Week of the 1st June 2008

Advance Tickets for our increasingly popular concert are available today after Mass. £8 including a glass of wine. (£15 on night) see opposite.

New supply of the popular Faith pamphlets in pamphlet rack: only £1 each!: Can we be sure God Exists?, What makes Man unique?, Jesus Christ, The Disaster of Sin.

 TODAY WE TAKE UP OUR MONTHLY SCHOOLS BUILDING FUND COLLECTION
 Today, Tatiana Veet will be a baptised at the 12 noon Mass.
 Please note: Cricklewood Homeless Collection will take place on the 4th Sunday of each Month.



CONFIRMATION of our Year Nine candidates: This Saturday 2:30 pm

PENITENTIAL SERVICE: This Monday 2nd June 7:30 pm Church.

REHEARSAL: This Thursday 5thJune 6:30 pm Church.


NEXT WEEKEND: The 10:30 Mass will include special thanksgiving for all those who have received First Holy Communion this year. Children are invited to come dressed up.



RWANDAN ORPHANS MUSIC THERAPY PROJECT There is a thank you card and note from Therese the project manager for the over £1,000 that was recently delivered to her, on the back right hand board (with the rotas)
There will be a talk concerning the latest news on this work by recently returned Helen Leith (member of the Thursday Reflection Group) Thurs 12th June 7.30pm at St Agnes Centre.
In aid of this: Sat 21st June 7.30-9.30pm Summer Soiree of Music, Poetry & Storytelling (donation £6) at Niland Conference Centre, Rosary Priory, 93 Elstree Road, Bushey Heath, Herts. WD23 4EE. To book please visit http://mysite.wanadoo-members.co.uk/nilandcentre/.

Photos of last years Family and Feast Day Mass and recreation at the Willesden Sports Centre can be viewed by clicking on a hyper-link on our home page: www.stmarymag.org.uk


11-14 YR OLDS Mon 11th August - Thursday 14th August Parish trip to Faith Summer Break – This is a fruitful, well supervised time of fun & faith at Woldingham School, Surrey. See Fr Hugh.

15 -30 Yr OLDS FAITH SUMMER SESSION – Mon 4th August – Friday 8th August Quality talks in a holiday atmosphere at Woldingham School, Surrey. Fr Hugh is leading a group.


The wife & family of the late Ronnie McClay would like to thank all who attended the funeral, for their expressions of sympathy, kindness & Mass Cards and to those who donated to the Alzheimer's Society raising £820. A Mass will be offered for their intentions.



FOURTH ANNUAL PARISH CONCERT "THE QUALITY OF MERCY"
6THJUNE at 7.30pm, in the Church.
With Patricia Rozario, Caroline Maguire, Rebecca Hewes, Adela Bujakova, Joanne D’Mello, Mark & George Troop, Samantha Wickramasinghe, Jack Herlihy, Martin Plunkett.

There will also be recitations and paintings on display, all on the Mercy/Sacred Heart theme.
Advance Tickets £8 including glass of wine. (On day £15).


Junior School will be taking handover of new building in July (no longer June). So now the school term will end on 11th July and it will be open as normal in June (i.e. week of 16th will not be a holiday.

Week of 25th May 2008

Advance Tickets for our increasingly popular concert are available today after Mass. £8 including a glass of wine. (£15 on night) see opposite

THIS WEEK
• May Bank Holiday, 26th Our annual 11-14 yr old youth trip to John Fisher School, Purley, 9:30 am -7 pm. Blue forms from Fr Hugh, who will be leading it.

 There is no Toddlers group or Youth Club this week.

 Thursday: 6pm – 9pm MASS & HEALING SERVICE led by a Goan priest in English

 Next w/e 1st Holy Communion receptions at Sun 10:30 am & 12 noon Masses.

 Next W/e we take up our collection of non-perishable foodstuffs for Cricklewood Homeless Concern.



RWANDAN ORPHANS MUSIC THERAPY PROJECT There is a thank you card and note from Therese the project manager for the over £1,000 that was recently delivered to her, on the back right hand board (with the rotas).
There will be a talk concerning the latest news on this work by recently returned Helen Leith (member of the Thursday Reflection Group) Thurs 12th June 7.30pm at St Agnes Centre.

In aid of this: Sat 21st June 7.30-9.30pm Summer Soiree of Music, Poetry & Storytelling (donation £6) at Niland Conference Centre, Rosary Priory, 93 Elstree Road, Bushey Heath, Herts. WD23 4EE. To book please visit http://mysite.wanadoo-members.co.uk/nilandcentre/.

Photos of last years Family and Feast Day Mass and recreation at the Willesden Sports Centre can be viewed by clicking on a hyper-link on our home page: www.stmarymag.org.uk

11-14 YR OLDS Mon 11th August - Thursday 14th August Parish trip to Faith Summer Break – This is a fruitful, well supervised time of fun & faith at Woldingham School, Surrey. See Fr Hugh.

15 -30 Yr OLDS FAITH SUMMER SESSION – Mon 4th August – Friday 8th August Quality talks in a holiday atmosphere at Woldingham School, Surrey. Fr Hugh is leading a group.


The Mizen Family: A Call to Conversion – relevant to anti-life vote mentioned on other side Barry Mizen, the Catholic father of Jimmy, a 16 year-old altar server stabbed to death at a bakery near his home on 10th May said warned against demands for new laws as a reaction to his son's killing. At his funeral a week ago he said: "It does not have to be like this. Perhaps we all need to look to ourselves and look to the values we would like and our responses to situations in our life. Sometimes we might be drawn into certain ways of our living. It is our choice but change has got to come from all of us."

Jimmy’s mother Margaret said "Anger breeds anger and bitterness, and bitterness will destroy my family if I'm not careful - and I won't allow that to happen," she said, referring to her husband and eight other children. "I don't feel bitterness towards the parents because we're not in control of everything our children do." From Independent Catholic News

FOURTH ANNUAL PARISH CONCERT – 6TH JUNE- The Quality of Mercy
With Patricia Rozario, Caroline Maguire, Rebecca Hewes, Adela Bujakova, Joanne D’Mello, Michele & Toby Byrne, Mark & George Troop & Samantha Wickramasinghe,& Jack Herlihy.

Martin Plunkett will perform the theme tune from our very popular Rock of the Anoin-ted Musical at Junior School etc: Fri 6th June. Advance Tickets £8 including glass of wine. (On day £15). See enclosure.

Junior School will be taking handover of new building in July (no longer June). So now the school term will end on 11th July and it will be open as normal in June (i.e. week of 16th will not be a holiday.

Spirit in the City – 5-7th June -Thurs 5th in St Patrick’s, Soho & Warwick St Church 12.45pm. Fri 6th Covent Garden & French Church 1.05pm, Sat 7th Leicester Square with live music, workshops etc. Please call 0207 025 1596 or visit info@spiritinthecity.org.


Hope in the Heart of Soho- St Patrick’s Evangelisation School runs an academic programme from October to June to form a community of young people in the Catholic faith and to aid them in the discernment of their calling in life. Contact 0207 434 9965 or visit the website www.stpatricksoho.org/spes for more details.

Week of 18th May 2008

TODAY
• Black leaflets concerning HFEA Bill
• May FAITH Magazine on modern catechesis, the abolition of Fatherhood, evolution etc. …
• REPOSITORY Large selection of First Holy Communion cards etc.

THIS WEEK
 Willesden Green Pioneer Association annual Mass on Friday May 30th at
8.00pm the Feast of the Sacred Heart. There will be a presentation to the Parish
Special Needs Group of the recent Social Proceeds. Everyone welcome.
 Saturday Non-baptised 11-16 yr olds (or those who have not received their 1st
Holy Communion) are invited to a preparation class 2:30 pm

 Next w/e 1st Holy Communion receptions at Sat 6:30, Sun 10 am &12 noon Masses

 Martin Plunkett will perform the theme tune from our very popular Rock of the Anointed Musical at our Parish Concert which stars Patricia Rozario, Junior School etc: Fri 6th June. Advance Tickets £8 including glass of wine. (On day £15). See enclosure




RWANDAN ORPHANS MUSIC THERAPY PROJECT There is a thank you card and note from Therese the project manager for the over £1,000 that was recently delivered to her, on the back right hand board (with the rotas).

There will be a talk concerning the latest news on this work by recently retruned Helen Leith (member of the Thursday Reflection Group) Thurs 12th June 7.30pm at St Agnes Centre.

In aid of this: Sat 21st June 7.30-9.30pm Summer Soiree of Music, Poetry & Storytelling (donation £6) at Niland Conference Centre, Rosary Priory, 93 Elstree Road, Bushey Heath, Herts. WD23 4EE. To book please visit http://mysite.wanadoo-members.co.uk/nilandcentre/.

Photos of last years Family and Feast Day Mass and recreation at the Willesden Sports Centre can be viewed by clicking on a hyper-link on our home page: www.stmarymag.org.uk.

Before Mass in the sacristy is not a convenient time to transact business.

11-14 YR OLDS
May Bank Holiday, 26th Our annual v. worthwile youth trip to John Fisher School, Purley, 9:30 am -7 pm. Blue forms from Fr Hugh, who will be leading it. Encourage youngsters to come!

Mon 11th August - Thursday 14th August Parish trip to Faith Summer Break – This is a fruitful, well supervised time of fun & faith (e.g. Talks & Prayer) at Woldingham School, Surrey. See Fr Hugh.

15 -30 Yr OLDS FAITH SUMMER SESSION – Mon 4th August – Friday 8th August Quality talks in a holiday atmosphere at Woldingham School, Surrey. Fr Hugh is leading a group.


ASSOCIATION OF CATHOLICS IN EDUCATION Fr Luiz Ruscillo, Director of Education, Lanc-aster Diocese, on his highly commended document “Fit for Mission – Schools”, this Mon 7:30–9:30, St Joseph’s, Pastoral Centre, Montem Rd, New Malden KT3 3QW. See orange poster


Schools Building & Refurbishing Fund at 30th April 2008

Balance at 31st January 2008 £16,696.17
Lump sum Donation £ 2,000.00
Monthly Collections

February 2008 £1799.74
March 2008 £1855.00
April 2008 £1547.00
£ 5201.74

Total: £23,897.91


This is the position at the end of the first year of this Fund. The Income Tax we will recover will bring the above figure to over £25,000.00 which is on course to raise our target of £100,000.00 over four years. The School Governors offer sincere thanks for your generosity.

Week of 11th May 2008

TODAY
• The FREE seminary Magazine The Mulberry, with news Chris Hack & Daniel Coughlan who have gone there from here, and Frs Tony Dwyer & Mark O’Toole who served here.

• May FAITH Magazine on modern catechesis, the abolition of Fatherhood, etc. on rack.

• May editions of Bible Alive and ‘My Day by Day’ are available.

• REPOSITORY Large selection of First Holy Communion cards etc.


THIS WEEK
 Morning Prayer as usual: i.e.:(Mon, Tues, Thur, Fri 7:45 am, Sat, Sun 8:15 am)

 New servers’ practices begin Tuesday 13th, 5 pm, Sacristy–for 5 Tues.s (not27th)

 Human Fertilisation & Embryology Bill- Mass lobby on Wed.s,12.30pm, Houses of Parliament, Emmanuel Centre, Marsham Street, SW1. Tube station is St James’s Pk.

 There is no UCM Meeting this Wednesday.

 There will be an extra Mass this Thurs at 12:30pm with members of FAITH movement.

 Junior School Farewell Fayre and BBQ Friday 5 pm – 8pm.

 No Youth Club this Fri. – in view of above Fayre. Fr H will give attending members a Tombola ticket!

 Saturday rehearsal second 1st Communion service next Sun.

 Saturday Non-baptised 11-16 yr olds (or those who have not received their 1st
Holy Communion) are invited to a preparation class 2:30 pm.

 The Pioneers Annual Pilgrimage to Aylesford will be on Sunday 18th May.
Only £10, Bring a packed lunch. Phone 8459.6952.


 Parish Concert with Patricia Rozario, Junior School etc: “The Quality of Mercy” Friday 6th June. Advance Tickets £8 including glass of wine. (On the door £15). See white ‘date for your diary’ leaflets at back.



From the Chairman of Governors of St Mary Magdalen’s Junior School:
The new School is due for delivery in June of this year. During the summer the existing building will be taken down and a Play area formed, the new Hall built and finished by November. Governors wish again to thank Parishioners for the financial support you are giving to this project. As a farewell to our present School we are holding a Social event on Friday 16th May from 5pm to 8pm to which you are all most cordially welcome. There will be an opportunity to meet old friends & reminisce.


Before Mass in the sacristy the priest is (usually!) trying to create a bit of space to pray and reflect upon the amazing, central action which Christ through him is about to perform. This is not a convenient time to transact business.


Please do not park you car over the entrance to the front forecourt, in front of the church, as this is in use each Sunday for those who have a special need to use it on Sundays. Many thanks. Applications in writing to Clergy Ho. Thank you



11-14 YR OLDS

May Bank Holiday, 26th Our annual v. worthwile youth trip to John Fisher School, Purley, 9:30 pm -7 pm. Blue forms from Fr Hugh, who will be leading it. Encourage youngsters to come!

Mon 11th August - Thursday 14th 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 4th August – Friday 8th August Quality talks in a holiday atmosphere at Woldingham School, Surrey. Fr Hugh is leading a group.

Catholic Deaf Awareness Week 11th -18th May. Deaf Awareness Day 15th May , Hinsley Rm, Morpeth Terrace, Victoria- with a guided reflection by Fr Paul Fletcher SJ.

National Grandparents Pilgrimage to Walsingham- Sat 26th July led by Bishop Michael Evans. Contact 01328 820 217 for more details.

Week of 4th May 2008

TODAY

• We take up our monthly School Building Fund collection after Masses.
• REPOSITORY Large selection of First Holy Communion cards etc.
• May editions of Bible Alive and ‘My Day by Day’ are available.


THIS WEEK
 Bank Holiday Monday Mass will be at 12 noon. No confirmation or Prayer meeting, or Morning Prayer (so just Tues, Thur, Fri 7:45 am, Sat, Sun 8:15 am.

 Wednesday Union of Catholic Mothers Annual Mass & Social in St Mary Magdalen’s School, Linacre Rd. Weds 7th May 7.00pm. Parishioners welcome.

 Thurs 6:30 pm last 1st Communion Preparation back in school. Catechists will have a brief meeting afterwards. This Friday is the Pioneers Annual Social Friday 9th May at 8.00pm in St Mary’s& St Andrew’s Church Hall. All welcome.

 Saturday First rehearsal first 1st Communion service next Sun.

 This Saturday Non-baptised 11-16 yr olds (or those who have not received their 1st Holy Communion) are invited to a series of hour-long preparation classes starting this Saturday 2:30 pm.


 New servers’ practices begin Tues 13thMay 5 pm,Sacristy–for 5 Tues.s(not27th)

 Y5/Y6 Youth Club applications please wait to be contacted. As predicted have had to start a reserve list.

 Parish Concert with Patricia Rozario, Junior School etc: “The Quality of Mercy” Friday 6th June. Advance Tickets £8 including glass of wine. (On the door £15). See white ‘date for your diary’ leaflets at back.

 The Pioneers Annual Pilgrimage to Aylesford will be on Sunday 18th May. Only £10, Bring a packed lunch. Phone 8459.6952.


Please do not park you car over the entrance to the front forecourt, in front of the church, as this is in use each Sunday for those who have a special need to use it on Sundays. Many thanks. Applications in writing to Clergy Ho. Thank you


Mass in support of Migrant Workers in London- Mon 5th May in Cathedral at 11.00am.

Catholic Deaf Awareness Week 11th -18th May. Deaf Awareness Day 15th May , Hinsley Rm, Morpeth Terrace, Victoria- with a guided reflection by Fr Paul Fletcher SJ.

Human Fertilisation & Embryology Bill- Mass lobby on 14th May at 12.30pm, Houses of Parliament, Emmanuel Centre, Marsham Street, SW1. Tube station is St James’s Park.

National Grandparents Pilgrimage to Walsingham- Sat 26th July led by Bishop Michael Evans. Contact 01328 820 217 for more details.

11-14 YR OLDS
May Bank Holiday, 26th Our annual youth trip to John Fisher School, Purley, 9:30 pm -7 pm.Blue forms from Fr Hugh, who will be leading it.

Mon 11th August - Thursday 14th 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 4th August – Friday 8th August Quality talks in a holiday atmosphere at Woldingham School, Surrey. Fr Hugh is leading a group.