Church of the Most Sacred Heart

Mass Times :

Saturday
Vigil Mass: 18.00

Sunday
8.30, 10.00, 11.30, 18.00

Monday –Saturday
10.00

19:00 (Tues&Thurs)

Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament: 10.30 – 12.00

Sacrament of Reconciliation:
10.30 – 11.30
17.15 – 17.30

Collections

Envelopes    £1617.31
Loose          £555.83

Many thanks

Easter Envelopes
Please take a moment to take an Easter envelope and return it with your offering on Easter Sunday or beforehand if you are going away. Easter and Christmas offerings are the way in which our priests are paid.

Baptism Preparation
The next Baptism preparation course takes place tomorrow, Monday 30th March in the Coffee Lounge. Before attending you should book a place with Nicola, our Secretary

British Summer Time
I hope all remembered to put their clocks forward by one hour this weekend

Finance & Properties Meeting
This will take place on Tues 31st March at 8.00pm in the Presbytery.

Altar Servers for Easter
Will all servers please complete the lists in the sacristy this weekend to indicate when they will not be available to serve over Easter weekend.

New Altar Servers
Classes normally start for new servers in January but due to the trainer’s work commitments this has not been possible this year. It is hoped we will shortly be starting classes and dates will be announced shortly. Please check newsletter

New Altar Servers
Classes normally start for new servers in January but due to the trainer’s work commitments this has not been possible this year. It is hoped we will shortly be starting classes and dates will be announced shortly. Please check newsletter

Stations of the Cross
For the children’s Stations of the Cross on Good Friday at 9.30am it would be very nice if all the boys came dressed as Roman soldiers and all the girls as women of Jerusalem.

Young People
There is a clipboard on the table in the porch for all those young people who would like to volunteer to have their feet washed on Holy Thursday 9th April at 8.00pm Mass.

Lenten Alms
Please see the wall box under Stations of the Cross II for spare change during Lent. This collection will go to support the St. John Southworth Fund for the Poor in our Diocese and for the Catholic schools building project in Bangladesh, both projects which the Cardinal has chosen for Lenten Alms

APF Promoters
Please pick up your magazine for distribution from the porch.

New Rotas
Could all Eucharistic Ministers/Readers please collect the new rotas from the sacristy

Parish Priest: Fr. Michael Johnston
Parish Administrator: Nicola Burke

E-mail: Fr.Michael@mostsacredheartruislip.co.uk

..............nicolaburke@rcdow.org.uk

Preparation for Lent
We are now in the Fifth week of Lent. If, so far you feel you have not begun or have failed miserably, do not worry, just begin again. Here again are some suggestions:-

1. Weekday Mass – 10.00am daily. Why not try to attend Mass each day during Lent?
2. Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament – Takes place in the Church each day from 10.30am-12.00 noon. Why not take the time to pop into Church, even for a few minutes to keep company with Our Lord in the Blessed Sacrament?
3. Rosary – Every morning at 9.30am in the Church, the rosary is recited. The rosary is a lovely way to pray and to start the day.
4. Thursday Night Prayer Group – Every Thursday at 8.00pm in the Warrender Room, open to all who wish to develop their prayer life in a group.
5. Stations of the Cross – Take place every Friday of Lent at 7.00pm in the Church.
6. Confessions – Takes place every Saturday from 10.30am-11.30am and 5.15pm-5.30pm. Reconciliation Service with Bishop John Arnold on Monday 6th April at 7.30pm.
7. Lenten Alms for the St. John Southworth Fund for the Poor and School Building in Bangladesh. See wall box under Stations of the Cross II.

Congratulations
Congratulations to those who were baptised into the Church yesterday, Saturday:- Cameron Durkan; Ruby Gibbs; Joseph Hynes and Sean and Jonathan Mithi. Congratulations also to Rose Kilbride and Isobel Kelly baptised at 11.30am Mass today.

Eucharistic Ministers
We are looking for 8 more Eucharistic Ministers. If you can help with this important ministry, please sign your name and telephone number on the clipboard in the porch.

50th Anniversary
Congratulations to Mary and Terry O’Neill who this weekend celebrate 50 years of marriage.

Many Thanks
To all who donated to the new vestments. A set has been ordered and any money remaining has been put towards a new set of tabernacle veils and some new altar cloths for our altar.

Easter
On the separate leaflets you will find the times for all the Services of Holy Week and Easter. Please note that some of the Mass times are changed, so keep a copy handy at home. The 10.00am Mass and 11.30am Masses next Sunday, Palm Sunday start with the blessing of palms and procession outside the Church.

Reconciliation Service
Please keep free Monday 6th April at 7.30pm to come along to our Reconciliation Service. Once again we welcome Bishop John Arnold. It is a wonderful way to prepare for Easter. Do remind family and friends.

Planned Giving Boxes
This weekend again there are some boxes to be collected from the porch. They should be used from Sunday 11/12th April. Please take a few minutes to collect your box. Many thanks to everyone who has taken the opportunity to either ask for a box, or are to Gift Aid or pay by Banker’s Order. With those who are able to increase their contribution we will hopefully see an increase in our weekly collection.

Parish Pilgrimage
Two places on the Parish Pilgrimage to Florence, Siena, Pisa, Luca and San Gimignano have arisen from 16th-23rd June 2009. Please see Fr. Michael ASAP for further details if you would like to join us.

Sacred Heart 70th Anniversary
Please keep free Friday 12th June at 7.30pm when Bishop George Stack will celebrate a Mass of Thanksgiving for the 70th Anniversary of the opening of our present Church which was opened and consecrated on 15th June 1939

Deanery Mass
A Deanery Mass for Bishop Alan Hope’s Deaneries has been arranged at Ealing Abbey next Wednesday 1st April at 7.30pm. The Mass will be celebrated by the Cardinal as a farewell Mass to him as he comes to retirement and to thank God for his years of ministry. All are welcome.

RCIA
Please pray for those in our RCIA who will be received fully into the Church at Easter:- David Ayres; Ryan Fox; Brad Ryan; Gemma Carter; Barry Dunne; Amy Etherington; Sarah O’Malley; Douglas Smith and Steve Verity.

St James R.C School, Burnt Oak – Reunion
A reunion has been organized at St. Mary & St. Andrew Parish Centre, Dollis Hill, NW2 6HE on Saturday 16th May at 7.30pm. This reunion group is for those who attended St. James from 1971-1977. You are welcome to bring guests. For more info please contact sue_mullins@hotmail.co.uk (Susan Heath), wembley3@rcdow.org.uk (Joanna Hurley) pab.3morton@tiscali.co.uk (Patricia O’Keeffe), Michaelohare2@yahoo.co.uk (Nora Kennelly). It would be good to see as many old friends as possible.