istered so that we have correct contact This Newsletter and other useful infor- details for you. It is essential to be reg- mation is now available on our parish Our Lady & St. Joseph’s Church istered if you wish us to be able to sup- Website at: port you in your pastoral needs. The http://parish.rcdow.org.uk/hanwell forms are available from the Parish Office Monday to Friday 10am to 52 Uxbridge Road, Hanwell, W7 3SU If you or your friends and family are Telephone: 020 8567 4056 Email: [email protected] 1pm. If you cannot come during the looking for a new opportunity the Dio- office hours, please contact us. Website: http://parish.rcdow.org.uk/hanwell cese of Westminster, please visit our Children in Non-Catholic Schools website https://jobs.rcdow.org.uk/ Parish Priest: Fr. Cristiano Braz. Seminarian: Daniel Daley Children of registered parishioners Parish Administrators: Pamela Sheridan and Marlene Wakim who attend non-Catholic schools need HANWELL SOCIAL CLUB: Parish Office Hours: Mondays to Fridays: 10.00am - 1.00pm to have attended at least one year of Child Protection Reps: Catherine O’Keeffe & Nicola Hough [email protected] / tel. 07745 102 984 Saturday class prior to attending the Saturday 2nd March Mick Lee Duo First Holy Communion Class. They will have to continue Saturday class Saturday 9th March Sean Wilson & 3rd March 2019 - 8th Sunday Ordinary Time - Year C from year one through year 6 unless Tony Mac on Tour they are placed into a Catholic school. Dear brothers and sisters, you may have noticed the skip behind our house or Please ring the office if you have any Bingo every Sunday at 7.30pm may have heard some noises during the weekday Masses. At last, after getting 3 questions or wish to arrange a time to Monthly Draw tickets at Bar estimates from different companies and receiving approval from the Finance register. department of our diocese, last Tuesday we started the works which need to be Parish Office opening times are Mon- done in our presbytery. As you will recall from a few weeks ago, I wrote about days to Fridays 10am to 1pm. Please note times may differ during school the leaks in our house roof and the damage it caused. I also described how Fr. holidays, and Bank Holidays. Charles renovated about 85% of our house but ran out of time in order to finish it. So I am now having these works done. These builders were recommended to me and thus far they are doing a very good job! Apart from the works I already described, I also asked them to repair the toilet closest to the church as there Collection: Total: 2413.43 was a leak there. Job done! One of the tiles was totally loose in the sanctuary… Envelopes: £773.39 Loose: £870.04 Standing Orders: £770.00 job done! There was no hot water in the sacristy. I brought in a plumber a few Eucharistic Ministers for Sunday 10th March 2019 From the Parish Register months ago and he could not explain why there was no hot water there. I asked one of our builders to look into it and guess what… he discovered what was Saturday 6.30 pm K. Matthews J. Lynch Sunday 8.00 am C. Atkinson M. D’Cunha wrong and fixed it! I am told that for 16 YEARS there was no hot water in the 10.00am A. Harris E. Rodriques A. Schlegel sacristy… now there is hot water there, at last! I also asked them to investigate 12.00 am T. Breen J. Pugh F. Peters why we do not have hot water in the Flower room, so as to clean the church. Hopefully soon we will sort this out too. The wooden crucifix in our sacristy Readers for Sunday 10th March 2019 had some fingers broken and bits missing. The carpenters who work for our

Saturday 6.30 pm S. Pound builders have already repaired it beautifully! We are now changing the sink in Sunday 8.00 am F. Buchan the sacristy and doing some other repairs there. We will do the same in the 10.00 am J. Lyne-Hall 12.00 am J. Collins A. Duncan Flower room, putting tiles on the walls to prevent the water from damaging them. Soon we will be renovating ALL the doors of our church and parish hall

Full Rotas for Readers and Eucharistic Ministers are available on our as they are in a desperate state. All these renovations are just starting… there is website at: http://parish.rcdow.org.uk/hanwell a lot more to come for the glory of God and our good! Fr. Cristiano Mass Intentions Week beginning 3rd March 2019 Hanwell Homeless Table Sale We Fairtrade fortnight this year focus’ on

Saturday 6.30 pm Thomas O’Donoghue RIP want to thank everyone who came the plight of the women cocoa farmers. Sunday 8.00 am Michael O’Brady Anniv out to support us. We raised Please remember to always buy choco- 10.00 am Friday Okoyomon Intention late certified as Fairtrade as this helps 12.00 noon Marie Duffy RIP £650.25. Thank you for your con- tinued generosity. them help themselves. See posters in the porch for more information. Monday 10.00 am Bella Gibbons RIP FHC Session 9 Sunday 3rd March Tuesday 10.00 am Bregid Togher RIP Youth Evening with Georgia Clarke Wednesday 10.00 am Tony McCabe RIP at 3.15pm in the Parish Hall. on ’embracing true love’. This talk is Parking Permits for those parish- open to any 15-18 year olds and will THURSDAY NO MASS ioners who requested them will be take place on Thursday 7th March

Friday 10.00 am Elizabeth & John McGreevy Anniv available after Masses this weekend 7.30pm—9pm in the Coffee Shop in the sacristy or from the parish ( ). £5 suggested donation. Next Week’s Mass Intentions office during the week. Includes meal. The family of Thomas O’Dono- Film: “The Stones Cry Out” is being Saturday 6.30 pm Susana Yakom Innasi RIP shown at St Thomas’ Church Hall at Sunday 8.00 am People of the Parish ghue would like to thank the pa- th 10.00 am John Phelan Anniv rishioners, friends and families for 3pm on Sunday 10 March followed 12.00 noon Marie Duffy RIP attending their Dad’s funeral Mass, by refreshments. It is about the plight of Christians in Israel/Palestine. Mass on Holy Days of Obligation: 10.00 am; 7.00 pm the cards and Masses offered. Your Mass at Westminster Cathedral for Confessions: Saturday 5.30 pm — 6.00 pm (Always after Mass and on call anytime) support and prayers are greatly ap- Thanksgiving for Matrimony Couples preciated. celebrating their 5th, 10th, 25th, 30th, Novena to Our Lady of Perpetual Help: Tuesday 6 pm Rosary & 6.30 pm Novena Confirmation Session 8 Monday 40th 50th, 60th and 60 plus wedding Please pray for the Sick. The sick list is displayed in the Church porch. If you have a name for the list or 4th March at 7pm in the parish hall. anniversaries are invited to celebrate someone who needs taking off the list please let us know. Toddler Group Tuesday 6th March their anniversary at Westminster Ca- Baptisms: If you are a registered parishioner and have a child for Baptism, (or are expecting one) at 9.30am in the Parish Hall. thedral on Saturday 8th June at 3pm. please contact the Parish Team for information on how to apply for a place on the Baptism Programme. Par- Entry is by ticket only. If you are cele- ents requesting permission for a Baptism to take place abroad will need to have attended a preparation course Ash Wednesday 6th March Ashes first. will be distributed at the 10am brating an anniversary, please give the Parish office the following details: Marriage Preparation: Any registered couple from our parish who are intending getting married in the Mass and 7pm Mass. Husband and wife names, wedding date, are asked to note that the Church requires at least six months notice prior to their wedding Justice & Peace Meeting Wednes- full postal address and email (or telephone date. Couples need to speak to their Parish priest so as to fill the forms and also participate in a Mar- day 6th March at 8pm in the Pres- if no email). Thank you. riage Preparation course. bytery Meeting Room. Pilgrimage to Medjugorje 17th-24th Saturday Class Saturday 9th March July 2019 . Please ring Joe Lam at 203 Class will be from 9.30am-10.45am in -556 7591 or see poster on Notice This week’s Readings Board in the Porch. the parish hall. First Reading: Ecclesiasticus 27:4-7 Children’s Liturgy Sunday 3rd March AA Alcoholics Anonymous meet every at the 10am Mass. Thursday at 7.15pm in our parish hall. Psalm 91 It is good to give thanks, O Lord. Confirmation Half Way Mass Sunday Do you know of anyone who needs 10th March at 12 noon for all Candi- their help? Please invite him/her to this Second Reading: 1 Corinthians 15:54-58 dates, Parents and Sponsors. group that has helped thousands of

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