This parish is part of Westminster Roman Catholic Diocese Trustee, Charity No. 233699 THE CHURCH of the HOLYAPOSTLES On Winchester Street, Pimlico, London www.holyapostlespimlico.org 33rd Sunday in Ordinary Time 15 November 2015 TIMES OF MASSES Weekday Masses Monday-Friday 9:30am unless there is a 10:00am funeral mass 10am Mass on Bank Holidays Sunday Masses 6:00pm Saturday (Vigil) and Sundays 9.00am, 10.30am Family Mass, 12.30pm in Spanish (except August) Confessions on Saturday at 5:00pm or by arrangement Dear Friends, On Tuesday morning this week I set out at 7am for Gatwick and an EasyJet flight to Rome. I was part of a small delegaon of MPs on an official visit to the Vacan. I arrived early enough to meet up with a priest friend for a coffee in the aſternoon and on the way back to the Jesuit house where I was staying, I popped into a church to say a few prayers. I was very surprised to see they already had their Crib up. Not only had the baby arrived, but the Kings too!! I thought it was only Oxford Street etc was bringing Christmas so far forward. Speak- ing of Cribs, the figures for our new crib have arrived. I am very very grateful to those parishioners who contributed to the cost of it by either buying a figure or con- tribung towards the cost of one. I hope you will like it. But it won't go up ll just before Christmas! On Tuesday night our group was invited to dinner at the Brish Em- bassy to the Holy See. Other guests were the Anglican Bishop in Rome, and clergy who work at the Vacan and in some of the semi- naries here. Then on Wednesday morning we all met to go the Papal Audience. One of the perks of being in this group is that they have reserved seats up on the steps of St Peter's beside where the Pope sits. I do love this Pope and so do the people who came to the audience. As he went round St Peter's Square in his Popemobile he took on board three children who rode around in it with him. You can imagine the delight of their parents. At about 11.00am aſter the audience our group were taken into the papal apartments to meet first with Cardinal Tau- ran. He's the French Cardinal who made the announcement "Habemus Papam" (we have a pope) and very shakily pre- sented Pope Francis to the world. He's got Parkinson's. He's an inspiring man. Then we went to see Cardinal Baldis- seri. He's the one who organised the recent Synod on the family for the Pope. Now the world waits to see what Fran- cis made of that Synod and what he wants to bring out of it. Then we were off to the Gregorian University to meet with the man who is responsible for safeguarding of children and vulnerable people in the church. He is doing great work on that. Then to the Jesuit Refugee service to talk to those who are coordinang the work with refugees in Syria, Iraq and Northern Africa. I met up with Sarah Teather there, who was the MP I sang with here in the parish a few years ago. She is working with them in these months. In the evening we went to the English College for Mass and dinner and it was good to meet the 5 seminarians who are studying to be priests in Westminster among the forty or so others that study there. Thursday morning it was my privilege to celebrate Mass for the group on the tomb of St Peter just under the high altar in St Peter's. The ambassador who is a commied Anglican read the first reading. He is a very fine man and his office organises and coordinates everything for this visit. Then it was me to go to the Secretariat of State where members were able to ask quesons and explore topics of mutual interest to the Vacan and the Brish Government and which they work on together; climate change, traffick- ing, the slave trade, refugees, etc. Then to the airport, back home in Pimlico by 7.30 Thursday night and straight into parish responsibilies first thing Friday morning. There's nothing boring about being a priest whether it's here in Pimlico or the occasional trip like this one! I hope you had a good week too! Yours devotedly, Canon Pat Browne Parish Priest
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This parish is part of Westminster Roman Catholic Diocese Trustee, Charity No. 233699
THE CHURCH of the HOLYAPOSTLES
On Winchester Street, Pimlico, London
www.holyapostlespimlico.org
33rd Sunday in Ordinary Time 15 November 2015
TIMES OF MASSES Weekday Masses
Monday-Friday 9:30am unless there is a
10:00am funeral mass 10am Mass on Bank Holidays Sunday Masses
6:00pm Saturday (Vigil) and Sundays 9.00am, 10.30am Family Mass, 12.30pm in Spanish
(except August) Confessions on Saturday
at 5:00pm or by arrangement
Dear Friends, On Tuesday morning this week I set out at 7am for Gatwick and an EasyJet flight to Rome. I was part of a small delegation of MPs on an official visit to the Vatican. I arrived early enough to meet up with a priest friend for a coffee in the afternoon and on the way back to the Jesuit house where I was staying, I popped into a church to say a few prayers. I was very surprised to see they already had their Crib up. Not only had the baby arrived, but the Kings too!! I thought it was only Oxford Street etc was bringing Christmas so far forward. Speak-ing of Cribs, the figures for our new crib have arrived. I am very very grateful to those parishioners who contributed to the cost of it by either buying a figure or con-tributing towards the cost of one. I hope you will like it. But it won't go up till just
before Christmas! On Tuesday night our group was invited to dinner at the British Em-bassy to the Holy See. Other guests were the Anglican Bishop in Rome, and clergy who work at the Vatican and in some of the semi-naries here. Then on Wednesday morning we all met to go the Papal Audience. One of the perks of being in this group is that they have reserved seats up on the steps of St Peter's beside where the Pope sits. I do love this Pope and so do the people who came to the audience. As he went round St Peter's Square in his Popemobile he took on board three children who rode around in it with him. You can imagine the delight of their parents. At about 11.00am after the audience our group were taken into the papal apartments to meet first with Cardinal Tau-ran. He's the French Cardinal who made the announcement "Habemus Papam" (we have a pope) and very shakily pre-sented Pope Francis to the world. He's got Parkinson's. He's an inspiring man. Then we went to see Cardinal Baldis-seri. He's the one who organised the recent Synod on the family for the Pope. Now the world waits to see what Fran-cis made of that Synod and what he wants to bring out of it. Then we were off to the Gregorian University to meet with the man who is responsible for safeguarding of children and vulnerable people in the church. He is doing great work on that. Then to the Jesuit Refugee service to talk to those who are coordinating the work with refugees in Syria, Iraq and Northern Africa. I met up with Sarah Teather there, who was the MP I sang with here in the parish a few years ago. She is working with them in these months. In the evening we went to the English College for Mass and dinner and it was good to meet the 5 seminarians who are studying to be priests in Westminster among the forty or so others that study there. Thursday morning it was my privilege to celebrate Mass for the group on the tomb of St Peter just under the high altar in St Peter's. The ambassador who is a committed Anglican read the first reading. He is a very fine man and his office organises and coordinates everything for this visit. Then it was time to go to the Secretariat of State where members were able to ask questions and explore topics of mutual interest to the Vatican and the British Government and which they work on together; climate change, traffick-ing, the slave trade, refugees, etc. Then to the airport, back home in Pimlico by 7.30 Thursday night and straight into parish responsibilities first thing Friday morning. There's nothing boring about being a priest whether it's here in Pimlico or the occasional trip like this one! I hope you had a good week too! Yours devotedly, Canon Pat Browne Parish Priest
Contact Details: Priests House Holy Apostles Presbytery 47 Cumberland Street, Pimlico, London SW1V 4LY Tel 020 7834 6965 [email protected]
Consolation and Hope In today's Gospel, Jesus continues this teaching by offering his disciples signs to look for that will indicate that the coming of the Son of Man is near. His words and images draw upon Old Testament imagery, especially images found in the Book of Daniel. Next, Jesus offers the lesson of the fig tree, a parable that teaches that if one knows how to read the signs, one can be prepared for the end times. Jesus also teaches, however, that no one knows when the end time will come, except the Father. In the verses that follow this reading in Mark's Gospel, Jesus continues to warn his disciples to be on watch for this end time. Before we consider Jesus' words, it is important to note the political backdrop against which many think Mark's Gospel was written. Most scholars concur that Mark wrote his Gospel for Christians living in or near Rome about 30 to 40 years after the death of Jesus. This was a time of political turmoil in Rome. Some Christians experienced persecution by the Romans during the reign of the emperor Nero (about 64 A.D.). Jewish revolutionaries rebelled against the Romans, which led the Romans to destroy the Temple in Jerusalem in 70 A.D. In this time of political turmoil and persecution, many in Mark's community might have wondered if the end times predicted by Jesus were in fact quite near. Jesus' words are not spoken to frighten his disciples, nor should they frighten us. Rather, they are offered to prepare us for the changes we will experience during our lifetimes and at the end times. Our consolation and hope is found in the lasting nature of Jesus' words and God's never-ending love for us. View full article at Loyola Press: A Jesuit Ministry http://www.loyolapress.com/33rd-sunday-in-ordinary-time-b-sunday-connection.htm Sourced on 11 November 2015
Rosary Group after every 9;30 am weekday mass in the Lady Chapel Monday Club Mondays in the Hall 2—4pm. Senior Citizen programme
Pimlico Play Tots Tuesdays in the Hall except school holidays. For mum & pre-school
Healing Circle Prayer Group in St Joseph’s Chapel Fridays at 10:30am
Ascent Group first Tuesday/month 3pm St Magdalene’s Room in Hall Padre Pio Group first Wednesday/month 7:15 St Magdalene’s Room in Hall
Dementia Info Meetings first Friday/month 6pm St Magdalene’s Room in Hall
Catholic Mother’s Union last Thursday/month 7:30pm St Paul’s Room in Hall
Cake Sale mostly second Sunday/month in Hall after 10:30 mass
Saint Vincent de Paul Society bi-monthly see NL or 020 7932-0231 St Magdalene’s Room
Community Shopping Trips on 2nd and 4th Thursdays of the month—Contact Priest House
Sew Cool! Bi-Monthly on Sundays after 10:30 Mass St Paul’s Room: 8+
Eagles Monthly on Sundays noon to 1:45 Hall:—8-13 yrs
WELCOME, AKWBA, BIENVENUE, BENVENUTO,
Reflection
UNION OF CATHOLIC MOTHERS
A support group for Catho-lic mothers. Come along,
have a cup of tea and meet new people with similar interests. This fellowship group does a variety of
Thursday nights with the Homeless We will do again this winter. We will start at the beginning of Feb. till the end of May every Thursday night. Anyone inter-ested in hearing more contact Hyacinthe on [email protected]
The Collections last week came to Total £945.43 Envelopes £368.50, Loose Plate £577.93) The week before it was £1,393.31. The collection for Sick and Retired Priests came to £1,742.00 The Standing Orders, Direct Debits, GYE and Charity Offerings for October came to £5664.00. Thank you for all this support . Please pray for the repose of the soul of Eileen Long age 88 of Gilbert House Churchill Gardens whose funeral Mass will be on Wednesday 25th November at 10.00am Have you got a room to rent? A female worker in Archbishops House is looking to rent a room in the area. If you can help contact Father Pat. Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament in the Church Tuesday 17th November 7.30pm to 8.30pm with Scriptures, Songs and Prayers. PPC Meeting on Tuesday 17th November at 7.00pm in St Paul’s Room Towards Advent - Festival of Catholic Culture is to be held on Saturday 28th November in Westmin-ster Cathedral Hall. Doors open at 10am, free entry, refreshments available. Books, DVDs, statues, devotional items, Christmas cards, gifts and much more on sale. Come and meet friends, make con-tacts, learn more about the Faith. 30 different organisations will be there. In addition there will be three workshops for a small fee. Please see flyer for more information.' Youth Mass at St Aloysius Parish NW1 1TA on the corner of Eversholt St and Phoenix Rd, beside
Euston Station on Friday 11 December at 7.00pm with Cardinal Vincent Nichols
CAFOD Pope Paul VI Memorial Lecture Friday 4th December at 7pm Join CAFOD to hear Cardinal
Turkson speak about the Church’s response to climate change. The theme of his lecture will
be “Care for Creation: how to protect and sustain our common home”. And will take place at St
Mary’s Church, Wyndham Place, York Street, London, W1H 1PQ from 7-9pm on Friday 4th December.
To book your free ticket www.cafod.org.uk/Events/Pope-Paul-VI-lecture or call 0303 303 3030.
French Catholic Family with 4 kids is looking for a live-out nanny in Pimlico, Mon-Fri 1pm-7:30pm.
Austin Forum is an outreach project of the Augustinians in England and Scotland and are based at St Augustine's Church, 55 Fulham Palace Road, W6 8AU. We are seeking new vol-unteers for the following areas: Teaching English - Either on Tuesdays afternoons or Thurs-days evenings- Conversation Partner work for half an hour (no teaching) - week days from 10am and can work around your schedule - CV workshop - guiding people new to the UK how to write a CV - Form filling and letter translation - helping translate forms and letters for those who don’t speak much English. - One volunteer to work with just one stu-dent who is deaf but can lip read and speak English to an intermediate level - Thursdays only. - Please contact Gabriella Notarianni to find out more information or to volunteer at [email protected] Soul Food, every Thursday from 7-9 at St Charles Borromeo, Ogle Street Soul Food is a charismatic prayer group for young people to come together. The evening begins with praise and worship followed by a talk on a theme and then prayer around the church. Soul Food is a great way to meet new people and grow in the spirit of God with other Christians. AMBULANCE HELPERS/DRIVERS We desperately need Helpers and Drivers to help on the Ambulance. Commitment approx 2 hours per session every 4-6 weeks on a rota basis on either a Saturday or Sunday. Please contact Joyce Wright on [email protected] or 07951 900 380
Catholic Singles helps single adult
Catholics of all ag-
es meet, either 1-2-1
or through social
events. 0161 941
3498www.catholicsing
les.org.uk
SEW COOL!!!TODAY
in St Paul’s Room after 10:30 mass.
For ages 8+yrs Crafts, Fun and
Fellowship!
Next Sunday Confirmation at
3.00pm Come and support those who are tak-ing this important
OPEN DOOR MEAL * November 27th * December 11th and 18th — this is 3rd Friday not 4th and is our Christmas meal
For more details and application form email [email protected] or get the form from Priest House.
Little Angels Staffire Rescue Charity
is an animal charity that will be collecting milk tops, used
postage stamps and old mobile phones. Container in the
Porch.
Thanks to all who have contributed!!
Handel’s Messiah IN PIMLICO - Do you like singing? Do you want to join other singers/music-lovers in Pimlico? Then come along and join our community choir in performing Handel's 'Messiah' at St Gabriel's Church, Warwick Square, on Tuesday 15th December 2015 at 7pm and raise funds for the new 'Pimlico Musical Foundation'. Rehearsals will start on Monday 19th October at 7 pm in St Gabriel's and contin-ue on Mondays right through until December. The dress re-hearsal will be held on Sunday 13th December at 2.30pm. If you are interested in joining the choir, then please con-tact Cllr Jacqui Wilkinson on '[email protected]'.
AFRICAN NIGHT Turkana Fundraiser
7:30pm
SATURDAY 30 January 2016
There will be a planning meeting in St Paul’s Room Sunday 15 Nov at 11:30 am (after the 10;30 Mass)
