THIRTY-SECOND SUNDAY OF YEAR B:
8th November 2009
Remembrance Sunday
Fr Frank writes:
Thanks to your great generosity I have been able to send off a cheque to Survive Miva for £531.11, and have been able to transfer £1,270 into the bank account of our twinned parish of Mhlumayo and a very impressive £4,369.65 (not counting the £200 received from the New Hall Coffee Club) to Fr Charles's parish in Uganda. Thank you one and all. This constitutes a wonderful effort over the past two months and is a powerful testament to your commitment to those less fortunate than ourselves. You are truly wonderful and inspirational people.
Another financial boost to our twins in South Africa and Uganda will result from the proceeds of the Anglia Singers (plus young musicians from The Bishops' School) concert on 14th. If you haven't bought your tickets yet, please do so. You are guaranteed a good night out as well as showing solidarity with our sisters and brothers in Mhlumayo and Hoima.
May the God of the living and of the departed bless you now and always.
Father Frank
Parish News:
- SVP retiring collection: Last week's retiring collection raised £428 for the work of the SVP. Many thanks once again for your generosity.
- Annual Parish Dinner: will take place on Saturday 5th December at Channels. Come along for a good night out with excellent food and convivial company. Regulars will receive their invites today but everyone is welcome whether new to the parish or an old hand! Please call Karin me for tickets on 466167. Closing date will be 22nd November. Thank you. Karin Seeman.
- World Gifts: some of you may have already 'received' a goat, or chickens, or a latrine, or some such for Christmas. These gifts, and many more similar ones, will not be delivered to your door. Rather they will go to hard-pressed communities in one of the under-developed countries of the world. If you haven't sent a World Gift before, why not try it this year? Booklets advertising these are available from the back of church.
- St John Payne School Mass for the Deceased: St John Payne would like you to join us at our Mass for all Deceased members of the St. John Payne Community on Friday 20th November at 8.00 p.m. in the Middle School Hall.
- 2008/09 Gift Aid Donation letters: have been distributed after Masses for the last few weeks. If you are a member of the scheme, please look out for your letter after Mass. We are required to give you a letter about your donations for the last financial year and if we have to post all the letters it would cost us £60! Many thanks.
- Anglia Singers with The Choir of the Bishops' School: will perform a selection of light classical and popular music from the 16th century to the present day at St Augustine's on Saturday 14th November at 7.30pm. Tickets £5 (children aged 5-16 £1, under 5s free) available from 01245 350988, St Augustine's Church or Bishops' School.
From the Deanery:
- Praise and Worship at Our Lady Immaculate Church Hall: (behind the church) at 8pm on Wednesday 11th November with speaker Sally Farah on the theme 'The rest of God' with prayer ministry and refreshments afterwards. More info from Jane Parker on 01245 473652.
From the Diocese:
- Heavenly Classics, a concert of choral masterpieces: at 5pm on Sunday 22nd November, performed by Brentwood Cathedral Choir at, and in honour of the Centenary of, Sacred Heart Church, Southchurch Road, Southend-on-Sea. Tickets £5. For more info please call 07866 243926
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Advent 2009: (info from 01277 265219 or by
Email)
- Welcoming Christ into our hearts through the Liturgy for the seasons of Advent and Christmas, led by Mgr David Manson, VG on Tuesday 17th November, 7.30pm in the Cathedral Conference Centre
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Listen! Preparing spiritually for Christmas: 3 sessions offering the opportunity to prepare
spiritually for the celebration of Christmas at the Cathedral Conference Centre:
- Monday 30th November with Bishop John Crowley
- Monday 7th December with Fr David Clemens
- Monday 14th December with Sister Magdalen Lawler, SND.
- Faith and HIV & AIDS: "If the yardstick of our faith is unconditional love … then our response to people living with HIV and AIDS will be a measure of our faith" Ghana Bishops' Conference. All are welcome to join CJSR and CAFOD at a special liturgy "Faith and HIV & AIDS" to mark World AIDS Day on Sunday 15th November 3pm-4pm followed by refreshments at Our Lady and St George, Shernhall Street, Walthamstow, E17 9HU with a CAFOD speaker and healing. Further info from Elisabeth Abbott (CJSR) 01277 265290 or by Email or Denise Grierson (CAFOD) 0208 502 9722 or by Email
Other:
- 'The Sermon on the Mount and the Ethic of becoming Christ's Disciple': A talk for the Vocations Discernment Group by Dr Anna Abram - lecturer and researcher at Heythrop University. 13 November 2009, 7.00 - 9.00pm at The Hinsley Room (next to Westminster Cathedral), Morpeth Terrace, London, SW1. For more details please visit www.free2become.org Tel: 01277 373848 or 07931 795769 or Email
- Oxfam Sunday Opening Hours: From Sunday 25th Oct until Christmas, The Oxfam Book and Music shop in the High Street will be opening from 10.30 am - 3.30 pm on Sundays in addition to their normal Monday to Saturday 9am - 5pm working hours. Please come and see the new stock of Christmas goods: there is a range of gifts for adults and children including jewellery, calendars, diaries, candles, Christmas cards, small toys and new Unwrapped gifts. Fairtrade food products such as chocolate, tea and coffee are also available, as are good quality second-hand books and, upstairs in the music department, CDs, vinyl, tapes, DVDs and sheet music. Please support Oxfam's work with people in poverty throughout the world. Thank you.
Sunday Smile:
Some true answers to RE questions (or so I'm told!).
When Mary heard she was the mother of Jesus, she sang the Magna Carta.
St Paul cavorted to Christianity. He preached holy acrimony which is another name for marriage.
Jesus was born because Mary had an immaculate contraption.