OLSJ Newsletter

Liturgical Calendar
6th - 12th May 2012

Fifth Sunday of Easter
6:30pm (Sat) Tommy Monaghan RIP
8am Maggie Byrne RIP
9:30am (Family) People of the Parish
11am (Sung) Thanksgiving to Saint Anthony
12:30pm Angela Cunningham RIP
6:30pm Michael Dyer RIP

Monday
Easter Feria - Bank Holiday
9am Joseph Almeida RIP / Tommy Keating RIP
6pm No Mass

Tuesday
Easter Feria
10am Antonio Joaguim Miranda RIP
6pm Felix Onyenemelu Anniv.

Wednesday
Easter Feria
9am Sr. Mary Mildred MJ RIP
6pm Don Kelleher (Sickness)

Thursday
Easter Feria
9am Michael McDonagh (Sickness)
6pm Salma Redgrave & William James Redgrave RIP

Friday
Easter Feria
9am Margaret Kilkenny RIP
6pm Moran Family Intentions

Saturday
Easter Feria
Midday Laurie White RIP

Sixth Sunday of Easter

6:30pm (Sat) Dennis Moriaty RIP
8am Tommy Gardner RIP
9:30am (Family) Charles Eugene RIP / Michael McDonagh (Sickness)

11am (Sung) People of the Parish
12:30pm The Iyeru Family Thanksgiving / Deji Fatona Birthday
3pm First Holy Communion Mass
6:30pm Mary Gilligan RIP

Please book anniversary Masses well in advance of the date that you require

* Please note that because of funerals, weekday Mass times may change unexpectedly,
and previously arranged Mass intentions moved to another time and date.
* PLEASE make sure that all mobile phones are switched off when entering church.
DO NOT use your phone to text, make or receive calls. Thank you.

Church Guidelines - help keep the church a house of prayer
Receiving the Sacraments of the Church
Guidelines on the Reception of Holy Communion at Our Lady & St. Joseph's church

Sacrament of Reconciliation (Confession)
Saturday 11am to 11:45am & 5:30pm to 6:15pm

Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament
Saturday 5:30pm to 6:15pm
Sunday 5:15pm to 6:15pm
closing with Solemn Benediction
First Friday also:
9:30am to 10:30am

Novena to Our Lady of Perpetual Succour & and Benediction
Saturdays after the Noon Mass

Morning and Evening Prayer
Monday - Friday 8:45am and 5:45pm

The Rosary is recited after weekday Mass

The week at a glance

Weekly Hall Bookings
Fifth Sunday of Easter
11am - 2pm People with Disabilities
1:30pm - 2:30pm Ghanaian Catholic Association - Fr. Lockhart Centre

Monday
7pm - 11pm Legion of Mary - Small Hall

Tuesday
7am - 9pm Legion of Mary - Small Hall
Wednesday

10am - 12pm Parent and Toddler Pre-School Group - Large Hall
8pm - 10pm Ultreya Meeting - Large Hall
Thursday

10am - 11am Weightwatchers - Large Hall

6pm - 7pm Weightwatchers - Large Hall
Friday
7pm - 9pm Parish Charismatic Group - Small Hall

Saturday
11am - 5pm Ugandan Saturday School and Choir Practice - Fr. Lockhart Centre
Midday - 5pm Nigerian Catholic Women and Men Organisation - Large Hall

Hall Bookings - Please note that ALL bookings for use of the halls go through Anne-Marie, the parish administrator. Her e-mail address is amburnettcharles [at] rcdow.org.uk. Please note that due to heavy demand, requests for use of the hall may sometimes have to be refused.

Parish Notices

We pray for those who are sick
Joseph Owino, Odilia Nwora, Teresa Knott,
Rochelle Fitzgerald, John Connors, Stasia O’Brien,
Julia Daley, Howard Lee, Rodney Bennett-England
and all the sick and housebound in our parish.

It has been a pleasure serving you

Priest Training Fund

Priest Training Fund – Annual appeal – A big thank you to all those who have generously donated to the Priest’s Training fund which has so far raised £1502.25 in our parish. All donations are used to encourage more candidates to consider the a vocation to the priesthood and to pay for their formation if accepted for the seminary. The fund relies totally on your personal generosity. With your continued support, you are helping to train the priests of the future. There are still some copies of ‘The Mulberry’ (the magazine issued by the students of Allen Hall Seminary, in Chelsea) which are available in the porch free of charge. Once again, Many thanks.

Inclusive Mass

Inclusive Mass for people with Special Needs – We especially welcome many people with special needs and their families from near and far to the 12.30pm Mass this Sunday, which will be followed by a reception in the Hall to which all are invited. Our candidates for Confirmation will be much in evidence over the weekend as they will be raising awareness of the work of St Joseph’s Pastoral Centre in Hendon. After a short appeal after all the Masses, there will be a retiring collection to support the work of St Joseph’s.

Mass for People With Special Needs

Inclusive Mass for people with Special Needs – As a parish community, we will especially welcome many people with special needs and their families from near and far to the 12.30pm Mass on Sunday 6th May, followed by a reception in the Hall to which all are invited. Our candidates for Confirmation will be much in evidence during this weekend as they will be raising awareness of the work of St Joseph’s Pastoral Centre in Hendon. There will be a retiring collection after all the Masses next weekend to support the work of St Joseph’s.

National Caribbean Pilgrimage

Annual National Caribbean Pilgrimage to Walsingham – will take place on Sunday 24th June 2012. The coach will leave from outside our Church at 8am prompt.  Cost - Adults  £15. Children (under 11 years) £11 (once tickets are purchased, no refunds will be available) You will need to bring a packed lunch. The coach will leave Walsingham at 5pm. For tickets, please contact the following – Agnes Gilbert (0207 226 7468); Augustine John Baptiste (0207 254 8306); Matthew Moses (0207 249 7545) or Ellie Redhead (0207 254 9489 or 0203 227 0138)

OLSJ's own Caribbean Community has a meeting on Monday 14th May at 7pm in the Small Hall.

Society of St. Vincent de Paul

SVP – The next meeting of the Society of St Vincent de Paul will take place on Monday 14th May at 7.30 pm in the Fr Lockhart Centre. Old and new friends welcome.

St Vincent’s Charity Shop, Kingsland Road – are looking for volunteers to join their team. If you have some spare time (6 hours a week) and a willingness to help others, and perhaps have a knowledge of fashion, music, literature and collectibles then please contact Tony Nolan, National Development Manager for the Society of St Vincent de Paul on 07734 115317 or e mail tonyn@svp.org.uk

SVP – St John Bosco Children’s Camp – Summer 2012 – See the notice in the porch for more information – Places in the Boys Camp (age 8 to not beyond their 14th birthday) 28th July to 4th August and in the Girls Camp (from age 9 to 12 inclusive) 11th to 18th August are available. The cost will be £140 a week. If you are interested, then please contact Ann Marie, the parish administrator and she will pass on your details to the local SVP representative.

Baptism Course

Baptism Course – The next baptism course for those parents who wish to have their child baptised will take place next Saturday the 26th May at 2.30 pm in the Small Parish Hall. Please note that this course is for parents of infants and at least one parent has to be a baptised Catholic. Proof of parental Catholic baptism may be required. If your child is over 6 years old, please see one of the priests.

First Holy Communion Rehearsals

First Holy Communion rehearsals – For those children receiving their first Holy Communion at the 3pm Mass on Sunday 13th May, would parents please note that the rehearsal will be at 7.30 pm prompt on Wednesday 9th May. For those children receiving their first Holy Communion at the 3pm Mass on Sunday 20th May, the rehearsal will at 7.30pm prompt on Wednesday 16th May. All children and their parents are expected to attend the relevant rehearsals, so that all runs smoothly at the actual First Holy Communion celebrations. The Sending Forth Mass, where all the children will gather for a celebration of ‘Thanksgiving and Mission’ will take place at 12.30pm on Sunday 10th June, the Solemnity of Corpus Christi. Please sign the sheet after the 9.30 am Mass this weekend if you can help with the ‘bring and share’ reception in the large hall after the Mass on the 10th June.

First Communion Rehearsals

First Holy Communion rehearsals – For those children receiving their first Holy Communion at the 3pm Mass on Sunday 13th May, would parents please note that the rehearsal will be at 7.30 pm prompt this Wednesday 9th May. For those children receiving their first Holy Communion at the 3pm Mass on Sunday 20th May, the rehearsal will at 7.30pm prompt on Wednesday 16th May. All children and their parents are expected to attend the relevant rehearsals, so that all runs smoothly at the actual First Holy Communion celebrations. The Sending Forth Mass, where all the children will gather for a celebration of ‘Thanksgiving and Mission’ will take place at 12.30pm on Sunday 10th June, the Solemnity of Corpus Christi.

Confirmation Parents' Evening

Confirmation Parents' Evening – will take place this Tuesday 8th May at 7.30pm in the large parish hall. The primary purpose of this meeting is to plan the celebration following the Mass of Confirmation on Saturday 19th May. All parents of Confirmation candidates are expected to attend this meeting.

Confirmation Candidates

Confirmation candidates –The next meeting of Confirmation preparation will take place on Sunday 13th May at 5pm in Our Lady and St Joseph’s School. The rehearsal for the Confirmation Mass will take place on Thursday 17th May at 7pm. All candidates are expected to attend the rehearsal. The Mass of Confirmation will take place on Saturday evening, the 19th May at 6.30pm. The sacrament will be conferred by the Very Reverend Canon Paschal Ryan, who is the Episcopal Vicar representing the Archbishop in the Eastern area of the diocese.

Not a Catholic at Mass?

Non Catholics – are always very welcome to join us for Mass and worship on Sundays and weekdays, but please be aware that you should not receive Holy Communion. If you wish to consider becoming a Catholic and be baptised, confirmed and received into the fullness of the Catholic faith, then please see Fr Michael or Fr William. In the meantime, when you attend Mass, you are welcome to come forward for a blessing at the time when Holy Communion is distributed. Thank you for your co-operation.

  Future Collections

Security – In future, for issues of security, all donations made to retiring collections will be taken in the closed blue leather collecting bags, and not open wicker baskets.

New Candle stands

New candle stands – There are now votive candle stands underneath the statues of the Sacred Heart and St Anthony at either side of the main sanctuary. As these are now in place, do not place candles on the floor of the Church. Please use the stands provided.

We pray for the faithful departed
Victoria Ajulu, Elizabeth Douglas, Dennis Moriarty, and Julia Philpot

Requiescant in Pace

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