Our Lady of the Annunciation Parish Priest : Fr. Joe O’Connor 147 Bingham Road, Addiscombe, Croydon 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. 3 February 2013 Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time (see page 132 of Parish Mass Book) YEAR C Bringing out the best and worst! Mass Intentions This Week In last Sunday’s Gospel we heard how Jesus preached to his own people Saturday 2 February in the synagogue in Nazareth and their first reaction was extremely favour- 10:00 Mick Ashton Jones RIP able. They were astonished when he read the words of Isaiah: the spirit of the 18:00 Dan & Nelly Regan Lord has been given to me. He has sent me to bring good news to the poor…. The peo- 3 February: FOURTH SUDAY I ple were enthusiastic at first but soon things turned ugly and they wanted ORDIARY TIME even to kill him. 08:30 Jean Smith & Nigel Smith 10:00 Mike Craig: Wellbeing + Jesus, in their eyes, was just the son of Joseph, a local carpenter, and 12:00 All Parishioners when he claimed to have a central role in bringing the vision of Isaiah into a reality they couldn’t accept it. Even though they had no real faith in him, they + With Baptism demanded that he do in Nazareth some of the great things he had done in Monday 4 February Capernaum. But he couldn’t, because of their lack of faith in him. 10:00 Eucharistic Service Things got worse when he hinted that the Gentiles (non Jews) were in- Tuesday 5 February cluded in God’s plan, as the Jews hated the Gentiles. They turned on Jesus and 10:00 Bridget Mary Watts RIP hustled him out of the synagogue, took him to the brow of a hill, intending to throw him over, but he escaped. Wednesday 6 February 10:30 Katherine Farren: Funeral Mass This was done in the name of religion, which, as we have seen can bring out the worst in people. It can make some people more bigoted, and more apt Thursday 7 February to hate and kill. But religion can also bring out the best in people. It can make 10:00 Christopher Benham RIP them more tolerant and loving. Friday 8 February There is an essential link between faith and love, as St. Paul reminds us 10:00 Maureen Morrissey: Funeral Mass in the second reading today. ‘I may have faith strong enough to move moun- tains, but if I am without love I am nothing at all.’ Saturday 9 February 10:00 Jean Bottali RIP Fr. Joe 18:00 Paddy & Nora Walsh RIP WEEKLY DRAW LAST WEEK’S OFFERTORY 10 February: FIFTH SUDAY I ORDIARY TIME £5 - Des Slevin Loose cash £530.21 08:30 Eugene Baptiste RIP * 10:00 All Parishioners * Gift Aid Envelopes £779.79 CHURCH CLEAIG 12:00 Michael Finerty RIP Team D: Mrs Aitchison Total £1310.00 * With Children’s Liturgy COLLECTIOS Last week’s collection for the CATHOLIC EDUCATIO SERVICE, amounted to £946. Many Thanks. Next week there will be a collection for the CABRII CHILDRE’S SOCIETY. The Cabrini Children's society is a regional social care agency covering the diocese of Southwark. The Society works primarily in disadvantaged communities. We pray for the sick in our Parish: Baby athan Dorman, Catherine Whelan, Clayton McMahon, Michael Semeta, Elizabeth Damsel, Laura Fischer (nee Sulzdorf), Louise Kennedy, Aniela Malec, Skye Murray, Fr David Peck, Lily Harley, Sheila Minus, Sylvestor Seaton. We pray for parishioners whose anniversaries occur this Week: Elizabeth Coomber, Fr. John McKenna, Marie-Carmen Thatcher, Baby Tamsin Taylor, John Santry, Zygmont Torka, Elizabeth O’Hara, Elizabeth Hardy, Timothy Quinn, Gordon Eastaugh, Mary Donnan, Eileen O'Callaghan,Josephine Philpot, ell Endacott, orah Beck, Michael Quinn, Bridget Stone, David Tuckey, Eufemiano Lopes, Maureen Woodcraft, Sheila Merredew, Joan Griffiths, Charles Fowley, David Barwell, Catherine Winston, Jean Garner, Margaret Blackford. MEETIGS SOCIAL CLUB 1st Communion classes: 4th & 5th February at 6.15pm (PRC) Sunday, 3rd February: Finbar & Bernie Ascent Group: 5th February at 10.30am (Large Hall) Sunday, 10th February: Kevin Keys Safeguarding Committee: 5th February at 7.30pm Tickets are now available for the Brendan Shine Eve- SVP: 5th February at 9pm (PRC) ning on Friday, 8th March. During the evening there UCM: 6th February at 8pm (Large Hall) will be a Raffle/ Auction with all proceeds going to the Finance Committee: 7th February at 7.30pm. Royal Marsden Hospital . To reserve tickets at £10.00 Altar Servers Training: 9th February at 11am (Church) each, please call 07734 250375. RECET DEATH AD FUERAL ARRAGEMETS: We are sorry to announce the death of Ralph Hoyle of Westbourne Road, who for many years used to take up the collection at 11.30am Mass. His funeral will take place on 15th February, here at Our Lady’s at 10am. Kathleen Farren’s Funeral will be here at Our Lady’s on Wednesday 6th February at 10.30am. Maureen Morrissey’s funeral will also take place here, at Our Lady’s on 8th February at 10am. We offer our sympathy and prayers to all of the families at this time. SOCIAL CLUB: Thank you to our members and their guest for their support of our recent Fundraising Events; we will now be forwarding cheques to the value of £1,000.00 to both the Macmillan urses and the Shooting Star CHASE Children's Hospice . THAK YOU: To all the young people who took their confirmation in November 2012, they raised a fantastic sum of £777.78 for Whizz-Kidz and £400 for The Manna Society. Well done!. UCM MEETIG: Will be on Wednesday 6th February 8pm in Large Hall, this will be our AGM. The current Treasurer is stepping down, if you are interested in taking on this role please come along to the meeting where more information will be available. If you are unable to attend the meeting and would like to find out more information about this role, please contact please contact Lisa Terry (07540 546 209). FATIMA PILGRIMAGE/SATIAGO DE COMPOSTELA: Monday 4th November 2013, 6 days/5 nights, booking forms are available in the Presbytery or visit the Parish website. A non refundable deposit is required by the 31st March 2013. Posters are also available for you to take away in the porch. MARRIAGE (SAME-SEX COUPLES) BILL: Thanks to all those who signed postcards last week - if you have not had a chance to do so, please take a card from the porch and post it first class today, or email Gavin Barwell MP at [email protected], raising your concerns. Please also pray for our MPs this week. REFUGEE DAY CETRE COLLECTIO: This weekend is Homelessness Sunday. The parish responds to this call to action by collecting for the Refugee Day Centre who are always enormously grateful for donations at this time of year when their stocks are usually low. Donations of the following items can be left in the porch after Masses this weekend (Poverty Action Sunday). Collection Items – Tins & packet food, cereals, pasta, other non perishables, toiletries, kitchenware, pots & pans and cooking utensils” TRASFORMIG THE HEART: An Introduction to the practice of Centering Prayer, presented by Jill Benet and Sr Ogilvie of Contemplative Outreach London. Saturday, 23rd February 2013 at 10am - 4pm, here at Our Lady’s. Refreshments will be provided, but please bring a packed lunch. Suggested donation of £10 -£15. For further information please contact David Rees on 020 8656 8352, or email on; [email protected], or see the posters in the porch. There are also leaflets available for you to take with you. CALLIG ALL YOUG PEOPLE: (over 16's) of Our Lady's interested in going to 'Brightlights, WORLD YOUTH DAY at home'. Experience Faith, Friends, and Fun with all UK Dioceses, and the worldwide Catholic Family at Aylesford Priory in Kent on the 26th - 29th July . Please contact Clare Kingman by the 10th February on 07950920047. QUIZ IGHT: Saturday 9th February 2013, @ The John Fisher School, Peaks Hill, 7.30pm. Entry £10 includes Fish & Chip Supper. There is also a licensed Bar. For more info please contact; [email protected]. REGIA COELI: Have a vacancy for an Inclusion Manager, for more information please see the notice in the porch. Items for collection: S Viera, P Saines, S Kelly, C Schiberas, M Gray, D Slevin, M Atiba, M Grant (2), C Connor, C King, M Sequeira, E Cruikshank, S Gaunt, M Cole, P Harley, I Dixie. Bapt Certs: F Mouriz, A Frade, Costart-Mockler, M Walter, J Leung Kai Yuen, Stapleton, H Farmer, C Rothwell, Rykala. Rotas: Altar Servers (February), Eucharistic Ministers (February), Readers (Jan/Feb). .