Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament: 10.30 – 12.00
Sacrament of Reconciliation:
10.30 – 11.30
17.15 – 17.30
Collections
Envelopes £ 1365.72
Loose £ 653.60
Total £ 2019.32
Many thanks.
Christmas Offerings
Envelopes for Christmas offerings are now available. These support the priests of our parish. Together with Easter offerings, Mass stipends and offerings at baptisms, weddings and funerals they comprise a priest’s annual salary. If you are going away for Christmas you may wish to take an envelope and hand it in before you leave. Thank you.
Christmas Message
The Christmas Message with times of all the Christmas and New Year Masses is available in the porch.
First Friday Lunch
First Friday lunch in January has been postponed to 11th January 2008.
Pilgrimage to Spain 2008 (Sat. 26th April – Monday 5th May)
Fr. Agustin and Fr. Wilton from Westminster Cathedral will lead a pilgrimage to the Three Holy Cities of Spain. Cost of the trip is £779 plus insurance. There are brochures on the porch table and application forms from Fr. Agustin. We have only a few places left for a full complement.
Fr. Michael’s Pilgrimage 2008
I have organised a pilgrimage to mark the 90th anniversary of the apparitions at Fatima from 10th – 17th June 2008 to Fatima and Braga. Full cost £649. If numbers exceed 40 cost is £634. Brochures on table in porch; application forms from Fr. Michael. Would those with application forms please return them to Pax Travel with deposits as soon as possible. Anyone else interested should contact Fr. Michael.
Church
of the Most
....Sacred Heart
73 Pembroke Road, Ruislip, HA4 8NN
......Tel: 01895 632739
Fr. Agustin writes: This 4th week of Advent will last just for a few hours, tomorrow evening we will celebrate Christmas; the birth of Christ; the coming into this world of the Holy Son of God. For those of us who know our need of salvation, redemption and healing the coming of the Son of God is an event of an enormous importance. When Christ took flesh, the love of God took flesh as well; it became visible, something we can see and touch. In Jesus Christ, God’s love has
become flesh and bones. He is the heavenly bridegroom who by taking human flesh has united his divinity with our humanity in a mystical marriage. He becomes man to raise us up and enable us to share in God’s divine nature. Tomorrow, the Church will celebrate the birth of Christ in the darkness of Christmas Night to show us that there is no darkness in our own life which cannot be ruptured by the light of Christ. Let us welcome this light that came into the world at Bethlehem and reached us here in our parish bringing us hope and healing.
Many thanks
A big thanks to the ‘YCAP’ members who so wonderfully led the singing and the services during the Youth Mass last Sunday. Thank you to the youth leaders and to all who came to support our Youth Group.
Many thanks to all the Groups who took part in our Parish Carol Service last Sunday. It was a wonderful occasion and lovely to see a packed Church. Thanks to the U.C.M. for the mulled wine and mince pies in the Hall afterwards.
Altar Servers
There are several unfilled duties on Christmas Masses. Please will anyone who is available volunteer on the list in the sacristy.
All Servers are reminded that they should attend the annual Festal Mass for servers which takes place on St. Stephen’s Day, 26th December at 10.30am.
Bethany Tree – “the Tree of Light”
In addition to the normal Christmas tree, there is a smaller tree by the Sacred Heart altar next to the crib. There are coloured labels and pens on the table. If you wish, please write the names of your deceased loved ones on a label and tie it to the tree. Their names will be remembered by those kneeling at the crib to pray over the Christmas period.
Jubilee Trust Valentine Supper Evening
The Jubilee Trust will be holding a Valentine Supper evening on 16th February. Tickets £15 each including a buffet Supper will be available after Christmas.
Mass Intentions
for the Week 22nd December – 30th December
Saturday 22nd December ---- 18.00 Edna Loftus, R.I.P.
Sunday 23rd December 8.30 Victoria & Walter Cieplinski, R.I.P. 4th Sunday of Advent ---------- 10.00 Kurt Bachtler, R.I.P. 11.30 For You, the People (Sung / English)
18.00 Chris Smythe, R.I.P.
Monday 24th December 10.00 Kitty Morrissey, R.I.P. Vigil Mass of Christmas 19.00 Alan Cox, R.I.P. “Midnight” Mass 22.30 For You, the People
Tuesday 25th December 8.30 Bernard Joseph Bower, R.I.P. Nativity of the Lord 10.00 Bridie Humphreys, R.I.P. (Folk)
11.30 Mary Curd, R.I.P. (Sung / English)
Wednesday 26th December 10.30 For all Altar Servers living and dead St. Stephen
Thursday 27th December 10.00 Dermot Bourke, R.I.P. St. John
Friday 28th December 10.00 The Fieldsend Family Holy Innocents
Saturday 29th December ---- 10.00 John Murphy, R.I.P.
------------------------------ ----18.00 Lucie Abela, R.I.P.
Sunday 30th December 8.30 Michael Loughman, R.I.P., James & Breda Brosnan, R.I.P. Feast of the Holy Family---------10.00 Denny Murphy, R.I.P. 11.30 For You, the People (Sung / English)
18.00 Patrick Davey, R.I.P.
PLEASE PRAY FOR THE SICK AND HOUSEBOUND:
Carmel Galanty, Mary Maloney, 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, Mike Rumsey, Noel & Joan Hendricks, Patrick & Mary Dowling, Sean O’Donnell, Mary de Michiel and Baby Jessica Head.
AND FOR THOSE WHOSE ANNIVERSARY OCCURS ABOUT THIS TIME:
William Elston, Thomas Kay, Patrick Nally, Anthony Goulding, Albert Stewart, Christopher Seddon, Joyce Coffey, Bernard Joseph Bower, Joseph Herson, Teresa McKenzie, Arthur McMahon,
Francis Sedge, Gladys Keenan, Thomas Burke, Jack Walsh, Elizabeth McGreevy, Justin McCarthy, Joe King, Stanley Gomes, Con Moran, Winifred Dobson, Anastasia Maher, Patrick McCarthy, Kathleen O’Connor, George Cartwright, Alice Langdon, Lucie Abela, William Base, Daniel Fennelly, Amelia Mazziotto, Michael O’Connell, Royston Burchell, Mary Boylan, Stanley Reimers (1st Anniv.).
