PALM SUNDAY OF LENT YR C
46 North Street, Carshalton, Surrey, SM5 2JD
Parochial Administrator. Fr. Vincent Okon
Resident Priest Fr. Philip Pak
Priest Fr. Luke Verhees
Deacon Sandy Misquitta
Tel: 020 8647 0022
Email: carshalton@rcaos.org.uk
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PALM SUNDAY OF LENT YR C
| Sat. 12th April | 18:30 | Rodolpho Iuliano – RIP |
| Sun. 13th April | 08:00 | People Of The Parish |
| 09:30 | Mary Donaghy – RIP | |
| 11:00 | George Devine – RIP | |
| 18:30 | Winnifred Claxton & Muriel Birch- RIP | |
| Mon. 14th April | 08:00 | |
| 10:00 | Julie Ė Baptista Ferrao – RIP | |
| Tue. 15th April | 08:00 | |
| 10:00 | Fr Jean – John Bernadac – RIP | |
| Wed. 16th April | 08:00 | |
| 09:00 | Private Intentions | |
| 17:00 | Adoration | |
| Thu. 17th April | 08:00 | John Pereira – RIP |
| 19:30 | Anne Bailey & Philip Quinton Intentions | |
| Fri.18th April Good Friday | ||
| 15:00 | The Lord’s Passion & Veneration of The Cross | |
| SAT. 19th April Holy Saturday Easter Vigil | ||
| 20:00 | Monica Webb- Intentions | |
| SUN. 20th April EASTER SUNDAY | 08:00 | Christopher Power – RIP |
| 09:30 | Sonja Jansen – RIP | |
| 11:00 | People Of The Parish | |
| 18:30 | Jean Marie Colin – Health Intention |
| Confessions: Saturday – 10.30 am to 11:15 am; 6pm to 6.25pm Adoration Of The Blessed Sacrament: Every day: 7am-8am Wed.:5pm-8pm & Sat. 9am. |
Please save the date: Fr Vincent’s Induction Mass – Fri. 9th May at 7pm
HOLY WEEK AND EASTER
…..Begins Today with Palm Sunday. A day on which we celebrate the Lord’s entry into Jerusalem. Palms will be blessed at all Masses. The 11am Mass will begin in the Hall at 10.50am with the Blessing ofthe Palms, followed by a Procession to the Church with a Solemn Reading of the Passion according to St Luke. The Easter Programme is available in the porch.
GOOD FRIDAY
Is a Day of Fasting and Abstinence. There will be a service at 11am for children based on the sufferings of Jesus. Solemn Liturgy of the Passion of Our Lord at 3pm with the Liturgy of the word, Veneration of the Cross and Holy Communion. There will be a collection for Holy Places. Last Words of Christ at 7:30pm. Novena for Divine Mercy begins today.
Chrism Mass at St George’s Cathedral : Wed. 16th April 25 at 11.30am
We will move 10 am Mass to 9am on that day.
Easter Offerings
Your personal gift to the Priests of the Parish, envelopes are at the back of the Church. You may know that the Clergy do not receive a salary as such and rely upon the Christmas and Easter Offerings to supplement any donation received through Mass Stipends and Stole Fees for Baptisms, Funerals, and Weddings.
Attention- Altar Servers:
We are inviting Alter servers and Sacristans across all the Masses for a meeting this Monday 14th April at 4.30pm in the Church, please remember to sign to rota for Holy week.
Archdiocesan Jubilee Celebration Day at The Friars, Aylesford 7 June 25. This will be the centre-piece event of the Jubilee in the Archdiocese of Southwark. A walking pilgrimage will also be from St George’s Cathedral in Southwark to The Friars (2-6 June 2025). The event itself is free. With St Elphege’swe are putting on a coach for the day itself, so to join, please add your name on the list in the porch and contact the Parish office to book and pay. The price per person will is £18. You can find out more and register about the event, including how to join the walking pilgrimage, and the Jubilee Year plans in the Archdiocese at rcaos.org.uk/jubilee2025
Easter Food Blessing : Holy Saturday -19th April at 10:30am.
Święconka (sh-vee-en-soon-kah)– the Easter Food Blessing is one of the most enduring and beloved Polish traditions. Baskets containing a sample of Easter foods (eggs, bread, ham, a figurine of lamb made of sugar or bread, salt, and pepper) are brought to the church to be blessed on Holy Saturday. The baskets are traditionally lined with a white linen or lace napkin and decorated with ribbons and spring flowers.
Everyone is welcome to bring their food from 10am.
Święcenie pokarmów odbędzie się w Wielką Sobotę, (19 kwietnia) o 10:30. Kościół będzie otwarty od 10:00. Serdecznie zapraszamy.
PRAYERS / BIBLE STUDY ….
BIBLE STUDY
Monday 14th April Easter Meal at 7.30pm, Parish hall.
Looking ahead towards Easter. You are warmly invited to come together in preparation for Holy Week.
Bring food and drink for sharing. Listen to psalms and passages from the Old Testament. For more information, (cherryl) carshaltonplf@rcaos.org.uk
Journey in Faith 2024 – 2025 (Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults)
Please continue to pray for Kim, Chika, Lorraine and Jason.
Children’s Liturgy Group – Sunday 9.30 am Mass.
A huge thank you to everyone for your generous support with the bake sale last week. We raised an impressive £200.50 (£191 in cash and £9.50 in promised repayments). This will enable us to replenish craft supplies and plan exciting special activities for the children. We are very grateful for your support and generosity, thank you again!
We will resume again on Sunday, 27th April 2025. Volunteer with us! please contact Esme via the Parish Office: carshalton@rcaos.org.uk
Churches Together in Carshalton – Good Friday Walk
You are most welcome to take part in the Good Friday Walk of Witness on 18th April 2025. Christians from Carshalton will gather from 11.15 a.m. at the side entrance to Carshalton Park, behind the Methodist Church at The Park gate. The Walk will begin at 11.30 a.m. and then proceed to Beacon Grove in Carshalton High Street. A Prayer service will be held at the Memorial Gardens by the Ponds around 12.15.p.m. Do join at any point along the way. Afterwards you will be invited for refreshments in All Saints Church.
Prayer for the sanctity of all human life, specifically concerning Assisted Suicide
Parishes and religious houses are invited to offer a Holy Hour of prayer before the Blessed Sacrament for the sanctity of all human life on either Passion Sunday (6 April), or the Monday, Tuesday, or Wednesday of Holy Week (14, 15, 16 April).
Fr Luke’s Pilgrimage To Hosanna House – Lourdes
This Jubilee Year 2025, we travel by Ryanair fom Stansted on Saturday 30 August and return on Saturday 6 September. The cost per person is £1200, maximum (depending on numbers, may be less with larger numbers of pilgrims). Thank you Fr Luke.
Pilgrimage to Rome & Assisi 2-7 June 25 With Fr Philip Pak
Please check the board in the porch.
Holy Cross Baby and Toddler Group – 9am-10.15am Mon: 28th April / 12th May. Parish families, please join us for crafting, playing, singing and chatting over a cup of tea /coffee and biscuits. We look forward to welcoming you!
TO: HOLY CROSS PARISH ARTISTS
We are looking for designs from our young parishioners for this summer’s First Holy Communion, and Confirmation Mass booklets.
FHC Mass booklet should illustrate, to a Year 3 child, our Catholic belief in he sacrament of HOLY COMMUNION.
Confirmation Mass booklet should illustrate, to a Year 10 child, an aspect of the statement: “Preparation for Confirmation should aim at leading the Christian toward a more intimate union with Christ, and a more lively familiarity with the Holy Spirit – his actions, his gifts, and his biddings”.
The designs must be painted/drawn in colour on an A4 sheet and sent to: Fr Vincent, or Parish Office before Friday 2nd May
Please include your name, age and a contact address on the reverse of the drawing. Submissions will be assessed on the design’s compliance with the above brief and the quality of concept and design. A prize will given to each of the selected designs
Do you have a 2 bed to rent?
A parishioner is looking to rent a two bedroom house/apartment within Hackbridge, Carshalton and Wallington area with reasonable rent. Preferably on Bus route 127. We are a family of four. Please contact Eli on: +44 7442 422948.
Holy Father’s Prayer Intention April: For the use of the new technologies.
Let us pray that the use of the new technologies will not replace human relationships, will respect the dignity of the person, and will help us face the crises of our times.
| May they rest in peace: Remember those who died recently, Fr Wenna Henry Tiku, Mary Coghlan, … Remember to pray for those who are sick the isolated, and their carers, especially those within our own Parish Community: Sidney Brown, Michelle Arthur, Norah Sheridan, Mary Pierse, Edna Thornton, Mary Dolan, Maria Leggett Doris D’Siouza … |
