3rd Sunday of Advent - 13th Dec 2009

Carol Concert – will take place on Sunday 20^th December at 3.00pm in the Church. Children wishing to take part in the Nativity Play should come to the church Annex on both Saturday 12^th and Saturday 19^th December a 2.30pm.

Servers –those who are available to serve at Christmas Day Masses please complete your details on notice board in the Sacristy. Midnight Mass rehearsal will be on Thursday 24^th from 11.00am to 12.30pm – again please complete your details on notice board in Sacristy.

Parking in Church Forecourt

No parking in Church Forecourt from Monday 14 December 2009 due to damage to the flagstones which has made them unsafe for pedestrians. Diocesan Surveyor will look at the area in the New Year to ascertain whether it can be modified for vehicular traffic.

COMING UP From Pope Benedict, in 1986: “Advent’s intention is to awaken the most profound and basic emotional memory within us, namely, the memory of the God who became a child. This is a healing memory; it brings hope. […] It is the beautiful task of Advent to awaken in all of us memories of goodness and thus to open doors of hope." Ø Public witness with our local Missionaries of Mother Teresa of Calcutta through are a Carol Concert on 19 December at 3.00pm – 4:00 pm in Harrow Rd W9 outside the Church of Our Lady of Lourdes – all are welcome – Fr Hugh, among others from here, will be there. Ø Carol concert: Sunday 20th December 3:00 pm- Nativity rehearsals start next Saturday 2:30 Ø School application forms – for Sep 2010 entry into St Mary Magdalen’s Junior School and Convent of Jesus & Mary Infants School – appointments are now available on four dates between 18 January and 6th February 2010 – please contact Clergy House. Ø Confirmation Preparation Course for those in Year Nine: This will start early in 2010. Watch this space for times for introductory meetings. Ø Annual Parish Concert is very likely to be on 30th April 2010 Ø Day with Mary: 9:30 am– Sat 19th Dec St James’s, Spanish Place, George St W1

CONVENT OF JESUS & MARY CATHOLIC INFANT & NURSERY: Application packs for a Nursery and Reception place at the Convent of Jesus and Mary Catholic Infant School for September 2010 are now available from the school office. We should like to invite you and your child to an Open Day to provide you with an opportunity to visit the school and meet the staff - as follows:

Reception - Monday 14^th December 2009 at either 9.15am or 12.45pm

Nursery – Tuesday 15^th December 2009 at either 9.15am or 12.45pm.

Completed applications must be returned by Friday 26^th February 2010