St Mary’s Catholic Church Clapham Clapham Park Road, Clapham London SW4 7AP Served by the Redemptorists since 1848 Rector and Parish Priest: Fr Richard Reid CSsR offi[email protected] or [email protected] Telephone No 020 7498 3005 www.stmarys-clapham.org.uk www.redemptorists.co.uk St Mary’s Hall 07817756402 St Mary’s School 020 7622 5479 Ace of Clubs 020 7720 2811 Sunday Mass Times: 5.30pm (Sat Vigil), 8am, 10am, 12 noon Portuguese Mass: Sunday 5pm. Chaplain Fr Marcos Pinto 020 7587 0881 Weekday Masses: 7am and 12.30pm Saturday Masses: 9.30am and 12.30pm Confessions on Saturday 10am-10.30am, 4.45-5.15pm, 6.30-7pm, 7.30pm Novena to Our Mother of Perpetual Help every Saturday at 7pm Eleventh Sunday in Ordinary Time (B) This weekend is a wonderful weekend on many counts for both the parish and the community in the monastery. For the parish, we’ve had our parish fete and garden party and had a great time. I’d like to thank most sincerely our Parish Pastoral Council who have put in so much work to ensure its success. Thank you also to our many parishioners who came along and supported the event. For the community in the monastery, there is great rejoicing as Br Peter Morris CSsR made his Final Profession, telling us all that he will live the rest of his life as a Redemptorist. At the 12 noon mass this Sunday Bishop Ralph Heskett CSsR will ordain Br Peter as a Deacon. Many of you know Bishop Ralph, as he is your former Parish Priest! He was also Br Peter’s Postulant Director some years ago when he began his formation. So today is special for us all. Peace! Fr Richard CSsR Message from Br Peter CSsR - I would like to say thank you to everyone for the years of prayer and support. Please pray for all those who are sick. Congratulations to Br Peter Morris CSsR, Tony DeJesus, Maura O’Connor, Sr Chris who made his Final Profession on Fealey, Pauline Deasy, Frank McHale, Saturday 13th of June. Tom and Beryl Murphy. This means that Br Peter has told us all that If you would like someone to be named in he will live for the rest of his life as a this section of the bulletin, please hand their Redemptorist! name into the office. He will be ordained a Deacon at the 12 noon Those who have died recently: mass by Bishop Ralph Heskett CSsR. Daniel Woodman. Those whose anniversaries occur at this time: Michael Laffey Welcome to Tea and Coffee after the 10am Mass - in the Monastery and the Garden. Important Date for Your Diary: The Nine Days Prayer in honour of Our Mother of Perpetual Help the annual Festival of Faith begins on 19 June and concludes with the great Feast on 27 June, 2015. Please advertise this around the place in whatever way you can. Pray for the Redemptorist Family! The two CSsR preachers who are joining us this year are Monday 15th June Fr. Brendan Keane CSsR Parish Surgery 4pm - 6pm Fr Ciarán O'Callaghan CSsR No appointment required. Both of these men are gifted and You can also keep in touch through experienced Novena and Mission givers Facebook, search for St Mary’s Roman Gift Aid Envelopes are awaiting people in Catholic Church Clapham. the parish office. Please come along when- Twitter: @stmarys_clapham ever is convenient to collect yours. If you want to keep in touch and find out what is going on at the Redemptorists become our The Parish Shop is open especially during friend on Facebook - the Nine Days Prayer. Redemptorist Vocations GB Be sure to take a look! or on Twitter: @RedemptoristsGB Special stock has been ordered in! Letters for First Holy Communion Last week’s collections: programme are now available. They can be Gift Aid envelopes £ 467.47 collected after all the masses today and for Loose plate £1,196.48 the next two Sundays. Gift Aid Scheme: if you are a tax-payer and you normally contribute via the loose plate Dates for your diary - you could join the Gift Aid Scheme and add Friday evening 3rd July an extra 25% to the collection. Many Bishop Patrick Lynch SS CC is coming to Thanks. formally install Check out www.redemptorists.co.uk Fr Richard CSsR as the Parish Priest. A vocation to Priesthood or Religious Life? Come and speak to either Fr Richard CSsR or Br Peter CSsR ENJOY THE WEEK! .