27/04/2009

· TICKETS ON SALE TODAY for Willesden Green Pioneers – Annual Social at St Marys and St Andrews Church Hall,Dollis Hill Lane on Friday 8 May – 8.00pm to 11.00pm – Music by The Benn Brothers -tickets for sale next weekend £4.00 - all welcome
· Today we take up our monthly Cricklewood homeless collection of non-perishable foodstuffs in box in porch
· Today’s 10:30 am Mass will be attended by First Communion applicants and their parents, to inscribe them for the final part of their course, on First Holy Communion, Children will be invited onto the carpet for the sermon and bidding prayers.
· The latest Magdala Magazine is on sale at back
· New financial year's PLANNED GIVING ENVELOPES still at the back

NEXT WEEKEND we take up our monthly Schools' building Fund collection.
The following weekend there will be the annual retiring collection for the seminary (WEEF)

ü Year 7/Year 8 Youth Club - starts again Fri 1st, 6 pm To join see purple forms in porch
ü CONFIRMATION CLASSES start again this week.
ü The Confirmation Service projects will start this coming weekend.
ü NEW SERVERS start on Sunday (3rd) 5 pm – 6 pm, annexe. Please hand in name, age & contact details to one of the priests or Clergy H. The course will take place over five consecutive Sun afternoons 5 pm – 6 pm, (NOT including 24th May half-term)

ü YEAR 5/6 YOUTH CLUB will not start until 14th May. It will continue until July 16th with breaks on 28th May & June 4th. Unless you have been told your application has been accepted. You will be contacted soon. All members of this term's club must have submit-ted a new application in recent wks. Any forms now submitted will be added to waiting list.
ü Parish Concert with Patricia Rozario – Friday 05 June at 7.30 in the Church. A change from the newsletter published one of 08.05. Tickets at £7.00 each will be on sale shortly.

Fr Hugh will be leading groups of young people on the below events. V. worthwhile 11-15 YR OLDS: Mon 17th August - Thursday 20th 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 3rd August – Friday 7th August Quality talks in a holiday atmosphere at Woldingham School, Surrey. Fr Hugh is leading a group.


Please pray for Deacon Pat Madden who will be ordained priest next w/e in Galway. He was here 9 yrs ago

National Day of Prayer & Fasting For Life. On Monday 27th April, 41st anniversary of legalised abortion in England & Wales, please pray and fast for the end of abortion and euthanasia – see notice board. The Good Counsel Network on 020 7723 1740 of e-mail info@goodcounselnetwork.freeserve.co.uk
CEILIDH IN THE CITY –Fri 15th May 09 to raise money for the ‘Spirit in the City’ festival of Catholic faith in West End of London – see notice board.

26/04/2009

Archbishop Vincent Nichols will be installed as Archbishop of Westminster on May 21st at midday with Vespers the evening before. Any parishioner wanting to go to one of these services should give their name and contact details to Clergy House before by THIS Wednesday, 29th. The very restricted places available will be allocated by ballot on Thursday 30th

19.04/2009

ü NEW SERVERS: We would now invite applications for new servers from those in Year Five and above. Please hand in name, age and contact details to one of the priests or Clergy House. The course will take place over five Sunday afternoons 5 pm – 6 pm, starting on May 3rd, 10th, 17th, (NOT 24th, half-term), 31st, 7th June
ü NEW YOUTH WORK VOLUNTEERS: Many thanks to those who volunteered to work with young people in the parish. We would invite you to a meeting this Thursday, a 7p.m. in the Annexe for one hour to explain child protection procedures

St Joseph's Pastoral Centre Hendon: 2 part- time vacancies – caretaker & cleaner – see porch board.
Allen Hall Seminary – vacancy for domestic assistant – further information on www.rcdow.org.uk or see porch
Cardinal Hinsley College – seeking Summer Examination Invigilators – training will be given – Please contact exams officer on 0208 965 3947.
St.James R.C. School ,Burnt Oak Reunion: St.Mary & St.Andrew Parish Centre,Dollis Hill Lane,NW2 6HE on Sat 16th May at 7.30pm - for those at St.James 1971–7 More info- sue_mullins@hotmail.co.uk

Union of Catholic Mothers:Meeting due this Wednesday has been cancelled.
CONFIRMATION CLASSES PARENTS’ MEETING this Monday 6th April 7 p.m., 8p.m in the Infant Convent chapel (now called the Caludine Room). this is brought forward from originally published date of 24th April. The next Thurs classes will be on 29th April. The next Sat classes will be 2nd May, despite the original timetable suggesting they would start a week earlier. This is due to the further retreat (optional for those who went on the previous retreat- 24th -26th April.
AFTER EASTER
There are vacancies in the Year 7/Year 8 youth club - starts again Fri 1st May. See purple f forms
Year 5/6 Youth Club LEADERS’ meeting Thursday 23rd April 8:15 pm, Clergy House 7:30 pm
Annual Parish Concert with Patricia Rozario – Friday 08 May – advance tickets £7 further details later