ST MARGARET’S PAGE Mass Times Vigil 6.30pm (Sat). Sunday 8.30am, 10.30am & 6.30pm Mon. Tues, Wed, Thurs, Fri, Sat.10.00am Adoraon Wednesdays 8-9.15pm Confessions Saturdays 10.30-11.00am Sundays 10.00-10.20am St Margaret of Scotland Catholic Church, 130 St Margaret’s Road, Twickenham TW1 1RL Tel: 020 8892 3902 E-mail: [email protected]for ‘THE PAGE’ on line contact Westminster Diocesan Website : parish.rcdow.org.uk/stmargaretsonthames Parish Priest: Canon Peter Newby. Parish Administrator, Jean McGinley; Catechecal Co-ordinator: Therese Teevan; Bookkeeper: Ann Edes The Parish Office is open Monday-Friday 8:00am-12.45pm Our Lord Jesus Christ , King of the Universe (Cycle C) 20 November 2016 A few weeks ago Cardinal Cormac Murphy O’Connor celebrated his 60 th ordinaon anniversary at Westminster Cathedral. He began his sermon by lisng the number of Popes that he had known, the number of prime ministers since his ordinaon and concluded with the fact of one queen throughout his priesthood. It was a remarkable contrast between the transitory quality of modern party polics and the longevity of the monarchy. The good fortune to having such a long living monarch helps one disnguish between the froth of daily polical life, its noise and claer, and the more serene boom line provided by a long living monarch. During the Fesval of Britain that took place in 1951 the books and documents that constute most of the Brish Constuon were gathered together and between them made a pile nearly twenty-seven feet high. It is a strange contrast compared to the slim documents that make up the constuons of the United States or France, and reflect the different cultures that have emerged over the centuries. None of the different cultures that make up the human world are mutually exclusive on every level. A people living under a repressive regime sll share a common humanity with those that do not. Over the centuries the Catholic Church has oſten led the way in seeking the good of other cultures, especially in Asia or Africa, and that posive engagement with the culture of common humanity has borne fruit with large and enthusiasc Catholic Churches in these so-called missionary countries. This contrasts with the contemporary antagonism between secular culture and Chrisanity in Western Europe. It was not always so, and the first missionaries from St Paul onwards engaged with the pagan culture of the me to discover the openings for the teachings of Chrisanity to take hold. This Sunday, the Solemnity of Christ the King is the last of the Church’s Year and recognises that the small beginnings that began in Bethlehem will conclude with the universal sovereignty of Jesus Christ. It is a story both of this world and of the next. The Solemnity also provides an understanding of the relaonship between the Church and the world. Fr Peter writes…... The origins of the Solemnity are fairly recent in Church terms. Pope Pius XI instuted the Feast in 1930s as the anthesis to the dictatorships of Europe and the Communist threat from Russia. Though these regimes at the me seemed impervious the kingship of Christ stands over them as a beacon of hope in difficult mes. Now the anthesis lies elsewhere and the kingship of Christ does not queson brute power but the subtle power of misinformaon and the erosion of truth in public life. The kingship of Jesus was not established through any power grab. He rejected the violent acons of St Peter in the Garden of Gethsemane, and He rejected the taunt of the Pharisees to come down from the Cross and save Himself. The Cross therefore demonstrates the limits of human power which has only a limited power to save, and it cannot demand total obedience. Thomas More explains this eloquently, ‘I remain the King’s Good Servant, but God’s first’. The fact that human power however expressed cannot bring either salvaon or redempon helps queson the shrill tones of those on opposing sides of current polical debate who claim just that power. The kingship of Jesus Christ touches the heart of every believer and the challenge is to make this giſt of grace effecve rather than lie dormant. Only then may the kingdom of God be established on earth. In this way every believer may become what Blessed Paul VI described as a ‘minister of God’s providence’. God’s purposes will come about in their due me, His kingship will be established but in the meanwhile the challenge for the Chrisan is whether that hope has any tracon in my own daily life.
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ST MARGARET’S PAGE
Mass Times Vigil 6.30pm (Sat). Sunday 8.30am, 10.30am & 6.30pm Mon. Tues, Wed, Thurs, Fri, Sat.10.00am Adoration Wednesdays 8-9.15pm
for ‘THE PAGE’ on line contact Westminster Diocesan Website : parish.rcdow.org.uk/stmargaretsonthames
Parish Priest: Canon Peter Newby. Parish Administrator, Jean McGinley; Catechetical Co-ordinator: Therese Teevan; Bookkeeper: Ann Edes
The Parish Office is open Monday-Friday 8:00am-12.45pm
Our Lord Jesus Christ , King of the Universe (Cycle C)
20 November 2016
A few weeks ago Cardinal Cormac Murphy O’Connor celebrated
his 60th ordination anniversary at Westminster Cathedral. He
began his sermon by listing the number of Popes that he had
known, the number of prime ministers since his ordination and
concluded with the fact of one queen throughout his
priesthood. It was a remarkable contrast between the
transitory quality of modern party politics and the longevity of
the monarchy. The good fortune to having such a long living
monarch helps one distinguish between the froth of daily
political life, its noise and clatter, and the more serene bottom
line provided by a long living monarch. During the Festival of
Britain that took place in 1951 the books and documents that
constitute most of the British Constitution were gathered
together and between them made a pile nearly twenty-seven
feet high. It is a strange contrast compared to the slim
documents that make up the constitutions of the United States
or France, and reflect the different cultures that have emerged
over the centuries.
None of the different cultures that make up the human world
are mutually exclusive on every level. A people living under a
repressive regime still share a common humanity with those
that do not. Over the centuries the Catholic Church has often
led the way in seeking the good of other cultures, especially in
Asia or Africa, and that positive engagement with the culture of
common humanity has borne fruit with large and enthusiastic
Catholic Churches in these so-called missionary countries. This
contrasts with the contemporary antagonism between secular
culture and Christianity in Western Europe. It was not always
so, and the first missionaries from St Paul onwards engaged
with the pagan culture of the time to discover the openings for
the teachings of Christianity to take hold.
This Sunday, the Solemnity of Christ the King is the last of the
Church’s Year and recognises that the small beginnings that
began in Bethlehem will conclude with the universal
sovereignty of Jesus Christ. It is a story both of this world and of
the next. The Solemnity also provides an understanding of the
relationship between the Church and the world.
Fr Peter writes…...
The origins of the Solemnity are fairly recent in Church terms. Pope
Pius XI instituted the Feast in 1930s as the antithesis to the
dictatorships of Europe and the Communist threat from Russia.
Though these regimes at the time seemed impervious the kingship
of Christ stands over them as a beacon of hope in difficult times.
Now the antithesis lies elsewhere and the kingship of Christ does
not question brute power but the subtle power of misinformation
and the erosion of truth in public life.
The kingship of Jesus was not established through any power grab.
He rejected the violent actions of St Peter in the Garden of
Gethsemane, and He rejected the taunt of the Pharisees to come
down from the Cross and save Himself. The Cross therefore
demonstrates the limits of human power which has only a limited
power to save, and it cannot demand total obedience. Thomas
More explains this eloquently, ‘I remain the King’s Good Servant,
but God’s first’. The fact that human power however expressed
cannot bring either salvation or redemption helps question the
shrill tones of those on opposing sides of current political debate
who claim just that power.
The kingship of Jesus Christ touches the heart of every believer and
the challenge is to make this gift of grace effective rather than lie
dormant. Only then may the kingdom of God be established on
earth. In this way every believer may become what Blessed Paul VI
described as a ‘minister of God’s providence’. God’s purposes will
come about in their due time, His kingship will be established but in
the meanwhile the challenge for the Christian is whether that hope
has any traction in my own daily life.
PLEASE PRAY FOR: The Sick: Rose Lorden, William Hamilton, Ethan Knott,
Caroline Horsbrugh, Colin Bertram, Rose Williams, Brian Winter, Peter Coughlan, Carol Samba, Maureen Tanner, Mary Arnolda, Florence Clements, Sr. Elizabeth Emmett, Carmen Bourne , Jorge Oliver Alvazez, Fr Timothy Radcliffe OP, Mary Ethel Arnolda, Cesar Juan Urrutigoity, Simon Barber, Gerry McEntee, Mary English and Amanda Lonergan . ,
Recently Dead: Ann Gower in South Molton
(formerly Ann Harrington aunt of Simon Barber and housekeeper to Fr Sydney Dommersen)
Anniversaries: Shelagh Murphy, Winifred Kingdon, Dennis Scaibe,
Bernadette Birks, Mary Barron, Joan Scriven, Agnes Walsh, Molly Maxwell, Mary Nutt, Gerald McDonnell, Edmund Noons, Annie Swan, Angela De Souza, Irene Stanley, Myles Murray, Vyvien Leyel , Canon John Formby, Nina Gumbleton and Charles Grove.
Deanery Intentions for Fr Ulick Loring and the parishioners of
the St James Twickenham
Mass Intentions Sat. 19 6.30pm Laurence Pinto RIP (Doyle)
Sun. 20 8.30am Frank O’Leary RIP (O’Leary)
10.30am In Thanksgiving for Blackwood Family (Walker)
6.30pm For the Parish
Mon.21 10.00am Holy Souls
Tues. 22 10.00am Frank Harkness Intention (Burgess)
Wed.23 10.00am Holy Souls
Thur.24 10.00am For all Refugees
Fri. 25 10.00am Canon John Formby First Anniversary
Sat.26 10.00am Holy Souls
6.00pm Veronica McGill RIP (Doyle)
20 November Our Lord Jesus Christ King of the Universe (C ) 2 Samuel 5:1-3 Psalm 121 Colossians 1:12-1 Luke 23:35-43
27 November 1st Sunday of Advent (Cycle A) Isaiah2:1-5 Pslam121 Romans 113:11-14 Matthew 24:37-44
Entrance Antiphon
The Year of Mercy My soul, give thanks to the Lord,
all my being, bless his holy name.
My soul, give thanks to the Lord
and never forget all his blessings.
Response:
The Love of the Lord is everlasting upon those who hold him in fear.
Praise and worship, with speaker Sue Whitehead and time for personal prayer . Sue is a founder member of the Celebrate conferences and along with husband Charles has encouraged thousands of people on their faith journey . 8.00pm -10.00pm with refreshments beforehand from 7.45pm. Everyone welcome. Enquiries to Gavin and Sally Evenhuis [email protected]
Celebrate St Andrew’s Day at a Ceilidh to raise funds for the homeless
Westminster Cathedral Hall, Ambrosden Avenue, London SW1P 1QW
on Wednesday 30 November 7pm to 10.30pm (doors open at 6.30)
with live music and caller from Ceilidh Tree.
Ticket price £25 which includes a hot Scottish Supper.
Tickets from The Friends Office, Clergy House, 42 Francis Street, London SW1P 1QW(cheques payable to The Friends of Westminster Cathedral)
Tel: 020 7798 9059 or e-mail: friends @rcdow.org.uk. Card payment over the telephone is also available.
Former Principal of St Mary’s College Strawberry Hill for almost 20 years; who died earlier this year.
The Mass will be held on Monday 28th November at 1.05pm In the College Chapel.
List at back of Church for St Margaret’s Parish
‘House Meetings’ November 2016 Each meeting will have a maximum of 10 parishioners for reasons of space and follow the same pattern. The meetings will start at 8:00pm with tea/coffee and biscuits, followed by reflection on the past history of the parish, future vision, and some words from myself and all conclude by 9:15pm. These meetings are being conducted in anticipation of some Parish-wide meetings to be held in the New Year to discuss Evangelii Gaudium and plan the way ahead for St Margaret’s. Monday 21 November Paddy & Pat Walsh
Tuesday 22 November Sarah Watts
Wednesday 23 November Claudine Richardson
If spaces have all been filled please put your name on the List
provided at the back of the church and we will endeavour to
arrange some more meetings.
November – Holy Souls
Every November the Church prays particularly for
the Holy Souls, and there will be three Masses a
week for the Holy Souls. If you would like the
deceased members of your family to be included
please complete the sheets and place in basket
that will sit in front of the Weekday and Sunday
Altars for the duration of November.
Holy Souls Envelopes
are available in the Church
for your donations if you so
wish to do so.
Please post them through the Presbytery Letter
Box.
LIGHT A CANDLE FOR THEM AND REFLECT
Reconciliation Service
Friday 9 December 7.30pm
with visiting Confessors
NOVEMBER SOUP LUNCH We would like to welcome you to our November soup lunch on Friday 25th, from 12.15 - 1.45pm in the Church Hall.
You will enjoy a choice of homemade soups, bread and cheese, homemade cake, plus tea or coffee. Your donation (minimum £2.50 please)
will be sent to support the work of Fr David Cullen in Zambia, helping some of the very poorest people there.
Your generosity will be much appreciated. DATE FOR YOUR DIARY. The next soup lunch will be on Friday 16th December.
GETA - Design a
Christmas
Card” *** closing date extended to Sunday 20th November ***
Final chance for children from Year 1 up to Year 6 to design a Christmas card to send to children in St Theresa's School in Uganda with a £10 National Book Tokens spend card for the best design.
To be entered for the prize could parents provide their child's name and contact details on a sepa-rate sheet in the envelope and leave in the marked box at the back of the church, or forward to 57 Court Way, Twickenham, TW2 7SA.
The clergy of this parish thank everyone who donated to the Sick and Retired Priests collection last weekend. It’s not too late to make a donation if you wish. Envelopes are available at the back of the church or by contacting the parish office. This important collection helps cover the expenses of frail, elderly, infirm and chronically ill priests dependent on the Diocese for basic living needs. Thank you for your prayers for all our Catholic priests and especially for those concluding a lifetime of service to the church. For more information, visit www.rcdow.org.uk/donations.
Sick & Retired Priests Collection
Planning Ahead Please save this date:
Murder Mystery Play Date – 18th March 2017
FAITH MATTERS: Advent 2016
‘UNTO US A CHILD IS BORN’ (ISAIAH 9:6): THE JOYFUL MYSTERIES AND JESUS
Tue 22nd Nov 2016: ‘Full of Grace’: Our Lady, the Annunciation, and us by Fr. Nicholas Crowe OP. Exploring Mary’s consent to God’s work of salvation and what this means for us.
Mon 28th Nov 2016: The Visitation: Elizabeth’s example of Marian Prayer by Fr. Paul Rowse OP. How should we speak to someone who does not live on earth anymore? Can it even be done? The mother of John the Baptist offers us prayer as the way our familiar and filial relationship with the Saviour’s Mother is renewed by us.
Time: 7.00pm to 8.30pm. Dates: 16th and 23rd Feb, 1st and 8th Mar 2076. Where: Vaughan House, 46 Francis St , SW1P 1QN Booking is required as places are limited. Register at [email protected] or if you have no access to the Internet call 020 7931 6078 to leave your details. Suggested donation is £4.50 per talk
Job title
Dept
Hours per
week
Closing
date
Lead Parish
Catechist
(part time)
Harrow on the
Hill
20 hours
1/12/2016
Catechesis
Adviser
Agency for
Evangelisation
2.5 days
23/11/2016
Parish
Administrator Southall 37.5 8/12/16
Locum
Night Concierge
Caritsa Bakhita
House
As
required
16/12/2016
Julie Dauncey | Senior HR Advisor| Vaughan House | 46 Francis
Street | London SW1P 1QNTel: (020) 7798 9167 | Fax: (020) 7798 9012
"St Margarets Fair"
Invitation to the
Senior Citizen's Christmas Dinner
Monday 5th December 2016 -
6pm for 6.30 Dinner
in the Turks Head, Winchester Hall, St Margarets
Please reply to Becky Ellison on 02087449681 or
Lucy Timms 0208 744 3038
New Walking Group
First Walk
approx. 5 miles
Kings Cross to Paddington Basin,
Date: Tuesday 22nd November.
Meet on the platform at St Margarets train station to
catch the 09.45 train to Waterloo.
We propose to have lunch at Paddington Basin.
Need to be reasonably fit, but a flat and interesting walk
along the Regents Canal.
If interested contact Roger Donbavand on 07476 624105 or
We are hosting a Christmas party for all single Catholics on Friday 9th December. Over 50 people have registered so far! But by a small majority there are currently more women that men. Men please register quickly to confirm your space at a guaranteed great night.£10 includes entry, a glass of mulled wine and a mince pie. Cash bar. Austin Forum, Augustinian Centre, Hammersmith W6 8AU. Be sure to register with [email protected]
