Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament: 10.30 – 12.00
Sacrament of Reconciliation:
10.30 – 11.30
17.15 – 17.30
Collections
Envelopes £1,594.44
Loose £ 883.81 Total £ 2,478.25
Catholic Communications Collection £ 427.03
Many thanks.
Bank Holiday
This Monday 28th May is a Bank Holiday. Mass will be at 10.00 am and the Church will then close.
Parish Council Meeting
The next Parish Council Meeting will take place on Tuesday 12th June at 7.45 pm in the Warrender Room.
Pilgrimage Meeting
There will be a meeting for all pilgrims going on the pilgrimage to Turkey on Tuesday 19th June at 7.30 pmin the Coffee Lounge.
There are still two places left on the pilgrimage. Please see Fr. Michael for details.
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.
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.
Church
of the Most
....Sacred Heart
73 Pembroke Road, Ruislip, HA4 8NN
......Tel: 01895 632739
Fr. Michael writes: Today we celebrate the coming of the Holy Spirit on Our Lady and the Apostles, and how as a result of that coming they were given the gifts to go out and preach the Gospel to all the world. It is also the birthday of the Church in that the disciples developed those early communities into the Church.
It would be a mistake to see Pentecost as something that happened only once and that can never happen again. As then, we all need the Spirit of Jesus. We need him to help us to realise the power we have within us. We need the Holy Spirit to
release that power so that we too can become fearless witnesses of Christ. Thus, even though he is no longer physically among us, his truth and his love can still illumine the world in which we live. That is why he sent them the Spirit and the Spirit comes to us so that we can do the work of Jesus
Congratulations
Congratulations to all those baptized into our Parish Community yesterday Saturday:- Amber Moran; Niamh Connell; Ruben Lewis; Jude Doyle.
Mass for the Sick and Housebound
Next Saturday 2nd June at 2.00 pm there will be a Mass for those who are 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. All those who are sick are welcome.
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.
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 4.00 pm – 5.00 pm ending with Benediction. All are invited to come along to celebrate this lovely feast.
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.
Feast of the Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Next Thursday 31st May is the Feast of the Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary. Do try and come to either 10.00 am or 7.00 pm Mass.
Plugged In Youth CaFE
Faith exploration for Young Catholics 13+ DVD, music, refreshments and fun. 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. Seventh session: Soul Food II takes place on Sunday 3rd June from 7.15 pm to 8.45 pm in the Coffee Lounge.
Baptism Course
The next Baptism Course for parents will take place on Monday 4th June at 8.00 pm in the Presbytery. Please let Fr. Agustin or Audrey know if you wish to attend.
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 has now commenced. Many thanks to everyone so far and if anyone would like to make a donation please forward it to me at the Presbytery.
Your Choir needs you
Adrian is looking for a few more male singers, but has found that the men in our parish are unusually shy! Perhaps the ladies could give their loved ones an appropriate jab in the direction of the choir loft at the beginning of Sunday 11.30 am Mass. Alternatively, could the ladies point out suitable singers to Adrian, who will tap them on the shoulder himself!
Justice and Peace
The A.G.M. will be held on Tuesday 29th May at 8.00 pm in the Warrender Room. All are welcome.
Mass Intentions
for the Week 26th May – 3rd June 2007
Saturday 26th May 18.00 Tim & Mary Moriarty, R.I.P. Vigil Mass of Pentecost
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
Monday 28th May 10.00 Patrick Kehoe, R.I.P. Bank Holiday
Tuesday 29th May 10.00 FUNERAL MASS: Patrick Thomas Hill, R.I.P. 19.00 Bridie Smythe, R.I.P.
Wednesday 30th May 10.00 Mariquita Smalley, R.I.P.
Thursday 31st May 10.00 Stan Reimers, R.I.P. Visitation of the Blessed ..........................................................................................................................Virgin Mary
19.00 The father of Andrew Pointon, R.I.P.
Friday 1st June 10.00 Angelina Rossi, R.I.P. St. Justin
Saturday 2nd June 10.00 Diana Hill, R.I.P. 18.00 Joseph Corrigan, R.I.P.
Sunday 3rd June 8.30 Margaret & Charles Hendry, R.I.P. Trinity Sunday 10.00 Elizabeth Healy, R.I.P. (Folk) 11.30 For You, the People (Sung / English)
18.00 Martin O’Grady, 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, Margaret Ross and Ivy White.
AND FOR THOSE WHOSE ANNIVERSARY OCCURS ABOUT THIS TIME:
Mary Anne Teal, William Priddey, Nora Bull, Kathleen Farrell, Leslie Hill, Frances Sharkey,
Ann O’Mahony, Harry Castle, Seamus Galvin, Michael Forde, Marina May, Margaret Brown, Mariquita Smalley, Barbara Patrixio, Mary Hayes, Dorothy Mitchell, Thelma Gorringe,
Charles Beattie, Ricardo Calderato, Angela Kelly, Monica Southern, Angelina Rossi,
Marie Okins, Florence Emberton, Benedicte Maclachlan.
