St Patrick’s Church - /Holy Cross Church –

Served by the Society of the Divine Saviour – The Salvatorians Father Richard Mway Zeng SDS (Parish Priest), Father Ponder Paulinus Ngilangwa SDS St Patrick’s Church, Hector Street, Plumstead, SE18 1QT Holy Cross Church, 27 The Slade, Plumstead Common, SE18 2NB The Priests House & Chapel, 1a Conway Road, Plumstead, SE18 1AQ tel: 020 8854 0960/02088547154, email: [email protected] www.stpatricksplumstead.co.uk St Patrick’s Primary School, Griffin Road, Plumstead, SE18 7QG Head teacher: Miss Mary Murphy Tel: 0208 854 3881 www.stpatricksprimary.org.uk Salvatorian Trustees Registered Charity No 231410/ Archdiocese of Southwark is a Registered Charity: 235468

22nd Sunday Ord. Time, Year C Divine Office: Week 2 28th August 2016 “The man who humbles himself will be exalted.”

27th Sat Feria of Ordinary Time – Our Lady Monday 1Co2:1-5 Friday 1Co4:1-5 SP 10.00: St Monica ,St Augustin pray for Josephine Mk6:17-29 Lk5:33-39 she return to her faith Tuesday 1Co2:10-16 Saturday 1Th2:2-8 Followed by Confessions Lk4:31-37 Mt16:13-19 HC 17.00: Confessions Wednesday 1Co3:1-9 Next Sunday Wis9:13-18 HC 17.30: Rose Clark RIP Lk4:38-44 Phil9-10,12-17 Lk14:25-33 28th Twenty-Second Sunday Ordinary Time C HC 08.45: Roland & Mauricette Cesar RIP SP 10.00: Intercession of the Angel & Saints that Once again in Luke’s gospel a meal forms the backdrop lapsed Catholic return to the faith to some important teaching of Jesus about the values of SP 18.00: Evans Balancy RIP the kingdom of God. In ordinary society the normal 29th Mon The Beheading of St John the Baptist, mem practice is to be self-promoting, always seeking to be one SP 09.00: Mary Money step ahead or to find ways to have one’s reputation HC 10.00: Emily Walsh RIP enhanced. Jesus sees this as evidence of shallow 30th Tues Ss Margaret Clitherow, Anne Line & Margaret Ward, m behaviour, guided by a mistaken notion of a person’s true SP 09.00: Holy Souls worth. The value of humility as taught by Jesus is that our 31st Wed Feria Ordinary Time understanding of our worth is not dependant on being SP 09.00: Declan & Marie Surrey’s Good health better than or more important than somebody else. It is HC 10.00: Paddy Keogh RIP not about comparison at all. Our true sense of self-worth 1st Thur Feria Ordinary Time comes from within. Hence the significance of Jesus’ SP 09.00: Rev Ernest Rodell RIP command to the man who had invited him to the meal. HC 10:00: Winifred Nicholls RIP The next time he has a dinner, instead of using it as an occasion to further himself, why doesn’t he invite all 2nd Fri Feria Ordinary Time those people who can’t repay him? No doubt that SP 09.00: William Clarke FM RIP suggestion ensured that Jesus was not invited back, but HC 10.00: Margaret Cox RIP it gently exposes the often shallow ways in which people 3rd Sat St Gregory the Great, Pope & Doc, feast SP 10.00: Cynthia & Family Moving into New Home deal with each other. Followed by Confessions HC 17.00: Confessions Humility is a virtue not much spoken about today. This is HC 17.30: Anthony J. Pinto RIP the era in which self-esteem is promoted, sometimes to 4th Twenty-Third Sunday Ordinary Time (C) the detriment of all other aspects of a person’s HC 08.45: Jimmy Ahern RIP development. Of course there is no conflict between true SP 10.00: Donal Meade & Stephen Manning RIP self-esteem and the value of humility as taught by Jesus. SP 18.00: John Wishart RIP The problem may be that nowadays humility might be seen as weakness, the humble person might be regarded Baptism Sunday during Mass or by Appointment as a pushover. That would be a mistake and we only Confession Saturdays 10.30-11.00 & 17.00-17.30 have to look to Jesus to see how big a mistake. The Parish Surgery: Tuesday 17.00-18.30 philosophy that might is right is capable of unleashing Rosary & Morning Prayer (Laudes): Every day before morning Masses dreadful violence and of inflicting untold damage on Holy Hour (Rosary + Vespers + Benediction): human society. It represents the opposite worldview to Holy Father’s Prayer intention for August: Universal: Sports - that preached by Jesus and brings about no real change. That sports may be an opportunity for friendly encounters between However, to live as gently and humbly as Jesus did is to peoples and may contribute to peace in the world. commit oneself to a better world, armed only with a deep Evangelization: Living the Gospel - That Christians may live the Gospel, giving witness to faith, honesty, and love of neighbour. conviction that God is love.

Today’s Sunday Ecc3:19-21,30-31 Thursday 1Co3:18-23 He12:18-19,22-24 Lk5:1-11 Lk14:7-14 Welcome to Mass today! If you are new to the area or birthday of Blessed Oscar Romero encouraging this church, please make yourself known to one of the Catholics to look to the example of the martyred South priests after Mass. American Archbishop to "respond prophetically to the suffering and injustice we see in the world around us This Weekend’s Mass Proper can be found on page today."

130 Prefaces for Corpus Christi can be found on World Day of Prayer for Creation page 66. Please leave book marks inside Mass Pope Francis has established 1st September as the World Day of Prayer for Creation, encouraging the books Catholic community around the world to pray for our Foodbank – Please remember those less fortunate than common home. The annual day of prayer is inspired by his encyclical Laudato Si, which calls on ‘every person ourselves. Donations of all non-perishable food items living on this planet’ to care for our shared earth. Prayers are gladly accepted and can be left in the container in and suggestions for actions may be found on the CAFOD the church porch. web-site.

Gift Aid – We continue to encourage you to sign up to this Blessed Mother Teresa of Calcutta: Pope Francis will worthwhile scheme. For every £1 you donate, the Church can declare Blessed Teresa of Calcutta a Saint in St Peter’s Square at the Vatican during the canonisation Mass. claim an additional 25p from HMRC. The only stipulation is This will be preceded by events including a “family that you currently pay in more tax than we claim in your feast” for the poor, a musical about the life of Mother name. Please consider this truly worthwhile scheme. Teresa, Masses and prayer vigils.

St Patrick’s Social Hall for Hire: Suitable for birthday parties Examination Congratulations (No 18th’s), Christening, Communions, Confirmation etc. We congratulate all students who received their results Reasonable rates. Contact Jean on 07707696739 recently and pray they will seek the guidance of the Holy Spirit as they discern their path to college, university and career choice. We also thank our schools and teachers who helped RCIA- St Patrick’s: We are starting the course for them reach their full potential. adults on Wed 14 September at 7pm. Will you be able to Deanery’s News: attend? Forms are available at the back of the Church or in the Sacristy. - Our Lady Help of Christians: Fr John O’Callaghan returned to his home in Ireland this week Irish Community Services – Weekly lunch every we wish him a well-earned rest. Father Mario is becoming the Parochial Administrator of Monday at Glyndon Community Centre at 12 noon Parish. His induction will be on Saturday September for the 55s and overs. Cost £4.50 for more 24 at 6.30pm. information contact Ann Marie on 0208 854 4466. - The Funeral of Deacon Yves Ferrier will be on Friday 2 September at St Joseph’s Shooters Hill, 11.00am. Best wishes for the summer: As so many of our parishioners travel during these summer months, we Forthcoming Dates would like to offer our very best wishes to all for a Parish Team Meeting 21st September 16 safe and happy holiday period. Thanks to all who give Parish Race Night October 16 of their time and support throughout the year, and who Rome Pilgrimage 17th-22nd October 16 joined with us in prayer - it all goes toward building 1st Sunday of Advent 27th November 16 the Kingdom of God here on earth, and of giving Him Krakow Pilgrimage 17th-22nd April 17 praise. May God bless our parish, friends, neighbours Parish Visitation 9th-10th-11th June 17 and families. Confirmation 11th June 17 Summer Fayre 2nd July 17 Pope Francis issues motu proprio on new Laity, Family, and Life dicastery Walsingham: The UCM are organising a coach to Our Lady Of Walsingham on Sunday 4TH September the list will be at the On Wednesday, 17 August, the Vatican released a motu back of the church for anyone who is interested. Coach Fare proprio by Pope Francis which officially establishes the Adults £24 Children £13 please see poster in porch for details. new dicastery on the Laity, Family, and Life. The new Vatican department will take on the duties of the current Pontifical Council for the Laity and the Pontifical Recently Deceased in the Parish: Anthony Persechino who Council for the Family. The Laity, Family, and Life passed away on 8 August 2016; his funeral service will be at St dicastery will take effect on 1 September. At that point, Patrick’s 1pm followed by burial at Plumstead . the Pontifical Councils for the Laity and the Family will May they rest in peace, Amen. cease. Bishop Kevin Joseph Farrell, who until now has served as the bishop of Dallas, Texas, has been Have a wonderful weekend. appointed as the first prefect of the new dicastery.

Bishop Lynch: Follow Oscar Romero's example to be a "true neighbour" to those who are suffering The Bishop for Migrants, Bishop Patrick Lynch, has given a homily at a special Mass marking the 99th