THE JANUARY SALE:
The Sale will take place in the Parish Hall on the weekend of the 20th/21st January after the 6.30 pm Saturday Mass and all Sunday morning Masses. Offers of gifts, raffle prizes, CDs/DVDs, toiletries, books, toys etc will be most welcome. Cakes for sale on the day will be very helpful. Items for sale can be left in the Parish Office during opening times and in the Paper Shop during the weekend Mass times. Please do come along, find a bargain and support the Parish. This year money raised will be for new altar servers albs.
Thank you all – Janet Butterworth.
PARISH DIARIES:
Parish Diaries for 2018 are available in the Paper shop or from the Office.
FIRST HOLY COMMUNION 2018:
Parents are reminded of their meeting on Tuesday 9th January at 8 pm in the Parish Hall. Children meet on Saturday 13th at 10 am and Family Mass for the whole family is on Sunday 14th at 11.15 am.
BAPTISM APPLICATIONS:
The next date for Baptism applications is Monday 5th February from 7 – 8 pm in the Parish Centre.
CONGRATULATIONS:
Congratulations to Clare McCarthy, one of our parishioners, who has been awarded the British Empire Medal in the New Year’s Honours for her voluntary work in first aid with the St John Ambulance.
KEEP FIT CLASSES:
There is Keep Fit most Fridays in the Parish Hall 11.30 am – 12.30 pm starting on 12th January. All welcome!
FAIR TRADE STALL, 13/14TH JANUARY:
The first Stall of 2018 is next weekend after Saturday evening Mass and all Sunday morning until 12.30 pm.
GOING INTO HOSPITAL:
If you are going into hospital and would like to see the chaplain you must request this from the staff.
PARISH SOCIAL:
There will be a Parish Social on the 10th February with dinner and live music. Tickets will go on sale over the next few weeks priced £20 per person. This will include a two course meal with wine and a Ceilidh live band. Further details to follow.
BRUNO TAMBINI RIP:
The Requiem takes place on Tuesday, 9th January, at 10 am.
READERS ROTAS:
If you do not get your rota by email, there are a few copies in the paper shop. If you would like to receive it by email please let the Office know. Thank you.
CAFOD COLLECTION:
CAFOD have written to thank us for our recent donations at the Harvest Fast Collection your weekly donations to the Cafod box. All together we sent £2,053.36 on this occasion and over 2017 as a whole we sent £4,139.26 so thank you all very much!
CALLING THE YOUNG OF THE PARISH!
If you are between 16 and 25 (ish) and are interested in meeting with other young parishioners, you are invited to join Fr. Gabriele this evening in the Hall after the 6.30 pm Mass.
ITALIAN MASS:
There will be Mass in Italian next Saturday, 13th January, at 4 pm.
TODDLER GROUP:
A Parent/Toddler Group meets in the Hall on Tuesdays and Thursdays between 9.15 and 11 am during Term Time. New members welcome.
DIOCESAN PILGRIMAGE TO LOURDES
Saturday 21st – Friday 27th July 2018:
Join Cardinal Vincent on the Pilgrimage to Lourdes this summer. Booking forms are available from the Pilgrimage Office at Vaughan House, 020 7798 9173, or you can contact Tangney Tours on 01732 88 6666 for more information.
The theme for 2018 is 'Do whatever He tells you'.