Our Lady of the Annunciation Parish Priest: Fr. Joe O’Connor Deacon: Keith Sylvia 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. 18 JAUARY 2015 SECOD SUDAY I ORDIARY TIME (see page of 127 Parish Mass Book) YEAR B Mass Intentions This Week WEEK OF PRAYER FOR CHRISTIAN UNITY I believe that one of the most important things we can say about our ecumenical journey in the past 40-50 years is how it has changed our views of our Christian sisters and brothers from other Christian churches and traditions, and also how it has transformed and deepened our own faith. As the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity comes round again, beginning today, we are being challenged to go deeper in our understanding of one another as we pray for the unity of all Christians as Christ himself prayed. Saturday 17 January 10.00 Rosalie Hughes RIP 18:00 Lena Crinnegan RIP, 15th Anniversary 18 January: SECOD SUDAY 08:30 All Parishioners # 10:00 Deceased members of the Carpenter Family ~ # 12:00 Ian Sulzdorf RIP # Today, there will be a service at Christ church Methodist, Lower Addiscombe Road at 6.30pm to mark the opening of this week for Christian Unity. Please make an effort to attend. Next Sunday there will be a service at West Wickham and Shirley Baptist Church, on the corner of Wickham Road and Monks Orchard Road at 6.30pm to mark the end of this octave of prayer for unity. Again, I encourage those who live in the Shirley area to attend. I know that many of you assist other local churches in their outreach to the homeless and the needy. This is excellent, but it is also important that we meet to pray together. 19 January 10.00 Eucharistic Service Perhaps, during the week you might decide to have a conversation with someone from another denomination about your beliefs! 23 January 10.00 Winifred & Ernest Foster & Emilio Cicco RIP May our encounter with Christ and Christians of other traditions open for us new horizons and help us to go beyond our comfort zone in following what Jesus calls us to do. Fr. Joe WEEKLY DRAW £5– Pat Kingman CHURCH CLEAIG Team B: Mrs Hazel LAST WEEK’S OFFERTORY Loose cash Gift Aid Envelopes S/Os £507.90 £669.10 £880.00 Total £2057.00 20 January 10.00 Elizabeth McCorry RIP 21 January 10.00 Funeral: Agnes Dolan 22 January 10.00 Eileen Gill RIP Saturday 24 January 10.00 Andrew Noone RIP 18.00 Deceased member of the Blake family 25 January: THIRD SUDAY 08.30 Pat Maher RIP * 10.00 Sarah (Sadie) O’Hara RIP * (1st Anniversary) 12.00 All Parishioners ~ With Uniformed Groups * With Children’s Liturgy # Foodbank Sunday COLLECTIOS Last Sunday’s collection for the White Flower Appeal-amounted to £763.00. Many thanks. This week there will be a collection for Pax Christi. Next Sunday, 25th January there will be the monthly ACA collection with proceeds going to the Barnabas Fund. We pray for the sick in our Parish: Geoffrey Bird, John Boswood, Audrey Moynihan, Ted Curry, Theresa Kintu, Margarette Collins, Lauren Horwood, Bernadette Moynihan. We pray for parishioners whose anniversaries occur this Week: Mary Finigan, Kathleen O'Brien, Lena Crinnegan, Juliet Dias, Celino Rodrigues, Rosalie Hughes, Sr. Mary Leontine, Ian Sulzdorf, James Concannon, Ted Hanlon, William McHale, Elsie Ryan, Harry Linton, Eithne Stolls, George Paice, Terence Flanagan, Antonia Drabik, William Toole, Maureen Morrissey, Jean Cruikshank, Kathleen Faren, Cedric Chopin, Grace Jennings, Phyllis Dovidonis, Edward Kingman, Diana Jeffries, Elisabeth Piney, Eva Mahoney, Daniel Gorman, Ted Murphy. SOCIAL CLUB 18th January: The Mustang Showband 25th January: Eugene Doonan 1st February: Pat Hayes At the Social Club's Christmas party, £1,000.00 was raised for the Children's Centre at Tadworth. A presentation will be made to the Centre on Sunday, 1st February. The next Fundraising Jamboree will take place on Friday, 6th February; all proceeds from the event will support the three members of our Parish Community who will be attending the 23rd Scout Jamboree in Japan this summer. Entertainment will be by Declan Gaynor; you can support this event in many ways including the purchase of tickets and donations of items for the raffle & the auction. Tickets for the event will be available after all Masses this weekend. RECET DEATH We are sorry to announce the death of Agnes (Aggie) Dolan of Parkview Road. We offer our prayers and sympathy to her family at this time. MEETIGS 1st Holy Communion Prep: Monday 19th at 6.15pm and Tuesday 20th at 6pm (Large Hall) Safeguarding Meeting: Tuesday 20th at 7.30pm (Presbytery) SVP: Tuesday 20th at 8.30pm (PRC) THE WHITE FATHERS APPOITMET DIARIES. Free appointment diaries. There are still about forty diaries left on the table at the back of the church. The diaries measure 8 X 6 and contain liturgical information which could be very useful to those who read at Mass. There is no cost, but anyone taking a diary, can if they wish, make a donation to the order, by leaving a cheque in the Presbytery payable to “The Missionaries of Africa” and for my attention. David Warner JOBS ADVERTISED Thomas Becket Primary School are advertising for a Learning Support Assistant and John Fisher Secondary School are advertising for a new Head Teacher. Please visit their websites or see the notices in the porch for further information. UCM – AGM th 4 February 8.15 PM Small Hall – this is the most important date in the yearly calendar of the UCM and we urge as many members and non-members to attend to discuss activities and actions for the next year. In addition, we require nominations for a new President. Please consider this role, this can be a shared and you would be very much supported by the other members of the committee. If you would like to find out more information on what this role involves please do not hesitate to contact Lisa Terry (0208 655 2350). If a president cannot be sought, UCM will not continue. Subs are also due (£13), we look forward to seeing many at the AGM. RCIA: Wednesday 21st at 8pm (PRC) Parish Council Meeting: Thursday 22nd at 7.30pm (Committee Room) THE “DROP I” AT ST. MILDRED’S Would be grateful if anyone visiting Primark could include on their shopping list, pants and socks for our guests. In addition, although this winter has been relatively mild up to this week, there is now a renewed need for good condition warm clothing, such as coats and sweaters. All items can be delivered to St. Mildred’s office during the week between 9.30 and 12 o’clock, or to the “Drop In” itself on Sundays between 12.30 and 2.30. May I thank everyone in advance for their support and also those of you who in one way or another already assist. David Warner. VOCATIOS WEEKED FOR OLDER ME The diocesan Vocations Centre in Whitstable is hosting a weekend for men over forty to give them the chance to learn more about a vocation to the diocesan priesthood. It will take place from the evening of Friday 23rd and will end with lunch on Sunday 25th January. Places are limited and it is essential that those participating book beforehand. To book a place or for more information please contact the Vocations Director on [email protected]. REPOSITORY SALE!!! ALL CALENDARS in the shop are now half-price. This means that most of them are only 40p. EW SERVERS ITAKE 2015 Application forms have to be returned by no later than Sunday 25th January. The first training session for all children will be on Saturday 31st January at 1pm in the church. A IGHT AT THE RACES Saturday 7th February 7.30pm - 11pm, Large Hall of Our Lady’s £5 Tickets - Including a raffle and bar Available Now! Contact Michael on 07503970894 All Proceeds go toward FutureSense Foundation Charity helping orphaned children and improving the lives of communities in deprived areas of Asia. CHURCHES TOGETHER I ADDISCOMBE All welcome as we mark the beginning of the annual ‘Week of Prayer for Christian Unity’ 6.30pm this Sunday (18th January) at Christ Church Methodist, Lower Addiscombe Road. CHURCHES TOGETHER I SHIRLEY Will be holding a service for the week of prayer for Christian Unity on Sunday 25th January at 6.30pm at West Wickham and Shirley Baptist Church, which is on the corner of Wickham Road and Monks Orchard Road. All welcome. Items for collection: A Yates, Sr. Celia, M Sequeira, P Kingman (2), Rota’s for the Repository. Bapt Certs: 5 & C Ezuh, A Phipps.
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