THE FEAST OF THE ASCENSION will be celebrated next Sunday, 24th May.
FAIRTRADE:
More and more fair trade is appearing in supermarkets thanks to demand created by small parish stalls like ours. A prize to everyone who spots the new food (absolutely no need to buy it) on our May Fair Trade Stall today.
ROOM TO LET:
A double room for a single person in Betstyle Road. For more information, please call Angela on 8368 4025.
SATURDAY CLUB FOR LEARNING DIFFICULTIES/SPECIAL NEEDS:
The club is meeting on Saturday 23rd May in the Parish Hall from 3pm-5pm.All welcome for an afternoon of activities. For details, please contact Libby on 07960 226421.
WEEF COLLECTION:
Your donation now stands at £2,708 so thank you all very much. If you would still like to make a donation, there are envelopes at the back of the church.
FOUR SEASONS SPRING DRAW:
Congratulations to Mary Tilki, who won First Prize of £238.35, Mary Campbell, who won Second Prize of £68.10 and James Monaghan, who won Third Prize of £34.05 in the Spring Draw.New members are always welcome. Membership costs a mere £12 a year. Application forms can be found in the Paper Shop on any Sunday.
THANKS TO ALL who helped to make the First Holy Communion Mass yesterday such a happy occasion. Please continue to pray for those who received Holy Communion for the first time this year.
DIOCESAN CHARITIES COLLECTION:
There will be a special collection after all Masses next weekend for the Diocesan Charities: Catholic Communications, Racial Justice, Catholic Education centre and the Agency for Evangelisation. Please be as generous as you can. Thank you.
ARCHBISHOP VINCENT NICHOLS will be installed as the eleventh Archbishop of our Diocese on Thursday 21st May. The Mass will be televised live on BBC 2, beginning at 11.45am. He will offer Mass at the Parish of St Edward the Confessor, Finchley Road, Golders Green, at 7.30pm on 2nd June.
NEWSLETTER:
Material for the newsletter should be received by the Office no later than midday on Wednesday. Thank you.
ITALIAN SPEAKING LADY REQUIRED:
Lady required to work with a housebound Italian lady in the Bounds Green area. Personal care experience essential. Please contact Chris O’Toole at ‘Home Instead Senior Care’ on 8446 7044.
TRIP TO THE FRIARS, AYLESFORD:
There will be a Day Out for people with learning difficulties and their families to The Friars, Aylesford on Saturday 13th June, 2009. The cost is £10 per person or £25 per family group. You can travel by car, or a coach will leave from OLOL at 8.30am. If you travel by car, you should aim to arrive for the Mass at Midday. To ensure a place you should contact Sheila Isaac on 07910 177788 before 8th June.
CARIBBEAN NIGHT:
At Our Lady of Lourdes School on Saturday 6th June. For tickets contact the school on 8361 0767.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR KIND OFFERINGS last weekend of £2,927.