Legion of Mary: Meet every Thursday at 6.45pm in the Hall
Tea and Coffee: will be available after 11am Mass in the church hall, offered by the parish. All parishioners and visitors are welcome. We would be grateful for more volunteers to help with making tea and coffee after this Mass. Many thanks.
Cleaning: The next cleaning of the Church will take place next Saturday 30th September at 3pm. Please come and join in just for one hour.
Light of Jesus: The Light of Jesus Catholic Community cordially invites everyone to praise; worship and lunch every Sunday from 2pm – 3.30pm in the Upper Hall.
Candles: Just to remind you that candles at our statues are not free. The cost per candle is 25p. This is very reasonable as some of our neighbouring parishes’ charge between 40p and £1 per candle. I would therefore ask that everybody pays for lighting a candle.
Baptisms: The number of parents requesting baptism has steadily increased I am delighted to say! If you have a child for baptism you must firstly see Fr. Michael for a date. Do not book your party first to avoid disappointment. Sr. Vivien will then arrange to meet you for Baptism Preparation. Baptisms take place on Saturdays at 11am.
New Parishioners: If you have moved here to our parish recently, I would be grateful if you could tell me at the end of Mass so that I can give you a Parish Registration Form to complete. Look forward to meeting you.
Website: Just to remind you we have a Parish Website on which there is information on Masses; Events, Sacramental Preparation; History; Newsletters; Photographs etc. The address is – parish.rcdow.org.uk/Marylebone.
School Forms: This is the term for school forms to be signed by the priest. The most important thing with reference to school forms is that you tell the truth in regard to being a practising Catholic. That means by definition that you go to Mass every Sunday. When that happens then you have no worry in regard to a priest’s reference. It is when this does not happen or you deliberately lie that it becomes a problem for the priest and therefore for you.
Feasts: Wednesday 27th September St. Vincent De Paul. Friday 29th September – Saints Michael, Gabriel and Raphael. – Saturday 30th September – St. Jerome.
Church of Our Lady of the Rosary. 211 Old Marylebone Road, London NW1 5QT.Tel: 020 7723 5101. Email: Parish Priest: Fr Michael Johnston. Email: Parish Administrator: Mrs Marion Egan – Parish Office open 10.30am –3.30pm Tuesday, Thursday and Friday - Our Parish Web address is:parishrcdow.org.uk/Marylebone
Church of Our Lady of the Rosary
Marylebone
25th Sunday of the Year 24th September 2017
SUNDAY MASSES
Saturday: 6.00pm (First Mass of Sunday)
Sunday: 8.30am, 11.00 (Family Mass), and 6.00pm (Folk Mass)
Sunday: 1.00pm – Czech Community Mass - 1st Sunday
WEEKDAY MASS TIMES
Monday – Friday 12.30pm
Saturday 12.30pm
CONFESSIONS
Saturday: 11.00am to 11.30am and 5.00pm to 5.30pm.
Every Saturday afternoon, there is Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament from 5.00pm to Benediction at 5.30pm.
Novena to Our Lady of Perpetual Help on Saturday at 7.00pm.
Fr Michael Writes: The parable of the workers in today’s Gospel is an instance of how the thoughts of God are on a higher scale than our earthly thoughts. This is what the Kingdom of God is like. Our earthly minds respect fair play. We set a just reward for hard work. But the parable is about the great noble mind which makes the landowner generous beyond justice. He chooses to give more than some earned. The calculators come out and the small minds of the Gospel begin to grumble. The lesson being hit home is not to restrict God to our little calculations. The mind of God works on a greater and more generous scale than we do. And that is something that should gladden our hearts. The message that God’s ways are high above our ways retains its relevance for all who are tempted to restrict God’s movements and power to our human calculations.
Baptism: Congratulations to William Ford and his family he was baptised into the Church yesterday (Saturday).
R.C.I.A.: The new group will begin on Thursday 12th October at 7pm in the Presbytery. All of us have the responsibility to be evangelizers. Therefore if you know of someone who maybe thinking about becoming a Catholic then suggest it or ask them if this is what they would like. For you it maybe a husband, wife, boyfriend, girlfriend or a neighbour or work colleague. Or if you are or know a baptised Catholic who is an adult and missed out on First Holy Communion or Confirmation then this group is also for you. Please give me your details and come along on 12th October. We generally meet every Thursday with a break for Christmas and then meet in January until Easter when the Sacraments are celebrated for you at the Easter Vigil.
Christmas Fayre: The next meeting of the Christmas Fayre will take place on Monday 30th October at 7pm in the Lower Hall. All are welcome especially those who will help with stalls, and have new ideas.
Finance Meeting: The next Finance meeting will take place on Monday 16th October at 7pm. If members cannot attend would you please let me know ASAP.
Parish Pilgrimage to Milan and Lake Maggiore: We leave on this pilgrimage on Monday 25th September for one week. We promise to remember our parish community in our prayers.
Marriage Preparation: I shall be taking three evenings of Marriage Preparation on Tuesday 10th October; Tuesday 17th October and Tuesday 24th October. All commence at 7pm until 8.30pm. Places must be booked beforehand.
Confirmation 2018: The Parish Confirmation programme will begin in January with sessions on Saturday mornings leading up to the celebration of the sacrament in June 2018. If you are in Year 9 or above and wish to join the programme then you are invited to write to me briefly explaining your reasons for wishing to be confirmed. Your letter should include your name, address, telephone number, date of birth, school and which Mass you attend on Sunday. Nobody below Year 9 may join. All letters of application should be with me by mid-December.
Envelopes: If you have been away over the past weeks, you may wish to include your envelope gifts for the whole holiday period. That ensures that we can budget in the usual way. Many thanks. If you give cash to the weekly collection perhaps you could give a little more if you were away over the holiday period.
The UCM Sponsored walk in July: The reply from the Cardinal Hume Centre reads:-
“On behalf of everyone for whom the Cardinal Hume Centre is a vital lifeline, I would like to thank you for forwarding on the fantastic donation of £600.00 very kindly raised by everyone who took part in the UCM sponsored walk.” Grateful thanks to all.
Children’s Religious Books: These books are available for young children during Sunday Mass. At the end of Mass they should be returned to the basket. If you have at home any children’s religious books or Bible Story Books, we would be grateful to have them in our basket.
U.C.M.: The next U.C.M. Meeting will take place on Friday 6th October at 7pm in Rosary Hall. The guest speaker will be Sr. Philomena Bowers, the Congregation Leader of the Sisters of Mercy who will address the topic:- “The Encyclical of Pope Francis – “Care for the Earth: Our Common Home”. All are welcome to attend.
Eucharistic Celebration and Healing Service: Come and experience God’s love and the gift of healing with Fr. Fernando Suarez MMMP a renowned preacher from the Philippines, on Wednesday 25th October at 7pm Sacred Heart Church in Kilburn. All are welcome to attend.
Beginning Experience: There is a healing weekend for men and women who find themselves single again following separation, divorce or the death of a partner from 6th till 8th October at the Emmaus Centre West Wickham, Kent. For more information please contact Freda on 01322838415, Sandra 01293 783965 or John on 01922 642443 or email
Oscar Romero Film: Special showing of ‘The Claim – Archbishop Romero, His People and Pope Francis’, a new film about Blessed Oscar Romero, with special emphasis on his relationship with the papacy. Friday October 13th at 6.45pm in Farm Street Parish Hall followed by a discussion from the Romero Trust. Please contact for more information.
Lecture 2017: Baroness Patricia Scotland QC, the Commonwealth Secretary-General will speak on “Faith in the Commonwealth” on Thursday 5th October at 6.30pm. Venue: Notre Dame University, 1 Suffolk Street, London SW1Y 4HG (Near Trafalgar Square). Followed by a Drinks Reception.
Admission free. Please register first on Eventbrite or by calling 0208 749 1321 (Monday-Friday mornings only) or emailing at .
Diary of Events:
Monday 25th September to 2nd October – Parish Pilgrimage to Milan and Lake Maggiore
Saturday 7th October – 12.30pm – Our Lady of the Rosary Feast
Tuesdays 10th 17th and 24th October at 7pm - Marriage Preparation.
Monday 16th October – 7pm Finance and Properties Committee
Tuesday 17th October – 10am Deanery Meeting at Our Lady of the Rosary
Saturday 25th November – Christmas Fair
Sunday 10th December – Carol Service
Sunday 21st January 2018 – Santo Nino Mass 11am
Sunday 13th May – First Holy Communion
Sunday 20th May – Crowning of Our Lady at 11am Mass
Sunday in June at 11am – Confirmations
Collections: Envelopes £286.49 Loose Plate £631.24 Total - £917.73
Home Mission Collection: £186.24
Many thanks. Have a good week.