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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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ADVENT
Advent is a time of Spiritual preparation to celebrate the Birth of the Son of God, Jesus, at Christmas. What can I do? Here are some suggestions:
Prayer - Try to put yourself in the presence of Jesus each day. On your way to work, in your home, just say: ‘Come Lord Jesus’. At the end of the day think about what has happened and thank him or ask for help in difficult or worrying situations.
Give tins of food and toiletries for the homeless where we collect as a Parish during Advent. (Please leave in the box at the back of the church.)
Visit someone who is alone or in need of company that you know.
When you write your Christmas cards – say a prayer for each person or family.
EXPOSITION OF THE BLESSED SACRAMENT:
Takes place in our church Mondays to Fridays at 7 – 7.45 am. Call in for a few moments on your way to work. There is also Exposition on Fridays 10.30 -11 am and on the First, Second and Third Sundays of Advent between 1.30 – 5.30 pm. Please sign up to watch on these afternoons on the list in the church porch.
ADVENT TALKS:
Tuesdays at 7.30 pm where the topic will be “The Year of Mercy”.
VOLUNTEERS CHRISTMAS PARTY:
All those who support the Parish in any way are warmly invited to join the Parish Team in the Hall on Saturday 5th December, after the 6.30 pm Mass, for the Christmas Party, our thank you for all the work you do.
ADVENT WREATHS:
If you have an advent wreath, or are planning to make one, please bring it to Mass next weekend, where it will be blessed.
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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.
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COUNTING ROTA:
Sunday 22nd November – Team 6.
Sunday 29th November – Team 2.
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.
PLANNED GIVING BOXES:
New planned giving boxes are available at the back of the Church.
“AN EVENING OF MUSIC”:
You're warmly invited to a concert here in the church at 8 pm on Friday, 27th November. Some local singers will perform a varied programme ranging from opera to Irish airs and Songs from the Shows. Free admission with retiring collection in aid of Mary’s Meals.
PARISH COUNCIL MEETING:
Monday, 23rd November at 8.15 pm.