FR DAVID WRITES
Today is the Tenth Sunday of the Year, as we return once more to the season of Ordinary Time following Easter and the big feasts we have celebrated over these last few weeks. Today (Sunday) we bid a fond farewell to Father Johnson and send him off with our prayers and affection. He tells me he is already looking forward to visiting us next year! Fr Andrew is also away this week, so please be gentle with me! Finally, I have completed six years (two terms) as Dean of Enfield which I think is long enough, so I am very pleased to hand over to Fr Daniel Humphreys, Parish Priest of Enfield Town, as the new dean. We wish him well, and I thank him for taking the reins!
MASS TIMES & PARISH OFFICE
Please note that there are no 8 am Masses this week. The Parish Office will be closed this Friday.
NEW LECTIONARY FOR MASS
The Bishops of England and Wales have authorised for a brand new Lectionary to be published for use in all Masses. This means readings at Mass will remain the same readings, but will be taken from a different translation of the Bible, moving from the Jerusalem Bible, which we have used up to now, to the English Standard Version (Catholic Edition). The change will come into effect on the First Sunday of Advent 2024. This is something of an upheaval as it means our Parish Mass Books will need to be changed and there may be an intermediate period until they are all published. Fr David will give further information in due course, both for readers and the whole parish. There will also be a formation day for all our readers in the autumn so that we are prepared for the change. You can read more about this matter on the websites of the CTS (Catholic Truth Society) and CBCEW (Catholic Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales).
NEW SOUTHGATE CEMETERY MASS
The annual Mass at New Southgate Cemetery chapel will take place on Saturday 22nd June at 11am. The blessing of graves at Southgate Cemetery (Waterfall Road) will also take place on Saturday 22nd June at 12.30pm.
PAULINE NEAL RIP
The Funeral Mass will take place on Thursday 20th June at 10am.
BAPTISM
The next Baptism sign up will be on Monday 10th June at 6.30pm in the Parish Centre.
FAIR TRADE
The Fair Trade stall will be open after all Sunday Masses next Saturday and Sunday 15th and 16th June. Dates from Palestine, grown by Fair Trade cooperative Zaytoun in the West Bank, are proving popular.
OUR LADY OF LOURDES SCHOOL SUMMER FAYRE
Saturday 29th June 1pm—4pm. Come along and enjoy a range of stalls as well as a BBQ, arts & crafts, penalty shoot out, homemade cakes, raffle and much more. We would love to see you there!
PARISH AFTERNOON TEA
A fundraising afternoon tea is being planned to take place in the Parish Hall on Sunday 21st July, between 2.30pm & 5pm. We plan to have a cream tea with scones and cakes etc and tea and coffee. We will have gifts for sale, a raffle as a well as an auction sale. Tickets will cost £10 per person. A list is in the porch for you to sign up and request the number of tickets you would like, no money is needed at the moment. Do come along for a lovely social afternoon, all money raised will go towards candles for the new altar. Janet Butterworth.
GENERAL ELECTION & RESOURCES
Catholic resources for the coming general election are now available on the websites of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales; the SVP; and CAFOD. Please take a look at this helpful material. A reminder that the hall here will be a polling station on Thursday 4th July.
TOILET FACILITIES
Please use the parish centre toilets rather than the church toilet—if possible!