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    £1473.60 
Loose           £  732.69
Total            £2206.29

Evening Rosary
Each evening at 7.00pm in the Church a few people gather to recite the rosary. All are very welcome to come along

Parish Council Meeting
The next Parish Council Meeting takes place on Mon 29th June 7.45pm in the Warrender Room

Altar Servers
If you can serve at Fr. Michael’s Farewell Mass on Sun 19th July at 6.00pm, please put your name on the list in the sacristy as soon as possible

Songs of Praise
Churches Together in Ruislip are holding their annual Songs of Praise on Sunday 12 July at 3.00pm in Churchfield Gardens. Everyone is welcome to come along and sing your favourite hymns accompanied by the Hillingdon Salvation Army. Please bring a folding chair or blanket to sit on.

APF Promoters
Please collect their magazines from the porch for distribution. Thank you for all your help.

APF Promoters
Please collect your magazines from the porch for distribution. Thank you for all your help.

BRIGHTLIGHTS FESTIVAL for Young Adults (16-30) at St. Joseph’s Pastoral Centre, Hendon from 10-12 July. Inspirational speakers, live bands, Mass, Reconciliation all in great relaxed outdoor festival atmosphere. Campers welcome. For more info visit www.brightlights.org.uk

Pro-Life Petition Day – Saturday 4 July
The Society for the Protection of Unborn Children’s (SPUC) will be staging a Child Protection Petition Day on Saturday 4 July. The petition to the Prime Minister is seeking to stop secondary schools being used as abortion referral centres. The key issues are: the government is (1) giving school nurses and other advisors of school children, a clear remit to refer for abortions without informing parents (2) insisting that information on how to get an abortion is included in sex education lessons and (3) establishing school-based sexual health clinics in secondary schools. SPUC is aiming to gather half a million signatures and bring pressure to bear on the Government to reverse its policy. Please add your signature to the petition on the table in the porch.

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

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

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

Farewell Mass
As the school finishes the weekend of 18th/19th July, I would like to invite you to my Farewell Mass on Sunday 19th July at 6.00pm. I will leave for holidays on Monday 27th July and return just for two days in September before commencing my life at Notting Hill parish.

A Warm Welcome
To Fr. Daniel Palau who is the first of our supply priests for the summer. He has been studying in Rome and comes from Spain. We welcome him to our parish

Deepest Sympathy
Our sympathy and prayers to the family of Doreen Gladys Wade whose Funeral Mass takes place this Thursday 2nd July at 10.00am.

Pauline Year
We thank God for the Pauline Year given to us by Pope Benedict which finishes today.

Retiring Collection
This weekend there will be a retiring collection for Peter’s Pence. This collection is a worldwide collection which goes towards the running costs of the Vatican and its various offices.

Date for Your Diary
This year’s Parish Picnic takes place on Sunday 12th July from 2.00pm-5.00pm at Kings College Fields. Games and fun for all the family. Bar facilities and refreshments available. All are welcome.

From Marian Lally – Chair of Parish Council
As everyone knows Fr. Michael will be leaving our parish at the end of July to begin at Notting Hill in September. On Sunday 19th July the Farewell Mass at 6.00pm will be followed by a Reception in Hesdin Hall. All are welcome to come along. To mark his leaving we hope to have a Presentation on that evening in the Hall. Envelopes are available from this weekend at the back of the Church. Please take an envelope to be returned to Nicola in the parish office or for the retiring collection on 12th July. If you did not manage to record your good wishes in the leaving card last weekend, this card is now in the parish office and can be signed on Wednesdays only from 9.00-1.00 until 12th July. Lists of food are also now at the back of the church, please sign up if you can provide something for the occasion.

RCIA
The RCIA will begin again in September. If you know of someone – husband, wife, friend, neighbour who might be interested in exploring whether God may be calling them to become a Catholic, then please ask them and if so, either you or they should contact me and I will give you further information. The important thing to remember is that we are all called to be evangelizers and to spread the Good News of Jesus Christ

St. Therese of Lisieux
As you may have read the Relics of St. Therese of Lisieux will be visiting England and Wales in September/October. They will be at the Carmelite Church, Kensington on 11-12 October and Westminster Cathedral from 12-15 October. St. Therese said:- “I will spend my Heaven doing good on earth. She is very much a saint for our time showing us the little way to sanctity. Two useful websites are www.catholicrelics.co.uk and www.therese oflisieux.org. Do try and make an effort to attend one of the venues.

Preparation for First Reconciliation & First Holy Communion – 2009/2010
Parents of all children who will be starting Year 3 in September 2009, and who belong to this parish, are invited to attend an information and registration meeting at the Hesdin Hall on Thursday 17th September 2009 at 8.00pm. It is expected that all children who do not attend a Catholic School complete Year 2 at Sunday Group before they undertake sacramental preparation