Fourth Sunday of the Year A 30th January 2011
At the 12 noon Mass today Mark de Leon will receive his First Holy Communion.
Today there will be a Sinhalese Mass here at 5pm
The latest Bible Alive, My Day by Day and Messenger magazines are on the newspaper rack at the back.
CONFIRMATION CLASSES begin this Monday 31st, 7pm – 8:30 pm in the infant convent.
Padre Pio Prayer group will meet on Thursday 3rd February at 8.00pm for Mass, Rosary and prayers for the sick. All are very welcome.
Year 7/8 youth club meets this Friday in Junior school. Purple forms at back.
Next Saturday evening’s Mass will involve our “Vocies Inspired” musicians
Our second annual dinner dance is set for Dollis Hill social club on Sat 12th Feb. Tickets £35: bookings this w/e after all Masses – in aid of Clergy House central heating. Tickets can still be booked
SERVERS: The ten minute rule: We are very blessed to have over 70 excellent servers here at St Mary Magdalen’s. We are currently instituting regular practices. This year we are asking servers not to arrive after ten minutes before the Mass begins. This is because it disturbs the necessary careful and spiritual preparation for Mass. We do understand that there can sometimes be unavoidable reasons for arriving only shortly before Mass (and thus also failing to make one’s private prayers before Mass) but we just ask servers who so do to remain in the congregation for that Mass and not to serve, rather than coming into the sacristy with only a relatively few minutes to go.
Magdala, the parish magazine: Coming to an end? The publishing and sub-editorial company for our parish magazine Magdala will cease production this coming March. They are a unique company. So we are considering a different type of magazine. Any ideas please see Fr Hugh or Kathy MacKen.
A Day with Mary Our Lady & St Joseph, Balls Pond Rd, London N1 – Saturday 5th February
Certificate in Catechesis. Two year part-time, distance learning course (a few hours per week) with four local Saturdays recommences in February. First of these is Saturday 12th February at Ealing Abbey. Ten parishioners are in their second year of this course. Some of them will be witnessing the grace-full nature of this course on a coming Sunday. Please pray about the possibility of doing this great service to our community.
Rebuilding Haiti- Irish Cabaret Fundraiser Friday 11th Feb 7.30pm The Crown Moran Hotel, Cricklewood. Tickets £15. Call 0208 863 0059.
Mass in honour of Our Lady of Lourdes – Sat 19th Feb 2.30pm Westminster Cathedral. All are welcome, no seat reservations or tickets. Celebrant Archbishop Vincent Nicols.
Treasures of Westminster Cathedral- New exhibition full of the Cathedral’s most precious possessions. Open Mon-Fri 9.30am to 5.00pm. Entry £5, concessions £2.50. Contact 0207 798 9096 or email johndaly@rcdow.org.uk.
Volunteers needed for the Charity LIFE, full counselling training given and counselling skills, or if you have previous experience and training come and help in our new centre. Call 07515 578 598 or email agnesrees@lifecharity.org.uk.
ARCH(Abortion Recovery Care and Helpline) – offering help for women, men and families to restore their lives & relationships after an abortion experience. Call 0845 603 8501 or www.archtrust.org.uk
SPUC – a further donation was made during the week to take the total collection to £663.00. Many thanks for your support.
Today there will be a Sinhalese Mass here at 5pm
The latest Bible Alive, My Day by Day and Messenger magazines are on the newspaper rack at the back.
CONFIRMATION CLASSES begin this Monday 31st, 7pm – 8:30 pm in the infant convent.
Padre Pio Prayer group will meet on Thursday 3rd February at 8.00pm for Mass, Rosary and prayers for the sick. All are very welcome.
Year 7/8 youth club meets this Friday in Junior school. Purple forms at back.
Next Saturday evening’s Mass will involve our “Vocies Inspired” musicians
Our second annual dinner dance is set for Dollis Hill social club on Sat 12th Feb. Tickets £35: bookings this w/e after all Masses – in aid of Clergy House central heating. Tickets can still be booked
SERVERS: The ten minute rule: We are very blessed to have over 70 excellent servers here at St Mary Magdalen’s. We are currently instituting regular practices. This year we are asking servers not to arrive after ten minutes before the Mass begins. This is because it disturbs the necessary careful and spiritual preparation for Mass. We do understand that there can sometimes be unavoidable reasons for arriving only shortly before Mass (and thus also failing to make one’s private prayers before Mass) but we just ask servers who so do to remain in the congregation for that Mass and not to serve, rather than coming into the sacristy with only a relatively few minutes to go.
Magdala, the parish magazine: Coming to an end? The publishing and sub-editorial company for our parish magazine Magdala will cease production this coming March. They are a unique company. So we are considering a different type of magazine. Any ideas please see Fr Hugh or Kathy MacKen.
A Day with Mary Our Lady & St Joseph, Balls Pond Rd, London N1 – Saturday 5th February
Certificate in Catechesis. Two year part-time, distance learning course (a few hours per week) with four local Saturdays recommences in February. First of these is Saturday 12th February at Ealing Abbey. Ten parishioners are in their second year of this course. Some of them will be witnessing the grace-full nature of this course on a coming Sunday. Please pray about the possibility of doing this great service to our community.
Rebuilding Haiti- Irish Cabaret Fundraiser Friday 11th Feb 7.30pm The Crown Moran Hotel, Cricklewood. Tickets £15. Call 0208 863 0059.
Mass in honour of Our Lady of Lourdes – Sat 19th Feb 2.30pm Westminster Cathedral. All are welcome, no seat reservations or tickets. Celebrant Archbishop Vincent Nicols.
Treasures of Westminster Cathedral- New exhibition full of the Cathedral’s most precious possessions. Open Mon-Fri 9.30am to 5.00pm. Entry £5, concessions £2.50. Contact 0207 798 9096 or email johndaly@rcdow.org.uk.
Volunteers needed for the Charity LIFE, full counselling training given and counselling skills, or if you have previous experience and training come and help in our new centre. Call 07515 578 598 or email agnesrees@lifecharity.org.uk.
ARCH(Abortion Recovery Care and Helpline) – offering help for women, men and families to restore their lives & relationships after an abortion experience. Call 0845 603 8501 or www.archtrust.org.uk
SPUC – a further donation was made during the week to take the total collection to £663.00. Many thanks for your support.
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