3rd May 2015 - Blessed John Henry Newman Parish

Blessed John Henry
Newman Parish
2
Our Lady of Grace
Squirrel Lane
Booker
HP12 4RY
Parish Priest
Fr Joseph Udoh, MSP
phone: 01494 438300
Deacon
Paul Priestley
[email protected]
Parish Secretary
Office Assistant
Mrs Elaine Kayne
mob: 07704341164
Mrs Maureen Mooney
St Wulstan’s
Hollis Road
Totteridge
HP13 7UN
email: [email protected]
Parish Service Team
(PST)
email: [email protected]
Parish Website
www.bjhnparish.org
Offerings for 25th & 26th April
OLG: £331.84 St. Wulstan’s: £292.32 Standing Orders: £328.00
CAFOD: Coffee £7.65 Envelopes/Boxes £383.55
Diocesan Priests Training Fund OLG £208.42 St. Wulstan’s £145.42
MASS INTENTIONS
2nd & 3rd May 2015 - 5th Sunday of Easter
DAY
SAINT
Sat. Eve
02/05
5th Sunday of Easter
Sunday
03/05
5th Sunday of Easter
Mon
04/05
Martyrs of England &
Wales
Tues
05/05
5th Week of Easter
9.30am Mass Marianelly
Espinosa de Riobo & Marlene
Riobo RIP
5th Week of Easter
9.30am Mass
5th Week of Easter
11.00am Mass
Thurs
07/05
Fri
08/05
Sat
09/05
5th
ST WULSTAN’S
Week of Easter
OUR LADY OF GRACE
5.00pm Mass
9.00am Mass Brian Youens RIP
11.00am Mass Bernard Haines RIP
Anniversary
9.30am Mass
9.30am Mass
9.00am Adoration &
Benediction 10.00am Mass
10.30am Confession
9th & 10th May - 6th Sunday of Easter
Sat
09/05
Sun
10/05
6th Sunday of Easter
6th Sunday of Easter
5.00pm Margo Maher RIP
9.00am Mass
11.00am Mass Mac McCann RIP
& family
PLEASE PRAY FOR THE SICK
Dorothy Szponar, Josie Fulford, Gladys Jarocka, Tina Blaiklock, Pat Hickey, Ann Lacey, Neringa Pleskaciuke, Barry
Wright, Sally Kelly, Olivia Hornby, Mary McKeown, Sarah DeSimone, Paul Sheridan, Francis Starling, Christopher
Browne, Robin Jackson, Adriana Burton, Eileen Collins, Frank McNamara , Frank Bergman, Bridget Chattaway,
Meg Price, Caroline Ryan, Michael Cooper, Tim Williams , Peter Higham, June Walker, Jack Stotter, Peter Smith,
Philomena Wilson, Sarah & Hilary & Melanie Feruga, David West & Christian Millington.
SICK & HOME VISITS
If you know of anyone who is ill or housebound please let Father Joseph or Catri Plummer (639686) know, so we can
arrange for a visit and to receive Holy Communion if they wish.
Please pray for the repose of the souls of the following whose anniversary occurs during the coming week:
Bruno Seldon, Christopher Brooks, Mikolaj Romaniak, Patrick Whyte, Frank Marks, Nora Putman, Gerard Jackson,
Michael Cooper & Harry Audley.
RESPONSE TO BIDDING PRAYERS: Reader: Lord Jesus, may we love you more dearly , All: and follow you more nearly.
AFTER COMMUNION: O Sacrament most holy, O Sacrament divine, all praise & all thanksgiving be every moment thine x 3
PARISH PRAYER
FATHER, Pour out your spirit on the people of this parish and grant us a new vision of your glory, a new experience of your
power, a new faithfulness to your word, and a new consecration to your service that your love may grow amongst us and
your Kingdom come through Christ our Lord. AMEN.
PARISH NOTICES
May Fayre - Bank Holiday Monday 4th May
The Rotas are on display in the churches and on the Parish
Website if you need to check your time slots.
Cakes & Sandwiches: (
1. leave at the church today or
2. Take to church on Monday where there will be
someone to collect them (OLG at 10:00 – 10:15 or SW:
10:30-10:45) or (3) Bring to the tea tent BEFORE midday on
the day
Jacket Potatoes: Please deliver to BBQ tent at your allotted
time
Raffle tickets – return to church on Sunday or bring to
Jacque in the Tea Tent on the day (before 14:00) –
remember that the proceeds for ticket sales only come to
the BJHN parish if returned through us.
If you able to give some time on the day and have not put
your name down so far – please contact Jacque on: 0777
1976 811 or email: [email protected]
Please come down on the day and support this event if
you can and lastly – please pray for good weather.
Parish Building Development Discussion
The
ay second of these discussions will take place on Sat. 9
May after the 5.00pm Mass at OLG. Everybody is
welcome.
SUMMER CONCERT SUNDAY 10th MAY
Next Sunday at 4.15pm at St. Wulstan’s, the Choir will be
presenting
a “Reflection in Music and Words on the Easter
[
Story”. The words describe Jesus’s post-resurrection
appearances to particular individuals who feature in the
Gospel Narratives ; the music comes from Handel’s
“Messiah”. We hope very much that you will want to come
and share in this “musical meditation”. Light refreshments
will be served afterwards.
Prayers for the Election
There will be a Holy Hour on Wednesday 6 May at 10.30
a.m. at Our Lady of Grace. The Diocesan Justice and
Peace Group have prepared a Holy Hour/Prayer Vigil prior
to the General Election. At this General Election we are
asked to think about the world we want to live in. We are
asked to pray especially that Human Life is given Value
& Dignityas created in the image of God. Please
come if you possibly can to pray for the best outcome for
our country and for the politicians
Prayers requested
Christian Millington, a Year 6 pupil at St. Michael’s
School, is undergoing tests at the Radcliffe Hospital.
His family have asked if we can pray for a good
outcome for these tests.
SOCIAL AND COMMUNITY NOTICES
Lighthouse 27 - 31 July
Please enrol to help at one of the local Lighthouses:
Lighthouse Cressex (at Cressex School),
Lighthouse Hazlemere (at Sir William Ramsey
School),
Lighthouse H. Wycombe (at Highcrest Academy).
If you will be aged 12 plus on 31st August, you are
allowed to help. Please register on the website
http://www.lighthouseadmin.org/ by clicking on
the “Sign Up to Help” button and then select the LH
you wish to work at. At Cressex we particularly need
a coordinator for helpers’ refreshments. If you think
you could help please contact Catri (01494-639686)
200 Club Winners
Congratulations to Gill Duval No. 161 who won 1st
prize of £50 and to Tia Webb No. 34 who won 2nd
prize of £15.
DIOCESAN NOTICES
Diocesan Pilgrimage to Lourdes 21 - 28 August
You are invited to join the Diocesan Pilgrimage to
Lourdes, you will help our pilgrims who require
assistance by working in the hospital or helping
them around Lourdes, partaking in the liturgies, etc.
You will also work in the baths, help organise our
pilgrimage party night & have fun with others your
age. Come & play your part in something special.
So if you aged between 16 and 30 years of age &
would like more information about helping please
go to www.nymo.org
People are still sending their requests to the
wrong email address. It is unlikely that your
request will be entered in the Newsletter if you
don’t send it to the address below.
EMAIL ADDRESS FOR THE NEWSLETTER
[email protected]
Deadline - Wednesday 7pm