FR TOM WRITES
The Wedding at Cana is the first of the signs performed by our Lord, at the behest of his Blessed Mother. The turning of water into wine is the experience of Christ taking something unspectacular and transforming it into something beautiful. In our lives we are in need of this transformation; Jesus has power to renew your marriage, family life, day-to-day tasks, and your faith.
Ultimately however, this sign will find its completion on the Cross with his mother once more present. From the midst of suffering and misery, the blood of Christ is poured forth to give life in the face of death and open the path to eternal salvation.
FR SEAN CARROLL RIP
Fr Seán will be received at Most Sacred Heart church, Ruislip at 4.30pm on Wednesday 29th January. There will be a Requiem Mass, with Bishop Jim Curry presiding, at 7pm. Fr Seán’s Funeral Mass will be in the same church at 12noon on Thursday 30th January, with the Cardinal presiding.
On Thursday 30th January there will be no 10am Mass to allow Fr David and Fr Tom to attend the Funeral Mass.
VENERAMUS
The next Veneramus evening will be on Monday 20th January at 7.30pm. Please join us for a time of prayer, teaching, adoration, music and confession. If you have any questions, please speak to Fr Tom.
TEA AND COFFEE AFTER MASS
We wish to once more encourage you to join us for tea, coffee, biscuits and a chat after the Sunday morning Masses. Please come and spend time together.
FIRST HOLY COMMUNION
The next meeting for parents will be on Tuesday 21st January at 7.30pm. The next children’s session is on Saturday 25th January at 10am and the family Mass at 11.15am on Sunday 26th.
BAPTISM APPLICATIONS
The next applications for Baptism will take place on Monday 3rd February at 6.30pm in the Parish Centre.
ADVANCE NOTICE: FEAST OF OUR LADY OF LOURDES
Our patronal feast, Our Lady of Lourdes, will be celebrated here on Tuesday 11th February with a special Mass in the evening at 7pm, followed by a parish social in church hall. We will be pleased to welcome Bishop Jim Curry, who was recently made a new auxiliary bishop in our diocese, who will lead the celebration. Please make a note of the date in your diaries. The 10 am Mass that day will be the celebration for Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School.
ANTONIO BISI RIP
The Funeral Mass will take place on Tuesday 28th January at 10am. RIP.
VIOLET REBELLO RIP
The Funeral Mass will take place on Wednesday 29th at 10am. RIP.
JUNIOR CHOIR
Our Junior Choir continue to regularly support the celebration of the Saturday 6pm Mass with their singing. Deacon Ian has been helping train the young people, aged 8-14, and wishes to invite more of our young people to join the group. They meet each Saturday at 5.15pm in the small hall to practice. Please speak to a member of the clergy for more information.
LIVESTREAM & WIFI
As many of you know, we have been experiencing a problem with our internet connection, which is affecting the whole site. This has been entirely beyond our control. We are working to fix it. Due to the scale of the problem it means that the livestream will not be available for at least another 2 weeks. We understand how frustrating this is for everyone (including us!) and will do our best to restore the service as soon as possible.
FAIR TRADE
The first fair trade stall of 2025 is after Masses in the hall this weekend, 18th & 19th January.