The Presbytery, Dundee Street ‘A WARM WELCOME TO ST PATRICK’S CATHOLIC CHURCH’ St Patrick’s London E1W 2PH Please pray for the sick in the parish, including: Frances Hansell, Bridie McGuiness, Tel: (020) 7481 2202 Kate McCarthy, Fraser McDonald, Sabrina Pillai, Dan McAlinden, Ravindhra Kumar, Catholic Church Email: [email protected] Parish of Wapping Web: parish.rcdow.org.uk/wapping Maureen & Dennis Franey. Archdiocese of Westminster ! @rcwapping And for the recently departed, including: Deborah Wall. + THIRD SUNDAY OF ADVENT (Gaudete Sunday) 16th December 2018 Weekly Offertory (Loose & Envelopes) £672.34 Standing Orders (weekly) £1434 Parish Mass Book: Year C – Volume I (Purple), p.87 FR ANDREW WRITES: SAT 15 Dec 6.30pm People of the Parish + 3RD SUNDAY OF ADVENT SUN 16 10.00am Paris Family (Ints) Settlement Scheme for EU Citizens (Gaudete Sunday) 6.30pm Kit & Ted Fletcher (RIP) Brexit has led to uncertainty for many citizens of European Union countries, of which MON 17 10.00am Advent Feria Hannah, Terry & Family (Ints) there are many in our parish. In March 2019 the GoVernment is due to launch a TUE 18 10.00am Advent Feria Nellie Malone (Ints) Settlement Scheme. All EU citizens, other than Irish citizens, liVing in the UK will be required to make an application if they wish to remain here after the UK leaves the WED 19 10.00am Advent Feria Margaret SulliVan (RIP) EU. Irish citizens living in the UK will not be required to apply as their rights are THU 20 12noon Funeral Mass of Deborah Wall RIP separately protected. The Bishops of England and Wales have issued a statement: 6.30pm Advent Feria Kath & Tom Leek (RIP) “The Catholic Church in England and Wales stands in solidarity with all EU citizens Advent Feria Beryl Bingham (Ints) FRI 21 6.30pm who have made their home here. As the majority are themselves Catholic this is a SAT 22 10.00am Advent Feria Holy Souls special pastoral concern for us. 6.30pm Molly Clark (RIP) The Church has experienced first-hand the extensive contribution that people from SUN 23 10.00am + 4TH SUNDAY OF ADVENT People of the Parish across Europe have made to our society. They are an integral and valued part of our parishes, schools and communities. 6.30pm Paris Family (Ints) We also recognise the evidence that immigration from Europe has not undermined Sacrament of Reconciliation Saturday 6.00pm opportunities for UK citizens, but rather brought considerable economic and social (Confession): Sunday 6.00pm benefits. Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament It is clear that since the 2016 referendum many people living here have faced Sunday 5.45-6.15pm (with Benediction): profound uncertainty and insecurity about their future…” Rosary: Saturday 6pm Read the full statement: www.catholicnews.org.uk/Home/News/Settlement-Scheme PARISH OFFICE: Parish Priest: Fr Andrew Connick Official information on the Settlement Scheme: Mon, Tue & Fri, 10am-2pm [email protected] www.goV.uk/settled-status-eu-citizens-families Parish Secretary: Lucy Knights (Day Off: Wednesday) [email protected] Please consider (and let me know) if you know anyone you think might be vulnerable Safeguarding Rep: Adele Schirinzi and in need of help to access the scheme. Let us pray for peace and harmony. Wishing Events Coordinator: Joann Condon [email protected] you the Lord’s blessings for this holy time of AdVent, Fr Andrew. [email protected] CHRISTMAS MASSES Pensioners’ Christmas Party – We hosted fifty people for lunch on Thursday, with the help of State Street Bank. Thank you to Joann and all the team. Monday 24th December (Christmas Eve) 6.30pm Vigil Mass of Christmas (for families) Cinderella – A huge thank you to Angie and the whole cast and supporting crew for a 10pm Christmas Mass in the Holy Night fabulous and funny production last weekend, and for all the hard work to make it such a success. Tuesday 25th December (Christmas Day) Bow Foodbank – Thank you for the generous donations to the Foodbank, helping 10am Christmas Mass families in food poVerty in Tower Hamlets and neighbouring boroughs. There are still NOTICES some tote bags aVailable at the back of church, and you can return your donations at any time, including after Christmas. More info: Going Away for Christmas – To the many parishioners going away for the Christmas www.bowfoodbank.org/Donate/Donate/donatefood.html holidays, I wish you a happy and holy celebration of the Lord’s birth, safe journeys and peace in your families. I look forward to seeing you in the New Year. Fr Andrew. REGULAR EVENTS Lectio Divina Prayer Group – Monday 17th December, 7.30pm, in the sacristy, and Christmas Offering – If you are going to be away oVer Christmas, please consider concluding with Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament. making your Christmas offering before you go. The offerings at Christmas and Easter make up Fr Andrew’s salary for the year. There are Christmas offering enVelopes at Church Cleaning – Next church cleaning, Saturday 22nd December, 9am, Lindsey’s the back of church, and these can be handed in with the collection or left at the Parish team. Please come and help if you can. Office. Tuesday Morning Tea/Coffee – Please come and join Fr Andrew after 9am Mass. Advent Confessions – There are Confessions at 6pm on both Saturday and Sunday DIOCESAN EVENTS evenings. Day of Reflection for Healthcare and Mental Health Professionals – 12th January, Deborah Wall RIP – Funeral Thursday 20th December, 12noon. Please remember her 10am to 3.15pm, Royal Foundation of St Katherine in Limehouse (2 Butcher Row E14 and her family in your prayers. 8DS). The day is led by Bishop Paul Mason (Catholic Bishop for Healthcare) and Bishop English Martyrs School Open Mornings, for prospectiVe Nursery & Reception parents Richard Moth (Catholic Bishop for Mental Health). The event is free of charge and for 2019. EVery Friday 9.30am-11.30am until 11th January 2019. lunch will be proVided. Registration closes on 20th December. To register contact Stephanie MacGilliVray ([email protected]). Certificates of Catholic Practice – required for applications to Catholic schools for a place in Nursery or Reception in September 2019. For instructions, and to book an SVP Vinnie Packs for the Homeless – The SVP are distributing 11,500 Vinnie Packs appointment with Fr Andrew: parish.rcdow.org.uk/wapping/ccp-primary/ containing cold weather essentials to the homeless. Please could you consider sponsoring packs at a suggested donation of £3.50 per pack. Donations can be sent to THANK YOU’S… Vinnie Packs, PO Box 72264, London SW1P 9EZ with cheques made out to SVP. Thank Presents for the children of prisoners, in partnership with PACT. Thank you for your you so much for your support. generosity to this appeal. We received lots of presents, ensuring that children with a Thanksgiving Mass for Consecrated Life, 2nd February, 11am, Westminster Cathedral, parent in prison will receive a gift this Christmas. at which the Cardinal and Bishops are very pleased to celebrate and give thanks for the spiritual and apostolic work of the men and women Religious in the diocese. Continued over page ‘Church in China: Hope for the future?’, Saturday 2nd February, 10am-4pm, St Getting Married? – Six months’ notice is required for marriage. If you live in Wapping Aloysius Parish Hall, Somers Town. Organised by Cultural Exchange with China (CEC). but are planning to marry elsewhere, even in your home country, you need to see Fr The day will include a thanksgiving Mass celebrated by Bishop Paul McAleenan, a look Andrew at least six months beforehand. This is Very important! at 2019 and the final AGM by CEC Director Fr Eamonn O’Brien, and a look at the Interested in Catholic Faith – If you not a Catholic but interested in finding out more Vatican-China agreement by Fr Jeroom Heyndricx CICM. Admission is free and lunch about Catholic faith, please get in touch with Fr Andrew directly. is proVided. Donations on the day to cover costs. Caritas Kingsland Saturday Club, for people with learning difficulties and additional Annual Mass in Honour of Our Lady of Lourdes, Saturday 9th February, 2pm, needs, and their families. Third Sunday of each month at the church hall of Our Lady Westminster Cathedral. The Sacrament of the Sick will be administered during Mass. and St Joseph, 100a Balls Pond Road, London N1 4AG. For more information contact All are welcome to attend. A special inVitation is extended to all who are sick or infirm, Gerald McEnery 07989 895257. all hospital chaplains, doctors, nurses, healthcare assistants and all who work in healthcare. If you or someone you know plan to attend in a wheelchair, please let the Foodbank – At the back of church is a box for donations to Bow Foodbank. Foodbanks Parish Office know by Sunday 27th January. provide boxes of food to people who would otherwise go hungry for a range of reasons, from benefit delays to receiVing an unexpected bill on a low income. We Permanent Diaconate Come and See – Meetings for men wanting to know more collect donations for Bow Foodbank (non-perishable items only): cereal, soup, pasta, about the permanent diaconate. Vaughan House, Victoria, Saturday 2nd March, 10am rice, tinned food, lentils, beans, tea/coffee, biscuits, UHT milk, fruit juice, toiletries and to 12noon. No booking needed. WiVes welcome. More information: Deacon Adrian hygiene products. Why not pick up something extra each week in your shopping and Cullen 07961 594725 or Deacon Anthony Clark 07545 373548. leaVe it in the box at the back of church when you come to Mass? Thank you! Calix Society for Recovering Alcoholics – The Calix Society offers a Catholic ministry to alcoholics in recoVery by deepening or rediscoVering their faith and sharing the GIFT AID: If you are a UK taxpayer, we can claim an extra 25p for every £1 you give.