NEW TERM & NEW ACADEMIC YEAR
We wish all children, young people, families, teachers and staff every blessing as they return to school and college this week. We hope you enjoyed the break. May God bless you all in your new beginnings.
FR DAVID WRITES
Today is Fr Andrew’s last day with us as assistant priest. Can I take this chance on your behalf to thank him for all his work, and especially his devoted visiting to those who are housebound. We wish him well as he departs. This is only au revoir as I’m sure he will be back from time to time. Fr Tom Blackburn will arrive on Thursday. Please pray for Fr Tom as he takes up his new ministry in our parish. Also, I apologise that there are no 8 am Masses this week as I thought there would be. Please bear with us. May God bless you all.
PARISH OFFICE
Please note the Parish Office will be closed on Friday this week.
DAVID AHEARNE RIP
The Funeral Mass will take place on Monday, 2nd September, at 10 am.
MICHAEL WEIR RIP
Please pray for Michael Weir whose Funeral will be on Wednesday at 3pm.
BAPTISMS
The next opportunity to book baptisms will be Monday 9th September 6.30pm.
FIRST HOLY COMMUNION 2025
Forms will be available from this weekend. The programme begins in December and run on Saturday mornings 10am—11.15am, plus Sunday Mass.
BERNADETTE CLUB
Our next meeting will be on Thursday 5 September at 2pm, in the hall. We look forward to seeing you all on Thursday afternoon.
RCIA (JOURNEY IN FAITH)
If you would like to register your interest to become a Catholic, or a Catholic adult who needs to be confirmed, please speak to Fr David or the office.
SECONDARY SCHOOL FORMS
Dates and details for secondary school transfer will be published shortly for those who need forms signing by Fr David. Please look out for these dates which will be published in the newsletter.
ENFIELD DEANERY YOUNG ADULTS (18-35)
Young adults are invited to an Enfield Deanery gathering on Friday 13 September, 7.30-9.30pm at St Monica’s Church, Palmers Green N13 4DJ. Music, worship and adoration followed by social. Contact This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or speak to one of the priests.
WORKS IN THE CHURCH
This week, further work will take place. This will be the final work on the steps to the tabernacle. Additionally, some stress-testing will take place before the stone can be installed. To avoid drilling the floor, this will be done by placing weight on the sanctuary. This is due diligence but we do not anticipate any difficulties (please God). Please try to ignore, if you can, the materials in the sanctuary - hopefully it will be short lived. We are also working to have the church toilet fixed and renovated. It involves the outside drains so has been slightly more complicated, and not helped by the summer holidays. Thank you for your patience with all this.
PARKING IN THE ARNOS GROVE AREA (CHURCH, HALL & SCHOOL)
Enfield Council are proposing changes to the Arnos Grove Controlled Parking Zone. The council’s proposal is to increase the parking restriction times to 8am -7.30 pm Monday to Sunday which will greatly impact our parish. Details of the proposals can be viewed on the council’s consultation website - consultation ends on Friday 13 September. Please do write in via the council website and bear in mind that it will impact us here as it will make it impossible to park when attending mass. The link is here.
TOILET FACILITIES
Please use the parish centre toilets rather than the church toilet.