Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament: 10.30 – 12.00
Sacrament of Reconciliation:
10.30 – 11.30
17.15 – 17.30
Collections
Envelopes £1,369.07
Loose ......£784.08
Total ...... £2,153.15
Many Thanks
Canon Frederick Smyth, R.I.P.
Please pray for the repose of the soul of Canon Frederick Smyth, R.I.P. who has died recently.
Do you think you might like to be an Altar Server?
If you have made your First Communion and would like to find out more please attend a meeting on Wednesday 24th January at 6.15 pm in the Church. A parent needs to accompany anyone under 16 to this meeting.
Social Committee Meeting
On Monday 29th January at 8 pm there is a meeting of the Social Committee in the Presbytery.
Christmas Bazaar Committee Meeting
On Tuesday 30th January at 7.30 pmthere is a meeting of the Christmas Bazaar Committee in the Coffee Lounge to review last years Bazaar and plan for the Bazaar 2007
Babysitter available
for weekend and holiday work. Age 18, reliable and trustworthy. Altar server and children’s liturgy helper. Ring Alex.
Coffee Lounge / Hesdin Hall / Warrender Room
Just to remind you that if your group uses the Coffee Lounge / Hesdin Hall / Warrender Room you should leave all facilities, particularly the kitchen, clean. All lights should be switched off (also toilet lights) and windows of Hesdin Hall closed and door from Coffee Lounge to yard locked. This does require effort from all who use our facilities.
Noticeboard Posters
If you put a poster on the noticeboard please take it down when the date is past.
Help keep our Church Clean
Every Monday morning we have two Church Cleaners who spend much time in the Church cleaning up food, drink and other items from the benches and floor of the Church. A good parish resolution for 2007 might be to endeavour to keep our Church clean if you bring food and drink to Mass and also to return hymn books at the end of Mass.
Bec Social Club
Membership renewals now being accepted in the Club from 1st January 2007. New members of the Parish will be gladly welcomed. Application Forms in the Church Foyer or can be obtained in the club. See Sue Cutts – Membership Secretary.
Church
of the Most
....Sacred Heart
73 Pembroke Road, Ruislip, HA4 8NN
......Tel: 01895 632739
Fr.Michael writes:We all need a place to belong to and people we can call our own. Usually we call that “home” where you are accepted in love for who you are, but also encouraged to become the person you could be. Perhaps the last people to accept our changes are those who live with us: they’re so used to the old ways they can’t believe in real change.
Jesus had to leave home to become the person his Father wanted him to be. He couldn’t rely on his own folks to foster his new life and new mission. So, he,
established a community, a body of people, who would recognize as St. Paul says their need of each other. That’s us. We’re home for each other, pledged to support the growing life of the Spirit in each of us. In this gathering here everyone should feel welcome, and everyone should have the freedom to grow. Welcome home.
Welcome
On Sunday 4th February at 10 am we welcome the Mayor and Mayoress of Hillingdon who will attend Mass and meet people afterwards for coffee in the coffee lounge. They are most welcome.
Planned Giving Envelopes
If you are new to the parish and would like a box of planned giving envelopes when we begin the new boxes in April for 2007 / 2008 please take a form from the table in the porch. If you would like to pay direct on Bankers Order or would like to gift aid you may use the same form. You may of course wish to change from a box of envelopes to Bankers Order or increase the amount you are giving to the Church. If so, please use one of the forms on the porch table and return it to the Presbytery.
APF Local Secretary
We are looking for a new APF Local Secretary for our parish to co-ordinate the red AFP Mission Boxes and Promoters. It requires the most basic bookkeeping skills and a small time commitment about four times per year. Please see me if you can help.
Pro Life Times
Recently you kindly contributed to the funds of this organisation, which supports the Pro-Life movement. After Masses this weekend you will be offered a FREE copy of their bimonthly newsletter. Please take a copy and pray for our country that we may develop a culture that will honour and support all human life.
Westminster Year Book
Westminster Year Books are now on sale in the repository – price £3 each. This is a valuable book for all to have with all kinds of information from times of Masses around the Dioceses to the age of priests!
Money Counters
We need two new money counters to count our money once every seven weeks. It would involve a couple of hours every seven weeks on a Sunday evening. Please contact Fr. Michael if you can help.
St. Martin’s Churchyard
When approached our parish has made a financial contribution to St. Martin’s Church in recognition of the fact that some of our parishioners are located in the New Cemetery. The old churchyard is maintained by volunteer labour but the new churchyard has had to be contracted out for many years. Should you have a relative buried in the new churchyard and would like to make a contribution towards maintenance then I would welcome any cheques payable to "St. Martin’s Church" and I will forward them to the Treasurer along with the parish contribution.
Sunday Group Catechists Meeting
This Monday 22nd January at 7.45 pm there will be a meeting in the Presbytery.
200 Club
Congratulations to Mary Vecchione who won the £ 50.00 January prize.
Baptism
Parishioners who want to have their children baptised in our parish are asked to attend a Baptismal Course. The next course takes place on Monday5th Feb.. Parishioners are those who come regularly to the sacraments in this parish. For more information or to book a baptism, please contact Fr. Agustin.
Marriage
If you are planning to get married in 2007 / 2008, either here or abroad, can you please contact one of the priests to register. You need to give at least 6 months notice so that marriage preparation and all the paperwork can be completed.
Volunteers needed for Bench Cleaning
Involves one hour (shared with another lady) every six weeks at 9.00 am on a Saturday. Please contact Sarah Bignell for more information.
Mass Intentions
for the Week 20th January – 28th January 2007
Saturday 20th January 18.00 John Bradley, R.I.P.
Sunday 21st January 8.30 Margaret & Charles Hendry, R.I.P. 3rd Sunday of the Year 10.00 Michael Steadman, R.I.P. (Folk) //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////11.30 Baby Molly Johnston, R.I.P. (Sung / English) 18.00 Michael Duggan, R.I.P.
Monday 22nd January 10.00 Mary Wee Chye Kheng, R.I.P.
Tuesday 23rd January 10.00 Maureen Hickey (very ill)
19.00 Una Durrant, R.I.P.
Wednesday 24th January 10.00 Michael Griffin, R.I.P. St. Francis de Sales
Thursday 25th January 10.00 James & Breda Brosnan, R.I.P.
Conversion of St. Paul 19.00 Anastasia Johnston, R.I.P.
Friday 26th January 10.00 Napoleon D’Cruz, R.I.P. and deceased family SS Timothy and Titus
Saturday 27th January 10.00 John Sugrue, R.I.P.
.............................. 18.00 Thomas James Flynn, R.I.P.
Sunday 28th January 8.30 For You, the People 4th Sunday of the Year 10.00 Jeremiah Downing, R.I.P. ..................................................................11.30 Matt McHugh, R.I.P. (Sung / English) 18.00 Ann Lyons, R.I.P. and Ann Parenti, R.I.P.
PLEASE PRAY FOR THE SICK AND HOUSEBOUND:
Carmel Galanty, Mary Maloney, Ron Skew, Betty Douglas, Doreen Jones, Peter Flaherty,
Dolores Osborne, Christopher Redmond, Rose Pick, Lily Fehin, Edna Winwright, Eugene Barrett, Trevor Denham, Mary Worley, Ann Holland, Dorothy Rushbrook, Caroline Titley,
William (Billy) Smith and Bernadette Campbell.
AND FOR THOSE WHOSE ANNIVERSARY OCCURS ABOUT THIS TIME:
Joseph Morrissey, Caroline McKinley, John Conway, John Barker, Bernard Horan, Margaret Fleet, Ethel Chester, Peter Hood, Chye Kheng Mary Wee, Helen Morrissey, William Cardinal Godfrey, Germaine Hurley, Albert Pain, Ellen Argent, Anastasia Johnston, Mary Duffy, Agnes Beard,
Napoleon D’Cruz, Margaret Wallace, Sheila Hennessy, Thomas Doherty, Leslie Armstrong,
John Goulding, Denise Thomson, Derek Mepham, Ferdinand Mepham, Charles Hudson, Ellen Morris, William Irvine, Catherine Keogh and Zdzislaw Jozef Klaczkowski.
