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 on Saturday 24th June 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. In 2016 we had 18 Baptisms.
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.
APF Boxes: Please can those who have boxes to collect. Could they call, email or let the office know which is convenient to pick up their empty boxes. It could be in the Repository, office or under the desk in the porch at the back of the church.
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.
The Bi-Annual Concelebrated Requiem Mass at St. Mary’s Cemetery, Kensal Green, will be Monday 12th June 2017 at 11.30a.m. Also the Bi-Annual Concelebrated Requiem Mass at St. Patrick’s Cemetery, Leytonstone, will be on Monday 10th July 2017 at 11.30a.m.
Feasts: This Tuesday 13th June – St. Anthony of Padua.
Anniversary: Next Saturday 17th June is the anniversary of the death of Cardinal Basil Hume O.S.B.
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
Holy Trinity Sunday 11th June 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: Today the Church invites us to celebrate the mystery of the Trinity. We begin our prayers and each Mass with the names of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit on our lips. We can only come to this mystery with a childlike love and trust. The more we discover about God, the greater becomes the mystery of his presence and love. As Christians our principal entrance into the mystery of God is the Person of Jesus. He is the Way, the Truth and the Life. To make our journey to God the Father we begin with Jesus. In Jesus, God has a face, a voice, love and forgiveness. The Feast of Pentecost reminded us that to understand the truth of God we need to be gifted with the power of the Spirit. So it is the mystery of the Trinity that is at the heart of the Christian life of faith. That is why we begin everything with the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.
Confirmation: We welcome today at 11am Mass our Bishop Nicholas Hudson who will celebrate the Sacrament of Confirmation with four members of our Community. Please pray for Anderson and Jefferson Da Silva; Kaden Roseau and Jan Rojas on reaching this important milestone in their lives.
June: is by tradition in the Church the month of the Sacred Heart. It would be nice if our Sacred Heart Chapel was filled with flowers.
Finance and Properties Meeting: The next Finance and Properties Meeting will take place on Tuesday 13th June 2017 at 7pm in the Presbytery.
R.C.I.A.: The RCIA for 2016/17 has now come to an end and will recommence with a new group in September. If you know of someone who maybe thinking about becoming a Catholic – a husband; wife; boyfriend; girlfriend or if you are a Catholic through baptism and have missed out on either First Holy Communion or Confirmation, then this is also the group for you. Please give me theirs or your name, address, telephone number and email and we can meet so that I can give you further details.
C.T.S: We have a Catholic Truth Society stand with booklets out in the porch. These booklets are not free and must be paid for in the box marked C.T.S. Each booklet is separately priced in the back cover.
Dad’s Group: The next Dad’s Group will be held on Monday 17th July at 7.30pm in the Lower Hall. All Dads are welcome. If you are new to the group please tell me if you are attending as there is a supper provided.
Young violin professional/ teacher: looking for a single studio flat or rented accommodation in flat or house for around £500 from July. I am also happy to share it with friendly, tidy and like-minded Christians. I am very tidy and take responsibilities seriously. Please contact me on Thank you.
Parish U.C.M: On 9 July, the Parish UCM will be doing their annual sponsored walk, this year in aid of the Cardinal Hume Centre for the Homeless. The Centre enables people to gain the skills they need to overcome poverty and homelessness and turn their lives around. The UCM and their children will be setting off after 11am Mass to walk around the Serpentine and Princess Diana Memorial in Hyde Park (pray for good weather!). On the weekend of 17 and 18 June the UCM will be collecting sponsorship money after each Mass in the porch. Please support them and the Cardinal Hume Centre by sponsoring the members.
Children’s Religious Books: The basket of books for children is again almost empty. Someone has stolen most of our books. The object is that these books are returned at the end of Mass to the basket. I would be grateful if parents would look at home for any religious books or children’s Bible story books that you could donate so that we have a basket of books for all our children to borrow.
The Great Get Together: in aid of Jo Cox the MP who was killed will take place this summer on 17th and 18th June. One year after Jo Cox was killed, millions of people across the country will get together with their neighbours to share food and celebrate all that we have in common. The Catholic Church in our country are supporting this event. It can be big or small indoors or out – a street party, barbeque, or picnic. If you are planning an event do let me know so that I can publicise it for you.
Rosary Hall Offices: The two top floors of office space vacant since last July have now been leased to a firm of Architects. They have refurbished the two top floors. Hopefully, soon the top hall will also be leased. The income will go towards badly needed works on our own buildings so that our property will be in good shape for the next fifty years.
Diary of Events:
Sunday 18th June – Corpus Christi: All Eucharistic Ministers to be recommissioned.
Saturday 24th June – 12.30pm Mass and Anointing of the Sick
Sunday 16th July – Parish Pilgrimage to Aylesford
Saturday 25th November – Christmas Fair
Sunday 10th December – Carol Service
Sacrament of the Sick: In this Year when our Cardinal has asked us to pray particularly for the sick of our Parish, there will be an opportunity for anyone who wishes to receive the Sacrament of the Sick at 12.30pm Mass on Saturday 24th June 2017. If you know of anyone sick in any way please tell them about this opportunity.
A Scripture Retreat with Brian Purfield:
When: 24th June 2017 - 10.00 am – 2.00pm
Where: Vaughan House, 46 Francis Street, London SW1P 1QN. Suggested donation £14. Please bring a packed lunch; teas and coffees are provided (available from 9.30am) Registration is required. Please register at or call to our automated service at 0207 931 6078 and leave your contact details.
Prayer for our Young People taking Examinations: “Dear Lord, as I take this exam, I thank you that my value is not based on my performance, but on your great love for me. Come into my heart so that we can walk through this time together. Help me not only with this test, but the many tests of life that are sure to come my way. As I take this exam, bring back to my mind everything I studied and be gracious with what I have overlooked. Help me to remain focused and calm, confident in the facts and in my ability, and firm in the knowledge that no matter what happens today you are there with me. Amen.
Parish Pilgrimage to Aylesford: Our Annual parish pilgrimage to the Carmelite Shrine of Aylesford will take place this year on Sunday 16th July, the feast of Our Lady of Mount Carmel. The coach will leave the Church at 8.30am and return about 6.30pm. Cost of trip is £17 per person. The coach can only take 40, so please see ladies in Repository to pay and ensure your place or see Marion in the office.
Gift Aid: We now have 120 people who have a box of envelopes to pay their weekly contribution. We also have 36 people who pay by Direct Debit. That adds up to 156 people. Yet we only have 50 people who gift aid. You can gift aid your money to the Church which means if you pay tax in the U.K. our Church would get an extra 25p for every £1 that you give, from the Government. It is money for nothing, and if the other 106 people on envelopes or Direct Debit were to gift aid we would get back several thousand pounds from the Government. Today in the porch there is a tray with Gift Aid Forms. Please complete one give to Fr. Michael as you leave. It will only take a minute and would make an enormous difference to our income
Collections: Collections last weekend amounted to £389.00 Envelopes. £624.05 Loose Plate. Total - £1013.05
Many thanks. Have a good week