HOLY CROSS PARISHNEWS

 

Parish Priest: Fr Mehall Lowry  -      mehalllowry@rcdow.org.uk

 

Administrator:  Helen O’Kelly  -       parsonsgreen@rcdow.org.uk

Tuesday to Thursday 10.30am - 2.30pm

 

The Presbytery, 22 Cortayne Road, London, SW6 3QA

Phone:  020 7736 1068

 

www.rcdow.org.uk/parsonsgreen   &    www.holycrossfulham.co.uk

 

This parish is part of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Westminster Trustee, Charity No 233699

Diocesan Website:  www.rcdow.org.uk

 

Holy Cross Catholic Nursery & Primary School, Basuto Road, London, SW6 4BL

 

Emails: Should you not receive a reply to your email it may be that it has been filtered out by our Diocesan screening system.  In such instances, after a reasonable period, please telephone the office for clarification.

 

 

17th Sunday in Ordinary Time (A)                                  26/27 July 2008

 

 

 

 

Mass will be celebrated at the usual times:

Saturdays 1830, Sundays 0930 and 1130.

Weekdays 0930 unless there is a funeral Mass.

Wednesdays, no Mass.

 

 

 

Sacraments …

 

BAPTISM: Parents with a child to be baptised are asked to speak to Fr Mehall about preparation for this Sacrament.  Following preparation, a date and time can be agreed – please contact Fr Mehall to confirm arrangements for Baptism. 

CONFESSION: Confessions are heard from 6 – 6.15pm on Saturday evenings,

in the Altar Servers’ Sacristy, and at other times by arrangement.

MARRIAGE: Please note that at least 6 months notice needs to be given to the Parish Priest for marriages in this parish or elsewhere in the UK, and for marriages abroad, to allow for the necessary administrative and pastoral preparation. 

 

First Communion - Would parents of children starting in year 3 who wish to enquire about First Communion catechesis please get a form from Fr Mehall after Mass from Sunday 7th September. Closing date will be the September registration evening yet to be arranged.

Confirmation - Young adults in year 10 or above, who wish to consider approaching the sacrament of Confirmation, please get a form from Fr Mehall after Mass from Sunday 7th September.

Sacrament of this Sick

If you or you know of any Catholic parishioner who would like a visit from a minister of communion or myself please inform the parish office (when asking on their behalf please obtain their permission).

Thinking about becoming a Catholic? Or would like to understand more about the faith? Do you want to invite some one? Please introduce yourself or inform Fr Mehall.

 

 

 

Planned visit to Hospital;

Of course, if you know you are being admitted, then why not ask Fr Mehall prior to going for the anointing of the sick. (All our local hospitals have RC Chaplains and can be summoned through the Hospital staff and switchboard 24 / 7.

 

“I would like to come to Mass but it’s too difficult”

Some Senior Parishioners and infirm would like to attend Mass but need a helping hand to come either by a lift by car, walking with them or helping to push a wheelchair. So if this is you or you could offer to help? Please contact Fr Mehall

“I am confined to my home would you visit me”

Do you know of some one who would like a Priest or minister of Communion to visit?

Please inform us

 

School News:

Catholic Secondary schools – Will soon invite application for admissions in 2009.

 Catholic secondary schools ask for a Priests reference.

 As I am obviously new and cannot know you personally, please complete the parish information form. So I can share the information with Fr Martin.

 I will hold a series of open hours at the Presbytery for both parents to attend.

 Please wait until these dates are published even though you have the school form.

 

Financial News: Following our finance meeting, I can inform you we are still solvent. However, we have been given one year’s notice that the Hume Centre rental contract will terminate in June 2009. In expectation that rents are forthcoming up to and including this date, we hope to clear our outstanding debt for the re-ordering of the sanctuary.

We like any household have on going maintenance to the Church, Parish house and Hume centre and most importunately the Mission of the Church

 

It appears our Sunday offerings are not always sufficient to meet our monthly expenses this is clearly the case when many parishioners leave on vacation for Christmas Easter and Summer.

I look forward to consulting with you in more detail on the end of year accounts in February. Thank you to the support of the financial committee.

In the meantime I ask you to continued your support and prayers

Can you think of some fundraising initiatives?

 

Standing Orders:  If any parishioner is unclear whether their Standing Orders have been processed by their bank, please contact Helen, the Parish Administrator, at the Parish Office:  parsonsgreen@rcdow.org.uk New applications welcome.

 

 

 

 

 

Help needed at Holy Cross Parish

Can you spare thirty minutes or so, once a month after 11.30 Mass on Sunday to help count the Weekly offering. You would be in a team of three or more

 

Are you a trained Plumber/ Electrician/ Carpenter or anyone with a skill who could offer one or two hour’s voluntary help when needed in the Church for small jobs?  Please introduce yourself.

 

Church Cleaning:  ‘Thank you’ to our dedicated team of Church cleaners. Do we have any new volunteers? At present approximately six dedicated people help monthly we can clean more frequently with help? With a significant number it could be completed in less time and on a Rota. Please share the load.

 

Community & Social News

 

Dates for your Diary

Sunday 14th September, our Parish Feast Day, is also Racial Justice Sunday.  The theme for this year is A Banquet for all People.  A second collection will be taken to support the work of Catholic Association for Racial Justice (carj), an Agency of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of England & Wales.

 

Fr Martin Hayes is returning to the parish on Sunday 28th September and guess what The Cardinal is coming too! His eminence will celebrate the 9.30 Mass with us, so please come.

 

Visiting Priests

During the Summer I will be Chaplin to the St John Bosco youth centre and taking a vacation, we welcome Fr Patrick Miscampbell and Fr Chris Palladino who will celebrate Mass with us.

 

‘Songs of Farewell’ ….

Being performed by The Larks Ascending, directed by Samuel Hayes, at our sister Parish, Our Lady of Perpetual Help, Stephendale Rd. on Friday 29th August at 7.30pm.  Admission £8.  See poster on notice board.

 

Thank you to all who have responded to our requests for help – we’ll be in touch as soon as we can.

  In the meantime we are still open to offers of help?

 

Please pray and then respond to Gods invitation!

God bless you all