Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament: 10.30 – 12.00
Sacrament of Reconciliation:
10.30 – 11.30
17.15 – 17.30
Collections
Envelopes £ 1,458.18
Loose £ 1,432.17 Total £ 2,890.35
Many thanks.
Feast of Corpus Christi
On Sunday 10th June, the Feast of Corpus Christi – the Body and Blood of Our Lord we have a Holy Hour from 4 pm - 5 pm ending with Benediction. All are invited to come along to celebrate this lovely feast.
Retiring Collection
This weekend there is a retiring collection for Catholic Communications as it is World Communications Day.
Social Committee Meeting
This Monday at 8.00 pm in the Presbytery we have a meeting of the Social Committee.
A.P.F. Annual Reunion Mass
This will take place on Sunday 3rd June at 2.30pm at St. Joseph’s Church, Maidenhead, and all A.P.F. members, families and friends are warmly invited. Please see the poster on the noticeboard in the Church porch for further details.
Thanksgiving Service
On Tuesday 5th June at 7.30 pm we have a Thanksgiving Service for all parents of newly baptised in 2006/7. This will be followed by a social in Hesdin Hall.
Pilgrimage to Turkey 2007
(18th Sept. – 25th Sept.)
We have only 2 places left for the pilgrimage. Please see Fr. Michael for further details.
1st Friday Lunch in aid of the Jubilee Trust
Thank you to all our supporters – we raised £635 October – May in aid of the charity. We look forward to seeing you all again in October 2007.
Mark Bailey, R.I.P.
Colin & Veronica Bailey thank all their friends in the parish most sincerely for their many cards and Mass intentions following the sad death of Mark in New Zealand. Your support has been a great help at this time.
Church
of the Most
....Sacred Heart
73 Pembroke Road, Ruislip, HA4 8NN
......Tel: 01895 632739
Fr. Agustin writes: Today we celebrate the solemnity of the Ascension of the Lord; in this Solemnity we celebrate the last appearance of Jesus to the disciples after the Resurrection. St. Luke tells us in the gospel that before his Ascension the Lord summoned his disciples and sent them out into the world to preach conversion and to baptise. Christ does not leave the disciples alone; he will accompany them in this mission through the Holy Spirit until his return in glory. The Ascension of Jesus to Glory is only part of what we
honour in this feast. The other part of this commemoration is found in the great commission of Christ to his disciples. In their commission we find ours as well. As the Church, we too are sent by the risen, ascended Lord; that is our great Christian vocation, to carry on the mission of Jesus Christ and to lead others to an encounter with him. As we share in his mission so one day we will share in his glory. That is our hope, to be with Christ in heaven seated at the right hand of the Father.
Welcome
Today we welcome into the Church Lewis Neil Casey and Elena Mitchell through the Sacrament of Baptism at the 11.30 Mass.
Confirmation
The final session for the newly confirmed will be on Tuesday 22nd May from 7.30to 8.30 pm in the Hesdin hall. Photographs will be available for purchase at that time in the Coffee Lounge.
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 this Sunday 20th May from 7.15pmto 8.45pm in the Coffee Lounge.
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.
Parish Patronal Feast Day
On Sunday 17th June at 11.30 am Mass we are celebrating our Parish Patronal Feast Day, the Solemnity of the Most Sacred Heart. I have invited His Excellency Archbishop Faustino Sainz Muñoz, the Apostolic Nuncio for Great Britain to preside at the Mass and to preach on this special occasion. Afterwards refreshments will be served in Hesdin Hall when we can all meet the Archbishop who is the Pope’s representative in this country. Do please keep this date free to attend Mass on this first visit of a Pro Nuncio to Ruislip.
Pro-Life Times
After each Mass this weekend the SPUC newsletter will be offered FREE. Please take a copy and pray for the people of this country that we may develop a culture that will support and honour all human life.
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.
ORCHYD
Thank you to everyone who bought raffle tickets over the past 2 weekends for the ‘Organisation of Ruislip Churches Holiday for Youngsters with Disabilities’.
640 books sold - £640, extra donations - £134. Total - £774.
Thank you for being so generous – God Bless you all.
Refurbishment of the Scout / Guide Hut
So far I have received £ 5643.10 towards this work. Recently £ 2137.00 was raised at the Race Night; £ 1000.00 from the children’s disco on 7th May; Year 7 reunion disco £ 145.00; Guides Bring and Buy £ 138.00; Smartie Box Project £ 853.10. I am grateful to everyone for these efforts. We have a further event in a Sponsored Walk beginning on the 11th June. Together with the £ 6000.00 in the bank (£2000.00 from Scouts and £ 4000.00 from guides) we have so far a total of £ 15 896.00. The Committee are delighted the work of refurbishment can now begin and the contractor will commence next Friday. Many thanks to everyone so far and if anyone would like to make a donation please forward it to me at the Presbytery.
Mass Intentions
for the Week 19th May – 27th May 2007
Saturday 19th May 18.00 Jubilee Trust (25th Anniv.) Vigil Mass of the Ascension
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.
Monday 21st May 10.00 Sister Imelda
Tuesday 22nd May 10.00 Ada Simpson, R.I.P. 19.00 Deceased Members of McGuire Family
Wednesday 23rd May 10.00 Helena Prigmore, R.I.P. and Family
Thursday 24th May 10.00 Kathleen Rayment, R.I.P.
19.00 Deceased Relatives & Friends of the Fox Family
Friday 25th May 10.00 William Joe & Paul & deceased Cullinane Family St. Bede
Saturday 26th May 10.00 Theresa Billingham St. Philip Neri Vigil Mass of Pentecost 18.00 Tim & Mary Moriarty, R.I.P.
Sunday 27th May 8.30 For You, the People Pentecost Sunday 10.00 Maura Devane, R.I.P. 11.30 John Llewellyn, R.I.P. (Sung / English)
18.00 For past parishioners & benefactors of the Parish
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, Margaret Ross and Ivy White.
AND FOR THOSE WHOSE ANNIVERSARY OCCURS ABOUT THIS TIME:
Patrick Gummer, Selina McCarthy, Tadeusz Cyfka, Breda Brannigan, Joan Russell,
Albert Songhurst, Harriet Jones, Henri Malhomme, Doreen Reynolds, Michael Whelton,
Sarah Lucas, Gerald Foster, Elizabeth Simpson, Helena Prigmore, Anne Latham, Edward Ehrhart, Timothy Ryan, June Egan, May Walsh, Margaret Cree, Timothy Moriarty, Percy McGillivray, Mary Burnett, Doris Day, Bridget McHugh and Breda Brannigan.
