Week of 23rd April 2006

TODAY

Ø 10:30 am Mass: the First Communion children will be inscribed for this sacrament
Ø Cake Sale by the Special Needs group, in the Annexe, after the morning Masses.
Ø The Pioneers will be selling tickets for their annual dance on Fri 5th May

DIVINE MERCY afternoon: 3 p.m. - 5 p.m. in the Church.

§ Assisted Suicide Bill - Campaign leaflet from our Bishop’s is at the back. Please write to our M.P. asap. This scandalous bill has second reading in May.
§ New Planned Giving Envelopes for new financial year are available at the back.
§ There are new Catholic Truth Society pamphlets in the pamphlet rack.
§ Easter Edition of Bible Alive is available in newspaper rack


BUILDING FUND APPEAL @ 31st Dec 2005- £235123.80
Lump Sum Donations 150.00
Monthly collections Jan ‘06 1811.03
Feb ‘06 2728.00
Mar ‘06 2123.00
£246302.83

Many thanks for your important continued perseverance in this last year of the appeal.

FIRST HOLY COMMUNION PREPARATION
Parents Meeting:Tues 25th April 7:30pm–8:30;St Mary Mag’s,Junior School,Linacre Rd
Next Children’s meeting Thursday 27th April. The Following Children’s meeting, on 4th May will take place here at the Church, not in the Infant’s school.

YOUTH CLUB will restart on Tuesday 2nd May, continuing for ten Tuesdays (excluding 30t May, half-term) unit 11th July.

NEW SERVERS We will be running a servers’ training session for five term-time Saturday mornings (10:30 am – 11:30 am) from 13th May. Those parents of young people in Year Five or above (i.e. nearly ten year’s old upwards) who would like to learn how to serve at a Sunday Mass here are asked to give their names, addresses, telephone numbers and preferred Mass time to one of the priests.


11-15 YR OLDS: Mon 7th August - Thursday 10th August Parish trip to Faith Summer Break – This is a fruitful, well supervised time of fun (e.g.Games, Swimming sports & Chessington Theme Pk) and faith (e.g. Talks & Prayer) at Woldingham School, Surrey. Forms from Fr. Hugh.

FAITH SUMMER SESSION – Mon 31st July – Friday 4th August Quality talks on “Reasons for Believing, and prayer, in a holiday atmosphere at Woldingham School, Surrey. Fr Hugh is leading a group.

PRO-LIFE EUTHANASIA CONFERENCE with quality speakers including Terri Schiavo, Steve Mosher etc. Sat 29th April, Sacred Heart School, Hammersmith: call 020.8857.9950

WE GIVE THANKS for the participation of so many in Our Lord’s Easter Triduum liturgical act-ion with there being standing room only on several occasions. We thank our secretaries, sacris-tans, singers & musicians for such careful & fruitful preparation. We thank the flower arrangers and cleaners for preparing the Church so well.

For making the liturgies reverent celebrations we thank the children’s catechists, servers, collectors, readers and extraordinary ministers of Holy Communion. And thanks to you all from Frs Hugh, Nimal and Kieron for your very generous Easter offerings, & for the other gifts and cards. May the Grace of Eastertide flow into your lives.

WILLESDEN GREEN PIONEER Centre’s 40th Anniversary Social: in aid of St Mary Magdalen’s society for people with special needs. Tickets: £3 on sale after Masses. At St Jude’s Social Club, Kenmare Gardens, music by The Benn Brothers. All welcome!

PARISH CENTENARY CONCERT with Patricia Rozario, Friday 9th June 7:30 p.m.– 9:30 More information to follow.

PARISH PILGRIMAGE TO NATIONAL SHRINE OF WALSINGHAM: Sat 10th June, leaving 7:30 am prompt, returning about 8:30 p.m. Adults £23, accompanied children £10; includes a hot evening meal, as well as Mass at Slipper chapel, procession along the old ‘Pilgrim’s Way’.

WEDNESDAY CLUB: DAY TRIPS-1: Thurs 29th June Eastbourne, £10.
2: 13th July Bluewater, Kent, £5. 3: 31st Aug Worthing, £10. Please contact Kitty Walsh for further details 0208 451 2079.