Twenty-Eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time ST MELLITUS 13th-19th October 2019 TOLLINGTON PARK th (Saturday 12 6.30pm Noreen Potter RIP The Presbytery, Tollington Park, SUNDAY th N4 3AG. 13 10.30am Jean Filochowski RIP Registered Charity WRCDT 233699 The Parish Office is open 9.30am to 1.30pm Monday to Friday 6.30pm For All Parishioners 020 7272 3415 [email protected] MONDAY feria Parish Priest: Fr Paul McDermott [email protected] 14th 9.00am Rosie Stephenson RIP Website: www.rcdow.org.uk/tollingtonpark

Sunday Masses: 6:30pm (Sat), 10:30am, 6:30pm TUESDAY St Theresa of Avila th th 15 9.00am Grace Chinegwundoh Ints THIS SUNDAY’S READINGS: 28 IN ORDINARY TIME Year C Mass Book Page 149 WEDNESDAY feria th 16 9.00am Patrick Concannon Ints Dear Friends, this week I said Mass with our Year 6 children in

school to mark the canonisation of Cardinal John Henry THURSDAY St Ignatius of Antioch Bishop, Martyr Newman. I was so impressed by the children’s knowledge, 17th 9.00am Celine Reilly Ints. behaviour and reverence at the Mass The Mass took place in the

school hall, which I remember very well as a child – it was where FRIDAY St Luke Evangelist 18th 9.00am Kathleen Bradley Ints we listened to Sr. Mary laying down the law at assembly and then eating parsnips dressed up as chips at lunch time! Although the

SATURDAY feria fabric of the building has changed, our school continues to be a 19th 10am Mary Cooney RIP great place of welcome, friendliness and solid learning. Thank 6:30pm Benito Zanna RIP you children! Next Sunday after the 10.30 Mass I invite all of you to come to a th SUNDAY 29 Sunday in Ordinary Time meeting about our organ restoration project. This is an th 20 10.30am For All Parishioners important part of the project review process and offers you the

6.30pm Rosario Maida RIP chance to understand more and share your views about the project. If you can’t come to the meeting but have a view to share, Exposition & Benediction: Saturdays at 10.30-11.00am Confession: Saturdays 10.30–11.00am; 6-6.15pm please speak to me after Mass or email me or call, so that you too can be part of the consultation.

We pray for all who are sick or troubled May our new English Saint John Henry Newman pray for us and We pray for the lately dead Pol Cormacain & those with anniversaries at may Mary the Mother of the Church turn her eyes of mercy this time: Sandra Mangal, James Bristol, James Ormonde, Mary Feeney. towards us. Amen Fr Paul

BAZAAR SATURDAY 23rd NOVEMBER 1pm-4pm We need, your CATECHISTS & HELPERS: We invite anyone who wants to donations to make your bazaar a success-bottles for the bottle stall, items help with the running of our sacramental programmes to speak to suitable for raffle prizes; unwanted gifts that can be sold, NO BOOKS Fr Paul asap. Without such help we will be unable to offer these CLOTHES OR USED ELECTRICAL ITEMS.; also on the day we need lots courses, so the need is great! This is an ideal opportunity for those of homemade cakes to sell. who have made their Confirmation in recent years, or parents who st have gone through the 1 Communion programme or any current CAFOD Harvest Fast Day appeal: please be generous to CAFOD as we or retired teachers and young adults to get involved in the life of will take up the retiring collection today. the parish. th Our NEXT WEDNESDAY RECITAL will be on 16 October at 13.00 CERTIFICATES OF CATHOLIC PRACTICE for Secondary The Telling is a must-see well-known group which enthrals audiences with Schools. Parents are asked to contact Fr Paul to discuss this. See heartfelt medieval music from Spain and England, some with a meditative him after Mass or contact him via the office. Please note that he edge, with singer Clare Norburn & singer/medieval harpist Ariane Prussner will only sign school forms if families already attend Mass here performing from all around the church. These recitals celebrate the start of every week. the campaign to save our historic organ. The events are funded by the Heritage Lottery Fund and if they are well supported this will help our bid SAINT JOHN HENRY NEWMAN: All are invited to The to save the organ .Do try and come. London Oratory to celebrate the canonisation of John Henry Newman at a Solemn Pontifical Mass On Thursday 17th October LAST SUNDAY’S COLLECTION: Envelopes £444.13 Loose £284.35; at 6.30pm celebrated by Cardinal Vincent. Westminster Cathedral Standing Orders £350 per week; Comboni Sisters £14.61. Many thanks. will host Solemn Ecumenical Vespers at 3.30pm (seating from

FIRST HOLY COMMUNION 2020: Application forms for this year’s 2.45pm) on Saturday 19 October Cardinal Vincent will preside, course will be available from Fr Paul this weekend. The deadline for with the Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, preaching. th returned forms is Sunday 27 October. Children will be in Year 3 or th above and will have been baptised in the Catholic Faith and already be PARTY AT ST GABRIEL’S: 26 October 6pm – 9pm Join us attending Mass regularly with their family. Once we know how many for an evening of entertainment to help and support the homeless children will be registering, we will have a meeting to explain to parents the and the needy .More details on poster in church porch. course and its requirements. WEEKDAY MASS TIMES: following consultation with our CONFIRMATION 2020: We will give more details about this year’s regular weekday Mass goers, Fr Paul has decided to revise the course after half term. weekday Mass schedule such that there will not be a Mass on Thursdays (since that is his Fr Paul’s rest day) and the Friday Mass JUSTICE & PEACE GROUP meet on Monday 14th October at 7.30pm in will be at 10am. This new schedule will begin the week parish meeting room. All welcome! commencing 20th October. Fr Paul also explained that funeral Masses would replace the usual Mass time and the intentions for ANNUAL MASS COUNT: this is the last weekend that we will be that Mass would be transferred to another day. Please check the counting how many people attend Sunday Mass at church. This is an newsletter every week for any changes to our Mass times. important task for our future planning.