Week of 29th April 2007
TODAY
TODAY IS VOCATIONS SUNDAY. There will be the annual retiring collection for WEEF, for the support of our seminaries.
CRICKLEWOOD HOMELESS – There will be a collection of non-perishable goods.
LAST CHANCE for Tickets for our “Easter Harmony” concert, on Friday (4th), at £5, half price of tickets on night. See details below. This will involve a singing from our Junior School, our Goan community and a parish family (Irish folk), and the usual beautiful classical solos.
TICKETS FOR THE PIONEERS Annual Social on 11th May, £4 available from priests.
CERTIFICATES will be presented to parishioners who recently completed the Echoes catechists course here in the parish – after some Masses
CHILDREN’S LITURGY AT THE 10:30 AM MASS- we will be inviting children to come into the sacristy for their own Liturgy of the Word. This is part of a biweekly summer trial period. It will be led by priest & catechists.
SINHALA MASS 5:00 pm: first of a regular Mass for Sri Lankan people.
YOUNG ADULTS GROUP for age 20’s, Clergy Ho, 7:30 pm.
At Back:
Blue Forms for joining pilot of Y4/Y5 club – see below
School Building Fund- Pink Boxes of envelopes available for collection.
Planned Giving Envelopes- Green boxes for year commencing 8th April still available at back of church for those who haven’t yet collected them. There is also a list at back for those who would like to join the Planned Giving scheme
“My Day by Day” daily Mass readings book for May. £1.75 in pamphlet rack.
SEMINARY Magazine: The Mulberry, available on newspaper rack
REPOSITORY with Prayer books, Rosaries, Medals, cards & gifts for 1st Holy Communion
THIS WEEK
MORNING PRAYER Mon-Fri (except Wed) 7:45 am, Sat & Sun 8:15 am.
NEW SERVERS Our annual five Thursday afternoons course for new servers will commence this Thursday 3rd May, 5:00 pm – 6 pm, in the Annexe, finishing 7th June (no meeting 31st May). For Year Five upwards. Please give names and contact details to A priest or Clergy Ho.
PADRE PIO PRAYER GROUP in Annexe, Thurs 3rd May at 8pm for Mass & prayers for sick.
PARISH CONCERT THIS FRIDAY: 4th May 2007 7;30 pm “Easter Harmony”: Including Irish folk music and pieces by Sir John Tavener, Fauré, Handel, Rossini and Haydn. See poster for full list of many musicians and singers, which include Goan and Junior school choirs.
Saturday Rosaries in our Lady’s month of May will involve scriptural meditations and music, and be for the intentions of our parish community, this Saturday especially for the Bethany, Visitation and Sick and housebound visiting groups. These special group intention devotion will return to the first Friday evening Holy Hour in June.
NEW YOUTH CLUB for those in Year 4 & 5 (aged 8-10) will be piloted for three Thursday evenings in June (14th, 21st, 28th), 6 pm – 7:30 pm in the Junior School hall. Membership forms available this w/e
UPCOMING
NEXT WEEKEND: Final Chance to get tickets for the Pioneers annual dance of Fri 11th May.
YOUTH CLUB (Y6-Y8) Next wk’s session will involve a trip to Gladstone Park. We will be back by the normal time. Activities this term include trip to St Albans (June 23rd, 10-5), BBQ, visit of the Fire Brigade (with working hoses!), fundraising for South African orphans, working with clay & paint, drama & videos, & lots of team games. Yellow forms for new members from Fr Hugh
PIONEER ANNUAL DANCE- will be held in St Mary & St Andrew’s Social Club, Dollis Hill Lane, NW2 6EH. Friday 11th May 8pm-11pm. Tickets £4, will be on sale after all masses weekend 5th/6th May. All welcome.
SCHOOLS BUILDING & REFURBISHING FUND: The 1st monthly collection for this will be on Sat 12th May/Sun 13th May. Our initially envisaged kick-off for next weekend (5th/6th) has been delayed one week for admin. reasons. After this the collection will be on the first w/e of month.
TODAY IS VOCATIONS SUNDAY. There will be the annual retiring collection for WEEF, for the support of our seminaries.
CRICKLEWOOD HOMELESS – There will be a collection of non-perishable goods.
LAST CHANCE for Tickets for our “Easter Harmony” concert, on Friday (4th), at £5, half price of tickets on night. See details below. This will involve a singing from our Junior School, our Goan community and a parish family (Irish folk), and the usual beautiful classical solos.
TICKETS FOR THE PIONEERS Annual Social on 11th May, £4 available from priests.
CERTIFICATES will be presented to parishioners who recently completed the Echoes catechists course here in the parish – after some Masses
CHILDREN’S LITURGY AT THE 10:30 AM MASS- we will be inviting children to come into the sacristy for their own Liturgy of the Word. This is part of a biweekly summer trial period. It will be led by priest & catechists.
SINHALA MASS 5:00 pm: first of a regular Mass for Sri Lankan people.
YOUNG ADULTS GROUP for age 20’s, Clergy Ho, 7:30 pm.
At Back:
Blue Forms for joining pilot of Y4/Y5 club – see below
School Building Fund- Pink Boxes of envelopes available for collection.
Planned Giving Envelopes- Green boxes for year commencing 8th April still available at back of church for those who haven’t yet collected them. There is also a list at back for those who would like to join the Planned Giving scheme
“My Day by Day” daily Mass readings book for May. £1.75 in pamphlet rack.
SEMINARY Magazine: The Mulberry, available on newspaper rack
REPOSITORY with Prayer books, Rosaries, Medals, cards & gifts for 1st Holy Communion
THIS WEEK
MORNING PRAYER Mon-Fri (except Wed) 7:45 am, Sat & Sun 8:15 am.
NEW SERVERS Our annual five Thursday afternoons course for new servers will commence this Thursday 3rd May, 5:00 pm – 6 pm, in the Annexe, finishing 7th June (no meeting 31st May). For Year Five upwards. Please give names and contact details to A priest or Clergy Ho.
PADRE PIO PRAYER GROUP in Annexe, Thurs 3rd May at 8pm for Mass & prayers for sick.
PARISH CONCERT THIS FRIDAY: 4th May 2007 7;30 pm “Easter Harmony”: Including Irish folk music and pieces by Sir John Tavener, Fauré, Handel, Rossini and Haydn. See poster for full list of many musicians and singers, which include Goan and Junior school choirs.
Saturday Rosaries in our Lady’s month of May will involve scriptural meditations and music, and be for the intentions of our parish community, this Saturday especially for the Bethany, Visitation and Sick and housebound visiting groups. These special group intention devotion will return to the first Friday evening Holy Hour in June.
NEW YOUTH CLUB for those in Year 4 & 5 (aged 8-10) will be piloted for three Thursday evenings in June (14th, 21st, 28th), 6 pm – 7:30 pm in the Junior School hall. Membership forms available this w/e
UPCOMING
NEXT WEEKEND: Final Chance to get tickets for the Pioneers annual dance of Fri 11th May.
YOUTH CLUB (Y6-Y8) Next wk’s session will involve a trip to Gladstone Park. We will be back by the normal time. Activities this term include trip to St Albans (June 23rd, 10-5), BBQ, visit of the Fire Brigade (with working hoses!), fundraising for South African orphans, working with clay & paint, drama & videos, & lots of team games. Yellow forms for new members from Fr Hugh
PIONEER ANNUAL DANCE- will be held in St Mary & St Andrew’s Social Club, Dollis Hill Lane, NW2 6EH. Friday 11th May 8pm-11pm. Tickets £4, will be on sale after all masses weekend 5th/6th May. All welcome.
SCHOOLS BUILDING & REFURBISHING FUND: The 1st monthly collection for this will be on Sat 12th May/Sun 13th May. Our initially envisaged kick-off for next weekend (5th/6th) has been delayed one week for admin. reasons. After this the collection will be on the first w/e of month.
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