“Though we are many, we are one body in Christ”

St Peter The Apostle RC Church, 103 Woolwich New Road, London, SE18 6EF

Tel: 020 8854 0359 or 020 8333 8954 Fax: 020 8854 0133 E-Mail: [email protected] Website: www.stpeterswoolwich.church

Parish Priest – Fr Michael Branch Assistant Priests – Fr Graziano de Palma and Fr Anthony Uche OP Retired Priest - Fr James Hay Piotr Ziezio

Week commencing 26th N ov em ber 20 17 THE MONTH OF NOVEMBER IS DEDICATED TO THE Message from HOLY SOULS IN PURGATORY The Most Reverend Peter Smith – of Saturday 25th Southwark 6:00pm Mass – Holy Souls Do you support schools Sunday 26th OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST KING OF THE UNIVERSE (A) and the right of Catholics to send 8:30 am Mass – Holy Souls 2nd Collection 10:00am Mass – Holy Souls their children to them? Then we 11:45am Mass – Youth of the need you to make your voice 5:00 pm–5:45pm SACRAMENT OF CONFESSION heard. 5:00pm–6:00pm Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament The Government is making a 6:00pm Mass – People of the Parish critical decision on whether to WEEKDAY MASSES WILL BE HELD IN THE PARISH CENTRE overturn the admissions cap THERE WILL BE NO EXPOSITION OF THE BLESSED SACRAMENT which prevents Catholic schools Monday 27th Feria from allowing all Catholic pupils 9:30am Mass – Holy Souls to attend. They have 12:30pm Mass – Holy Souls acknowledged that this policy 7:00pm Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults (RCIA) discriminates against Catholics th Tuesday 28 Feria and promised to abandon it, now 9:30am Mass – Holy Souls we need you to tell them not to u- 12:30pm Mass – Holy Souls 7:00pm Bible Study Group turn on their promise to Catholics. Visit http://catholicnews.org.uk or Wednesday 29th Feria 9:30am Mass – Holy Souls search for ‘Catholic Education’ in 12:30pm Mass – Holy Souls your search engine to write to the Thursday 30th St Andrew, Apostle Patron of Scotland Government and urge them to 9:30am Mass – Holy Souls drop their policy which bans new 12:30pm Mass – Holy Souls Catholic schools.

5:00pm – 6:00pm PARISH SURGERY IN THE PARISH CENTRE FR TOMASZ WARGACKI

6:30pm PRAYER GROUP – ASSOCIATION OF THE SACRED HEART During the past four months we AND IMMACULATE HEART OF MARY have been truly blessed by God Friday 1st Feria FIRST FRIDAY with the gift of Fr Tomasz. 9:30am Mass – Dolce and Rhys RIP Sadly, his last day with us will th 10:00am – 12:15pm Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament be tomorrow, Monday 27 12:30pm Mass – For the Sick followed by the Anointing of the Sick November. He returns to 6:00pm – 9:00pm Mass – followed by Prayers Friends In The Holy Spirit Service resume his mission in Dundee, (Charismatic Renewal Prayer Group) South Africa. 6:30pm As usual Fr Tomasz has been Saturday 2nd Our Lady exceedingly generous with his 11:00am–12 noon Sacrament of Confession time, talent and ministry by 11:00am–12:30pm Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament celebrating Mass so beautifully, 12:00 noon Novena to Our Lady of Perpetual Succour through his wise homilies and not 12:30pm Mass – The World’s Conversion and Peace 5:15pm–5:45pm Sacrament of Confession least, hearing countless hours of 6:00pm – 9:30pm Mass followed by Friends In The Holy Spirit Service confessions. Please continue to (Charismatic Renewal Prayer Group) support Fr Tomasz with your Sunday 3rd FIRST SUNDAY OF ADVENT (B) prayers and friendship.

8:30 am Mass – Intentions of Eileen Maughan We hope Fr Tomasz in 2018 will 10:00am Mass – Thanksgiving for Patrick, Rosemary Okogwu and Family return to the for good! 11:45am Mass – People of the Parish 4:00pm LOURDES PILIGRIMS MEETING IN THE PARISH CENTRE SECOND COLLECTION THIS 5:00 pm–5:45pm SACRAMENT OF CONFESSION SUNDAY FOR 5:00pm–6:00pm Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament CATHOLIC YOUTH WORK 6:00pm Mass – Susan Vallely RIP THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT Sick and housebound Friends in the Holy Spirit (Catholic Please continue to keep in your daily prayers the sick of our parish family. We pray especially for the following: Lily Beavis, Annie Charismatic Renewal prayer group) D’Sa, Emmanuel Meshe, Margaret Jeffrey, Joe D’Souza, Lena Please join the Friends in the Holy Spirit Rozario-Martin, Francis Ayodele, Barry Newton, Catherine Group this coming Friday and Saturday Garraway, Patrick Duffy, Adriene Kelleher, Dave Hawkins, John Branch, Danny Dyer, Sheila Edwards, Sheila Lee, Nina Donovan, evening for a spiritual and Inner Healing Joe and Theresa Devoy, Frater Jeneita, Marie-Anne Collins, Kate Service. Dooley, Joseph Tommy Le, Jo O’Connell, Merlie Perera, Maureen Brazier, David This commences with Holy Mass Orell, Francis Matajo, Tomisin Iddrisu, Tomosina Gloria Watkins, Eli Ladislaus Otto Cox, Louie Kitt, Jayne Shoboiki, Helen Dickens, Noone Dunlevy, Margaret followed by prayers and worship. Dickens, Miroslav Krejcar, Sandy Bamotra, Jacqueline Demar Richards, Michael RED BOX MISSION and Shirley Corcoran, Antoine Libanje, Georgina Ferrier, Joyce James, Veron If you are a “Red Box Missio” holder, McNair, Dinky Gennon, Evelyn Martin, Cesil Ryan, Cynthia Boltiador, Cecilia Egbujn, Hugh Rozario, Mary Healey, Eileen Whyte, Collen Surin, Michelle Morris, can you please bring your boxes in Caitlin Connors, Lizzy Connors, Mary Angela McInerney, Dudley Simmonds, Sister for emptying. You can hand it either Annunciata, Sick Priests of the Diocese and please continue to keep Bishop Pat in the presbytery, the parish centre Lynch in your prayers. ANNIVERSARIES (see Anne Donaldson) or in the shop We commend to God’s mercy the following whose (weekends only). anniversaries occur around this time. – Thomas Naulty, Anne If you no longer wish to be a Red Box Elizabeth Munday, Vera Smith, Alick Weller, Ann McDonnell, Missio giver, please let us know Teresa Galvin, George Halliday, Mary McConnell, Elizabeth Connolly, Isabel Pizarro, Thomas Coleman, Elsie Kirkham, John when you hand over your box. Curtin, Winifred Drew, Harry Parnell, Bernard McCabe, Catherine Jordan, Thank you for your co-operation. James Jordan, Henrieta Muscall, Enid Wilson, Anthony Latapie, Mary Lord, Patrick Comesky, Jack McIntyre, John Kennelly, Francis Sanders, Helen PARISH MINISTERS' RENEWAL OF Coles, Pat Murphy, Mary O’Grady, Elizabeth Smith, Margaret Winchester, THEIR COMMITMENT Darren Grainger, Fabian David, Herbert Javis, Tony Curtis, Luke Dominic The start of the Church’s year is the Maloney and Martha Amiske. traditional time for two of our main groups MAY THEIR SOULS AND THE SOULS OF of ministries to renew their personal ALL THE FAITHFUL DEPARTED REST IN PEACE! commitment to serve the parish: our SACRAMENT OF Parents wishing to have their baby baptised in Welcomers on the First Sunday of rd JANUARY 2018 Advent (Sunday 3 December) and our should attend the following Baptism Programmes Readers on the Second (Sunday 10th Session 1 is on Tuesday 5th December 2017 December), which is also Bible Sunday. Session 2 is on Tuesday 12th December 2017 The ministers present at each Mass will be These programmes will start at 7pm and finish at 9pm and will be held in the asked to come forward after the homily and Parish Centre. You are reminded that you need to meet with one of the parish clergy before attending these Sessions. You will find them available accept their commission, with the support on Thursday evenings during Parish Surgery. and prayers of the congregation. Holy Baptism will be on Sunday 14th January 2018 and As part of their preparation, the Sunday 28th January 2018 at 1:15pm after the 11:45am Mass. Welcomers will have a short meeting Learning from past experience, we request ALL PARENTS, who wish to get after each of their Masses on 25th and their child baptised in the future, to bring their own baptism certificates along 26th November, to review the parish with their request form as proof that they are Catholics when they attend guidance for them. There is also a Parish Surgery. GODPARENTS will need to get a letter from their parish priest to say they are practicing Catholics. practice session for Readers at 9.30am on Saturday, 9th December. BAPTISM 7+ PROGRAMME This programme takes place every Saturday morning at 10:00am in the Parish Centre. Holy Baptism will take place on Saturday 16th December at 10.00am. First Holy Communion Programme nd Classes commence on Saturday 13th January 2018 at 9:45am. Saturday 2 DECEMBER 2017 Please make sure your child is on time for these classes. Parents please drop your children CONFIRMATION 2018 at 1:00pm in the Parish Centre for 'Introduction to Confirmation' meeting for Candidates and their registration. parents/carers on Saturday 16th December 2017 at 10.30 am in DO NOT FORGET YOUR TICKETS. the Parish Centre. Party starts from 1:30pm- 5:30pm Confirmation programme commences on Saturday 13th January Last Week’s Collection was £1,163.40 2018 at 10:00 am at the Parish Centre. Gift Aid of £516.26 Wedding Announcement giving us a parish total of £1,679.66 This is to notify that Chinenye Scholastica Okeke and Chigozie Emmanuel

Ezekwem will be getting married on 3rd January 2018 at St Augustine , Nigeria. We take this opportunity to offer our MAY GOD BLESS YOU AND YOUR congratulations to them. FAMILY HOME