Our Lady of the Annunciation
Parish Priest: Fr. Joe O’Connor
147 Bingham Road, Addiscombe, Croydon CR0 7E. Phone 020-8654 1709
email: [email protected]
website: www.addiscombecatholicchurch.com
Diocesan website: www.rcsouthwark.co.uk Office Hours: Monday-Friday, 9am-3pm
Deanery website: www.croydoncatholics.org.uk
SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION: Every Saturday 9.30am and 5.00pm.
2 ovember 2014 FEAST OF ALL SAITS (see page 184 of Parish Mass Book)
ALL SAINTS
Mass Intentions This Week
Today’s feast refers to all those baptised Christians who have died
and are now with God in glory. It certainly also includes all non-Christians
who lived a good life sincerely in accordance with the convictions of their
conscience. Tomorrow we will remember and pray for those who have died
but still in need of a process of purification before coming face to face with
God. There will be Mass at 10am on Monday.
To be a saint one doesn’t have to be an ascetic, or even serious and
solemn. On the contrary, joy should be very much part of our lives. The
saints became saints by being entirely themselves—nothing false or artificial. The best way to imitate the saints is to be our unique selves, but the
best that we can be!
There is a tendency to put the saints on a pedestal—the danger of this
is that we could feel justified in excusing ourselves from imitating them.
The saints were human beings with human flaws. They were vulnerable to
the same temptations as we are. They were not perfect people. They serve
as models precisely because they were sinners like us. In them we see how,
with God’s help, one can triumph over human weakness and sinfulness.
Being a Christian is a lot more than not doing things which are
wrong. The Beatitudes in the gospel show us the qualities, the attitudes
which made the saints and which can make saints of us too. Someone said
that the Beatitudes are a reliable recipe for sainthood. Let’s prove them
right by trying to put them into practice a bit more today!
£5 – Jane Harris
CHURCH CLEAIG
Team C: Mrs Jones
Saturday: 1 ovember
10:00 Dennis & Nora O’Donoghue RIP
18:00 Lance Baptiste RIP
2 ovember: ALL SAITS
8:30 Anastasia McHugh RIP
10:00 UCM: All Confirmation Candidates
12:00 All Parishioners
Monday: 3 ovember
10.00 The Holy Souls
Tuesday: 4 ovember
10:00 Richard & Ellen Stavenson
Wednesday: 5 ovember
10:00 Ian Sulzdorf RIP
Thursday: 6 ovember
10:00 Ints of Savio & Lynette Fernandes
Friday: 7 ovember
10:00 Holy Souls
13.00 Funeral: Abina Martin
Eucharistic Adoration for vocations
10.30am - 8pm in Sacred Heart chapel
Saturday: 8 ovember
10.00 Joseph Dieu Tran RIP
18:00 Bernard Considine RIP
Fr. Joe
WEEKLY DRAW
YEAR A
LAST WEEK’S OFFERTORY
Loose cash
Gift Aid Envelopes
S/Os
£506.58
£407.38
£880.00
Total
£1793.96
9 ovember: THE DEDICATIO OF THE
LATERA BASILICA
08:30 Maurice& Margaret Slattery RIP ~#
10:00 Catherine Crowley RIP ~ #
12:00 All Parishioners #
~ With Children’s Liturgy
# Foodbank Sunday
COLLECTIOS
Last week’s collection collection for the monthly ACA with proceeds going to our SVP, amounted to £664.64. Many
thanks. Next week there will be a diocesan collection for Archbishops’ administration fund, this is Gift Aid Eligible so
please use your envelopes.
We pray for the sick in our Parish: Elizabeth Damsel, Fr David Peck, lilly Harley, Sheila Minus, Catherine Whelan, Clayton and
Rita McMahon, Eddie Gallacher, Margarette Collins, Lauren Horwood.
We pray for parishioners whose anniversaries occur this Week: Oscar Marshall, Anne Farrell, David Bassett, Maria Cowley,
Vincenzina Lacovara, Frank Hadfield, Peter Lacover, Ella Bloxham, Anastasia McHugh, Kathleen Duffy, Stan Moore, Mary Tims,
Lilian White, Vera Hanrahan, Bernard Considine, Eileen McDonald, Dennis Barnett, Bridget Riordan, Sybil Corcoran, Peter Marenghi,
John Wynne, Denis Hathaway, Frieda Humphries, John Faragher, William Bradley, Mildred Potter, Rosanna Jamieson, Michael Jones,
Denis Everest, Catherine Downes.
MEETIGS
Confirmation Prep: Today (Sunday)
2nd November at 5pm (Large Hall).
UCM: Wednesday 5th at 8.15pm (Small
Hall)
RECET DEATHS: We are sorry to
announce the death of Abina Martin. Her
funeral service (not a Mass) will take
place at 1pm on Friday 7th in the church.
We also announce the death of Michael
Cummins formerly of this parish, who
passed away this week in Devon. Please
keep both families in your prayers.
COGRATULATIOS
& THAK YOU
To Nike, Helen and all their helpers who
organised a wonderful International Event
in the hall last Sunday. The food was
scrumptious and plentiful, the traditional
costumes were stunningly colourful, and
learning how they create and wear them
was most educational. There was a great
spirit there, and Thank You to all who
turned up.
FIRE MARSHALL TRAIIG
Precision health and safety company will
be offering Fire Marshal training on 6th
November at 1.30pm in the church. Fire
Marshalls are required by the diocese,
anyone interested please let us know.
UCM MEETIG: Wednesday 5th
November, Small Hall, 8.15 pm. We will
be having a Christmas cake decorating
ideas session organised by Sarah Turner.
If you are definitely coming could you
ring/text Clare Connor (07982 715 858),
by 3/11/14. Tickets for the UCM
Christmas party will also be available on
the night.
MOTHERS PRAYERS TALK:
Saturday 15th November, 10am-4pm. St
John the Baptist, Dale Road, CR8 2EF.
contact Beryl on 0208406040604.
THOMAS BECKET FAYRE: St
Thomas Becket school have started
preparing for their Christmas Fayre on
Sunday 30th November. Donations of
decorations, Christmas Puddings,
stocking fillers, marmalades, chutneys
and jams, or crockery for our smash the
plates stall, would be very gratefully
received and can be left in the church
porch.
SOCIAL CLUB
ORDIATIO
Sunday, 2nd November: Kevin Keys
We’re delighted to announce
that Archbishop Peter has
fixed the date for the
Ordination to the Diaconate
of Keith Sylvia here at Our
Lady’s—Friday 21st
ovember at 7.30pm. Please
put the date in your diary and
feel free to bring along a
plate for the reception
afterwards. Please keep
Keith, Jacqueline and family
in your prayers. Thank You.
Sunday, 9th November: Mary & The ew Counties
Help raise £1K + for St Christopher’s Hospice: Brendan Shine will be appearing at the Fairfield Hall on
Wednesday, 19th November. Tickets can be booked either on-line or direct from the Fairfield Hall. During the
interval the Committee from the Addiscombe Catholic
Social Club will be holding a raffle in support of St
Christopher’s Hospice.
The Fundraising Jamboree for Anerley ACROSS - a
charity which takes disabled young people to Lourdes on
an annual basis, will take place on Friday, 5th December.
Entertainment will be by Pay Hayes with special guests
The Three Celebrities - The Brush Dancers. Tickets at
£5.00 each will be available on the door. You can also
support this event by donating prizes for the raffle or
items for the auction.
ALL SOULS DAY: There will be Mass at 10am on
Monday 3rd November.
HOLY SOULS: Today is the feast of All Saints,
followed on Monday by the Commemoration of the
Faithful Departed. We invite members of the parish to
take a Holy Souls envelope from the table at the back of
the church, list their family and friends who have died,
and place the lists in the envelope. These envelopes are
placed in our Memorial chapel (in the Lady Chapel) and
your deceased loved ones will be remembered at all
Masses during the month of November; Any donations
in the envelopes are used as Mass stipends for Masses for
the Holy Souls throughout the year.
APPLICATIOS FOR PRIMARY SCHOOL
REFERECES: Please complete the form which can
be downloaded from the parish website and return it to
the presbytery, only then can an appointment be arranged
with Fr Joe. Appointments will finish at the end of
November.
RECET WEDDIGS: We congratulate the following
couples who were married here recently: Oluseyi Alabi
and Petra Charlemagne, Gianluca Zucconi and Samantha
Comeau, Michael Dwyer and Natalie Watt. May their
love for each other grow stronger each day.
GOLDE JUBILEE CALEDARS: Now available:
Please buy your calendar from the repository or outside
after Mass. Calendars cost £5.99. They make a unique
Christmas present and Father Joe is happy to sign them.
REPOSITORY: A lovely selection of Diaries and
Christmas cards are now on sale in the Repository Shop.
Other items for Christmas will be on sale soon.
ADMISSIOS IFORMATIO MEETIG AT ST
THOMAS BECKET: On Thursday 6th November at
7pm.
SOUTHWARK DIOCESE
YOUTH MIISTRY DAY:
15th November 10.304.30pm in Amigo Hall. Free
admission, booking requiredemail [email protected] or
call 01227272900.
THE JOH FISHER
SCHOOL: Present the
Centenary of WW1 on
Tuesday 11th Nov, 7.30pm in
the school Chapel. Please see
the notice board for more
information.
TEACH US TO PRAY:
Experience and explore the
spiritual riches of the diocese;
6th December at St George’s
Cathedral, SE1 7HY, 10am –
4pm. For more info and to
register visit
rcsouthwarksprituality.wordp
ress.com
TOWARDS ADVET:
Festival of Catholic Culture,
Westminster Cathedral Hall,
SW1. Saturday 22nd
November, starting at
10.30am.
ADVET WREATH
MAKIG: On Saturday
29th November from 2 4pm. I have a small supply
of rings for sale to make the
wreaths; please contact me
by Monday, 24th November
if you need one. Bring
garden clippers/gloves or
scissors, any candles,
greenery and decorations
you wish to add. Jo Murphy
8405 2000.
Items for collection: K Sylvia, M Rowe, P Burgess, B Cronin, M Gray, Sr Celia, P O’Sullivan, J Harris, S Hurford, P
Haynes, M Gray, Dixie Family, A Dunstan, A Klutsie, S Turner, C Joyce, M A McGuigan, G Slater.
Bapt Certs: 5 Brewster-Turay, E Lippett.