St Mary’s Catholic Church Clapham !

St Mary’s Catholic Church Clapham!
Clapham Park Road Clapham London SW4 7AP!
Served by the Redemptorists since 1848!
Parish Team: Fr Michael McGreevy CSsR, Fr Joseph Musendami CSsR.!
Telephone No 020 7498 3005!
www.stmarys-clapham.org.uk!
St Mary’s Hall 07817756402 St Mary’s School 020 7622 5479 Ace of Clubs 020 7720 2811!
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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!
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Dedication of the Lateran Basilica - 9th November 2014 !
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This Sunday we celebrate the
Mother Church of all churches.
The Basilica in Rome of Our
Saviour and St John the Baptist
and St John the Evangelist. This is
also the birthday of our
Redemptorist Congregation. Our
Founder, St Alphonsus was going to
call his Congregation of “The Most
Holy Saviour” but that was already
the name of an Order so he called
us the Congregation of “The Most
Holy Redeemer” hence
Redemptorists. Pray for us all
today.
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Greetings and Thanks: See the letter in the Church Porch written by Fr Laureano
from our Redemptorist Community in the Albanian Mission. It is of course from the
community of Fr Laureano, Fr Dominic and Fr Andrzej. They tell us of their story so
far, the experience of the visit of Pope Francis, their coming together as the first
Albanian Redemptorist Community, and they express especial gratitude to our parish
here at St Mary’s Clapham for the very generous gift of 5830 Euros. Our prayers are asked for the following who are
sick: Sr Chris Fealy FMDM, John Rossiter, Frank
Griffith, Joanna Elliott, Christina Kraffit, Carmen
Woolmington, Deirdre Wetheral, John McGuckin.
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Those who have died recently: Michael Sullivan,
George Charles Campbell, Abel Tewelde. ________
Those whose anniversaries occur at this time: Martin
King, Dame Grace Mensa-Bonsu, Rosaline and Francis
Joyce, Luzia Reis, Kit Donoghue, Michael Igoh.
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Prayer Intention: That every one of us will rejoice to
be living stones and play our part in building up the one
Church of Christ our Lord.
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Those we have loved: there is a Book of
Remembrance at the front of the Church where you may
write the names of those who have died whom you
would like to be remembered in our prayers during the
month of November. The names of those in the last 12
months here in St Mary’s Parish will be read out at the
12.30 Mass on Saturday, 29 November.
The Church is generally open each day with Adoration
of the Blessed Sacrament until 7pm.
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Parish Surgeries with Fr Michael - no appointment
needed on the following days:
Monday, 10 November, 4-6pm.
Tuesday, 18 November, 4-6pm.
Wednesday, 26 November, 4-6pm.
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Last week’s collection:
Gift Aid envelopes £413.65
Loose plate £1051.59
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Gift Aid Scheme: if you are a tax-payer and you
normally contribute via the loose plate you could join
the Gift Aid Scheme and add an extra 25% to the
collection. Many thanks for your continued support. ________
So Sorry! we have had to cancel the Christmas Fair and
the Senior Citizen’s Christmas Lunch because of the
building work still going on in the Monastery. We hope
to make up for this in the New Year and Spring time. ________
Marriage: Please note, Diocesan Policy is to require
six months notice. If you are planning to get married in
a Catholic Church here or abroad please contact St
Mary’s Office as soon as possible. !
Result of the Mass Count through October 2014:
5.30pm - 154; 8am - 103; 10am - 349; 12noon - 288.
This is the average taken over the four weeks.
First Reconciliation sacramental celebration this
afternoon at 3pm for candidates and their parents.
Confirmation Programme: this Thursday, 13
November, 6.30pm Sacrament of Reconciliation for
Candidates and Parents in the Church. Then next
Sunday, Bishop Pat Lynch will celebrate the
Confirmations at the 12noon Mass.
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This is Vocations weekend, 7-9 November, here at
St Mary’s, Clapham, conducted by Fr Richard Reid.
You can find out more by contacting Fr Richard at
vocations@redemptorists.co.uk or check the
poster in the church porch. Maybe this is for you!
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REDEMPTORIST YOUTH MINISTRY (RYM)
Paul Murphy (Coordinator of RYM) would like
specially to invite young adults (18-35) to the very
first meeting of the new RYM Young Adult Group.
This will take place this THURSDAY 13th
November at 7pm in the Clement Room in St
Mary's Monastery. There will be a time of prayer,
faith-sharing & music! This will be followed by a
social gathering at a nearby pub for the group to get
to know one another. For more info contact Paul on
0775 123 7473 or email
paul.murphy@redemptorists.co.uk Follow RYM on
Twitter @RYM_GB!
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RYM YOUNG ADULT ADVENT RETREAT
WEEKEND
Want to prepare properly for Christmas? Are you 18-35?
Make time for yourself & Christ by joining us for our
RYM Young Adult Advent Retreat Weekend
from Friday 5th December (evening) until Sunday 7th
December (lunch) at Hawkstone Hall in Shropshire!
Weekend includes faith, food, friendship, Praise &
Worship, Adoration, Reconciliation, Mass, walks &
social time! Cost is £100 (waged) / £50 (students/
unwaged) for all accommodation, meals & spiritual
input! Contact Paul Murphy as above for more info or to
book your place!!
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The Cake Sale last week made an amazing
£190.42 for the Trinity Hospice. Congratulations to
the young bakers and to the happy parishioners.
_________ Redemptorist Calendar for 2015 available now from
the Sacristy or Monastery Reception for £2.00
St Mary’s own Christmas Cards are available from
reception. Special bargain price of 8 for £2.00. Cash in
and support the Spire and Restoration Fund.