Fourth Sunday of Lent (Cycle C)
13th/14th March 2010
Mothering & Laetare Sunday
Margaret Elsom from Survive Miva will be speaking at all Masses this weekend. Their aim is to fund mobility, to support and widen the outreach work being done by those who share their lives with the world’s poor.
Email Address We sent an email to all Parishioners this week regarding the 18-30 Group; if you did not receive the email please send an email to the parish email address and we will add your details to our database.
Pre-election Document The bishops of England and Wales are offering a perspective on the key issues of the forthcoming general election; they released last week a 19-page document called "Choosing the Common Good." It aims to present "some of the underlying principles and values by which we seek to construct a just and civil society." Social issues cannot be left only to the government to solve, but are rather the responsibility of each person. In addition, it promotes virtue as fundamental to social behaviour: “The virtues form us as moral agents, so that we do what is right and honourable for no other reason than that it is right and honourable, irrespective of reward and regardless of what we are legally obliged to do." Vincent Nichols, the Archbishop of Westminster, said: “We encourage everyone to read this document and participate in the wide-ranging and necessary debate about the values and vision by which we seek to construct a just and civil society.” The document: “does not offer a direction on how to vote, but forms a backcloth to the more particular issues which may well dominate the election itself and offers an invitation to the political parties on how best to respond in all of our joint efforts to build a better society." You can download this document at www.catholic-ew.org.uk/.
Anniversaries. Hilda Crockford, Winifred Hicks, Kenneth Hadlow, Vincent Keogh, Marguerite Johnson, Mrs Bergman, Mary Delaney, Peter Croxford, James Lennon, Sophie Katesmark, Ethel Smith, Alice Piper, Patrick Tierney, Mary Kelly, Margaret McDonnell, Francis Spence, Gerald Farrell, Ada Riley, John Scurr, Dennis Fogarty and Cecilia Manser. May they rest in peace.
We remember in our prayers the Sick, Housebound & their Carers: Ann Van Ouckana, Claire McDonough, Natasha and Ian Jude Polloni-Watson, Josephine Bailey, Vanessa Llewellyn, Douglas, Shirley and Deborah Smart, Kathleen Helm, Ann Barber, Doris Watts and all those in Orpington and PRU Hospitals.
Justice and Peace prayer theme for Lent
‘Keep me going Lord’
A note for diaries: We will be having a Ladies’ ‘Pamper Evening’ in September. More details to follow.
Coffee Morning Rotas are available in the carousel in the porch.
Pondering the Word Our next meetings are on Monday 22nd March at 10:45am or 7.45pm in the sitting room of the Presbytery. For details please contact Ron & Liz on 810222.
Season of Lent. Every Friday during Lent there will be exposition of the Blessed Sacrament from 8pm to 10pm. During this time there will be a meditative reading of the following Sunday’s Gospel.
Meditation on Christ’s passion and death in Luke’s Gospel. On Friday 26th March at 8pm we welcome Rt Rev Laurence O'Keefe OSB, a biblical scholar, a well known leader of retreats and much valued as a speaker on spiritual matters. Please put this date in your diary.
Holy Innocents’ 18 to 30s Group An evening during Holy Week for young adults 18+ will be held on Tuesday 30th March in St. Joseph’s Hall at 8pm. David Payne is the guest speaker. For the purposes of this group and event, Facebook and Hotmail accounts have now been set up as “Holy Innocents” and holyinnocents18to30s@hotmail.com.
Collectors A meeting with Fr Victor will take place on Tuesday 16th March at 8pm in Our Lady’s Hall. All collectors please attend as we will be discussing Fire and Health & Safety issues.
Young Musicians & Singers If you would like to sing/play at the 10am Mass on Easter Sunday, please come to two rehearsals in church at 4-5pm on Sundays 21st and 28th March.
Music Group Rehearsals for Easter If you would like to be involved with the music over Easter, please come to as many rehearsals as possible on Thursday evenings and on Palm Sunday (28th March) after the 10am Mass (or after the 6pm Mass if 11am is not possible).
A.P.F. Red Boxes. Would all box holders bring their boxes into church before the end of March? Thank you.
A Message from John Benson, Rector at Knockholt
“There will be an Easter sunrise service at Knockholt on Easter morning at 6.00am. Tim & Ann Connolly have very kindly offered the use of their garden (Clouds Hill, Brasted Lane, Knockholt TN14 7PJ) for this and to provide coffee and croissants afterwards! First, I would like to extend an invitation to our Catholic brothers and sisters to join us if they wanted to. It will be an ecumenical event, all welcome, during which I will hold a simple holy communion/ "breaking of bread.”
Eucharistic Ministers/Readers on Saturday 24th April there will be a Day of Reflection and Recollection at Aylesford Priory. Eucharistic Ministers and readers are encouraged to attend; a programme of the day will be sent to you next week. If you are attending please sign your name on the list in the porch.
CWL Plant Sale This annual event is planned for the end of May. Please continue to donate plants as you have in previous years. Is there anyone who feels they can take over from Margaret Standen as co-ordinator? Please call Gerry 01689 837217 or Catherine 01689 855541.
Can You Help? People are needed once a month after the 6pm Mass on Saturdays to help with counting the collection. Please telephone Ann Shaw 01689 858714.
Walker’s Group 21st March. Walk starting car park Leaves Green, Ashmore Lane (off A233) Leaders Mary & Bernard (01689 823122)
Coffee Morning Tim and Sally O’Brien invite you to a coffee morning at 12 Goddington Lane Orpington on Friday 26th March from 10 o’clock onwards. All proceeds to NSPCC. Everyone welcome.
2nd Collection this week for Survive Miva
Please remember that on all weekends that there is not a statutory second collection, there will be a collection for the Restoration Fund. Do not forget to use an envelope from the box in the porch to gift aid your contribution AND PUT YOUR GIFT AID NUMBER ON THE ENVELOPE. Thank you
Foreign Language Course details on the notice board.
POPE’S VISIT Do not forget to sign the petition in support of the pope’s visit at http://www.petitiononline.com/PopeinUK/petition.html or you can access this website via the Holy Innocents’ church website.
Please Pray and Fast for the defeat of the Children, Schools and Families Bill A reminder that The Good Counsel Network is urgently asking you to pray and fast on Monday 15th March for the defeat of the Children, Schools and Families BillPlease see letter from David Nooney regarding the building of the new Parish Complex. On the reverse is a reply slip. Letter to Parishioners
This Week’s Diary
Sunday 14th March
Children’s Liturgy – Rooms 1, 2 & 3 10:00
Monday 15th March
Journey in Faith – Room 1 & 2 19:45 - 21:30
Holy Land Pilgrimage Seminar – St. Joseph’s 19:30
Tuesday 16th March
Group 88 – St. Joseph’s Hall 20:00
Collector’s Meeting – Our Lady’s 20:00
Wednesday 17th March
Luncheon Club - St. Joseph’s Hall 12:15
Deacon Barry
‘In Residence’ – Parish Centre 19:00 – 20:00
Foreign Language Course – Room 2 19:30
Thursday 18th March
Revelation – Room 1 19:15
Easter Music Rehearsal – Room 3 19:30
Friday 19th March
CWL Coffee Morning after 10am Mass – Rm 1
Saturday 20th March
Youth Group – St. Joseph’s 14:00 – 16:00
Sacrament of Reconciliation 11:00 – 11:30
Sacrament of Reconciliation 17:00 – 17:50
This can also be arranged by appointment.
Sunday 21st March
Children’s Liturgy – Rooms 1, 2 & 3 10:00
MASS INTENTIONS
Saturday 13th March 2010
18:00 W/B Martin & Betty Kearon (McCloskey)
Sunday 14th March Fourth Sunday of Lent
Mothering & Laetare Sunday
08:00 Aaron Cloud (Divito Family)
10:00 Robert & Dora Turner (Turner)
Journey in Faith – Second Scrutiny for this year’s Catechumen
18:00 Laetitia Fenner RIP (Banfield)
Monday 15th March Feria
10:00 Colm McDowell (McDowell Family)
Tuesday 16th March Feria
10:00 K. Tekwana & Colleagues (Polloni-Watson)
Followed by Adoration from 10:30 until 11:00
Wednesday 17th March St. Patrick
08:00 (Convent) Kathleen Kelly RIP
11:30 Peace & Justice in Ireland
Thursday 18th March Feria
10:00 Paul Mann
Friday 19th March St. Joseph
10:00 Tadeusz Blazynski RIP (Forsyth)
20:00 Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament
21:45 Benediction
Saturday 20th March Feria
10:30 The Weller Family
18:00 W/B Paul Laverty (McCloskey)
Sunday 21st March Fifth Sunday of Lent
08:00 Warren Richardson (Richardson)
10:00 Church Parade Eileen McHugh RIP (Kelly)
18:00 Osmund Postle RIP
The Repository is usually available after all Masses at the weekend.
It can be found at the back of Trinity hall.
COFFEE MORNING after 10am Mass on Sunday - Room 1