St. Edmund’s Chronicle St. Edmund of Canterbury Catholic Church 213 Nelson Road, Whitton, , Middlesex, TW2 7BB Tel 020 8894 9923 email: [email protected] http://parish.rcdow.org.uk/whitton/ Priest in Charge: Fr Nigel Griffin Catechetical Co-ordinator: Frances Soiza [email protected] Parish Safeguarding Representative: Vivien Rimmer. If you have any concerns about Safeguarding of children and vulnerable people in our parish call 07532 259339

SUNDAY MASS: (Vigil Mass) 6.30pm MASS THIS WEEK: Please check times below 9.30am Family Mass Confessions: Saturday 11-11.30am (after Novena) 11.15am Sung Mass (and on request) 6.00pm Mass Divine Office: Psalms Week 1

THE BAPTISM OF THE LORD 10TH JANUARY 2016 We meet in Christ’s name from many different backgrounds and circumstances to acknowledge our complete dependence on him and to receive from him the strength we need to serve him faithfully in the world. During the month of January we pray for the religious living and working in the Deanery

Saturday Vigil 18.30 People of the Parish PLEASE REMEMBER IN YOUR PRAYERS: Sunday 10th January 9.30 Ken Mills (RIP) Ron Hall, Perrine Davies, Michael The Baptism of the 11.15 Maureen Langham (RIP) Macleod, , Kevin O’Neil, Eric Scammel, Lord 18.00 Sean Kearnan (RIP) Bill Holleran, Lorraine Muir, Aileen Mon 11th January 9.15 Private intention Raven-Hill, Frank Garvey, Hugh Garvey, Tues 12th January 9.15 Vocations Jim Tobin, Bernadette McLoughlin, St Aelred of Rievaulx Maria Lambert, Patrick Hynes, Parul Peters, Ken Stalder, Rose Fox, Steve Wed 13th January 9.15 Dilys Hayward (RIP) Simpson, Barry Clarke, Vera Gambling, St Hilary th Stephen Mill, Veronica Lapworth, Thurs 14 January 9.30 SCHOOL MASS Vivienne Johnson, Matthew Williams, th Friday 15 January 9.15 Holy Souls Ruhina Merali, Pauline Jackson, Chris th Saturday 16 January 10.30 Catechists King and the families who care for them. Saturday Vigil Mass 18.30 The Corey Family, Patrick Sunday 17th January Adelaide & Michael (RIP) Please pray for the repose of the souls 2nd Sunday of the 9.30 Pupils & Staff St Edmund’s of all who have died recently, or Year 11.15 Thomas Rogers whose anniversaries occur at about this time and the families who mourn. 18.00 People of the Parish

YEAR OF MERCY Hail Holy Queen, mother of mercy! Hail our life, our sweetness, and our hope! To thee do we cry, poor banished children of Eve, to thee do we send up our sighs, mourning and weeping in this valley, of tears. Turn, then, most gracious advocate, thine eyes of mercy toward us; and after this our exile show unto us the blessed fruit of thy womb Jesus; O clement, O loving, O sweet virgin Mary. Pray for us, O holy Mother of God, That we may be made worthy of the promises of Christ. Amen.

St Edmund’s Whitton is part of WRCDT Charity No.233699

CHRISTMAS OFFERING The Christmas Offering (which CHURCHES TOGETHER IN WHITTON We would like to helps us to meet the priest’s monthly stipend) amounted thank all the volunteers who helped on Christmas Day. this year to £3000.95 Thank you for your generosity. Without you we would not be able to provide a lunch, entertainment and company for our guests on this special THANK YOU Fr Nigel and Kate would like to thank the day. All guests had a wonderful time. many people who sent them cards and gifts at Christmas. We are approaching the Week of Prayer for Christian PASTORAL CARE If you, or someone you know, would like Unity. On Sunday 24th January a service is being held at to receive communion at home while housebound or ill, Whitton Baptist Church at 4pm followed by refreshments please contact the Parish Office. and a chance to meet people from our local churches. We look forward to welcoming as many of you as possible. READERS ROTA Please pick up your rota from the back of the church. APPLYING FOR NURSERY 2016 Forms for next year’s Nursery Class (children who will be three years old by 31st BEREAVEMENT GROUP meeting next Wednesday 13th August 2016) can be printed from www.st- January 2016 at 7 pm in the Presbytery. edmunds.richmond.sch.uk or can be collected from the school office. Fr. Nigel has set aside the following dates for THE EDMUNDIAN PLAYERS performances of ‘THE WIZARD signing the Certificate of Catholic Practice – Wednesday 13th OF OZ’ will take place in the Parish Hall on January from 3-7 pm, Tuesday 19th January from 2.30-4.30 22/23/24/27/28/29/30 January, including some matinee pm, and Thursday 21st January from 2.30-4.30 pm. Contact performances. Tickets on sale now - please ring Paula the school office to book a time. The closing date for 07765 605 374. Nursery forms to be submitted is 26th February 2016.

TWICKENHAM CHRISTIAN MEN’S BREAKFAST “My VOLUNTEERS I am looking for people, adults/young people Journey Through Charity and Out The Other Side" Come (any age) who may be able to play the and hear Grant Smith, Chairman of Hand in Hand Charity piano/keyboard/sing/play instruments at Mass regularly or talk about his journey and his work with this charity. occasionally. If you would like to find out more please Saturday 6th February 2016 8:15AM to 10:00AM St email me or speak to Fr Nigel. Also, anyone who would be Edmunds Church Social Club …..and share a hot breakfast interested in being on the welcoming team rota, altar server, MC, Eucharistic Minister, reader or a catechist, or on with like-minded men! Put the date in your calendar ! the cleaning rota.

FIRST HOLY COMMUNION The children will meet again on th CHRISTMAS POSTBOXES Please check this weekend if 16 January in the School Hall at the usual time 9.45am – there are any cards for you, as any left will be recycled next 11.45am As part of the programme, they are expected to week. th attend the 9.30am Family Mass on the 17 January. FHC Team. NEW YEAR LUNCH FOR SENIORS The altar servers are once more inviting our senior members to a New Year lunch on CONFIRMATION The first meeting for parents and Saturday February 6th. Invitations and reply forms are candidates will be on 31st January at 7 pm after evening available at the back of the church. Mass. We have 40 young people who have asked to be confirmed.

SPUC White Flower Appeal 24th January. The annual White Flower Appeal is a major source of income for SPUC and our largest single educational exercise. For the past 30 years, thousands of churches have supported our work in this way.

NATURAL FAMILY PLANNING The Natural Family Planning Teacher’s Association (NFPTA) will be running a 6-session teacher training course in for participants to forbecome fully proficient in teaching couples the Symptothermal Method to help them achieve or avoid pregnancy. The cost of the course is £500 and will run over six Saturdays - one per month – from March to September 2016. For more information on the dates and to book, and to find out about their 12 week online distance learning course, please visit www.nfpta.org.uk.

DIARY WEEKLY FINANCES - LAST WEEK BEREAVEMENT GROUP - 2nd Wednesday 7pm in the Presbytery Offertory Envelopes £ 505.51 LEGION OF MARY every Wednesday 10am in the Presbytery Loose £ 486.34 KNIGHTS OF ST COLUMBA 4th Tuesday 8pm in the Presbytery Building Fund £ 107.35 UCM 2nd Thursday each month in the Hall (Mass 7.30pm) Bankers Orders (£559 weekly) MOTHERS’ PRAYERS GROUP alternate Tuesday afternoons Building Fund winner: No. 20 Mr A DeSouza (Contact Mary McGhee 07786737437) Winners over Christmas Period. 37 Mrs M Hegarty, 6 Mr C MOTHERS & TODDLERS every Wednesday 1.30-3.30 in the Hall Baroudi, 23 Mrs V Deegan EDMUNDIAN PLAYERS Tuesday evenings 8-10pm in the Hall (Phone If you require new envelopes or standing order and gift aid Angela 020 8894 1269) forms, please ask. Thank you for your support SENIORS meet 1st and 3rd Friday of the month from 1-30pm (If you have made a gift aid declaration but no longer pay income or capital gains tax please let us know.)

St Edmund’s Whitton is part of WRCDT Charity No.233699