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FR DAVID WRITES
Welcome to the First Sunday of Advent and the beginning of a new liturgical year in the Church’s calendar! Advent is a season which prepares us, through the gift of hope, for the coming of the Lord into our lives. It also prepares us for the great celebration of his holy birth at Christmas. We have some free books for Advent, ‘Walk with Me’, in the church porch with reflections for every day of this special season. Today, after all Masses, we have our Christmas Market. Please do visit the hall after Mass. Finally, on Tuesday I drove the first consignment of Christmas gifts to the Catholic Children’s Society at Ladbroke Grove - thank you to those who brought gifts. There is still time to donate a gift for a child this Christmas, so please don’t forget what a difference this could make to a little person at Christmas. God bless you all and happy Advent!
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SPIRITAN APPEAL
This year the Diocesan Mission Appeal is for the Holy Ghost Fathers (Spiritans). This is the missionary congregation to which Fr Jerome belongs. He and Fr Terkura Igbe CSSp will be making the appeal at all Masses today. Please be as generous as you can!
A CONCERT FOR ST CECILIA’S DAY
To celebrate the patron saint of music, and mark the 150th anniversary of the birth of Ralph Vaughan Williams, there will be a short concert in church on Tuesday 22nd November 2022 at 7pm. All are welcome - admission is free.
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FR DAVID WRITES
November is the month of the Holy Souls. We had some beautiful celebrations this last week to mark All Saints and All Souls. Our prayers for the Holy Souls continue throughout the month and our Book of Remembrance will remain in place next to the Paschal Candle in church. There are some further commemorations in the parish, deanery and diocese. The dates are outlined below. We wish you all every blessing for the week ahead.
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Friday was Armistice Day and today (Sunday) is Remembrance Sunday. The Requiem Mass with the church parade will take place at the 10am Mass. Next weekend is the solemnity of Christ the King, the last Sunday in the Church’s liturgical calendar. This is also a special day of prayer for young people which looks towards the celebration of World Youth Day which will take place next summer in Lisbon with Pope Francis.
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I hope everyone had a happy half-term! This week is the beginning of November, the month of the Holy Souls. Tuesday is the great solemnity of All Saints, a holy day of obligation (yes, they do still exist!) Wednesday is All Souls’ Day, the commemoration of all the faithful departed. On both days, there are three Masses here at 8am, 10am and 7.30pm. The evening Mass on Wednesday is our special Mass for our departed loved ones. Do please come along and light a candle during Mass for those who have died. If you haven’t done so already, please send in the names of the deceased to go in our Book of Remembrance. Have a good week.