Our Lord Jesus Christ Universal King 25th November 2012

Parish News Last week’s collection was £ 1865.53 Thank you. Primary School Applications 2013. Please make an appointment to see Fr Kevin by entering your name against a date and time on the lists at the back of the church. First Holy Communion 2013. Application forms will be available from the back of the church this weekend. Please return completed forms along with baptismal certificates and the suggested offering to the parish office by 9th December. Confirmation 2013. Application forms will be available from NEXT weekend. Cricklewood Homeless Concern collection this weekend of non perishable foods and toilet requisites– soap and face cloths only. Repository. A selection of Advent wreaths, candles, church art calendars , Christmas cards, cribs, books and Mass bouquets are on sale. Weekly Catechesis Leaflets. Leaflet 7 of our “Year of Faith” catechesis leaflets, on the Magisterium (the teaching authority of the Church, is available on the table in the porch. Keep these and they will build up into a “mini-catechism” of 60 leaflets. 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. There are eight places still available. The coach will leave outside the church, Peter Avenue at 10:30am sharp. Thanksgiving Mass. On Friday 30th November at 6:30pm, there will be a Mass for Mrs Andrea Gibbs, retired teacher at St Mary Magdalen Junior School. All parents and past pupils are very welcome to come and wish Mrs Gibbs a happy retirement. Kings Hall Family Christmas Variety Show on Saturday 15th December from 4:30pm to 6:30pm, Kings Hall Community Centre, 155 Harlesden Road. Tickets £5 adults (which includes a glass of mulled wine), £3 child, available from Mrs Norrie Fox. Diocesan Notices A retreat day for dating couples and singles Saturday 1st December, Carmelite Priory, 41 Kensington Church Street, W8 4BB. 10:00am - 6:00pm.  Explore the riches of the Church’s vision of marriage and how to make it a reality in your life, with testimonies, talks, silence, prayer, delicious food and live music. Numbers limited, booking essential, please contact Catherine MacGillivray cathmacgillivray@rcdow.org.uk or 020 7931 6064. A Day with Mary, Our Lady of Lourdes, Acton High Street, W3 on Saturday 1st December from 9:30am to 5:00pm. St Mary of the Angels, Moorhouse Road, Bayswater, Saturday 15th December from 10:00am to 5:30pm. Westminster Cathedral are privileged to host Dame Gillian Weir, world-renowned concert organist, this will be her final public performance on Wednesday 5th December at 7:30pm. Tickets are £15.00. Advent Retreat. There is an Advent retreat at Ealing Abbey on Saturday 8th December, from 10:00 am to 4:30 pm, led by Mgr Keith Barltrop. Cost £10 (which includes an excellent lunch.) See poster and forms at the back of Church. You can book by phoning the Ealing Parish office on 020 8862 2160. Please let Deacon Michael know, as then we could sort out a ‘car share’ for those without transport. The Choristers of Westminster Cathedral . The boy choristers of Westminster Cathedral Choir will give a performance of Benjamin Britten’s A Ceremony of Carols, accompanied by harp (other items on the programme include Britten's Missa Brevis and music by Stanford and JS Bach) on Tuesday 11th December at 7.30pm. Tickets are £15.00 each. “You Believe” next event will be on Tuesday 4 December, at St Aloysius Church, Somers Town, very near to Euston, St Pancras International, and Kings Cross stations, 7pm-9pm. It will be led by SPEC and Bishop John Arnold, and the theme is the New Evangelisation. The full dates are as follows. All times 7-9pm: Tuesday 15 January- Faith in Jesus Christ Tuesday 5 February- Life in the Church Tuesday 12 March -Celebrating Faith Tuesday 30 April -Finding Happiness Tuesday 14 May- Living Life to the Full Tuesday 25 June- Communion of Saints Tuesday 17 September- The Gift of Prayer Tuesday 22 October- The Journey of Renewal