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NEXT SUNDAY’S READINGS: Parish Team 1st Reading: Apocalypse 7:2-4, 9-14

Psalm: 23:1-6 response cf v 6 Canon Anthony Dwyer Parish Priest 2nd Reading: 1 John 3:1-3 Fr. Andrew Chamiec Assistant Priest Gospel: Matthew 5:1-12 All viewable at: http://www.universalis.com/mass Sharon Bowden Administrator At all Masses: RESPONSES: Page 7 Fr. Andrew Writes:- SUNDAY MASS: READINGS: Page 149

St John Paul II, and the Synod on the Family. LET US PRAY On Thursday last week we celebrated the memoria of Pope St John For those who are sick: Mrs O’Brennan, Seamus Lynett, Patsy Lynett, Mary Paul II. I think it is no coincidence that the two saints who were Hymnes, Eddie Boney, Rose Murphy, Thomas O’Sullivan, Marie O’Keeffe, Chloe canonised last Sunday were a married couple; the first couple in fact to Rabanes, Kalyani Davidian, Claudio Boggi For those recently deceased: Eric Keetch, Keith Moorish be canonised together, St Louis and Zelie Martin. And it was of For those whose anniversaries are at this time: Michael Peters, Tommy Gilroy,

course St John Paul II who made a certain Jorge Bergoglio a Cardinal TH THIS WEEK – 30 SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME in 2001. Sat 24/10 St John Paul II throughout his life had much contact with married 6.30pm Vigil Mass John & Catherine O’Sullivan ANN people. Firstly in his ministry in Krakow diocese, at the university of Sun 25/10 30th Sunday Lublin as a lecturer and professor, and later on as Bishop and 8.30am John Marshall ANN Archbishop of Krakow. He wrote a book called ‘Love and 9.45am The Cava Family INTS 10am (Gunnersbury) Waclaw Komsta ANN Responsibility’ based on his pastoral experience with married couples 11am John Innes 30th Anniversary ANN and families. He also left a vast body of teaching on this called the 12.15pm Lil Fitzgerald RIP Theology of the Body, which is about the beauty of love and human 6.30pm People of the Parish INT sexuality. Mon 26/10 STS CHAD & 10.00am CEDD Noreen Conway RD The family is essential as he said in Familiaris Consortio, ‘The future 12.30pm Jo & Geoffrey Holland & Family RIP of humanity passes by the way of the family’ (FC, 86). If there are no 2.00pm Memorial Mass Eric Keetch RD Tues 27/10 FERIA families now, there cannot be new families in the years ahead. 10.00am Anna Cattini RD

12.30pm Pope St John Paul II acknowledged that not everyone is fortunate Carmel & Robert Browne INT Wed 28/10 STS SIMON & enough to have a natural family to support them and this is where the nd 10.00am JUDE Paul Scherer 2 ANN Church ‘family’ can help. He had lost both his parents whilst still a Thur 29/10 BLESSED young man. ‘No one is without a family in this world: the Church is a 10.00am MARTYRS OF Mora Fitzgerald RD home and family for everyone, especially those who “labor and are 12.30pm DOUAI Mary & Norman Bacon RIP heavy laden” (FC, 85) COLLEGE Fri 30/10 FERIA Here is a prayer at the end of Familiaris Consortio: 10.00am Thomas Healey RD ‘May Christ the Lord, the Universal King, the King of Families, be 12.30pm Tommy Gilroy RD present in every Christian home as He was at Cana, bestowing light, Sat 31/10 FERIA joy, solemnity and strength…I beg of him that every family may 10.00am Nicholas & Evelyn Connor ANN Vigil generously make its own contribution to the coming of His Kingdom 6.30pm People of the Parish INT in the world-a kingdom of truth and life, a kingdom of holiness and CONFESSIONS: Saturday 11am – 12noon & 5pm – 6pm (or by appt) grace, a kingdom of justice, love and peace.’ (FC 86) MORNING PRAYER: Friday 9.40am

Saturday Holy Hour 5pm-6pm - BENEDICTION; Saturday 6pm

Here is an address that Pope Francis gave earlier this week on the st family (21 October) There is no greater “school” to teach us such WEEKDAY MASSES fidelity than marriage and the family, which are, in God’s plan, a Each day Mass is celebrated at 10.00am, and at 12.30pm when possible. We are blessing for our world. Saint Paul tells us that the love which grounds conscious that the unpredictability of the 12.30pm Mass is not ideal, but given the family points to the bond of love between Christ and the Church. that there are just two priests here, together with our various duties, this is the In these days of the Synod on the Family, let us pray that the church only possible arrangement at the moment. If you book a Mass to be celebrated will uphold and strengthen the promise of the family, with creativity at 12.30pm, that you plan to attend, it is advisable to confirm with the Parish Office the week before that the Mass will be celebrated. Of course if the Mass and with unfailing trust in that faithful love by which the Lord fulfils is not celebrated, it will be celebrated at another time. his every promise. EXPOSITION OF THE BLESSED SACRAMENT

Let us ask for the intercession of St John Paul II for Pope Francis and Now that the work on the church doors has finally been completed, Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament, will resume, Monday to Friday, between 1.00pm and the bishops in the closing hours of the Synod and for ourselves and our 5.00pm. Please note, During Adoration, The Blessed Sacrament must not be families. St John Paul II…pray for us. left unattended at any time. Please ensure that there is always at least one person adoring the Blessed Sacrament before you leave. If there is a problem www.news.va/en/news/pope-francis-liberty-fidelity-cornerstones

please contact the Parish Office or one of the Pries

MEMORIAL MASS SICK & RETIRED PRIESTS’ FUND GUNNERSBURY NOTES A memorial Mass for Eric Keetch, who The annual collection for the Sick & MASS THIS WEEK died recently, will be celebrated tomorrow, Retired Priests’ Fund takes place on th th Sunday at 10.00am Monday 26 October, at 2.00pm. Sunday 8 November. It provides funds to Tuesday & Thursday at 9.30am ensure no infirm or elderly priest is alone, A UNIQUE CHRISTMAS CARD or suffers, in his senior years. The Fund MacMillan Cancer Support. This year we will be selling Christmas helps pay unforeseen or extra expenses for Thank you to all those who attended the cards to raise money for the caritas the housing, health care, convalescence or Auction in aid of MacMillan Cancer Westminster’s Syrian Refugees Appeal. simple needs of priests who cannot take Support. £410.00 was raised and a cheque 100% of the card sales will be donated to care of themselves. They’ve been there for will be sent to this worthy charity. this charity. The card has been generously us, let’s be there for them. The Fund relies CHILDREN’S AUTUMN DISCO donated by a local artist and illustrator, on donations. Please take a donation th The PTA of St. Mary’s School is holding a David Holmes and reproduced by courtesy envelope and bring it back on 8 Children’s Disco on Friday 6th of the Royal mail. The illustration is one of November with your contribution. If you November in the Parish Centre. All Parish the six drawn for the 2015 Royal Mail pay tax, you can add 25p to every £1 that children from Year 1 to Year 6 are invited Christmas stamps. you give – at no extra cost to you – by to attend. The Early Disco: Reception to If you would like to purchase these very completing the Gift Aid declaration on the Year 3 at 5.45pm -7.00pm. special Christmas cards, please complete back of the envelope. The Late Disco: Year 4 to Year6 is at the order form at the back of the church so 7.30pm -9.00pm. we can reserve your cards or visit the HOLY SOULS Tickets cost £6 on the door. Parents/ parish office to make your purchase and During November we pray for all the Holy Guardians must complete a registration collect cards from Monday –Friday Souls in purgatory. Each day a Mass will form for each child before entry to between 9.00 am -6.00 pm. Those who be offered for this intention; if you would the Disco. We have the best DJ in have already requested cards can collect like anyone to be included in these Masses Chiswick and there will be spot prizes as them from the Parish Office, w/c October please note their names, place them in one th well as a fabulous tuck shop, cold drinks 26 . The cards will be sold in packs of 5 of the envelopes to be found at the back of and Glow Toys to buy. Thanks for your for £5. Cards will also be on sale after the church, and return them to the support and we look forward to seeing you morning masses on Sunday 8th and Sunday Presbytery. th there 15 November. NOVEMBER MASS REPOSITORY – Christmas has THANK YOU! On Saturday 7th November the 6.30pm Arrived! Now in stock, Cribs, Christmas A big ‘thank you’ to everyone who Mass will be offered for all those whose cards, single, boxed, overseas and Mass. responded to the appeal last Sunday by the funerals have taken place in our church Advent calendars, Advent candles & ‘Little Sisters of the Poor.’ £1842.00 was during the past year. Afterwards there will wreaths, New Year calendars, diaries and donated and will assist the Sisters in their be refreshments in the parish centre, and lots of items suitable for gifts. . Open on apostolate of caring for the elderly. everybody is welcome. Sunday mornings after morning Masses and after some weekday morning Mass.

PLANNED GIVING BLESSING OF GRAVES ACTON HOMELESS CONCERN Following the recent ‘Planned-Giving’ The annual blessing of graves will take SLEEPING BAG APPEAL – Last year’s appeal everyone who requested envelopes, place at Chiswick New Cemetery on th appeal resulted in a most generous or standing order forms, should have Sunday 8 November, at 2.30pm. donation of over 320 sleeping bags, which received them. If you haven’t, would like meant that the charity was able to help more information, or to support the parish FAITH SHARING GROUP keep rough sleepers warm. If you can help in this way, please contact Michael Maher, The small Faith Sharing Group takes place again this year, please do so by taking the 07926 154292. on Monday evenings at 7.30pm in the sleeping bags to Emmaus House, 1 Catholic Centre, Dukes Avenue. Berrymead Gardens, Acton W3 8AA. CAFOD FAST DAY Thank you very much to everyone who Catholic Newspapers contributed to the recent CAFOD Harvest MORNING PRAYER The Catholic Papers are available at the Fast Day. £719.89 was donated, and will Morning Prayer will be said in common on back of the Church on the brown book shortly be sent to CAFOD to assist them in Friday mornings at 9.40am in The Lady cases. Prices are below and money can be their work amongst some of the poorest Chapel (in the Church). All are welcome placed in the collection boxes on the book people in our world. to join in this beautiful public liturgy of the cases or in the large brown collection box Church. (In the Cathedral Morning Prayer marked ‘Papers’ ST FOODBANK COLLECTION 31 OCT and Vespers are celebrated publicly). If Catholic Universe - £1.30 ST / 1 NOVEMBER you haven’t been before, please don’t Catholic Times - £1.30 Next weekend we have our monthly worry, we will happily guide you through! Catholic Herald - £2.00 collection of foodstuffs for ‘Food Bank.’

Non-perishable items are very welcome, ST. EDWARD’S GROUP and can be handed in at the church The next meeting of the St. Edward’s Chiswick Liturgy Info - 9.45am Mass entrance. Group takes place on Monday 2nd They go out, they go out full of tears, November from 2.00pm in the Parish carrying the seed for the sowing. COOKS NEEDED Centre. All over 55’s welcome. They come back, they come back full of In recent years we have been very song, carrying their sheaths. fortunate to have some excellent cooks to BEREAVEMENT GROUP prepare the annual lunch for our senior The next Bereavement Group Meeting Collections for Last Weekend parishioners. This year unfortunately, takes place on Tuesday 3rd November in Chiswick: £4520.25 those who previously assisted are Room 1 of the Catholic Centre, Dukes Ave Gunnersbury: £ 297.13 unavailable. If you, or someone you know, at 8.00pm. If you would like more MANY THANKS FOR YOUR GENEROSITY could take the lead with preparing a meal information or would like a home visit, for over 90 guests please contact the parish please contact the Parish Office on 020 CHURCH CLEANING ROTA - This office. 8994-2877. week the Tuesday Cleaning Group will be cleaning the Church.