28th February 2010 2nd Sunday of Lent

ANNOUNCEMENTS
• Cricklewood Homeless Concern: - for non perishable food this weekend.

• ‘Voices Inspired’-The young musicians play at this w/e’s Saturday’s evening Mass 6:30 pm

• Repository- Mother’s Day, Patrick’s Day and Easter Cards are now on sale.

• School Buildings Fund – collection during all Masses next weekend


BACK OF THE CHURCH
White envelopes for last Friday’s family fast day, to be collected this weekend.

Padre Pio prayer group will meet in Out Lady’s Chapel on Thursday next 4th March at 8.00pm for Mass, Rosary and prayers for the sick. All are welcome.

No first Friday Holy Hour this week – Stations instead ...

PARISH CONCERT- here in the Church “Cloths of Heaven” Friday 30th April, 7:30 pm prices (pre-booked £7, on the door £10). In aid of parish organ restoration.


FAITH CONFERENCES FOR YOUNG PEOPLE -Fr Hugh leading groups. These really are worth-while times. It would be great if parents of potential attendees could organize holidays around these dates.

11-14 Yr OLDS “SUMMER BREAK” – Mon 16th August – Thursday 19th August 2010.

15-30 Yr OLDS “SUMMER SESSION” Mon 2nd August – Fri 6th August 2010.

DIOCESAN PILGRIMAGE TO LOURDES, at end of July. We are thinking of joining this as a parish group. Prices would vary between £440-890. Feedback from interested parties gratefully received.

LENT
 Each Fri. evening there will be Stations of the Cross 7pm.

 Living As One- diocesan daily meditation & group reflections on the nature of the Church available for £1.

 LENTEN ALMS (see box on wall opposite Lady Altar) - towards: The diocesan St John Southworth Fund assists homeless, migrants and refugees, youth and The Thai Childrens Trust supports the neediest children across Thailand, in partnership with local Catholic dioceses and orders.


Cardinal Vaughan admissions criteria for Sep 2011 is very likely to centre upon: “Catholic boys who were baptised within a year of birth and who have attended Sunday Mass weekly for four years or more”. Consultation meeting: 19th March at the school


PRIESTLY VOCATION DAYS - See poster at the back of Church for details.

”Discovering Priesthood 13th March Ealing Abbey,

“Come and See” 7th -9th May Allen Hall Seminary, Westminster,

St Mary’s College, Oscott, Birmingham 2nd -4th July

Free classes in English conversation – open to all – no papers required – each Saturday between 4.00pm and 6.00pm at St Patrick’s Church, Hardie Close, NW10 OUH. Contact: Fr Patrick on 020 841 0367 or Jan (Yan) on 07910 943840.

The Passage for the Homeless- “Party Like a Rock Star”- at the Hard Rock Café, Park Lane, tickets £60 each and include complimentary food & drink. Tickets available from 0207 592 1856 or tickets@passage.org.uk. All proceeds in aid of The Passage.

ASSOCIATION OF CATHOLIC WOMEN: Day of Recollection - Sat 13th March, 10am-4pm: St James’s Spanish Place, George St, W1H 5RB

1st Sunday of Lent 21st February 2010

ANNOUNCEMENTS
• Cricklewood Homeless Concern: - for non perishable food after all masses next weekend.

• ‘Voices Inspired’ - The young musicians play at next Saturday’s evening Mass 6:30 pm (27th)


BACK OF THE CHURCH

White envelopes for Friday’s family fast day, to be collected next weekend.

Purple Children’s Calendars for Lent.

Lenten Bible Alive now available on newspaper rack.

TODAY: Pioneer Total Abstinence Association: Retreat – full details back of Church.

TEAMS OF OUR LADY – SUPPORTING MARRIED COUPLES- This Thurs 25th February Clergy House. A monthly meeting with a light meal (provided by between the three and six couples in the group), offering reflective and prayerful support. Cf.: www.teamsofourlady.org.uk To start with we are looking at getting a group together of newly married and/or those with youngish children. There’s a no commitment 50 minute introductory meeting at Clergy House 25th 7:30 pm.

PARISH CONCERT- here in the Church “Cloths of Heaven” Friday 30th April, 7:30 pm prices (pre-booked £7, on the door £10)


FAITH CONFERENCES FOR YOUNG PEOPLE - Fr Hugh will be leading groups. Quality talks in a quality holiday atmosphere at Woldingham School, Surrey. These really are worthwhile times. It would be great if parents of potential attendees could organize holidays around these dates.

11-14 Yr OLDS “SUMMER BREAK” – Mon 16th August – Thursday 19th August 2010

15-30 Yr OLDS “SUMMER SESSION” Mon 2nd August – Fri 6th August 2010-

LENT
 Each Fri. evening there will be Stations of the Cross 7pm.

 LENTEN ALMS (see box on wall opposite Lady Altar) - towards:

a) The diocesan St John Southworth Fund assists homeless, migrants and refugees, youth

b) The Thai Childrens Trust supports the neediest children across Thailand: orphans, the poor, and the hungry: those fleeing from violence in Burma; abandoned as babies; marginalized by illness or disability. The Trust works in partnership with local Catholic dioceses, the Redemptorists, the Camillians and the Good Shepherd Sisters.

 FAMILY FAST DAY, this Fri 26th will be in aid of Aid to the Church in Need, effectively supporting the wide range of contemporary persecuted Christians white envelopes at back

DEANERY FORTY HOURS DEVOTION for ‘Year of the Priest’:

FOR THE INTENTIONS OF VOCATIONS TO THE PRIESTHOOD AND OUR PARISH.

The whole deanery 40 hrs timetable is in previous newsletters, on website & in porch
URGENT - EXPOSITION – WHILST WE NOW HAVE VOLUNTEERS FOR ALL THE HALF HOURLY SLOTS, WE URGENTLY REQUIRE SECOND VOLUNTEERS FOR THE FOLLOWING TIMES - 10.30, 11.30, 12.00, 2.00, 2.30, 3.00, 3.30 and 4.00 – please do sign up at the back of the Church


Prayer for union of Anglicans with the Roman Catholic Church – Holy Hour and Mass on 22nd February at the Catholic Shrine of Our Lady at Willesden commencing at 5.45pm with Mass at 7.00pm.


Free classes in English conversation – open to all – no papers required – each Saturday between 4.00pm and 6.00pm at St Patrick’s Church, Hardie Close, NW10 OUH. Contact: Fr Patrick on 020 841 0367 or Jan (Yan) on 07910 943840



YOUNG & HOMELESS: we have a De Paul Trust hostel in our area: See poster. Tel 020 8459 7033

THE LONDON IRISH CENTRE: For anyone needing advice, advocacy & support. 0207 9162222

ASSOCIATION OF CATHOLIC WOMEN: Day of Recollection - Sat 13th March, 10am-4pm: St James’s Spanish Place, George St, W1H 5RB

ARCHBISHOP’S MASS Thanksgiving Mass for Marriage: Cathedral, Sat 22nd May 3pm Those with 10th, 25th, 40th, 50th or 60th+ anniversary in 2010. Contact Clergy House for further information.

Mind the Gap: Faith in Film: The next series of 'Mind the Gap' -our Lenten series for Young Adults (17-35ish) – begins this Monday and will take the form of ‘Film nights’ with refreshments and discussion. Venue: Our Lady of the Assumption & St Gregory Church, Warwick St, W1B (2 min. Piccadilly Circus)All Young Adults welcome. For more information, contact daveburke@rcdow.org.uk

6th Sunday of the Year 14.02.10

BACK OF THE CHURCH
Lenten Bible Alive now available on newspaper rack.

Latest Faith Mag available. Very well received editorial entitled “The London Debate: Why we lost and what we must learn” about a big event where our faith came off v badly.

TEAMS OF OUR LADY – SUPPORTING MARRIED COUPLES Thurs 25th February Clergy Ho
A monthly meeting with a light meal (provided by between the three and six couples in the group), offering reflective and prayerful support. Cf.: www.teamsofourlady.org.uk To start with we are looking at getting a group together of newly married and/or those with youngish children. There’s a no commitment 50 minute introductory meeting at Clergy Ho 25th 7:30 pm.

PARISH CONCERT- here in the Church “Cloths of Heaven” Friday 30th April, 7:30 pm

FAITH CONFERENCES FOR YOUNG PEOPLE Fr Hugh will be leading groups. Quality talks in a quality holiday atmosphere at Woldingham School, Surrey. These really are worthwhile times. It would be great if parents of potential attendees could organize holidays around these dates.

11-14 Yr OLDS “SUMMER BREAK” – Mon 16th August – Thursday 19th August 2010

15-30 Yr OLDS “SUMMER SESSION” Mon 2nd August – Fri 6th August 2010

PARISH DINNER-DANCE Thank you to all who attended. We are hoping this will become an established event. Total Profit was £1015.90 towards replacing Clergy House central heating

LENT
ASH WEDNESDAY is this Wednesday. For able-bodied adults it is a day of fasting (at most one main meal & two snacks) and abstinence (no meat).

Masses will be celebrated at 9.30am, 12noon and 7pm, and ashes will be blessed & distributed. Please note Ashes can only be distributed at Mass, not at any other time.

 Each Fri. evening there will be Stations of the Cross 7pm.

 LENTEN ALMS (see box on wall opposite Lady Altar- towards:
The diocesan St John Southworth Fund assists homeless, migrants and refugees, youth education, disability support, pastoral support for the elderly, children and various other projects.

 FAMILY FAST DAY, Friday 26th Feb. will be in aid of Aid to the Church in Need. More information to come.

 THIS Sunday (tonight) 7:20 pm : TAKING THE PLEDGE
If you would like to give up alcohol for Lent in a way that links you with a group of people in solidarity with and in prayer for those who suffer from alcohol or drug addition and other abuses of the body, then join Fr Hugh / Fr Kieran and others on Sunday evening at 7.30pm in the Church for 20 mins to take the Pioneers’ Lenten Pledge. This is a commitment to abstain from all intoxicating drink, to recite a daily prayer, to wear the pioneer emblem.


DEANERY FORTY HOURS DEVOTION for ‘Year of the Priest’: updated times
Our own participation in this 40 hours will be eight hours on Thursday 25th February, for until 6 pm, with Vespers at 5:45 pm. It will possible to sign up for a half hour’s ‘watching’, we need every hour covered with two people. The whole deanery 40 hrs timetable is below.

FOR THE INTENTIONS OF VOCATIONS TO THE PRIESTHOOD AND OUR PARISH

Day Parish Time of Exposition Hours
Monday
22nd Feb 2010 St Patrick, Neasden 10:00 – 14:00 8+
St George’s, Sudbury 14:00 – 18:00
Shrine of Our Lady of Willesden 17:45 – 18:45

Tuesday
23rd Feb 2010 Shrine of Our Lady of Willesden 10:30 – 19:00 8+
All Saints, Kenton 09:30 – 12:00
Five Precious Wounds, Stonebridge 10:30 – 11:30

Wednesday
24th Feb 2010 St Mary & St Andrew, Dollis Hill 10:00 – 16:00 8+
St Erconwald, Wembley ‘3’ 16:00 – 19:00

Thursday
25th Feb 2010 English Martyrs, Wembley ‘2’ 10:00 – 12:00 8+
St Mary Magdalen, Willesden Gn 10:00 - 18:00
St Joseph’s, Wembley ‘1’ 18:30 – 19:30

Fri 26th Feb 2010 St Sebastian & St Pancras,Kingsbury 10:00 – 18:00 8

5th Sunday of the Year

ANNOUNCEMENTS
• Schools Building Fund- collection during all Masses this weekend.

• Cricklewood Homeless Concern: We average between £90-£150 per month in value received in goods. Many Thanks to all who give.

• The young musicians (‘Voices Inspired’) who have played at some Saturday Evening Masses will do so again on Saturday 27th February, 6:30 pm

BACK OF THE CHURCH

Lenten Bible Alive now available on newspaper rack.

Latest Faith Mag available. Very well received editorial entitled “The London Debate: Why we lost and what we must learn” about a big event where our faith came off v badly.


THINKING OF TAKING THE PLEDGE FOR LENT? It’s alot easier if you have the badge to show off! Non pioneers are invited to take the short term pledge for the duration of lent. Conditions for the enrolment are: - to abstain from all intoxicating drink; to recite the prayer daily; to wear the pioneer emblem. Please contact the Willesden Green Pioneer Centre tel: 0208 459 6952.
We will be happy to enrol you in our register for lent.


SCHOOL APPLICATION FORMS – for Sep 2010 entry into St Mary Magdalen’s Junior School and Convent of Jesus & Mary Infants School – appointments still available last one 13th February 2010 – please contact Clergy House, Mon-Thurs 10-2pm.


DEANERY FORTY HOURS DEVOTION

As part of the diocesan celebration of the Year of the Priest, there will be a 40 hours exposition of the Blessed Sacrament to pray especially for vocations to the priesthood and the growth of our parish. Our own participation in this 40 hours will be eight hours on Thursday 25th February, for until 6 pm. Next weekend it will possible to sign up for a half hour’s ‘watching’. we need every hour covered with two people. The whole timetable is below.

Day Parish Time Hours
Monday
22nd Feb 2010 St Patrick, Neasden 10:00 – 14:00 8
St George’s, Sudbury 14:00 – 18:00

Tuesday
23rd Feb 2010 Shrine of Our Lady of Willesden 10:30 – 19:00 8+
All Saints, Kenton 09:30 – 12:00
Five Precious Wounds, Stonebridge 10:30 – 11:30

Wednesday
24th Feb 2010 St Mary & St Andrew, Dollis Hill 10:00 – 16:00 8
St Erconwald, Wembley 3 16:00 – 18:00
Thursday
25th Feb 2010 English Martyrs, Wembley 2 10:00 – 12:00 8+
St Mary Magdalen, Willesden Green 10:00 - 18:00
St Joseph’s, Wembley 1 19:00 – 19:30

Friday 26th Feb 2010
St Sebastian & St Pancras, Kingsbury 10:00 – 18:00 8


YOUNG ADULTS: Mind the Gap: Faith in Film: Lenten series for Young Adults (17-35ish); 22 February 2010: Faith like Potatoes ;1 March 2010 Maximilian Kolbe: Saint of Auschwitz;8 March 2010 The Pursuit of Happyness; 15 March 2010- The Fourth Wise Man: 7.00-9.30pm (6.30pm refreshments)Our Lady of the Assumption, Warwick St, W1B (2 min. Piccadilly Circus).For more info, contact daveburke@rcdow.org.uk

CATHOLIC SINGLES including widowed, separated and divorced (who are not encouraged to re-marry) - Catholics of all ages (over 18 years) meet, either one to one or through social monthly bulletin, “Catholic Networking”. More info. 0161 941 3498, visit or www.catholicsingles.org.uk.

YOUNG & HOMELESS: we have a hostel in our area:See poster. Tel 020 8459 7033.

THE LONDON IRISH CENTRE- For anyone needing advice, advocacy & support. 0207 9162222.

ASSOCIATION OF CATHOLIC WOMEN: Day of Recollection - Sat 13th March, 10am-4pm: St James’s Spanish Place, George St, W1H 5RB.

ARCHBISHOP’S MASS Thanksgiving Mass for Marriage Cathedral,Sat 22nd May 3pm Those with 10th, 25th, 40th, 50th or 60th+ anniversary in 2010. Contact info to Clergy Hse.