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JANUARY SALE:
There are still some raffle prizes to be claimed.  Winning numbers are on the notice board and prizes can be claimed from the Paper Shop or the Parish Office during opening hours.

PILGRIMAGE TO THE HOLY DOOR:
Our Parish will make this pilgrimage to Westminster Cathedral on Saturday 20th February.  We will meet at Arnos Grove at 12.50 pm and travel together, or you can join us outside the Cathedral at 1.45 pm.  If you would like to participate, please sign the sheet at the back of the church.

ASH WEDNESDAY:
Ash Wednesday, on 10th February, is a day of Fasting and Abstinence.  Ashes will be distributed at Mass at 8 am, 10 am and 7.30 pm.

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LENT 2016:
“Each year, Lent offers us an opportunity to deepen the meaning and value of our Christian lives, and encourages us to rediscover the mercy of God so that we, in turn, become more merciful toward our brothers and sisters.  In the Lenten period, the Church makes it her duty to propose some specific tasks that accompany the faithful in this process of interior renewal: these are prayer, fasting and almsgiving.” (Benedict XVI)

Our Lady of Lourdes proposes some initiatives for this Lent:

Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament
•    Every morning from 6.45 – 7.45 am.
•    Friday: 12th, 19th, 26th February; 4th, 11th, 18th March, 6.30 pm.

Way of the Cross
•    Friday: 12th, 19th, 26th February; 4th, 11th, 18th March, 7.30 pm.
•    We are looking for volunteers who lead the Way of Cross.

Lenten Talks
A Lectio Divina based on the Gospel of each Sunday of Lent.
•    Tuesday, Feb 16th 7.30 pm:
Jesus in the Wilderness (Lk 4: 1-13).
•    Tuesday, Feb 23rd 7.30 pm:
The Transfiguration (Lk 9: 28-36).
•    Tuesday, Mar 1st  7.30 pm:
The fig tree (Lk 13: 1-9).
•    Tuesday, Mar 8th 7.30 pm:
The Prodigal Son (Lk 15: 1-3, 11-32).
•    Tuesday, Mar 15th 7.30 pm:
A woman caught in adultery (Jn 8: 1-11).

SACRAMENT OF THE SICK MASS:
This will take place on Saturday 27th February at 2.30 pm.


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FIRST HOLY COMMUNION 2016:
Parents are reminded of their meeting on Tuesday 2nd February, at 8 pm.  The children meet on Saturday at 10 am, and there is Mass for the whole family on Sunday at 11.15 am.

OUR LADY OF LOURDES/CARITAS DROP IN CENTRE:
The Centre is open every Wednesday in the Parish Hall: 10.30 am –  1 pm.

EUCHARISTIC MINISTER/READERS, PAPER SHOP & TEA/COFFEE ROTAS:
All volunteers are asked to collect their new rotas from the paper shop today.  Thank you.

CONFIRMATION COURSE 2016:
This year’s course begins on Monday 29th February with individual appointments.  Please visit the Sacristy today to collect an application form and to make your appointment for the 29th February NB: The date for the Confirmation has changed to 29th April.

CONFIRMATION CATECHISTS:
Urgently needed to help with this year’s Confirmation programme.  This would require two hours on a Saturday afternoon for six weeks starting on the 12th March.  Please contact the Parish Office if you are able to help – thank you.

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OUR LADY OF LOURDES/CARITAS DROP IN CENTRE:
The Centre is open every Wednesday in the Parish Hall between 10.30 am –  1 pm.

CHILDREN’S LITURGY MATERIAL:
Volunteers are asked to collect their booklets from the Papershop.  If you wish to purchase any resources for your sessions please contact the office or bring in your receipts.

EUCHARISTIC MINISTER/READERS ROTAS:
PAPER SHOP & TEA/COFFEE ROTAS:
All volunteers are asked to collect their new rotas from the paper shop today.  Thank you.

VISIT OF MAYOR OF ENFIELD:
The Worshipful, the Mayor of Enfield, Councillor Patricia Ekechi, who is a Catholic, will be joining us at our 9.45 am, 11.15 am & 12.30 pm Masses on 31st January. In this Year of Mercy, she will be speaking about her Charity, ‘Dementia Care’, and appealing for support towards her ‘Mayoral Fund’.  There will be a retiring collection after each Mass – thank you for your support.

PILGRIMAGE OF OUR PARISH IN THE YEAR OF MERCY:
During this Year of Mercy each Parish of our Diocese is invited to cross the Holy Door of Westminster Cathedral and make a pilgrimage through the ‘Way of Mercy’.  Our Parish will make this pilgrimage on Saturday 20th February.  Meet outside Westminster Cathedral at 1.45 pm or we can travel together from Arnos Grove at 12.50 pm.  If you would like to participate please sign up on the sheet at the back of the Church.

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CRIB APPEAL:
A very big thank you for you donations to the Crib Appeal.  A total of £1153       was donated for the Children’s Society.

OFFERTORY COUNTING ROTA:
Your new rota for 2016 is now available – there are copies in the paper shop but if you would like it emailed to you please let the office know.  Group 4 are counting today, and Group 5 on Sunday 17th January.

CHILDREN’S LITURGY ROTA:
There are new rotas available for collection from the Paper Shop today.  Please check you rota and if you are unavailable on any dates please let the Parish Office know.

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CRIB APPEAL:
Please take time to visit the Crib at the back of the Church.  All donations to the crib will go towards The Children’s Society this Christmas in the Year of Mercy.

BAPTISM COURSE:
The next course begins on Monday January 4th when you are invited to attend the Parish Hall between 7 – 8 pm to complete application forms.

OFFERTORY COUNTING ROTA:
Your new rota for 2016 is now available – there are copies in the paper shop but if you would like it emailed to you please let the office know.  Group 3 are counting today, and Group 4 on Sunday 10th January.

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SUNDAY 27th DECEMBER MASS:
Please note there will be no 6.30 pm Mass this Sunday 27th December.

CRIB APPEAL:
Please take time to visit the Crib at the back of the Church.  All donations to the crib will go towards The Children’s Society this Christmas in the Year of Mercy.

NEW EUCHARISTIC MINISTERS:
Many thanks to all who volunteered to become Eucharistic Ministers – we will contact you about training in the New Year.

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YEAR OF MERCY:
The Cardinal will open the Holy Door in Westminster Cathedral in the context of Vespers & Benediction at 3.30 pm on Sunday 13th December.
There is a list of all the churches in the Diocese with a Holy Door in the church porch – our nearest is Our Lady of Mount Carmel and St George at Enfield, where the Door will be opened today at 6 pm.

CHRISTMAS FAIR TRADE:
This weekend is the last Fair Trade stall of 2015 and is well stocked with toys, cards, Nativity sets and much more.

EXPOSITION OF THE BLESSED SACRAMENT:
Advent Exposition takes place this afternoon, and more regularly on Monday to Friday between 7 – 7.45 am and on Fridays at 10.30 – 11 am and 7 – 8 pm.

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Lord Jesus Christ,
you have taught us to be merciful like the heavenly Father, and have told us that whoever sees you sees Him.
Show us your face and we will be saved. Your loving gaze freed Zacchaeus and Matthew from being enslaved by money;
the adulteress and Magdalene from seeking happiness only in created things; made Peter weep after his betrayal, and assured Paradise to the repentant thief.
Let us hear, as if addressed to each one of us, the words that you spoke to the Samaritan woman: “If you knew the gift of God!”

You are the visible face of the invisible Father, of the God who manifests his power above all by forgiveness and mercy: let the Church be your visible face in the world, its Lord risen and glorified.
You willed that your ministers would also be clothed in weakness
in order that they may feel compassion for those in ignorance and error: let everyone who approaches them feel sought after, loved, and forgiven by God.

Send your Spirit and consecrate every one of us with its anointing,
so that the Jubilee of Mercy may be a year of grace from the Lord,
and your Church, with renewed enthusiasm, may bring good news to the poor, proclaim liberty to captives and the oppressed, and restore sight to the blind. 

We ask this of you, Lord Jesus,
through the intercession of Mary, Mother of Mercy; you who live and reign with the Father and the Holy Spirit for ever and ever. Amen.

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YEAR OF MERCY:
The Year of Mercy will begin on Tuesday 8th December, when Pope Francis opens the Holy Door in the Vatican.  Next Sunday, you will all be invited to enter the church by our new Main Door and say the Jubilee Prayer.

DECEMBER BAPTISM COURSE:
Complete application forms on Monday 7th December between 7 – 8 pm in the Parish Centre.

CHRISTMAS FAIR TRADE:
Next weekend is the last Fair Trade stall of 2015 and is well stocked with toys, cards, hot chocolate drinks, dried fruit, Nativity sets and much more.

EXPOSITION OF THE BLESSED SACRAMENT:
Exposition takes place Monday to Friday between 7 – 7.45 am and on Fridays at 10.30 – 11 am and again between 7 – 8 pm.
During Advent it will also take place on the Second and Third Sundays between 1.30 – 5.30 pm.  Please sign up to watch on these afternoons on the list in the church porch.

JOHN MURPHY RIP:
The Requiem takes place on Monday 7th December at 10 am.

LUIGI TRESCHI RIP:
The requiem is on Friday 11th December at 10 am.

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FIRST COMMUNION COURSE - DECEMBER SESSIONS:
Parents meet on Tuesday 1st at 8 pm. Children’s session Saturday 5th at 10 am and Mass for all the family is at 11.15 am on Sunday 6th December.

DECEMBER BAPTISM COURSE:
Complete application forms on Monday 30th November between 7 – 8 pm in the Parish Centre.

COUNTING ROTA:
Sunday 29th  November – Team 2.
Sunday 6th December – Team 3.

RCIA:
If you are an adult interested in becoming a Catholic or knowing more about the Catholic faith, you are invited to join our RCIA course.  Please collect an application form from the priest in the Sacristy today.

COFFEE MORNING & SALE:
In aid of the North London Hospice, on Wednesday 2nd December 10 am – 12 noon at 12 Betstyle Road.  All welcome.