Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament: 10.30 – 12.00
Sacrament of Reconciliation:
10.30 – 11.30
17.15 – 17.30
Collections
Collections
Envelopes £2067.66
Loose £ 821.42 Total £2889.08
Agency for Evangelisation Collection: £483.41
Parish Council Meeting
The next meeting of the Parish Council will take place this Monday 28th September at 7.45pm in the Coffee Lounge.
Confirmation Catechists Meeting
There will be a meeting for Confirmation catechists on Tuesday 6th October at 7.30pm in the Coffee Lounge. We would be grateful for new volunteers to help with the programme, if you feel you can help please contact Rita Smith
Eucharistic Ministers/Readers
Please pick up a copy of the new rota from the sacristy.
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.
Sunday Morning Coffee
We are currently seeking volunteers to help with Sunday morning coffee after 10.00am Mass. If you are interested please contact Brid Carr.
APF Promoters
A number of promoters are yet to collect their envelope with magazines for distribution from the table in the porch. Please do so as soon as possible as all money must be banked within the next couple of weeks
Evening Rosary
Each evening at 7.00pm in the Church a few people gather to recite the rosary. All welcome.
First Friday Lunches
How about a simple home cooked meal prepared each month for you, To share, enjoy and fill the coffee lounge with friends old and new? For just £4.00 proceeds go to charities of Our Church’s Trust, so your company at this Friday feast is a monthly must! Next lunch on Friday 2nd October.
Church
of the Most
....Sacred Heart
73 Pembroke Road, Ruislip, HA4 8NN
......Tel: 01895 632739
Parish Priest: Fr. Duncan M Adamson
Parish Administrator: Nicola Burke
Fr. Duncan writes: October begins this week. October is the month of the Holy Rosary, when we are all encouraged to say the Rosary each day. Many of us do this as part of our prayer life. If this is not part of your daily prayer, could I encourage you to begin. Maybe you could start by saying just one decade each day (one Our Father, ten Hail Mary’s and the Glory Be). A good practice is to gather as a family and pray the Rosary together. The Rosary is prayed each morning in our church at 9.30am and again at 7.00pm. During this Year for Priests could we remember our priests and also the seminarians as we pray the Rosary. There are some prayer cards in the porch, which you may find helpful. ____________________________________________________________________________
CAFOD Harvest Fast Day Collection
“If there’s not enough I’d rather not eat, but I make sure my children do” - Margaret Mueni, Keyna. Just 2 years ago Margaret had a decent job and home, now she lives in a one-room shack and often goes hungry so her children can eat. There are millions of people like Margaret who are being pushed deeper and deeper into poverty, time is running out as they struggle to cope. This Harvest we’re appealing for funds to support millions in urgent need. Your generosity will show the world’s poorest that they’re not alone at this critical time. Next weekend there will be a retiring collection for CAFOD following the savings we’ve made from the Harvest Fast Day on Friday, please give generously.
Induction Mass
On Friday 30th October at 7.00pm we will welcome Bishop Alan Hopes to formally induct Fr. Duncan as Parish Priest in Ruislip. The Mass will be followed by a Reception in Hesdin Hall, food lists will be displayed shortly at the back of the church.
RCIA
If you have expressed an interest in joining the RCIA group for this coming year, the first meeting will take place on Thurs 8th October at 8.00pm in the Presbytery. If you know of someone who might be interested in exploring whether God may be calling them to become a Catholic, then please ask them to contact Nicola in our Parish Office for further details.
Baptism Congratulations
Congratulations to Gabriel and Brooklyn Lee, Lara Lydon, Lily Rose Terry and Harrison Lobo who were baptised into our Church yesterday, Saturday.
Secondary School Admissions 2010
For all those requiring secondary school forms to be signed, Fr. Duncan will see prospective parents on Saturday 10th October from 2.00-4.00pm in the Presbytery. Fr. Michael will NOT be returning to sign any school forms.
200 Club
The 200 Club is a monthly prize draw open to all parishioners and their friends and family. Each October we ask for 200 people to join by paying a £15 yearly subscription and they are entered in the monthly draw for cash prizes between £50-£400. This weekend the Jubilee Trust will be available after all Masses to hand out this year’s renewal letters and collect any subscriptions, no individual reminder letters will be sent to existing members this year.
Union of Catholic Mothers Cake Sale
The UCM will be holding a cake sale on Sun 4th Octafter 10.00am Mass in the Coffee Lounge.
Altar Servers Final Reminder VERY LAST CHANCE. A list of current servers who have NOT returned a new form is on the Servers’ board in the porch and foyer. If your name is on this list you have not completed and returned a new Altar Server Information Sheet and you need to do so TODAY. Don’t take it home to bring back next week, fill it in now and leave it in the box in the sacristy. If you do not return a form today we will understand that you no longer wish to serve and YOU WILL BE REMOVED FROM FUTURE ROTAS.
Parish Christmas Fayre Saturday 5th December is the date for the 2009 Christmas Fayre. The Fayre is our largest fundraiser and last year we raised just over £7,000 towards the general refurbishment and upkeep of the parish and is our best achievement to date. But this event would not be so successful without you, the parishioners help and support. We are currently looking for top prizes for our Grand Prize draw and to start us off our 1st prize is £250 cash. If you, your company or friends can donate a top prize we would be delighted as the Grand Prize Draw ticket sales generate about 20% of the money raised. If you can help please contact the Presbytery or Susan O'Brien as soon as possible as tickets will be printed in the next few weeks.
Jubilee Trust Quiz Night
Our scheduled quiz night will now be held on 23rd October at 8.00pm. This will be a table quiz with a maximum of 8 people per table and tickets are £5.00 per person. Tables can be made up on the night so don’t be put off if you want to come on your own. Bring your own drinks and/or nibbles. Individual prizes for the winning table and a raffle.
Mass Intentions for the Week:17th - 27th September 2009
Saturday 26th September 10.00 Patrick Davey
18.00 Joan Narayn, R.I.P Ann.
Sunday 27th September 08.30 For You, the People 26th Sunday of the Year 10.00 -------. Barbara Lakin, R.I.P
11.30 The McLean Family, R.I.P (Sung / English) 18.00 Holy Souls, R.I.P
Monday 28th September 10.00 Edna Anne Connell, R.I.P
Tuesday 29th September 10.00 Rose Cahalane, R.I.P Ann. The Archangels
Wednesday 30th Sept -----10.00 Michael Maloney, R.I.P Ann. St. Jerome
Thursday 1st October 10.00 ---------John & Eileen Fitzgerald, R.I.P St. Thérèse of the Child Jesus
Friday 2nd October 10.00 Austin & Kathleen Lynch & Kitty Davis, R.I.P Guardian Angels
Saturday 3rd October 10.00 Margaret Warr, R.I.P
18.00 Alan Bower, R.I.P Ann.
Sunday 4th October 08.30 For You, the People 27th Sunday of the Year 10.00 Cath & Terry Carlin, R.I.P (Folk) 11.30 . Mrs Robinson, R.I.P 18.00 Christina Fox, R.I.P, Ann.
PLEASE PRAY FOR THE SICK AND HOUSEBOUND: Nancy Brosnan,
Trevor Denham, Lily Fehin, Peter Flaherty, Carmel Galanty, Ann Holland, Doreen Jones,
Mary Maloney, Kitty McCashin, Seán O’Donnell, Dolores Osborne, Rose Pick, Christopher Redmond, Mike Rumsey, Dorothy Rushbrooke, Albert & Marjorie Shaw, Caroline Titley,
Luca Vasallo, Claire Wilson, Edna Winwright and Mary Worley.
AND FOR THOSE WHOSE ANNIVERSARY OCCURS ABOUT THIS TIME: Pope John Paul I, Barbara Lakin,Joan Narayn, Rose Cahalane, Michael Maloney, Alan Bower, Margaret Warr and Francis Berend
