FR DAVID WRITES
Well done to our new Confirmation candidates who began their preparation and formation last weekend. They were enrolled to receive the sacrament during the 6pm Mass last Saturday. Please keep them in your prayers. Today we keep the Third Sunday of Lent. The Parable of the Fig Tree is a reminder to us to embrace now, rather than delay, the opportunities that Lent and God’s grace offer us. Next weekend will be Laetare Sunday (the Fourth of Lent) which marks the mid-point of our journey, and it will also be Mothering Sunday. Have a wonderful Lenten week!
CAFOD LENT FAMILY FAST DAY
Thank you for your generous donations to CAFOD last week. We collected a great total of £1,522.93 in support of their important work.
CONFESSIONS IN LENT
As always, confessions are heard in church on Saturday afternoons at 3 pm. Please make sure you come at 3 pm and wait in the queue. Confessions continue either until the queue has gone or till 3.45. Please don’t join the line at 3.45! Thank you.
STATIONS OF THE CROSS
During Lent we pray the Stations of the Cross. You can pray the Stations at any time in church. However, the communal celebration lead by the priest will take place every Friday morning in Lent immediately after 10 am Mass. Please join us.
PLANNED GIVING BOXES
The new boxes are now available for next year, starting on Sunday 5th April. Your numbers do not change, so they are in numerical order rather than alphabetical this year. Please collect yours as soon as you can. If anyone has a query or any corrections, please let the Parish Office know by phone, or by email, during the usual opening hours. Thank you for your generosity.
OUR LADY OF LOURDES PRIMARY SCHOOL PILRGIMAGE
Well done to all our juniors from the primary school who made a mini pilgrimage to the cathedral on Friday to mark the Holy Year, together with Fr Tom and Fr David. We prayed for the whole parish and all our families.
BERNADETTE CLUB TRIP
Parishioners are invited to join our trip to the Living Crafts Fair in the grounds of Hatfield House on Friday 9 May. Tickets are £20 to include coach travel from church, leaving at 10.30am, and the entrance fee. If you would like to join us please call Jackie 07956 809152.
PASSION PLAY
St Monica’s, Palmers Green are delighted to welcome RISE Theatre, a professional Christian theatre company, who will be performing their Passion Play in the Church Large Hall on Saturday 29th March at 2.30pm. Performance lasts approximately 60 minutes and is suitable for adults and children 11+. For tickets (£10, cons £8) visit www.ticketsource.co.uk/risetheatre or call Anna on 07532 374291 at St Monica’s.
CONFIRMATION 2025
The next session takes place on Saturday 22nd March at 4.15pm in the Parish Hall, followed by Mass at 6 pm.
PAPER SHOP (REPOSITORY)
The Paper Shop has now been restocked and has items for Easter, Mother’s Day, First Communion and Confirmation. The shop is open on Sunday mornings.
CHRISM MASS
An early reminder that the annual Diocesan Chrism Mass will take place as always during Holy Week. The Mass will be celebrated by the Cardinal and concelebrated by the bishops and priests of the diocese, together with the faithful from across Westminster. It will take place on Tuesday 15th April at 12 noon in Westminster Cathedral. Please arrive in good time for a seat.
TOWARDS HOLY WEEK
Holy Week sheets will be available from next weekend with details and times of Masses and services here for Holy Week and Easter (13th - 20th April). The final
remaining appeals will be Aid to the Church in Need (5th April) and the Holy Places on Good Friday. Thank you for your almsgiving.
Please turn all phones and devices to ‘off’ or ‘silent’ in the church and especially during Mass. Thank you for your cooperation.