News: Sunday 11th October 2009

We welcoming to the parish Fr John Peter Sandamam from Bangalore, India, where he has been a seminary lecturer for 17 years. He will be living at Clergy House, at least until Christmas, helping out as well as doing some study.

§ THE STORY OF A SOUL best-selling autobiography of St Therese of Lisieux available from Repository, £7, in these pages are the thoughts that inspired Mother Teresa of Calcutta! – see opposite for Mon’s visit to relics

§ Praying the rosary for Vocations in the Year of Priesthood, cards in porch

§ Your Kingdom Come- daily meditations/group reflections on rack - £1.00 – season starts October 11^th.

This w/e Sat 6:30 pm Mass, musicians from Youth 2000 will be singing & playing

Next w/e The Good Counsel network who support women with difficult pregnancies will be making an appeal.

ØCatholic Unattached Directory for practicing Catholics see ww.cathud.com or 01322.2222

ØTowards Advent – Annual festival of Catholic culture Sat 04 Nov at Westminster Cathedral Hall. wide range of Catholic groups. Refreshments plus play corner for children. Official opening at 10.30am with Archbishop Vincent Nicholas – Admission free – everyone welcome

ØTeenagers! What Every Parent Has to Know! An evening that offers insights into the difficult world of teenagers. Thurs 15^th Oct 8pm-10.30pm, Coulsdon, Surrey. For more info visit www.careforthefamily .org.uk/events or call 029 2081 0800.

ØWant to be a good [Catholic] Doctor? An intensive one day course in medical ethics for doctors & students Sat 7^th Nov 9am to 5pm Vaughan House, Francis St SW1. email drmgd84@hotmail.com or call Dr C O'Donnell 07903 222197,

ØOPENING EVENINGS Bishop Douglas School - open morning tours 13 & 20 Oct 9.30am.

THIS WEEK

· Parish trip to see relics of St Therese of Lisieux at Westminster Cathedral Mon 12^th Oct - leaving from Church at 7pm, or 52 bus top across from library 7:15., OR meet at foot of Cathedral steps at 8:10 pm (if you can’t travel on bus & want to come please let Clergy Ho know) due to likely queuing return time not guaranteed see opposite re: her autobiography

· The Y7-Y8 club has started again – IN THE JUNIOR SCHOOL, Linacre Rd, yellow application forms in porch – to be returned to Clergy House.

· Rosary after weekday morning Masses – for the intentions of Vocations to the Priesthood.

· Secondary School Transfer applications- Appointments available from Sat 10 Oct–

please contact Clergy Ho Mon-Thursday weekdays 10-2 to arrange suitable date/time.

· Union of Catholic Mothers Macmillian Coffee Morning- 15^th October at 10.00am after Mass in the Annexe. Proceeds go to the Macmillian Nurses. All welcome.

· Sat 17^th Oct first Extraordinary Communion Ministers recollection. 2-5

Marriage paperwork: those Catholic planning to get married, living within the borders of the parish need to try and give at least 6months notice to the parish priest.

PATIENTS FIRST NETWORK: For anyone worried that a friend or relative may be at risk of euthanasia in a hospital or nursing home: please see purple & white leaflets in the porch- and/or call 0800 169 1719

LITURGY ROTAS Cash 11^th Oct 2009 Team 4 – M. McNamara, Patsy Dempsey, P. Baines.

Readers Sunday Rota 11^th Oct
6.30 Sat	9.00 Sun		10.30 Sun		12.00 Sun	6.30 Sun
N. Fox	P. Dubrey M. Countino		H. Lynch R. Tobin		S. Hough	N. Brereton
Ministers of Holy Communion Rota 11^th Oct 2009
6.30 Sat		9.00 Sun		10.30 Sun	12.00 Sun		6.30 Sun
S. Fox T. Kilcoyne		B. Kelleher S. Thiru C. Barrett		P. Tobin Z. Emrith C. Hollowed	F. Holly S. Napoleon J. Pereira		P. Shaw L. Fernandez