28th Sunday of the Year 14th October 2012

Parish News Last week’s collection was £2067.94 Thank you. The family of the late Freda Johnston would like to thank all who gave so generously to the British Heart Foundation in lieu of flowers and raised £200. Work Experience Scheme. Could your workplace offer a day’s work experience for a local student from Newman Catholic College? Sarah Teather MP is working with the school to help set up the new scheme. Please contact omar.deedat@parliament.uk if you are interested in this really worthwhile scheme. Journey in Faith. This has now started, but it is still not too late to join the group if you know of anyone interested in becoming a Catholic, or if you are an adult who has not yet been confirmed? We meet on Saturday mornings at 10:30am. Weekly Catechesis Leaflets. As part of our ‘Year of Faith’ we will be publishing weekly leaflets on a particular aspect of our faith. Keep these and they will build up into a ‘mini-catechism’ of 60 leaflets. Secondary School Transfers 2013. Fr Kevin will be signing school forms from 18th to 22nd October. Please call the office to schedule an appointment. Dates have not yet been set for appointments for primary school transfers. A message from Tony Thomas. Dear all at St Mary Magdalen’s. I can hardly believe it is over a year since I left you all after a wonderful time working in the parish! As some of you know, I’m just starting my second year of formation for the priesthood at Allen Hall in Chelsea. On Sunday 25th November we have an “adoration afternoon” here to which I’d like to invite a group from Willesden Green. It will include refreshments, a tour of the seminary, and a period of Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament including sung Vespers and Benediction. There are 25 places which will be allocated on a first-come, first-served basis. Please leave your details with the parish secretary if you would like to come. St Mary Magdalen Wednesday Club. There are places available for the Christmas Special Trip to “Mickey’s Variety Club”, Wood Green, on Thursday 29th November. £25 inclusive of meal and coach. Call 0208 963 0973 or 0208 4596952 for bookings.   Diocesan Notices Catechism Course in the Year of Faith. A course in the Catechism of the Catholic Church will be given by Fr Michael Quaicoe on Mondays from 15th October to 19th November, 7:30-8:30pm, at Westminster Cathedral. All are welcome. To register, please telephone the Young Friends on 07903 644935 or email young.friends@mail.com Procession of the Blessed Sacrament on Saturday 20th October will commence at 3:00pm from Westminster Cathedral and finish at 4:15pm at St George’s Cathedral, Southwark. All are welcome. Year of Faith: What is faith and How do we believe? These are public lectures which take place on Tuesday evenings from 7:00pm to 8:30pm commencing on the 30th October, in Westminster Cathedral Hall. Registration is required to guarantee a place. Email faithmatters@rcdow.org.uk or call 0207 931 6078 or register on line at www.rcdow.org.uk/fatihmatters. Suggested donation for each lecture £3. From Ocean to Ocean. A pilgrimage of the Black Madonna of Czestochowa across Europe. The icon will be on display for veneration by all who visit Westminster Cathedral from 4:00pm Monday 5th November to 1:30pm on Tuesday 6th November. Call 0207 931 6064 for further details. AFF Retreat for parish adult faith formation leaders and those involved in various parish ministries and catechesis. Saturday, 24th November from 10:00am to 3:00pm in Nazareth House, 169-175 Hammersmith Road, W6 8DB. Suggested donation is £14 to cover the costs. Refreshments will be provided, please bring your own lunch. Booking is required to guarantee a place. Call 0207 798 9152 or email livingfaith@rcdow.org.uk. Supporting Parents in Passing on the Faith. Dr Gerard O’Shea, Senior Lecturer at the JPII Institute of Marriage & Family, Melbourne presents ‘As I Have Loved You’, a ground-breaking resource to help parents talk to their children about sexual development, relationships and responsibilities. All are welcome, especially parents, teachers & catechists and all who support families. £5 admission. The book will be on sale during the event for £10. For further information and to register contact Catherine MacGillivray, e-mail: cathacgillivray@rcdow.org.uk, or phone: 020 7931 6064.