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OUR LADY OF LOURDES SCHOOL CAROL CONCERT:
You are invited to join our school children for their Carol Concert on Tuesday 20th December from 2.15 – 3 pm in the school hall.

ALTAR SERVERS PATRONAL FEAST DAY:
Monday 26th December is the Feast of St Stephen.  He is the patron saint of Altar Servers, who are all invited to attend the 10 am Mass on that day.

CHRISTMAS OFFERING ENVELOPES:

The collection at Mass on Christmas Day is your gift to our clergy.  If you are not in the planned giving scheme there are envelopes for your Christmas donation at the back of the church – thank you.

CHRISTMAS TIMETABLE:
Please see the reverse of this newsletter for details of all Masses and Confession times over the Christmas holiday period, including our Penitential Services on Monday 19th December.

CHRISTMAS EUCHARISTIC MINISTERS:

Please sign the list in the porch if you are able to help with any Mass at Christmas.  Thank you.

EUCHARISTIC MINISTER ROTA:
New rotas are available in the Paper shop for those volunteers who are not on email – thank you.

CHRISTMAS POSTERS:
There are Christmas Poster available in the Church porch for you to take home today to display in your windows.

CATHOLIC CHILDREN’S SOCIETY (WESTMINSTER):
There will be a collection for the CCS at the Crib during the Christmas Season.  Your gift will give children and families, who have found themselves in domestic, relationship and personal crisis, a helping hand this Christmas and throughout the year.  Thank you.

ST VINCENT DE PAUL SOCIETY:
The St Vincent de Paul Society is distributing 12,000 Vinnie Packs to the homeless over the winter, mostly in the Westminster Diocese. See www.svp.org.uk/node/330 for more information.  They cost about £3.20 to produce.  Any contribution will be very welcome. Donations can be made by text VIMP33£[AMOUNT] to 70070 or by cheque made out to SVP and sent to Vinnie Packs, PO Box 72264, SW1P 9EZ.  Thank you

ADVENT HOMELESS DONATIONS FOR BARNET & CRISIS:
Socks, gloves &  toiletries most welcome.  Please leave in the box at the back of the Church.

PAPER SHOP:
There is a great selection of Christmas Cards and the 2017 Westminster Year Book on sale in the shop today.

CHRIST THE KING, COCKFOSTERS, NEW YEAR’S EVE PARTY:
Celebrate the coming of 2017 on Saturday 31st December at 29, Bramley Road, N14 4HE, starting with Mass at 5.30 pm.  Food, drink, mulled wine and lots of fellowship!  All welcome.

JANUARY SALE:

The sale will take place in the Parish Hall on the Weekend of the 21st/22nd January.  Offers of gifts, raffle prizes etc. will be most welcome.  More news in the New Year.
Thank you, Janet Butterworth.