FR DAVID WRITES
Today is the Second Sunday in Ordinary Time, but the mystery of the Epiphany continues to shine through the liturgy, making clear for us the meaning of the Word-made-Flesh, God among us. We will celebrate the Feast of the Presentation on Candlemas Day, 2 February. Well done and thank you to all the children and their families who were enrolled in the First Holy Communion programme at the 11.15am Mass last Sunday. It was a joy filled celebration. Please keep them all in your prayers. We had a lovely celebration on Wednesday morning in thanksgiving for the life and ministry of Pope Benedict XVI. Please continue to pray for him, for Pope Francis and for the whole Church. Have a good Sunday and a nice week.
ROSE MARY MURPHY RIP
Rose’s funeral takes place on Monday 16th January at 10 am. May she rest in peace.
MARY BRODERICK RIP
The funeral for Mary Broderick will take place on Monday 23rd January at 10 am. May she rest in peace.
NORMA MURRAY RIP
There will be a funeral for Norma on Friday 20th January at 10 am. May she rest in peace.
EILEEN NAGLE RIP
The funeral for Eileen Nagle will take place on Wednesday 25th January at 10 am. May she rest in peace.
PAPER SHOP ROTAS
New volunteer rotas are available in the Paper Shop today—thank you.
BAPTISM COURSE
If you would like to have your child baptised the next session is on Wednesday 18th January at 5pm. Please come to the Parish Hall entrance.
FAIR TRADE STALL 21st/22nd JANUARY
The first Fair Trade stall of 2023 will be open after all Masses next weekend.
ST ANNE’S CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL
Local charity, Generation Exchange, in partnership with St. Anne’s Catholic High School for Girls run an annual unique intergenerational computer project whereby young volunteers from the school provide face-face 1:1 IT support to older people. A 10 week project starts on Tuesday 21st February at 9.30-11am at the Upper School in Palmers Green. For more info & to register, please contact Leonie on 07713937811 or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
NEW YEARS RESOLUTION—VOLUNTEERING FOR CAFOD
CAFOD, the Catholic Agency for Overseas Development, are looking for people join them in their mission in the Westminster Diocese. Could you volunteer and help them raise awareness in either parishes or schools about their work across the developing world, tackling poverty and injustice? Find out more by joining a vollunteer meetings in Lambeth on Saturday 21st January or Oakwood, North London on Wed 1st February. Please contact Tony at CAFOD for further details at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or 0208 449 6970. Thank you.
BISHOP SHERRINGTON ASKS PARISHIONERS TO CONSIDER THIS MATTER
“The House of Commons Health and Social Care Committee has launched an inquiry into assisted suicide and is inviting individual members of the public and interested organisations to comment, and also to suggest what actions might be helpful for the debate. I would be grateful if you could inform parishioners of this Inquiry and ask healthcare and legal professionals to respond from their expertise. Assisted suicide presents profound dangers to public safety and the common good and is contrary to the Church’s teaching on human life and dignity, so it is crucial that as many people as possible engage with the Parliamentary Inquiry and oppose the introduction of assisted suicide into UK law. To submit your views, please visit: https://committees.parliament.uk/work/6906/assisted-dying-assisted-suicide/" To find out more information and to help you respond to the Inquiry, you are invited to pick up a letter from the back of the church which has been written by one of our parishioners.
The deadline to respond is Friday 20th January.