St John Fisher Roman North Harrow

80 Imperial Close, 12 Harrow, HA2 7LW, 020 8868 7531 [email protected]

www.stjohnfisheronline.org.uk www.rcdow.org.uk/harrownorth www.stjohnfisheronline.org.uk Parish Priest: Fr. Graham Stokes, [email protected] Parish Catechist: Kay O’Connor, [email protected] Parish Administrator: Nuala Rodger, [email protected] (office hours Mon - Thu 9.30am-1pm) Parish Safeguarding Representative : Gerald O’Keefe [email protected]

24th May 2020 ~ 7th SUNDAY OF EASTER

MASS TIMES AND INTENTIONS LOOKING FORWARD Week beginning Saturday 23rd May Sunday Mass livestreamed on ‘St John Fisher North Harrow’ YouTube channel all other masses livestreamed on ‘St John Fisher North Harrow’ Facebook page

rd 23 Sat Easter feria source: http://clipart-library.com/clipart/471930.htm 9.30am Thomas Power RIP In this time between the Ascension of the Lord and Pentecost

24th Sun 7th SUNDAY OF EASTER we look forward to the coming of the Holy Spirit. The Spirit transforms us and empowers us to be disciples of Jesus. Do join 10.30am People of the Parish, Mr Rajeswaren (healing), Anna Maria Meadows, Kurian Thomas RIP anniv in our Pentecost novena or simply pray each of these days, James O’Brien RIP & family ‘Come Holy Spirit’. You are also invited to join our prayer vigil, prompted by the Cardinal’s request, next Saturday evening. th 25 Mon St Bede the Venerable, Priest & Doctor 9.30am Thomas Meegan RIP anniv We are also of course looking forward to the reopening of the

th church. The Cardinal has written to his priests about this. 26 Tue St Philip Neri, Priest Exactly when that opening may be is not known, but ‘there is an 9.30am Margaret Triay indicative date of 4th July and, given the current discussions, 27th Wed ST AUGUSTINE OF CANTERBURY, some more limited opening may be possible before then.’ He Rita Rough RIP says that ‘a thorough risk assessment and check will have to be made of each church’ and that ‘provision for supervision of the th 28 Thu Easter feria church when it is open will have to be made, and routines 9.30am Jackie Fong RIP involved will have to be drawn up, e.g. supervision of entrances 29th Fri St Paul VI, Pope and exits, a cleaning regime.’ He goes on to say that ‘we shall 9.30am John O’Sullivan RIP also need to think about how to manage the numbers of people who desire to come to Mass, once those celebrations have 30th Sat Easter feria restarted, given the reduced capacity of your church due to 9.30am Eileen Christie (sick) social distancing.’ ‘Further planning for the celebration of Mass 6.00pm Pentecost Prayer Vigil will be needed, covering, for instance, the distribution of Holy Communion and the need to ensure that those celebrations ______keep people in church for as short a time as possible.’ During the Covid-19 restrictions: Confessions – by appointment with social distancing It will be a very different celebration to what we are used to and Baptisms – in emergency your help and support will be essential in many different areas from cleaning to stewarding to cooperating with the Funerals – at cemetery or crematorium chapel with necessary restrictions if St John Fisher is to reopen in these Memorial Mass after lifting of restrictions circumstances and to remain open. But before the work of Sacrament of the Sick – by request; reopening begins it must also be rooted in the same in Northwick Park Hospital contact RC chaplain prayer ‘Come Holy Spirit’

Every blessing for the week ahead, keep safe and well clickable links: Fr Graham You Tube – St John Fisher North Harrow https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxvgJPwPWdVuAJ011PGmhEA In the Year of The Word why not read and reflect on next Sunday’s Readings with ‘The Wednesday Word’? Facebook - @StJohnFisherNorthHarrow Acts 2:1-11; Ps 103; 1 Corinthians 12:3-7,12-13; John 20:19-23 https://www.facebook.com/StJohnFisherNorthHarrow/ www.wednesdayword.com

REGULAR NOTICES Holy Mass intentions – With the closure of the parish office fewer Mass intentions are being received. If you would like a Please keep the sick in your prayers. We will be restarting the Mass offered for a particular intention or for someone, living or sick list after lockdown and affording it a higher profile in the deceased, please contact Fr Graham. Weekday mass intentions parish. are available from mid June and some Sunday Masses from mid- July. You are reminded that the suggested mass offering in the If you or a sick relative could benefit from a visit from the parish diocese is £10 which goes, with thanks, to support the priest. St Vincent de Paul Society, please contact the parish office. If you would like a visit from the priest and/or to regularly receive Spiritual Support - A helpful summary is available on Holy Communion, please contact the parish office. www.rcdow.org.uk under ‘Resources During Mass Suspension’ in the News Centre. In addition there is a ‘Dial a Mass’ from the Recently deceased: Mollie Hanglow for those who do not have internet access; the

Pray also for: Frank Gallagher, Sadie Horan, Edith Peres Da Silva, number to call is 01642 130120. Mass starts whenever you call!

Cornelius Clancy, Mary O’Shea, Augustine Texeira, Kurian Bright Sky - This free mobile app provides support and Thomas, Calogero Porrello, Mai Dineen, Regina Emmanuel, Sarah information to anyone who may be in an abusive relationship or Madden, Ronald Martin, Julie Wilson, Julia Reilly, Jean concerned about someone they know. The app is designed to be McSweeney, Ciara Carvell, Brendan Connolly, Patrick Morley, used by specialist and non-specialist practitioners and other Violet Hayes, Vincent Breen, Bob Howard, Queenie Lee, Kathy employers, and for anyone looking for information about issues Casey, Kay McGrath, Jack Keane, Walter Hickey, Mick McBreen, around domestic abuse such as online safety, stalking and Kathleen O’Connor and all whose anniversaries of death occur at harassment and sexual consent. this time. Financial support for of the parish - Many of you will be facing PARISH NOTICES uncertainties regarding income and employment as a result of the pandemic but thank you to those of you who able to Please let us know if you or people you know are in need of continue to support the parish financially at this time through help at this time. We are contacting parishioners who might regular giving. If you do not contribute in this way and would like be in need and have a number of people willing to offer help. to then the simplest way to donate is with a bank transfer. For If you are in a position to respond to requests for help or further details and/or to donate please visit our parish website require help yourself please contact Fr Graham or Kay. and click on the ‘donate’ tab. Thank you for your support.

Spiritual Communion - You are encouraged to gather, especially Prayer Vigil of Pentecost - The on a Sunday, as a household and join in a Spiritual Communion; Cardinal has recorded a pastoral details on how to make a Spiritual Communion are available with message in preparation for this newsletter. Pentecost. He reflects on the coming of the Holy Spirit at Catholic Papers are no longer offered by the parish due to very Pentecost, particularly in the poor take up. If you wish to subscribe to a Catholic paper you can context of the circumstances in do so at a reduced price through the following links and have it which we are living at the moment. delivered to your door or computer: The video is available at  https://www.thetablet.co.uk/subscribe https://vimeo.com/421046273 and  https://catholicherald.co.uk/subscribe/ on the diocesan website. The  www.thecatholicuniverse.com Cardinal asks us to gather in our For other sources of church news click on the ‘keeping informed’ homes for a short vigil of prayer tab on the parish website. next Saturday, the Vigil of CAFOD launched its coronavirus emergency appeal recently. The Pentecost. There is no specific time or format for this but to help effects of coronavirus on developing countries are likely to be you we will be streaming on the parish Facebook page a special devastating. Families without enough to eat and without access Vigil of Prayer from 6pm. to clean water and healthcare are particularly vulnerable. The Online Reflections and Lectio Divina – From 7.30pm this poorest and most marginalised communities will be pushed Thursday, 28th May, Fr Graham will host a ‘Lectio Divina’ – a further into poverty. Your prayers and gifts are needed to help scriptural reading, meditation and prayer - on the next Sunday’s protect the lives of those in poor communities. You can find out Gospel using Zoom. As with our earlier talks this will include a more and/or donate at www.cafod.org.uk/coronavirusappeal time of reflection on our experiences of the pandemic then, after Masses for front line workers and the sick - Every Thursday 8pm, a ‘Lectio Divina’ using the materials provided by St Bueno’s evening, at 7pm, a bishop will celebrate Mass in his , Jesuit Spirituality Centre and used at our recent School of live streamed, for all those frontline workers in the NHS and care Ignatian Prayer. If you would like to join us for all or part of the homes, for the sick and their families. Mass will be celebrated on evening please e-mail Fr Graham for the Zoom link. If you took 28 May by Bishop Terence Drainey in Middlesbrough Cathedral. part in the recent talks on the Mass you will receive the link automatically. There will be no need to share publicly your “Hold your eyes on God and leave the doing to Him; that is all thoughts on the scripture should you not wish to and you can get the doing you have to worry about.” a preview of the materials, or use them yourself, at St Jane Francis de Chantal (1572-1641) widow, mother and religious https://stbeunosoutreach.wordpress.com/

This parish is part of the Westminster Roman Catholic Diocesan Trust, Registered Charity Number 233699