Our Lady of Grace & St Edward’s Chiswick with St Dunstan’s Gunnersbury 020 8994 2877 www.ourladyofgracechiswick.org [email protected] Latest parish news For even more regular news on parish life and activities, check the Latest News page on the parish website at http://www.ourladyofgracechiswick.org/read-me-1/ or follow the parish on Twitter @ourladychiswick or Facebook at Our Lady of Grace & St Edward, Chiswick, London W4 SECOND SUNDAY OF EASTER + Fr. Michael Dunne Parish Priest Fr. Andrew Chamiec Assistant Priest Administrator NEXT SUNDAY’S READINGS: Sharon Bowden st James Lewis Seminarian 1 Reading: Acts 2: 14, 22-33 Psalm: 15:1-2, 5, 7-11 Response v 11 nd Fr Andrew writeswrites::::---- 2 Reading: 1 Peter 1:17-21 Gospel: Luke 24:13-35 Christ is risen, he has risen indeed Alleluia! Eastertide has only All viewable at: http://www.universalis.com/mass just begun, we can celebrate joyfully right up to the Ascension! Thanks so much to all those who made the church look so At all Masses: RESPONSES: Page 7 beautiful over these last few days. It was and still is a joy to see SUNDAY MASS: READINGS: Page 256 such beauty, making the church an even more inspirational place to pray. And special thanks to all of you who helped make the celebrations run smoothly, readers, extraordinary ministers, LET US PRAY collectors, welcomers, singers, cleaners. Forgive me if I have For those who are sick : Sandra Bocca, Claudio Boggi, Marie O’Keeffe, Rose Murphy, Baby Charlie Gard, Patsy Lynch, Michael O’Brennon, missed anyone out but you know who you are, so thank you! Mary Hymes, Gerry Duffy, Ian Docherty, Lennie Thomas, Paul Foster, We were privileged to have Cardinal Cormac with us for the Patricia Riding, Andy Cronin, Dr. Brinsley Sheridan, Fin O’Toole For those recently deceased : Patrick Hayes, Felicity Lunn-Rockliffe, duration of Holy Week and the Triduum. It is the first time he Ellen Joan King, Maureen Blair has been here for the whole Triduum. It was particularly moving For those whose anniversaries are at this time : Michael Jennings, to see him washing the feet of parishioners. Two of our ‘Journey Stewart D’Rozario, Monica Sweeney, Paddy Quinn in Faith’ (RCIA) catechumens, Sarah O’Dea and Phoebe Yiu were baptised, confirmed and made their First Communion at the beautiful Easter Vigil on Saturday. And the following day two THIS WEEK –SECOND SUNDAY OF EASTER girls were baptised at the 12.30pm Mass. Joseph Carty was Sat 22 /4 awarded the diocesan medal at the 11.00am Mass. 6.30pm Vigil Mass Jim Goulding RD Sun 23 /4 2ND SUNDAY OF This Sunday the Second Sunday of Easter is sometimes called 8.30am EASTER Fr. Tom Finneghan SICK Low Sunday and in recent years Divine Mercy Sunday. Divine 9.45am Roy Bowyer (Birthday) RIP Mercy is a devotion that was promoted by St John Paul II. It 10.00am Gunnersbury Cleta & Timothy Andrach RIP commemorates particular visions of Jesus given to a Polish nun 11.00am People of the Parish INT called Sr Faustina Kowalska who lived in the early part of the 12.15pm Michael Jennings ANN 20 th century and died in 1938. In the visions Jesus showed Sr 6.30pm Mary Brodnicka RD Faustina his mercy, portrayed as twin rays flowing from his Mon 24 /4 ST. GEORGE 10.00am Alexander Taylor RD heart. There is a famous picture depicting this. The merciful 11.00am Funeral of Patrick Hayes RIP love of Jesus was a particular focus last year for the Year of 12.30pm NO MASS Mercy. Tues 25 /4 ST. MARK 10.00am Jamie Martin SICK In an age of so much uncertainty this image of Divine Mercy 12.30pm Funeral Service of Felicity RIP provides a definite focus. Jesus is full of mercy and he shows Lunn-Rockliffe (not a Mass) this mercy through his heart to everyone. It’s interesting to see how similar the image of the Sacred Heart is to that of Divine Wed 26 /4 EASTER FERIA Mercy. In the image of Divine Mercy blood and water flow from 10.00am Stewart D’Rozario 4th ANN his heart. Blood and water flowed from his side as the Good Thurs 27 /4 EASTER FERIA Friday account says. The blood and water represent Baptism 10.00am Bud Kenny RD and the Eucharist two key sacraments, two of the sacraments 12.30pm NO MASS highlighted at Easter. Fri 28 /4 EASTER FERIA 10.00am Funeral of Maureen Blair RIP Some of you may have seen the documentary ‘from Bronx to 12.30pm NO MASS Bradford ‘about the Franciscan Friars of Renewal. A religious Sat 29 /4 ST. CATHERINE 10.00am OF SIENA Monica Sweeney ANN order founded over 30 years ago in New York by some 11.00am Confessions Capuchin Friars. They have so little and yet are so joy filled! 5.00pm Confessions They brought joy to a community in Bradford, which was dying 6.30pm Paddy Quinn ANN and they were able to celebrate Mass in a church on St Patrick’s Day, which had been derelict for over 12 years. I was also reminded of the Sisters of Life. They were founded just over 25 EXPOSITION OF THE BLESSED SACRAMENT years ago by Cardinal Conner in New York. They help mothers Monday to Friday 3.00pm to 4.00pm; Saturday 5.00pm to 6.00pm keep their babies. And again how joy filled they all are! CONFESSIONS: Saturday 11.00am to 12.00noon & 5.00pm to 6.00pm MORNING PRAYER: Fri 9.40am BENEDICTION: Sat 6.00pm Christ is risen, he is risen indeed, Alleluia! NIGHT SHELTER PRIEST TRAINING FUND – On Sunday th GUNNERSBURY NOTES The night shelter closed at the end of 7 May, Good Shepherd Sunday, we MASSES THIS WEEK March. There will be a thanksgiving pray for vocations, especially vocations to Sunday – 10.00am service at 7:30pm on Tuesday 2nd May the priesthood. The annual collection for Tues & Thurs – 9.30am at Brentford Free Church, Boston Manor the Priest Training Fund will take place. TEA & COFFEE AFTER 8.30am & Road, Brentford TW8 8DW. Everyone The Fund helps pay for training 9.45am MASSES will be served in the who has supported the project in practical seminarians (there are currently 39), Catholic Centre, Duke's Avenue today. ways or in prayer are invited. Bill & Jo further studies of our priests for Children and adults of all ages welcome. Hodgson [email protected] specialised ministries, and for ongoing 02089956154 enrichment to strengthen priests. Your Introducing Vintage Swing Dancing at generous donation helps ensure we can the Catholic Centre (‘Swing dancing’ is a INTRODUCTION TO SILENCE – On support these men who are called to be term applied to the dancing styles of Saturday 29 th April in our Parish Centre like Christ the Good Shepherd. Donation 1920s, 30s and 40s.) - A course of from 10.30am to 4.00pm, the parish leaflets are available in the back of the Vintage Swing Dancing; Beginners Centring Prayer group is hosting a free church. Please take one home, read the 7.30pm-8.30pm, Intermediate 8.45p,- Introduction Day to learn and practice one information, and, if you can, please bring 9.45pm. £8 per class, drop in or pre-book. form of contemplative prayer. The it back with your donation. Please also For more information, visit http://vintage- teaching will be based on the method of pray for vocations and take home a dancing.com or email Fr Thomas Keating, an authority on the prayer card for vocations to pray daily. [email protected] A fun way to subject. Please bring a packed lunch. To You can donate online anytime at learn to dance and meet new people. All register or to ask further details, please www.rcdow.org.uk/donations ages welcome! contact our parishioner John O’Brien on either 07747 611616 or email him at THY KINGDOM COME – JOIN A CHURCH CLEANING VOLUNTEERS [email protected] GLOBAL WAVE OF PRAYER! Cardinal Our willing teams of faithful church Vincent is inviting us to join a global cleaners are dwindling in numbers, quite RAMSGATE PILGRIMAGE – On th novena of prayer between the significantly. So we are looking for more Saturday 27 May, the Feast of St Solemnities of the Ascension of the Lord volunteers. Church cleaning takes place th th Augustine of Canterbury, Fr Andrew will (25 May) and Pentecost (4 June). THY on Tuesday afternoons from 4.00pm and be leading a parish trip to St Augustine’s KINGDOM COME is a global movement Wednesday mornings at 10.30am on Abbey, Ramsgate. The abbey marks the for evangelisation once a year, originally alternate weeks. The more volunteers birthplace of the faith in England because established by the Archbishop of there are, the less frequent it will be to it’s where St Augustine and his Canterbury but which has grown into an help. If you can help the parish in this way companions landed in AD 597. They had international ecumenical call to prayer. please leave your name and contact been sent on mission from Rome by Cardinal Vincent says “to have a week of details at the parish office. Pope St Gregory to evangelise the prayer for Christian mission is a English people. This day also, though, is wonderful thing. Please do join before MINDFULNESS IN THE CHRISTIAN an historic day for the shrine and many Pentecost this drive to pray together for TRADITION - for those who find other pilgrims will be coming from across the gift of God’s Spirit for our mission.