St John Fisher Roman Catholic Church North Harrow

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

www.stjohnfisheronline.org.uk www.rcdow.org.uk/harrownorth

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]

28TH JUNE 2020 – SS PETER & PAUL, APOSTLES

MASS TIMES AND INTENTIONS FOLLOWING THE APOSTLES’ EXAMPLE Week beginning Saturday 20th June Sunday Mass livestreamed on ‘St John Fisher North Harrow’ YouTube channel all other masses livestreamed on ‘St John Fisher North Harrow’ Facebook page

th 27 Sat St John Southworth, Priest & Martyr 9.30am Lucy Mulvaney IP We celebrate today the founding fathers of the Church. 28th Sun SS PETER & PAUL, APOSTLES Two different characters with different missions; Peter, 10.30am People of the Parish, Sureyka Edupugati the ‘rock’ on which the Church was to be built and Paul, (10th birthday – thanksgiving), Xavier the great missionary and Apostle to the Gentiles. They Texeira RIP and Jacqueline Cobus (ints.) remind us that whatever our gifts or situation in life we 29th Mon Feria all have something to offer to the building up of the Body 9.30am Daphne Matthews (ints.) of Christ. I have seen this in evidence this week in the number of people that have come forward to help with th 30 Tue First Martyrs of Holy Roman Church the stewarding and cleaning of the church during the 9.30am Bridget Bolger RIP opening for private prayer. This will enable us to 1st Wed DEDICATION OF THE CATHEDRAL increase our opening hours on Monday, Friday no public Mass and Saturday in the coming week. A big thank you

2nd Thu Feria We have received information on how things will work 12.30pm special intention when public Mass recommences. We need to adapt these 3rd Fri ST THOMAS, Apostle instructions to suit our parish and see if they work in 9.30am Holy Souls practice! Please do not simply come for Mass as 4th Sat Blessed Virgin Mary on Saturday before next weekend – it will not be ‘back to 9.30am Terri Warwick RIP normal.’ Next week we will be inviting to Mass, with their families, those who are familiar with the procedures ______for private prayer and have been assisting with During the Covid-19 restrictions: stewarding and cleaning; this will enable us to understand Confessions – by appointment with social distancing how things will work in future and thus ensure Baptisms – in emergency everyone’s safety. There will be no Sunday Mass Funerals – at cemetery or crematorium chapel with obligation and Mass will still be streamed at Memorial Mass after lifting of restrictions 10.30am; more details will follow about weekend and Sacrament of the Sick – by request; weekday Mass.This is new to all of us and will be around in Northwick Park Hospital contact RC chaplain for some time so it will take a while to learn what works best.

Opening times for private prayer this week: Have a blessed week and keep safe Mon, Fri, Sat: 10am – 12noon (with Eucharistic Adoration) Fr Graham Tue 10am-11am Thu 6pm-7pm In the Year of The Word read and reflect on next Sunday’s Readings (14th Sunday in Ordinary Time) Sun 12noon – 1pm Zechariah 9:9-10; Romans 8:9,11-13; Matthew 11:25-30 www.wednesdayword.com Wed closed for cleaning

REGULAR NOTICES on June 12th, Roy Millard was elected as Chair and Treasurer for 2020-2021 and Marian Smith as Secretary for the same period. If you or a sick relative could benefit from a visit from the parish The accounts, with a small correction, were accepted at the St Vincent de Paul Society, please contact the parish office or SVP meeting. Both of these actions are subject to agreement by direct on 07935 776298. members of the congregations who are all eligible to vote at the

If you would like a visit from the priest and/or to regularly receive AGM. Please contact the parish CTNH representatives via the Parish Office if you have any comments. Holy Communion, please contact the parish office.

Recently deceased: Philip Carolan, Eddie Boxall-Murphy, Online Reflections and ‘Lectio Divina’ – From 7.30pm this nd Lawrence Chinegwundoh, Canon Christopher Tuckwell Thursday, 2 July, Fr Graham will host the last in our current series of reflections followed by a ‘Lectio Divina’ using Zoom, This Pray also for Ferdinand Monteiro, Kathleen Carroll, John Kennedy, materials are provided by St Bueno’s Jesuit Spirituality Centre. If Flory d’Souza, Katherine Moore, Veridiana D’Silva, William Wright, you would like to join us for all or part of the hour or so please John Dellamura, Kevin Nolan, Annie Fernandes, Bernard Harris, e-mail Fr Graham for the Zoom link. You can get a preview of the Julie Goulding, Sean Rynne, Maria Kowalewicz, Robin Shortland, materials, or use them yourself, at Antonipillai Saverimuttu, Mary McWilliams, Mary Malone, Muriel https://stbeunosoutreach.wordpress.com/. All are welcome! O’Connor, John Rossington, Martin Mahon, Apondak Dut and all whose anniversaries of death occur at this time. Financial support for of the parish - Many of you will be facing uncertainties regarding income and employment as a result of the Added to the sick list in June: Maria Foster; John & Marian pandemic but thank you to those of you who able to continue to Cunningham, Grace Gaskell, Michael Berry, Maria Werneke, Sarah support the parish financially at this time through regular giving. Cloude, Alex Lennox If you do not contribute in this way and would like to then the simplest way to donate is with a bank transfer. For further details Please keep the sick in your prayers. We will be restarting the sick and/or to donate please visit our parish website and click on the list and affording it a higher profile in the parish. The first step is ‘donate’ tab. Thank you for your support. including new additions to the list in this newsletter St John Fisher Social Club will re-open on Saturday 4th July at 8.30 PARISH NOTICES pm, for MEMBERS ONLY. Due to the continued restrictions on social contact, the number of members admitted to the club will If you are able to respond to help requests or need help be limited to 11. Other Health and Safety conditions can be yourself please contact Fr Graham, Kay or the parish SVP group explained to those attending the Club. We hope to open on all our normal sessions from 4th July onward. (see above). DEANERY & DIOCESAN NOTICES Visiting the Church for Private Prayer — If you haven’t been to the church here is a reminder of the necessary guidelines: Catholic Universe and Catholic Times – We no longer stock these  Please always keep social distancing – still 2 metres apart. titles but you can get them delivered direct to your home every  please consider wearing a face mask to protect others; if you week,. Please go to www.thecatholicuniverse.com or call them have your own please bring that on 0161 820 5722 and they will arrange for you. SPECIAL OFFER 3  Please use sanitising gel on entry; before and after lighting a MONTHS -£18.00 or 12 Months:- £72.00

candle and on leaving. Online Mass Readings from Universalis and Magnificat – The  Please sit in the areas marked by ‘A place to pray’ card and daily Mass Readings are available online, using the same turn the card over when you leave translation of the Bible as we use in church. They are a helpful  Please follow the one way system as marked out source for prayer and reflection whether or not you watch a  The toilet is closed. streamed Mass. The readings are available on Universalis at  Do not leave anything behind in church www.universalis.com/Europe.England.Westminster/mass. They  If you wish to make an offering or return your weekly giving are also available through the ‘Magnificat’ magazine which can be envelopes, there is a basket by the exit. accessed for free online during the pandemic. Access it via Thank you to those who are helping with stewarding/cleaning, www.us.magnificat.net/free and then clicking on the link to the and thereby enabling our church to be open for longer this coming online UK/IRL edition. The magazine can also be subscribed to and week. delivered to your door each month.

Holy Mass intentions – With the closure of the parish office fewer Spiritual Support - A helpful summary is available on Mass intentions are being received. If you would like a Mass www.rcdow.org.uk under ‘Resources During Mass Suspension’ in offered for a particular intention or for someone, living or the News Centre. In addition there is a ‘Dial a Mass’ from the deceased, please contact Fr Graham. Mass intentions are now Middlesbrough for those who do not have internet access; the available from early August. You are reminded that the suggested number to call is 01642 130120. Mass starts whenever you call! mass offering in the diocese is £10 which goes, with thanks, to support the priest who celebrates the Mass. "whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows bountifully will also reap bountifully. " Churches Together in North Harrow AGM. Following email voting, at the meeting of the CTNH Executive Committee held via Zoom St Paul (2 Corinthians 9:6)

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