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The Thirty-Second Sunday London SE20 8ES Tel St. Anthony of Padua, 2 Genoa Road, The Thirty-second Sunday London SE20 8ES Tel. 020 8778 8597 Mass Readings: Pages 160 – 164 Parish website: www.stanthonyofpaduaanerley.com Parish email: [email protected] Rosary: Order of Mass: Pages 6 – 60 Parish Priest: Fr. Sunith Nonis Mon - Sat before +++++++++++ Assistant Priest: Fr. Stuart Meyer 9:30am Mass; Headteacher: Mrs. Lorna White Sundays after 11:15am mass St. Anthony of Padua School, Tel. 020 8778 7681 Welcome to Family Mass. The staff and chil- Confessions: dren at St Anthony’s RC Primary School welcome MASS TIMES AND INTENTIONS (6th Nov — 13th Nov 2016) (Year: C) Saturdays 10.15 -10. 45am the opportunity to worship together as members of & 5.15 - 5.45pm the parish. It is the aim of St Anthony’s that every Sunday 6th Thirty-second Sunday Sundays child develops a personal relationship with God (Sat)…. 6:00pm People of the Parish Silent Adoration: through prayer and by treating others as Jesus 9:30am Charlotte Farnon RIP 4 to 4.45pm 11:15am Olga & Lancelot Trype RIP Eve Prayer: would. 5:30pm Marina Rodrigues RIP 4.45pm Benediction: Monday 7th Dedication of St George’s Cathedral In this month of November we remember all 5pm who have died and gone on to eternal life. We pray 9:30am Thanksgiving UCM: The 3rd that God will bring comfort and peace to those who Tuesday 8th Feria Monday of the month at have been bereaved. As a community we gather to- 9:30am Desmond Fortes RIP 7.30pm gether to ask for forgiveness, listen to the word of 7:00pm Jack Aherne Wednesday 9th Dedication of The Lateran Basilica Legion of Mary: God and receive Jesus in Holy Communion. When 9:30am Mary Cunningham RIP Thursdays at we leave the church today it will be with our hearts 7.30pm strengthened by the love of Jesus and we promise to Thursday 10th St Leo the Great, pope Knights of St share that love with all those we meet.. 9:30am Deceased members of the Legion of Columba: Lorna White Headteacher (St. Anthony’s Primary School) Mary The 3rd Friday Friday 11th St Martin of Tours, bishop of the month at 8pm Our Parish Pastoral Council is Organising the 9:30am Breda & Dermot Murphy End of Year Mercy and our Advent Reconcilia- Saturday 12th St Josaphat, bishop French Speaking Prayer Group: tion Service will on the 19th of November at 9:30am Patrick, Alice & Liam Kelly RIP Fridays at 11am. Please try every effort to attend this ser- 11:30am Parish Annual Memorial Mass 7.30pm vice. Sunday 13th Thirty -third Sunday (Sat) …. 6:00pm Pedro & Carlota Fernandes RIP 9:30am People of the Parish 11:15am The Faithful in Elmers End Cemetery Notices for the newsletter need to be emailed/posted 5:30pm Anthony Donahue RIP to the presbytery by 6pm on Thursdays. St Anthony’s Parish Christmas Fair: The fair will be held on Saturday 3rd Sunday Teas: December. The appeal for items for the fair starts this weekend. Please This Sunday’s teas will be served by the Knights of St Columba. leave your donations at the back of the church in the container provided. The Next Sunday’s teas will be served by the UCM. aim is to have a display of attractive quality items of interest that will attract Thank you to all those who help out with the Sunday Teas. people to our fair and it is not intended to be a jumble sale. We are unable to handle second hand clothing and shoes, paperbacks, videos or any elec- trical goods. In particular we would welcome items for the popular tombola Last Week’s Collections: The 1st collection was £544.01p + £328.50p and bottle stores. in Gift Aid Envelopes giving us a parish total of £ 872.51p. The 2nd col- lection for Missio/(APF) was £ 94.67p. Thank you for your generosity. Knights of St Columba Christmas Fair Hamper: The Knights will start The 2nd collection today is for Parish Funds, and next Sunday it will be selling entries for the Hamper raffle after all Masses this weekend. Entry will for the Archbishop’s Administration Fund. be £1 per line and the draw will be made at the Christmas Fair. All proceeds collected will be donated to the Fair. Recently Deceased: Please pray for the soul and family of Micheal Sparrow, originally of Ballyphilip, Co. Tipperary. The funeral will take Concert in Aid of The Passage: There will be a concert in aid of The Pas- place at his church of St John Fisher and Thomas More in Well Hall sage, a Christian Charity working with homeless people on Tuesday 8th No- Road, Eltham, SE9 6RR on Tuesday 15th November at 11am. vember 2016 (American election night). Prices start at £12. For more details visit http://www.anightunderthestars.co.uk/, email [email protected] No flowers please, donations to the British Heart Foundation. or Tel. 020 7592186. SVP: There will be a meeting of the St Vincent de Paul Group on Monday Annual Catholic, Pro Life Ball on Saturday 12th November. It will be a 7th November at 7.30pm in the Parish Centre. All are very welcome to wonderful evening for all who attend, and will include a 5 star 3 course meal, come and hear about our work and what you can do to help the poor and a live band, a silent auction with some amazing prizes and great company. isolated in our local community. Starts at 6 pm at the Royal Garden Hotel, Kensington, London. Tickets this year are £95 per person. We are also offering a 50% discount for all table Introduction to New Readers: If you are interested in becoming a read- hosts tickets. So if you can fill a table of 10 people, the table will cost er at Mass, please come along to an introduction meeting for new read- £900.00 in total. Contact Conor to book; 07886000882 email; GCN- ers on Tuesday 8th November from 7.45 to 8.45 at the Church. We wel- [email protected] come anyone who has been confirmed and who wants to give this im- Coach Trip: St Edmunds in Beckenham are running a coach trip to St portant service to the church. New readers are welcome for all Masses. Jude's in Faversham on Saturday 19th of November. It is the last day of the Year of Divine Mercy. Tickets for the coach are £20. They have some seats Annual Mass for Deceased Clergy of the Deanery: This Mass will be available. If you would like to join them please phone Emily, the organiser celebrated at St Joseph’s Church in Bromley at 11.30am on Tuesday 8th on 07576 761 990 and leave leave your name and number. November. All are welcome. Saying Goodbye Service: There will be a remembrance service on Sunday Memorial Mass: St Anthony’s annual Memorial Mass, to remember 27th November at 3.30pm at Methodist Central Hall, Westminster, London those from the Parish who have died, will be on Saturday 12th November for those people who have lost a baby during pregnancy, at birth or in infan- at 11.30am. All are welcome. cy. All are welcome to attend the service. A full list of venues, dates and times is available at www.sayinggoodbye.org. Please pray for the sick of the Parish: Bridget McLaughlin, Ellen Gar- Repository Gifts: Please take a look at the range of gifts available in the vey, John Barry, Margaret Southwell, Mercie Ihekweme-Hill, Kieran repository. There are now advent calendars in stock. Quinn, Marie Harris and Michael Creech. .
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