Our Lady of the Annunciation Parish : Fr. Joe O’Connor 147 Bingham Road, Addiscombe, CR0 7E. Phone 020-8654 1709 email: [email protected] website: www.addiscombecatholicchurch.com Diocesan website: www.rcsouthwark.co.uk Office Hours: Monday-Friday, 9am-3pm Deanery website: www.croydoncatholics.org.uk

SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION: Every Saturday 9.30am and 5.00pm. 27 July 2014 Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time (see page 108 of Parish Mass Book) YEAR A Mass Intentions This Week

“My Friends” Saturday: 26 July 10.00 Edmond & Marguerite Kiely RIP Warm Greetings from my Parish in Uganda-St Thomas More- 18:00 Martha Nestor RIP Alanyi and indeed from my Bishop Joseph Franzelli. 27 July: SEVETEETH SUDAY 08:30 Tomasco Tucci RIP My gratitude to you all, and in a special way to Fr. Joe for giving 10:00 All Parishioners me yet another privilege to come and serve you while at the 12:00 John Joseph RIP same time have my holiday. Thank you for the warm welcome.

Monday: 28 July The very precious gift I received from you at my departure last 10:00 Wellbeing: Joan Molyneaux summer, of a CD showing this parish at different times of the year, and of words of appreciation for my service in this com- Tuesday: 29 July munity is much appreciated and constantly reminded me of 10:00 F Donoughue RIP our relationship while together. Wednesday: 30 July 10:00 Mary Kate Althen For those who asked me for prayers in various forms of differ- ent needs; all your prayers were said. Thank you for entrusting Thursday: 31 July me with your spiritual needs. 10:00 Margaret Hassan RIP

Friday: 1 August May we use this time the Lord has given us to be together 10:00 Tess McWilliams RIP again, to help each other wholly grow and be rooted in the Eucharistic Adoration for vocations 10.30am - 8pm in Sacred Heart chapel Lord. May the Lord bless you abundantly. Saturday: 2 August Fr. Boniface Arapa 10:00 Brenda & Kathleen O’Brian 18:00 Kieran Morgan RIP +

3 August: EIGHTEETH SUDAY WEEKLY DRAW LAST WEEK’S OFFERTORY 08:30 All Parishiones 10:00 Wellbeing: Paul Molyneaux 12:00 Victor Michael RIP £5 - The Hartnell Family Loose cash £581.52 Gift Aid Envelopes £810.48 + With Baptism CHURCH CLEAIG S/O’s £880.00

Team A: Mrs Grant Total £2272.00

COLLECTIOS

Last weeks’ monthly ACA collection with proceeds going to Ecuador amounted to £472.00. Many thanks. This week the retiring collection will be for ‘Day For Life’ . This supports all life related activities supported by the church.

We pray for the sick in our Parish: Elizabeth Damsel, Fr David Peck, Lily Harley, Sheila Minus, Catherine Whelan, Clayton and Rita McMahon, Eddie Gallacher, Ashley Jacobs, Mary Rayner, John Hall, Margarette Collins.

We pray for parishioners whose anniversaries occur this Week: Irene Groombridge, Martha .estor, Bill Cowan, Anne Larkin, Jacqueline Collins, Jimmy Flaxman, John Templeton, Eileen Fleury, Michael Kemmett, Lena Croxford, Thomas O’Dwyer, John Potter, Gerald Quinn, Keith Stanley.

SOCIAL CLUB

Sunday, 27th July: Tony Kearney , Sunday, 3rd August: Mary & The ew Counties , Sunday, 10th August: Finbar Black , Sunday, 17th August: Kevin Keys, Sunday, 24th August: Eugene Doonan, Sunday 31 August : Declan Gaynor

The Social Club will be holding a Fundraising Event on Friday, 8th August with entertainment by the Mustang Showband; tickets at £5.00 each will be available on the door. The proceeds will be split between the Anerley ACROSS charity & the Kilkenny Association of . The first prize in the raffle will be two tickets for the All Ireland Hurling final which will be played in Croke Park on Sunday, 7th September.

AUTUM FAYRE/ GOLDE COMMUITY CELEBRATIOS

The Fayre will take place on Sunday, 5th October and will be launched on the weekend of 6th/ 7th September.

During the Summer season, we are hoping that members of the parish community will make jars of jams and chutneys that can be sold at the Fayre.

For the first weekend in September, we are requesting that you bring items for the bottle & tombola stalls and toiletries. We will also have raffle tickets at £1.00 per book on sale.

The next planning meeting will be on Wednesday, 10th September at 8.15pm in the Parish Hall. All members of the Parish Community are invited to attend the meeting.

FUERAL ARRAGEMETS: Carla Hale’s funeral will be held at St Mary’s Church, Wellesley Road at 1pm on Thursday 7th August, followed by burial at Bandon Hill Cemetery at 2.30pm. Refreshments at Croydon park Hotel, Altyre road, East Croydon at about 4pm.

O EWSLETTER FOR AUGUST/OFFICE CLOSURE: The Parish Office will be closed for the whole month of August , all Mass intentions will be displayed for the month of August in the porch of the church, they will also be available on the parish website and on our new Facebook page. So this week will be the last newsletter until Sunday, 7th September.

WEEKLY CLEAIG ROTA/WEEKLY DRAW RESULTS: Both of these are available in the porch of the church for the whole month of August, due to the office closure.

DAY OF PRAYER FOR EXTRAORDIARY MIISTERS OF THE EUCHARIST: Saturday 6th September at the Emmaus Centre, Layhams Road, West Wickham. The cost of this day with lunch and refreshments will be met by the parish. To book please call 020 8777 2000. All our Eucharistic Ministers committed to attending a Day of Prayer each year.

THE TRUSTEES OF DEPAUL UK AD DEPAUL ITERATIOAL: Cordially invite you to a ‘ Mass of Thanksgiving’ in celebration of 25 years working with homeless and vulnerable people, At Westminster Cathedral 2.00pm on Saturday, 27th September 2014, the Feast Day of St Vincent de Paul. Principle Celebrant: His Eminence Cardinal Vincent Nichols, Patron of Depaul UK. Everyone is welcome. Please join us for light refreshments after the Mass. RSVP to Natalie Wood 020 7939 1270 [email protected].

THE SOUTH LODO AGLO-IDIA ASSOCIATIO: Invites you to celebrate ‘International Anglo Indian Day ‘ at Archbishop School, Mitcham Road, Croydon CR9 3AS on Sunday 3rd August. Gates open at 11am, Mass at 12noon by the Rev. Patrick Lynch, Auxiliary Bishop of Southwark. Please see the poster in the porch for further information. All Welcome.

VOLUTEER AT YOUR LOCAL LIBRARY: A Library challenge where children are encouraged to read six books or more and receive a certificate and medal and rewards along the way will start on 12th July this year with a special event featuring John Kirk at the Central Library on 24th July. To help support the challenge, Croydon libraries need to recruit volunteers aged 13 years upwards. If you would like to volunteer some of your time during the summer or know anybody who would be interested please ask at your local library or contact Siobhan Endean on [email protected].

Items for collection: O Fernandes.

Baptism Certs: C Howell, K & C Stewart, D Mercer, A Barreto, R O’.eil, M Bellamy.

Rotas: Altar Servers (August & September), Eucharistic Ministers (August).