Week of 26th November 2006

TODAY

§ TICKETS FOR OUR NEW MUSICAL “THE PROMISE” are available after Mass £3 adults, £2 children, profits to Aid the Church in Need. To be performed by the youngsters of our new drama group on December 9th & 10th at 2:30 p.m. at the Junior School, Linacre Rd- produced by Martin Plunkett.

AT THE BACK OF CHURCH THERE ARE:

LAST CALL: CONFIRMATION PREPARATION FORMS (green) for those in Year Nine. Please phone Clergy Ho weekdays between 10 & 2 to organize a brief meeting with one of our leaders for both parent and candidate on 18th of Nov or 2nd Dec –bringing filled-out form. Course begins in January, with Confirmations in April.

CTS PAMPHLETS e.g. “What is Confession?”, in wall holder near porch exit.

FAITH Magazine Nov-Dec issue on Education crisis; Man’s Spiritual nature; etc.

TUESDAY First HC Parents meeting, 7:30pm, St Mary Magdalen’s School, Linacre Rd

FRIDAY- extra Mass at 12 noon Celebrating the Feast of the 44 Martyrs of England & Wales, the feast of the Venerable English College (our Roman seminary) with some olds boys. As is the tradition the prayers and music of the Mass will be in Latin.

ADVENT MORNING PRAYER Join us, each or any Advent morning (except Wednesdays) at 7:45 am (8:15 on Saturdays and Sundays) to pray the “Prayer of The Church” – starting Sun 3rd Dec, 8:15 am.

ECHOES training for handing on the faith. The 3rd session, which will be presented as scheduled on Sat 9th Dec, will be repeated, for those who cannot make that date, the following week, Sat 16th Dec 1:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.

PARISH CAROL CONCERT & CHILDREN’S NATIVITY Sunday 17th December, p.m.

CHRISTMAS CARDS

LARGE SELECTION of cards, cribs, mass bouquets and candles, from the Repository at the back corner of Church

THE CONVENT OF JESUS AND MARY INFANT SCHOOL CHILDREN have designed their own Christmas cards this year. There are samples of the three designs on the noticeboard to the right of the Knight’s glass noticeboard. £5 per pack of 12, proceeds to the school. Please complete green order form, on this board and on heater near Church exit, and take in to the school Card Stall which is open outside the school on Park Avenue from 3.00pm each day next week – or put your name and address on form and hand in to Clergy House

Rock of the Anointed, our July musical made a profit of £690.20, which will be spread between Charities of the copyright owners (Edwin Fawcett and the Callaghan family), the J&M Infant Convent which kindly hosted it, and expense of our new Drama group.

Thank you- To all who support the Special Needs Cake Sale. £300 was raised.

NEW PARISH LIBRARY coming very soon to the new Annexe bookshelves, with some spiritual books and some on parenting – to start with. Librarian needed!

PARENTS of teenagers: The Family Education Trust’s Excellent “Sexual Spin” fact sheets are available for free from Repository. These give useful and objective facts concerning the epidemic and increasing levels of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) among young people.

The Government has just launched yet another big campaign attempting to halt the epidemic. But yet again its message lacks any serious moral message and so it is likely to make things worse. The Department of Health’s press release of 11th Nov is entitled: “New sexual health campaign reveals 'essential wear' for young adults”. It encourages young people out “on the pull” to make condoms part of their essential socializing ‘equipment’.

ADVENT REFLECTION Thurs 7th Dec 7:30 p.m. St Agnes’s, Cricklewood Lane, a meditative hour with flute, piano, song and text. Retiring collection in aid of Rwandan music therapy project.

HANDELS’ MESSIAH by Cardinal Vaughan school’s choir, Tues 12th Dec, 7:30 pm. Tickets from £12 to £28 in aid of new music centre.