Week of 28th May 2006

AFTER MASS TODAY IT IS POSSIBLE TO:

§ Purchase tickets for our centenary concert on 9th June - see facing page. Premier Radio recently called this “An awesome event”. Also you can take & distribute bundles of NEW white leaflets with full concert details from back table– e.g. in workplace, local shops etc

§ Give names to priests for our centenary parish family pilgrimage on 10th June

§ Take and fill in a white “Helping Hands” leaflet for our Centenary Evening on June 24th. Also this is the last week to sign up for giving international food for our Centenary evening on 24 June, on lists on tables at the back - see facing page.

§ Pick up a blue “To the Hospital Administrator” card. See front of newsletter.

§ Place non-perishable foodstuffs in the Cricklewood Homeless Concern box.

§ Purchase the May edition of FAITH magazine with articles on The Da Vinci Code, ‘A Mother’s Diary’, the Pope conducting a wedding, talking to the lapsed etc., etc.

§ Purchase the June edition of Bible Alive


At next week’s 10:30 am Mass Riomon Michael will be baptized and Leandro Sarmento, Jessica Carsane & Cheyenne Wight will receive their First Holy Communion.

FIRST HOLY COMMUNION THANKSGIVING MASS Sunday 11th June 10:30 am. Children are invited to come dressed up.

BANK HOLIDAY MONDAY: there will be just one Mass at 10:00 am
Faith Youth Day for 11-15 yr olds to John Fisher School, Purley group leaves at 9:30 am

THE NEW SERVERS’ classes are now ended for half-term. The last 3 classes will be on Thursday afternoons, 5–6 pm , June, 8th,15th & 22nd - i.e. not Saturday mornings.

CREATIVE CONTRIBUTIONS TO YOUTH CLUB Do you have an interest &/or job you would be prepared to illustrate to Year 6 - 8 children in our popular Youth Club? Please let one of the priests or Martin Plunkett know. We can help prepare presentation if desired.

PARENTS OF YEAR 2 CHILDREN (i.e. about 7 yrs old) at Non-Catholic Schools please give details to Fr Hugh or Clergy Ho, if you haven’t already, concerning a few special classes in June to prepare for next Yr’s 1st Holy Communion prep. programme.

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 info. 0208 451 2079

NEXT JOURNEY IN FAITH for those interested in learning more about Catholicism will be Sat 1st July at 11:00 am Ms Celia Edwards will speak on Scripture and Prayer.

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. 15-30 YR OLDS

FAITH SUMMER SESSION – Mon 31st July – Fri 4th Aug Quality talks on “Reasons for Believing” in prayerful, holiday atmosphere at Woldingham Sch, Surrey. Fr Hugh’s going & has forms


CORPUS CHRISTI PROCESSION Sat 18th June 3pm from Cardinal Hinsley School.

THINGS PARTICIPANTS CAN DO

PARISH GROUP’S WITH THEIR BANNERS are invited to take part.

FIRST HOLY COMMUNION CHILDREN are invited to come dressed up to process at the front like last year, with 1st Holy Communion Children from other parishes.

SINGERS willing and able to take part in the procession are invited to a practice at Our Lady of Willesden, Nicoll Rd on Monday 12th June, 7:30 p.m.SERVERS for Corpus Christi procession Please sign up on sacristy noticeboard.

PARISH CENTENARY EVENTS IN JUNE

Fri 9th CONCERT- “AN AWESOME EVENT” (Premier Radio) see white flyers - 7:30pm– 9:30 in Church. Tickets £5 in advance (eg. TODAY), £8 on the door. Includes glass of wine. Supervized Junior school & 2ndary school youngsters (i.e. 7-15) go free.

Sat 10th PILGRIMAGE TO NATIONAL SHRINE OF WALSINGHAM:, leaving 7:30 am prompt, returning 8:30 p.m. Adults £23, accompanied children £10; includes 1 hot meal.

Sun 18th CORPUS CHRISTI PROCESSION 3 p.m. Cardinal Hinsley to Transfiguration.
Sat 24th INTERNATIONAL EVENING with Cardinal Cormac Murphy-O’Connor.

6:30 p.m. Mass in Church followed by an international reception in Cardinal Hinsley School.
Working party for this event meets Thursday 8th June at 7:30 p.m. Clergy Ho.


ST MARY MAGDALEN’S JUNIOR SCHOOL REUNION 17th June, 8p.m. over-18’s only. Wil-lesden Working Men’s club, Villiers Rd, tickets £5 fro, school, 8459.3159 or after Mass next wk.