Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament: 10.30 – 12.00
Sacrament of Reconciliation:
10.30 – 11.30
17.15 – 17.30
For Your Diaries
Please note that Fr. Agustin will give an afternoon of Recollection to all Eucharistic Ministers on Saturday 28th April from 2 pm – 4.30 pm.
Plugged in Youth CaFE
Next session will take place after the Easter break on Sunday 22nd April at 7.15 pm in the Coffee Lounge.
Baptism Course
The next Baptism course will take place next Tuesday 17th April at 8.00 pmin the Presbytery.
Mulberry Magazine
There are copies of the Mulberry – the Allen Hall seminary magazine available on the porch table. Among the articles is one by myself on “Celebrating 25 years as a priest”. Copies are free. Please help yourself.
Confirmation
Confirmation classes resume at 7.25 pm on Tuesday 24th April in the Hesdin Hall for session 10 on Drugs and Alcohol.
Orchyd Coffee Morning
Saturday 28th April from 10.00 am to 12 noon at the South Ruislip Methodist Church – Queens Road. All welcome.
Walsingham Pilgrimage
There will be a one day pilgrimage to the shrine of our Lady of Walsingham on May 20th 2007. Price is
£ 10.00 per person. The coach will leave at 7.15 am. Contact Margaret Corbett.
Refurbishment of the Scout/Guide Hut
As you saw attached to the newsletter a couple of weeks ago we are having a parish-based fundraising campaign for the refurbishment of the scout / guide hut. So far I have received £5478 towards this work. Any further cheques made payable to “Most Sacred Heart Church” would be most welcome, or ideas for fundraising welcome by the fundraising committee.
Church
of the Most
....Sacred Heart
73 Pembroke Road, Ruislip, HA4 8NN
......Tel: 01895 632739
Fr. Michael writes: The world today is full of doubting Thomases as in today’s Gospel. In fact a little of Thomas lurks in each of us. Many today simply do not believe that Christ is risen and that he can be encountered in our daily lives. They will not be converted and believe unless they can touch his wounds and see his face. How can this happen? It can happen only if Christ is seen to be alive in us his followers. He must be seen to dwell in us and among us. For it is only
in us, and through us, that others can see and touch him, and be touched by him and so healed of their unbelief. Without the Church, the risen Christ would remain invisible, untouchable, faceless. Christ lives on in his Church. There he can be encountered, that is he can be touched and more importantly he can touch us.
Many thanks
Many thanks to everyone for their Easter gifts, cards and Easter Offerings. We are very grateful to you. Many thanks also to everyone who worked so hard to make the Easter Ceremonies and Church so beautiful – the servers, Readers, Eucharistic Ministers, Collectors, Folk Group, Choir and Adrian our organist, flower ladies, sacristans and cleaners. It was lovely to see the Church full for all of the ceremonies. Congratulations and welcome to our ten new members received on Holy Saturday night.
Divine Mercy Sunday
Today is Divine Mercy Sunday when we thank God for being a God of mercy and forgiveness and who showed this ultimately through his suffering, death and resurrection.
Welcome
A warm welcome to Fr. Paul Allerton who is with us this weekend to preach at all Masses on behalf of the Montfort Missionaries of the Company of Mary. They were founded by St. Louis Marie de Montfort in the early 18th Century to preach the Gospel wherever the Spirit led them. Today they carry out their mission in more than 30 countries worldwide, including Malawi, Uganda and Kenya in East Africa. Please give generously in the retiring collection today.
Welcome to Fr. Martin McPake (SVD) who will celebrate Mass next Thursday at
10.00 am. There are no evening Masses this coming week.
Fr. Cormac Rigby, R.I.P.
Many thanks to everyone who played a part for Fr. Cormac Rigby’s funeral. Our guests were most impressed with both the Masses; our Church and the Reception. Many people worked very hard and I am grateful to you.
Race Night – Saturday 28th April in Hesdin Hall
Race Night to raise funds for renovating the Scout and Guide Hut. A fun evening to which all the parish are warmly invited. £ 6.00 including supper. Regret no under 18’s. Please support us if you can. For details see posters at rear of church or contact Mark Lemon or Christine Mills
Pilgrimage 2007 (Tuesday 18th September – Tuesday 25th September)
This year I have arranged a parish pilgrimage to Turkey in the steps of St. Paul. We will depart from Heathrow to Istanbul for a 4 star hotel in Istanbul for three nights. In Istanbul we will visit the Blue Mosque; the monuments of the Hippodrome; the Cathedral of the Holy Spirit; the Topkapi Palace; the 19th century church of St. Anthony of Padua; and the Greek Patriarchate and its Church. On the 4th day we fly to Izmir on the coast, our base to tour Ephesus where St. Paul caused a riot and the ruined basilica of St. Mary where the Church Council of Ephesus was held in 425 granting Mary the title, Mother of God. We will take a trip to the Holy House of Mary visited by both Paul VI and John Paul II and Miletus, a city visited by St. Paul. The cost of this trip for two 4 star hotels inclusive of breakfast and evening meal is £ 729.00 for 30 people; £ 699.00 for 35 people and £ 689.00 for 40 people. At the meeting last Tuesday 33 people came along who are interested in going. Anyone else interested there are brochures on the porch table and application forms from Fr. Michael. We have only 4 places left for a full compliment. Please join us.
Mass Intentions
for the Week 14th April – 22nd April 2007
Saturday 14th April 18.00 Angela Abela, R.I.P.
Sunday 15th April 8.30 Kathy Smith, R.I.P. 2nd Sunday of Easter 10.00 Pat Sullivan, R.I.P. (Folk) 11.30 Camille Narayn (ill) (Sung / English)
18.00 For You, the People
Monday 16th April 10.00 Mary Murphy, R.I.P.
Tuesday 17th April 10.00 Ona Kubilius, R.I.P.
Wednesday 18th April 10.00 Elizabeth Crawford, R.I.P.
Thursday 19th April 10.00 Private Intention St. Alphege - Bishop & Martyr
Friday 20th April 10.00 Intentions of Kitty Morrissey
Saturday 21st April 10.00 Gabriel Cullinane & deceased members of Cullinane Family ....................................18.00 John Johnson, R.I.P.
Sunday 22nd April 8.30 Johanna & Robert Tobin, R.I.P. 3rd Sunday of Easter . 10.00 Bernard Boxall, R.I.P.
. 11.30 Fintan Spillane, R.I.P. (Sung / English)
18.00 For You, the People
PLEASE PRAY FOR THE SICK AND HOUSEBOUND:
Carmel Galanty, Mary Maloney, Betty Douglas, Doreen Jones, Peter Flaherty, Dolores Osborne, Christopher Redmond, Rose Pick, Lily Fehin, Edna Winwright, Eugene Barrett, Trevor Denham, Mary Worley, Ann Holland, Caroline Titley, William (Billy) Smith and Bernadette Campbell.
AND FOR THOSE WHOSE ANNIVERSARY OCCURS ABOUT THIS TIME:
Agnes Lauwers, Mary Kenny, Percy Kelly, Edith Perkins, Margaret McGrory, Peggy Warby, Thomas Sharkey, Frederick Reynolds, Doreen Van Zyst, Betty Rogers, Maura Brennan,
Jean McCall, Frances Curtis, Teresa Crowley, Dolly Nonis, Henry Keogh,
Albert & Gladys Slark, Florence Clancy, Eleanor Way, Marsha Cooper.
