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CAR PARK CLEANING:

Volunteers are needed to help clean the Car Park on Saturday June 18th from 9 am. 

SACRED HEART SCHOOL:

Maureen Ruane is retiring in July.  She has spent 21 years working at Sacred Heart School, 20 of them as Headteacher.  The school are making a souvenir book to present to Maureen and if any families would like to write a personal message please contact the school on 020 8445 3854 or email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. 

BRIDGE CLUB:

Our Bridge Club meets in the Small Hall on Thursday evenings.  If anyone would like a friendly game, please come along at 7.45 pm any Thursday. 

LADY REQUIRED:

To help part-time.  Flexi hours, must be reliable and have own car.  For further information please call 020 8440 2281.

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ANNUAL WEEF COLLECTION:

If you would still like to donate please use an envelope, which can be found in the Church Porch, and post it through the Presbytery letter box or give to one of the Priests.  Thank you. 

PENNIES FOR PEACE:

Please leave your pennies in the PAX basket on the Sanctuary.  Many thanks. 

CAR PARK CLEANING:

Volunteers are needed to help clean the Car Park on Saturday June 18th from 9 am. 

LAY MINISTERS ROTAS:

New rotas for the period 23rd May – 7th August are now available for collection from the paper shop.  Please take yours today.  Thank you.

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ANNUAL WEEF COLLECTION:

Thank you all very much for your generous donations to our WEEF collection, which raised £2,998 towards the training of our future Priests.  If you would still like to donate please use an envelope, which can be found in the Church Porch, and post it through the Presbytery letter box or give to one of the Priests.  Thank you. 

NORTH LONDON HOSPICE:

Fund raising Coffee Morning at 12, Betstyle Road on Wednesday 25th May from 10 am.  All welcome.  £1 entry. 

PENNIES FOR PEACE:

If you have been collecting pennies for Pax Christi, please bring them with you next Sunday.  Many thanks!!

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MASS TIMES THIS WEEK:
There will be no 8 am Masses during the month of May.

ANNUAL WEEF COLLECTION:
Pope Benedict XVl has called on all Christian communities to encourage and support those who have said ‘Yes’ to God.  One way to this is to contribute to the annual collection for the Priest Training Fund which takes place today.  Everything that you give is used to support our seminarians.  Please give as much as you can afford as it costs £20,000 a year to train a seminarian and this work depends on donations. Thank you. We welcome James Reynolds, a seminarian of Allen Hall, who will speak to us this weekend of his personal experience of studying for the Priesthood.

HOMELESS IN BARNET:
The team at Homeless in Barnet would like to thank you for your kind donations of tins of food during Lent.  Thank you all very much.

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FR REGINALD FULLER RIP:

Some Parishioners may know of Fr Reggie especially through his time at St Mellitus, Tollington Park.  Fr Reggie died on Maundy Thursday.  He was 102 years old, the oldest priest of the Diocese and had been a priest for 79 years.  His funeral will be at Westminster Cathedral on Tuesday 17th May at 10.30am.  May he rest in peace. 

PETER BURKE RIP:

Mary Burke and family would like to thank you for your kind messages of sympathy on the death of her husband, Peter.  Thank you also for the Mass cards, for attending the funeral in Ballycastle and the memorial Mass at Our Lady of Lourdes.  A Mass will be offered for your intentions. 

ANNUAL WEEF COLLECTION:

Please give as generously as you can to support the Diocesan Priests Training Fund.  There will be a collection after all Masses next weekend.

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POUND-A-MONTH SPRING DRAW:

This takes place today, Sunday 1st May, after the 9.45am mass in the Parish Hall.  All subscriptions should have been received by yesterday.   New members welcome. Application forms can be found in the Paper Shop.

BERNADETTE CLUB:

This month’s meeting is this Friday, May 6th, between 2 – 4 pm in the Parish Hall.   All welcome.

MASS TIMES THIS WEEK:

There is 10 am Mass on Monday, May 2nd, after which the church will be closed.  There is no 8 am Mass on Thursday.

“RED CAP” CONCERT:

There will be a concert in the church on 14th May at 7.30 pm to raise funds for Lauren Donaghy’s trip to Lourdes as a volunteer “Red Cap” helper for the sick from the Diocese of Westminster.  Lauren will speak at all masses this weekend, and tickets, priced £5, will be on sale.

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THE PARISH TEAM WOULD LIKE TO WISH YOU ALL A VERY HAPPY & HOLY EASTER 

MASS TIMES THIS WEEK:

There will be one 10 am Mass each day this week, after which the church will be closed. 

PAPER SHOP VOLUNTEERS:

New Rotas are available from collection from the Paper Shop today. 

POUND-A-MONTH SPRING DRAW:

This will take place on Sunday 1st May after the 9.45am mass in the Parish Hall.  All subscriptions need to be received by Saturday 30th April. New members welcome. Application forms can be found in the Paper Shop. 

PARISH OFFICE:

Please note that the Office is closed to all callers on non-urgent matters, either in person, or by phone, until Tuesday May 3rd.  If you need to speak to a priest in an emergency please call the phone number above.

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CHRISM MASS:

On Tuesday at midday many of the Priests of the Diocese will gather with the Archbishop and his Assistant Bishops in the Cathedral to celebrate the Chrism Mass, when the oils that will be used in the coming year will be blessed and the Priests will renew their commitment to Priestly Service.  All are welcome. 

HOLY SATURDAY PRACTICE:

There will be a practice for the servers and for those who are going to be received into the Church on Holy Saturday at 10.30am.  

PAPER SHOP VOLUNTEERS:

New Rotas are available from collection from the Paper Shop today. 

HOMELESS IN BARNET:

During Lent we will be collecting tins of food for Homeless in Barnet.  Please leave your offerings in the box at the back of the church.  Many thanks. 

HOLY PLACES COLLECTION:

This Diocesan collection takes place at the 3 pm service on Good Friday.

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LENT:

Stations of the Cross will take place after the 10 am Mass  and at 7 pm on Fridays.  This week the evening session will be led by Churches Together. 

Exposition: Sunday afternoon from after the 12.30 pm mass – 5.30 pm.   

Lenten Discussions: Wednesday, 13th April, at 7.30 pm in the Upstairs Meeting Room, using the booklet, ‘Faithful Pilgrims’.  Also available in the Paper Shop is ‘Walk With Me’ which contains meditations for every day during Lent & costs £1. 

HOLY HOUR:

This Sunday from 4.30pm until 5.30pm there will be a special Holy Hour for those who are going to be received into the Church at Easter.  It would be good if as many people as possible were there to support them. 

HOMELESS IN BARNET:

During Lent we will be collecting tins of food for Homeless in Barnet.  Please leave your offerings in the box at the back of the church.  Many thanks.

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LENT:

Stations of the Cross will take place after the 10 am Mass  and at 7 pm on Fridays.  This week the evening session will be led by the Scouts. 

Exposition will take place on Sunday afternoons from after the 12.30 pm mass – 5.30 pm.   

Our Lenten Discussions continue on Wednesday, 6th April, at 7.30 pm in the Upstairs Meeting Room, using the booklet, ‘Faithful Pilgrims’, which is based on the talks and homilies given by the Pope when he was in Britain last year.

Available in the Paper Shop is ‘Walk With Me’ which contains meditations for every day during Lent & costs £1. 

CAFOD:

Thank you for your generosity to the  Lent Family Fast Day CAFOD Appeal.  You were kind enough to donate £2,448. 

READERS:

Please take any uncollected rotas today.  Many thanks.

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LENT:

Stations of the Cross will take place after the 10am Mass  and at 7pm, which is led this week by The Saturday Morning Coffee Group. 

Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament will take place on Sunday afternoon from after the 12.30 pm mass – 5.30 pm.   

Our Lenten Discussions continue on Wednesday, 30th March, at 7.30 pm in the Upstairs Meeting Room, using the booklet, Faithful Pilgrims, based on the talks and homilies given by the Pope when he was in Britain last year.

Available in the Paper Shop is ‘Walk With Me’ which contains meditations for every day during Lent & costs £1. 

CONVENT MASS:

There will be Mass at 2, Brookdale at 7.30 pm on Thursday 31st March.  All welcome. 

COMPASS:

The April edition of our Churches Together magazine is now available at the back of the church. 

BERNADETTE CLUB:

Meets on Friday, April 1st, at 2 pm.