Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament: 10.30 – 12.00
Sacrament of Reconciliation:
10.30 – 11.30
17.15 – 17.30
Collections
Envelopes £ 1,672.31
Loose £ 868.88 Total £ 2,541.19
Many thanks.
Evening Mass
There is no evening Mass next Thursday 17th May as I have to attend a meeting at Allen Hall.
Feast of Ascension
Just to remind you that the Feast of the Ascension of the Lord now takes place next Sat. 20th May and not on Thursday.
Walsingham Pilgrimage
A member of the Walsingham Prayer group will collect money for the coach after 6 pm Mass on Saturday 12th May and after all Masses on Sunday 13th May.
ORCHYD
Raffle tickets will be on sale after all the Masses this weekend again in aid of the “Organisation of Ruislip Churches Holiday for Youngsters with Disabilities”. Books of 5 tickets for £ 1.00. Please be generous.
Christmas Bazaar Planning Committee Meeting
The next meeting will take place this Monday 14th May at 7.30 pm in the Presbytery and not on Tuesday.
Children’s Liturgy of the Word
Please note the following dates for the Summer months. The sessions will take place during 10.00 am Masses on: 27 May; 10, 17 and 24 June; 8, 15 and 22 July.
Refurbishment of the Scout/Guide Hut
We are having a parish-based fundraising campaign for the refurbishment of the scout / guide hut. So far I have received £ 5643.10 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: In the busyness of our lives most of us only have snatches of inner peace. The rest of the time there can be stress, anxiety and restlessness. How much we need the healing presence of Christ’s Spirit of love and peace promised to us in today’s Gospel. Christ had this inner peace. Hence he was able to offer it to his disciples. What was the basis of his peace? It lay in the loving relationship he had with his Father. In turn, Jesus offers us his peace:- “Peace I leave with you.” The peace he offers is not the peace of escape from reality. It is
the peace of something so deep within us that no sorrow or tribulation can rob us of it. It is independent of outer circumstances. We should pray for the gift of that peace and that Christ will help us to calm our fears and heal our stresses. Then we will be able to look at the world afresh with a still heart and an open soul.
Congratulations
Many congratulations and prayers to the 56 young people of our parish who received the Sacrament of Confirmation from Bishop Hopes yesterday Saturday. A big thank you to all those involved – Fr. Agustin; our team of catechists; the folk group; altar servers and flower ladies and U.C.M. It was a most enjoyable occasion.
Welcome
This Sunday at 10.00 am and 11.30 am Masses we have 29 children who are receiving Holy Communion for the very first time. Please pray for them as they take this important step in their young lives.
Next Sunday at 10.00 am we welcome all of the children back again for the Sending Forth Mass. There will be a party in the Hesdin Hall after Mass and the communion photographs will be available for sale. We look forward to seeing as many children and their families as possible
Plugged in Youth CaFE
Faith exploration for Young Catholics 13+ DVD, music, refreshments and fun. Six sessions containing powerful elements; a personal witness, young people’s questions and thoughts, scripture dramatisation, “Grill the Priest”, questions and answers and inspiring music and images for teenage Catholics. Sixth session: Soul Food I takes place on Sunday 20th May from 7.15 pm to 8.45 pm in the Coffee Lounge.
Jubilee Trust
The Jubilee Trust is the Church of the Most Sacred Heart’s own charity set up in 1982 to mark the Golden Jubilee of the Parish here in Ruislip. The aim of the charity is to raise funds that will be used to advance the Christian religion and relieve the poor, the sick and the elderly abroad and at home. Our Parish charity celebrates its own Silver Jubilee this year and to mark this occasion we will be holding a celebratory Mass next Saturday 19th May at 6.00 pm followed by a Gala Supper in Hesdin Hall. Tickets for the Gala Supper are £ 20.00 each are available from Patrick Egan , Brid Carr or Ann-Maria Loughman or by email AnnAMLOU@aol.com. Tickets are limited so please book early.
R.C.I.A.
We have now finished the R.C.I.A. for this year and hopefully will begin again in September. At present I have nobody who is showing an interest but maybe you know of a person who might be interested in becoming a Catholic. Perhaps your husband; wife; girlfriend; boyfriend or neighbour would like to know more about the Catholic faith with a view to joining the Church. If so, please let me know and I will give you more details.
John Millar
This weekend we say goodbye to our seminarian John Millar who comes to us each Sunday from Allen Hall Seminary. I hope that he has enjoyed his time with us in Ruislip and on your behalf promise that we will keep in touch with him particularly by our prayers.
Retiring Collection
Next weekend there is a retiring collection for Catholic Communications as it is World Communications Day.
Our Sympathy…
Our sympathy to the families of Teresa Richardson whose Funeral Mass took place last Friday and to the family of Maria Chainani whose funeral Mass takes place next Thursday at 10.00 am.
Pilgrimage to Turkey 2007 (18th September – 25th September)
We have only 2 places left for the pilgrimage. Please see Fr. Michael for further details.
Douay Martyrs School Year 11 Leavers Mass
On Tuesday evening we welcome the Douay Martyrs School for their Year 11 Leavers Mass at 7.30 pm. Therefore there will not be a 7.00 pm Mass but all are welcome to Mass at 7.30 pm.
Mass for the Sick and Housebound
On Saturday 2nd June at 2.00 pm there will be a Mass for those sick and housebound. During the Mass there will be an opportunity for the anointing of the sick. Afterwards, refreshments will be provided in the Coffee Lounge.
Mass Intentions
for the Week 12th May – 20th May 2007
Saturday 12th May ............ 18.00 Nora & Joe Hand
Sunday 13th May . .... 8.30 ..The Loughman Family’s Intentions 6th Sunday of Easter ..... 10.00 ... For You, the People 11.30 David Harris, R.I.P. (Sung / English)
18.00 Intentions of John O’Brien
Monday 14th May 10.00 Kathleen Reed, R.I.P. St. Matthias
Tuesday 15th May .. 10.00 ,, John Christopher Dowling, R.I.P. 19.30 Douay Martyrs Year 11 Leavers Mass
Wednesday 16th May 10.00 Joan Hosty, R.I.P.
Thursday 17th May 10.00 FUNERAL MASS: Maria Chainani, R.I.P.
Friday 18th May 10.00 Patrick Warr, R.I.P.
Saturday 19th May 10.00 Thanksgiving (A.S.)Vigil Mass of the Ascension
......................................................18.00 Jubilee Trust (25th Anniversary)
Sunday 20th May 8.30 Eric & Edna Francis, R.I.P. Feast of the Ascension 10.00 , For You, the People (Folk) 11.30 , Joe McGrath, R.I.P. (Sung / English)
18.00 , Squadron Leader Edward Smalley, R.I.P.
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, Bernadette Campbell and Margaret Ross.
AND FOR THOSE WHOSE ANNIVERSARY OCCURS ABOUT THIS TIME:
Gertrude Coghlan, James McCarthy, Bernard Clancy, William Ford, Thomas Francis Rogan,
Kevin O’Neill, Jill Holland, Baby Damian Loughman, Patrick Warr, Henry Willis, Arthur Stutt, Leonard Cooper, Thaddeus Gilfedder, Joseph Lonergan, Joan Hosty, Luke Kolakowski,
Margurite Bec, John McDermott, Richard Frost, Hubert Poot, James Joseph McGrath,
Vincent Strong, Joseph Grill.
