Our Lady of the Annunciation

Our Lady of the Annunciation
Parish Priest: Fr. Joe O’Connor
Deacon: Keith Sylvia
147 Bingham Road, Addiscombe, Croydon CR0 7E. Phone 020-8654 1709
email: office@addiscombecatholicchurch.com
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.
15 FEBRUARY 2015 SIXTH SUDAY I ORDIARY TIME (see page of 137 Parish Mass Book)
The Gospel reading for this Sunday is a particularly hopeful passage.
This is not just because a leper, the most shunned person in society, recognized in Jesus his only hope for true and lasting wellbeing, as he is
ours; nor because Jesus himself was so moved by the lepers plea, as he
is by our own petitions; nor just because the Lord is so joyfully willing
to give of himself again, as he gives to all of us who approach him with
faith; nor just because of answered prayer, as clearly the leper was
cured, and as we recognize the times our own prayers have found favour with God.
No, it’s the end of the passage where we read that having been cured the
ex-leper could not help himself, he had to shout about what the Lord
had done for him, to the extent that Jesus became so recognized, so
popular he could no longer stay in the busy part of town. We know that
the message can still whip up a crowd as Pope Francis’ trip to the Philippines proved, addressing a crowd estimated to be 4 million!! So, when
did we last speak irresistibly about our last encounter with Jesus? Let us
all, in a spirit of hope, pray that God will direct us into the path of
someone ready to hear about our exciting encounter with Our Lord.
Who knows what a crowd we might be able to whip up for Jesus in Addiscombe.
YEAR B
Mass Intentions This Week
Saturday 14 January
10.00 Dan Aherne RIP
18:00 Jim & Teresa Cafferkey RIP & All
Deceased members of the Cafferkey &
McGuire Family.
15 February: SIXTH SUDAY
08:30 All Parishioners ~
10:00 Patrick John Dempsey RIP + ~
12:00 Marcos Noronha RIP ~
16 February
10.00 Eucharistic Service
17 February
10.00 Douglas Weidmann RIP
18 February: ASH WEDESDAY
10.00 Gwenda Richards RIP
19.30 Wefare: Thomas McSorley
19 February
10.00 Welfare: Sr Carol
20 February
10:00 The Holy Spirit
Deacon Keith
WEEKLY DRAW
£5 - Dominic Hecarty
CHURCH CLEAIG
Team B: Mrs Hazel
Saturday 21 February
10.00 Josie McCulloch RIP
18.00 Margaret Woodnut RIP
LAST WEEK’S OFFERTORY
Loose cash
Gift Aid Envelopes
S/Os
£580.73
£652.87
£880.00
Total
£2113.60
22 February: FIRST SUDAY OF LET
08.30 Tony Borfiga RIP
10.00 Charles Cooper RIP
12.00 All Parishioners
15.00 Lent Service
+ With Uniformed Groups
~ Collection for Refugee Centre
COLLECTIOS
Last Sunday’s collection for Friends of the Holy Land amounted to £377.00. Many Thanks. This week there will be a
collection for Poor Parishes. On 1st March there will be a collection for CAFOD Fast Day-Please pick up an envelope
from the porch.
We pray for the sick in our Parish: Geoffrey Bird, John Boswood, Audrey Moynihan, Ted Curry, Theresa Kintu,,
Margarette Collins, Lauren Horwood, Bernadette Moynihan.
We pray for parishioners whose anniversaries occur this Week: Catherine Wilson, Edward Scanlon, Giuseppe
Oriani, Stanley Earl, Walter D'Cruz, Gordon Thompson, John Scanlon, Sister Felicite, Agnes O'Dwyer, Sarah Wright, Dr.
Iolo Williams, Sister Mary Cecilia, John DeCaestecker, George Kaazana, Denis Kelleher, Mary McDowell, George Paice,
Edmund Claudius, Caroline Assey, Michael White, Tony Durkan, Jessie Mills, Marshall Henry Weetman.
SOCIAL CLUB
15th February: Valentine's Party with TR Dallas
22nd February: Daniel McHugh
1st March: Eugene Doonan
Ceili Dancing for beginners continues on Friday, 27th February, in the Hall from 8.30pm.
Brendan Shine & His Band will be appearing in the Social Club on Friday, 13th March. During the interval we will be holding a raffle/
auction to support the Royal Marsden Hospital, Sutton. Tickets for the event are £10.00 each and can be reserved by calling 07734
250375.
28TH CROYDO SCOUT GROUP
Presents a ‘Race ight ‘
28th Feb in church hall from 7pm.
Tickets are £1 each
Horses are £5 each to buy.
Bar Available
Please contact Andrea for further
information. On 07952 664224
MEETIGS
1st Holy Communion Prep: No Class this week due to half term
SVP: Tuesday 10th at 8.30pm (PRC)
RCIA: Wednesday 18th at 8.15pm, after 7.30pm Mass (PRC)
Altar Server Training (Group 2): Saturday 21st at 1pm (Church)
A FILM SHOW
LET
Walk With Me pamphlets are available at
the back in the porch and are only £1
Mass on Ash Wednesday, 18th February
will be at 10am and 7.30pm.
A FILM SHOW in support of the charity
LIFE will take place in the Small Hall on
Friday 20 February at 7.30pm. It will
feature an entertaining variety of shorts
presented on film (not digital). Tickets (£6
adults, £3 children) will be on sale after
Mass today, or from the presbytery from
9am to 3pm on weekdays.
During Lent we will have Stations of the
Cross on Wednesdays at 3.45pm and
Fridays at 7pm, (Not on Mondays)
Lenten Services will be held on Sundays
during Lent at 3pm.
WOME'S WORLD DAY OF
PRAYER 2015
On 6th March we will be joining women all
over the world and taking part in Women's
World Day of Prayer. This year the service
has been prepared by the women of The
Bahamas and the theme is Jesus said to
them: Do you know what I have done to
you? All are welcome to join us for the
service at 8pm in the church. We are usually
a small gathering and simply sit together and
read the service through. We would love to
see some new faces and if anyone would
like to help by reading a small prayer or part
of the service please let me know.
Sarah Turner 02086545086
ORDIATIO TO THE
PRIESTHOOD
We are delighted to announce that
Archbishop Peter will come to Our
Lady's on Saturday 14th March to ordain
our Deacon, Keith, to the priesthood at 12
noon. This is surely cause for rejoicing
and thanking God for Keith's vocation.
Please remember Keith, Jacqueline and
family in your prayers at this time.
CROYDO UIVERSITY HOSPITAL
MASS
There will be Mass on ASH WEDNESDAY
(18th February) at 12 noon in Croydon
University Hospital Chapel, and every
MONDAY IN LENT at 12 noon.
CROYDO DEAERY PILGRIMAGE
TO THE HOLY LAD
1-9 SEPTEMBER 2015
WITH CAO JOSEPH COLLIS &
FR. JOE O’COOR
8 Night Itinerary to all major religious
sites including Jerusalem, Bethlehem,
Nazareth, Jericho, Masada, Sea of
Galilee.
Cost £1,235 per person based on 2
people sharing and includes flights,
half board, coach travel, entrance fees
& tips. (Please see poster on bulletin
board)
If you would like to join please send
an email with your contact details to
Rosita.thomas@icloud.com or if you
do not have access to email, please
call 07951 618 368.
THE EWMA ASSOCIATIO
Present a talk on ‘The scourge of Human
Trafficking’ by Peter Cox the chairman of
the Croydon Community Action on
Trafficking
7.45pm for 8pm, Thursday 19th February
Church Hall of St John the Baptist,
46 Dale Road, Purley
All Welcome
DAY OF PRAYER FOR LET?
The Emmaus Centre,
West Wickham BR4 9HH
21st February 2015
10.30am—4pm
Cost: £28 with cooked lunch
£19 with own lunch
Please call 0208 777 2000
Or enquiries@emmauscentre.org.uk
A LIFELIE FOR MARRIAGE –
RETROUVAILLE
(pronounced retro-vi with a long i) helps
couples through difficult times in their
marriages. It is designed to provide the
tools to help get your marriage back on
track. It will give you the opportunity to
rediscover each other and examine your
lives together in a new and positive way.
This programme has helped 10’s of
1000’s of couples experiencing marital
difficulty at all levels from disillusionment
to deep misery. For confidential
information, or to register for the
programme commencing with a
residential weekend on 20th -22nd March
2015, email info@retrouvaille.org.uk ;
call or text 0788 7296983 or visit
www.retrouvaille.org.uk
Items for collection: Sr Celia, P Saines, J & G Lally, M Grant, A Rodrigues, P Burgess (2), M J Watson, G Slater, A Rowe,
B Cronin, P O’Sullivan, M Bowen, A Anandam, S Turner, J Catley.
Bapt Certs: H Hall, H Cunningham-Fenyes.