the Parish Hall. The Children’s session will be on Saturday, 10th January, at 10 am and the Family Mass will be celebrated on Sunday at 11.15 am.
BERNADETTE CLUB:
The January Meeting takes place on Friday 9th January at 2 pm in the Parish Hall. The Bernadette Club is aimed at the older members of our parish community and new members are always welcome – please come on Friday and find out what we get up to!
IRAQI CHRISTIANS IN NEED:
There will be a piano and organ recital (free admission-retiring collection) at St. Mary the Virgin (Church Hill Road, East Barnet, EN4 8XD) at 2 pm on Saturday, 10th January in aid of Iraqi Christians In Need (www.icin.org.uk), which provides direct financial relief for thousands of displaced refugee families under the care of the Catholic Chaldean, Syriac and Orthodox churches in northern Iraq.
KIT COUSINS RIP:
The Requiem Mass will be on Monday 5th January at 10 am.
JANUARY SALE:
The Big Sale will take place in the Parish Hall on Saturday 24th January, after the 6.30 pm Mass, and on Sunday 25th after all Morning Masses.
Any donations of gifts, books, toys, DVD’s, CD’s, toiletries and raffle prizes etc will be most welcome. Cakes on the day will be a big help.
Items for sale may be left in the Parish Office during opening times or in the Paper Shop during the weekend Mass times. All proceeds from the Sale will go towards a video link from the Church to the Parish Hall for relay of the Mass during busy services. For any more information please ring Janet Butterworth on 01707 664843. Do please come along and support the Sale. Thank you.
“THE CALL, THE JOURNEY AND THE MISSION” An invitation from the Bishops of England and Wales to reflect on the Gift of Marriage and Family Life. Please take a leaflet from the back of the church today.
MASS IN HONOUR OF OUR LADY OF LOURDES takes place at Westminster Cathedral on Saturday 7th February. The Sacrament of the Sick will be administered during the Mass and you are particularly invited if you wish to receive the Sacrament. If you use a wheelchair or need to be accompanied by a carer, please let us know as soon as possible so that spaces can be reserved for you.
WHAT HAPPENS IF I GO INTO HOSPITAL?
Please take a leaflet from the stand at the back of the church, which gives you some guidance about calling on the hospital chaplain should you wish to do so.