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Sunday 10th February, 5th Sunday of Ordinary Time.
Table of the Word. Isaiah is called to be God’s messenger. St Paul stresses that the Gospel is firmly based on the death then the resurrection of Christ. Jesus famously urges his apostles to be courageous in their missionary efforts and to cast their nets in the deep waters.
Saturday
6.30pm Health of Pinto family (Ida & Pat Mendonsa)
Sunday
8.00am Simon Grace RIP
9.30am Anne Mary Russell RP (Maureen Taylor)
11.00am Fr Augustine Chigodora RIP (Mrs Leary)
6.30pm Seby D’Silva RIP (Marie D’Silva & family)
Monday
10.00am Ints. Rita Gomez (Doris D’Silva)
Tuesday
10.00am Dr Lawrence John Lobo
6.00-7.00pm Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament
Wednesday
10.00am George Johnson RIP (Liz McGuire)
Thursday
10.00am Ss Cyril & Methodius : Peggy Shanahan RIP
Friday
12.00pm Lewis Joseph Lobo, Margaret Namishango Lobo, Edmund Lewis Lobo
Saturday
9.00am Holy Hour with prayers for vocations
10.00am Sebastian D’Silva RIP
Sunday 17th February. 6th Sunday of Ordinary Time. Racial Justice collection.
Table of the Word Jeremiah puts trust in the Lord ahead of trust in man.St Paul teachs how our belief in resurrection comes fist from Christ’s rising.Jesus teaches how ‘ordinary’ people in the eyes of his Father are from ordinary.
Saturday
6.30pm Alan Baker RIP (Iulianos)
Sunday
8.00am Pat Clune RIP (Don & Helen Flannery)
9.30am Mary Quinn RIP
11.00am Patrick & James Cuffe RIP
6.30pm Philomena Fonseca RIP
The sacrament of Confession is available 15 minutes before every Mass.
New baptisms: Talk to Fr Paul, or, concerning the Saturday preparation sessions, contact Anne Cook, [email protected] . For weekday evening preparation sessions, Cherryl Howlett, [email protected]
Gluten free altar breads are available for consecration for anyone with the allergy. Please tell the celebrant before Mass.
We pray for the sick, including Bridie McKechnie, Joan Burford and Maria D’Silva.
Sick or in hospital? Please tell Fr Paul of anyone sick or in hospital.
Parish safeguarding Parish Safeguarding Team: Fr Paul Sanders, 0208 647 0022
Couples from different Christian traditions might be interested in www.interchurchfamilies.org.uk or [email protected]
Catholic Marriage Care seeks presenters/facilitators for marriage preparation courses. www.marriagecare.org.uk or [email protected]
All Eucharistic Ministers Please check list in sacristy that it has your correct telephone number and email addresses plus the Mass you attend. Contact Christina Buckley [email protected] or Monica Atkins [email protected] If you are unable to come on the arranged date, please try to find a replacement.
www.heavensroadfm.com = 24/7 Catholic online radio broadcasting from St John’s Seminary, Wonersh.
Sunday (am) car parking is available at the car park in Denmark Road. Please do not park in the semi-circular entrance/exit in front of church, so as to enable other needful people to disembark there too.
Are you and/or your family registered? There are all sorts of reasons, for your benefit and that of the parish, that everyone be registered. See Fr Paul.
Comments Any constructive comments on liturgy or anything else, please feel free to pass them to Fr Paul.
Impoverished seminary student in Uganda. Anyone willing and able to help?
New readers needed at all Masses. Contact Jeremy via the website
Leaving your phone number If you end up speaking to the answerphone in the presbytery, please give your number slowly and clearly, and, preferably, repeat it. (Quite a few calls can’t be returned because the number is unclear.)
[On weekdays, because of rosary and then Mass there is no one available between 9.40am and 10.30am; Fridays, 11.40am – 12.30pm]
Our Mission Statement We are first of all a Eucharistic community, centred on Christ, without whom we will get nowhere. We all of us have something to share with each other (and pass on), in order to discover ever more about our faith. And too we are evangelisers: Christ is Saviour of everyone.
Are you experiencing marriage problems? There is professional and confidential counselling available to couples and individuals. No matter the person or the circumstances, we’re here to listen and help. Visit www.marriagecare.org.uk or phone 0800 389 3801 to make an appointment to see a counsellor.
Anniversaries: We pray for Jean Arnott & Thelma Congreaves who have died recently and for those whose anniversaries occur this week including Africa Sanz-Daza, Elizabeth Stanley, Mary Gunning, Charles Jacques, Brendan Cuniffe, Philip Dumas, Eva Deakins, Giovanna Balo, Anthony Corbett and Marjorie Smith.
Our Lady of Walsingham The Dowry of Mary Pilgrimage Triduum includes bringing the statue from the Slipper Chapel, Walsingham, to all our cathedrals. St Georges’, Southwark is 21st-23rd February.
Thanks for £1214.26 given in last week’s collection, of which £634.54 was given through Giftaid.
Holy Cross Flower Team Any ladies, retired or with some spare time, are invited to join. No experience necessary. If you have time during the week to prepare for the weekend Masses, contact Christina Buckley [email protected]
Calix Society for recovering alcoholics uses the Catholic faith as a path to serenity. Cf noticeboard in porch or use [email protected] www.calixinlondon or text 07762570361.
Sutton Foodbank has a list of its present needs. Go to www.suttoncommunityworks.org
Any baking required for birthday, wedding or all other occasions, contact Armel, NVQ qualified, on 0208 647 7754 or 07988 639287
Invitation to Secular Franciscan Group at St Mary’s Church Prayer Room, Croydon CR0 2AR, 4th Sunday of the month, 2-4pm.
Anyone ‘profoundly deaf’? i.e. not just hard of hearing. Mass could be celebrated at Holy Cross using sign language.
Fairtrade (Carshalton) has got a bit slack. Anyone like to take it on?
Folk Choir 9.30am welcomes new members. e.mail Kathy [email protected] for more details.
6.30pm Sunday choir welcomes new members. [email protected]
Musicians needed, guitar/electric, piano/keyboard, violin, bass, drums to work on a project to produce a set of new songs with a Christian ethos (involving music arrangements, recordings, live performance) which would be used to support charitable causes at Holy Cross or other parishes. Contact Domenico: [email protected]
Mass at St Helier’s, Tuesdays. Fr Philip Pak celebrates Mass at 1pm on Tuesdays.’Outsiders’ welcome.
Pilgrimages 2019
Lourdes and more, 25th May – 2nd June, £789; Holy Land, 3rd – 11th September, £1,259; Poland, 10th – 17th October, £897. More from Mrs Mozzi, 0208 472 0843, or 07859 027301
Knock, St Patrick’s Weekend Pilgrimage, 16th March. £599.00 per person sharing. For more, contact Patricia on 01268 762 278, or 07740 175557
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Catholic People’s Week Long-established faith-filled, fun and reflective holidays for Catholics and their families. See catholicpeoplesweeks.org
Friday 15 10.00am funeral of Garry Harrison at All Saints, followed by tea and buns here at Holy Cross parish Centre.
12Noon Parish Mass at Holy Cross
7.00pm Mass of Induction at Theresa’s, Bishopsford Road.
Find the newsletter online: www.holycrosscarshalton.co.uk
Small children at 9.30am Mass It’s planned to offer tots who have colouring pencils with them pictures to colour. Please feel free to take whatever’s in the porch this week.
Older Catholics might be interested in www.lifeascending.org
Vacancies
Admin Assistant vacancy at National Office of SVP. Contact Moira Dawe, 0207 703 3030. See notice board for more.
Team |Secretary Southwark Marriage Tribunal vacancy. See notice in porch.
John Fisher School needs Data Manager. See notice board for more.
Virgo Fidelis, Upper Norwood, needs school caretaker, and also Key Stage 3 & 4 Administrator. See noticeboard.
Headteacher vacancy, Our Lady Queen of Heaven Primary School, Victoria Drive, SW19. Phone Lesley Lynch, 0208 871 8273, or go for application pack, go to [email protected]
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Annual Statement Our annual financial statement is on display in the porch.. Thanks to Tony Neal for doing it.
