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WORSHIPPING THE MOST HOLY TRINITY

Holy Trinity with Mary Magdalene, John the Baptist and Tobias and the Angel (Pala della Convertite)

We celebrate today the Most Holy Trinity, the unity of God as Father, Son and Holy Spirit. We rejoice in how God has revealed Himself to us in his fullness so that ‘whoever believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life’ (John 3:16) as we hear in today’s Gospel. Our public worship of God, Father, Son and Spirit, remains, however, in ‘lockdown.’ We still have no news on when the church will reopen, initially for private prayer. However the presbytery hall is filling up with hand gel, masks, disinfectant, hazard tape, aprons and various signs in preparation for that day! Last weekend I asked you to consider if you could help with supervising the church, cleaning after it has closed or both; plans will develop but initially we are planning to open the church for an hour each day except Wednesday: after Mass from 10am – 11am on Monday, Tuesday,

Friday and Saturday; before mass from 6pm – 7pm on Thursday after Mass from 12pm-1pm on Sunday The number of volunteers to help me will determine how long we are able to open for. Please e-mail the parish office, harrownorth@rcdow.org.uk or call 020 8868 7531 to offer your help or for more information,

Every blessing for the week ahead, keep safe and well

Fr Graham

In the Year of The Word read and reflect on next Sunday’s Readings (12th Sunday in Ordinary Time)

Jeremiah 20:10-13; Romans 5:12-15; Matthew 10:26-33 www.wednesdayword.com

Parish Priest: Fr. Graham Stokes, grahamstokes@rcdow.org.uk Parish Catechist: Kay O’Connor, kayoconnor@rcdow.org.uk

Parish Administrator: Nuala Rodger, nualarodger@rcdow.org.uk (office hours Mon - Thu 9.30am-1pm) Parish Safeguarding Representative : Gerald O’Keefe harrownorthsg@safeguardrcdow.org.uk

7TH JUNE 2020 – THE MOST HOLY TRINITY

MASS TIMES AND INTENTIONS

Week beginning Saturday 6th June

Sunday Mass livestreamed on ‘St John Fisher North Harrow’ YouTube channel

all other masses livestreamed on ‘St John Fisher North Harrow’ Facebook page

6th Sat St Norbert, Bishop 9.30am Mary & Brian Robinson (25th wedding anniv.)

7th Sun THE MOST HOLY TRINITY 10.30am People of the Parish, thanksgiving for parish support, Rose Ena King RIP, John O’Sullivan RIP and Christine Morris

8th Mon Feria 9.30am Pauline Ellul RIP

9th Tue St Ephrem, Deacon & Doctor 9.30am Rita Norris RIP

10th Wed Feria no public Mass

11th Thu St Barnabas, Apostle 7.30pm Katherine & John Hayes RIP

12th Fri Feria 9.30am John O’Sullivan RIP

13th Sat St Antony of Padua, Priest & Doctor 9.30am John Francis & Mary Rodrigues _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

During the Covid-19 restrictions: Confessions – by appointment with social distancing

Baptisms – in emergency Funerals – at cemetery or crematorium chapel with

Memorial Mass after lifting of restrictions Sacrament of the Sick – by request;

in Northwick Park Hospital contact RC chaplain

clickable links:

You Tube – St John Fisher North Harrow https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxvgJPwPWdVuAJ011PGmhEA

Facebook - @StJohnFisherNorthHarrow https://www.facebook.com/StJohnFisherNorthHarrow/

St John Fisher Roman Catholic Church North Harrow

80 Imperial Close, Harrow, HA2 7LW, 020 8868 7531 harrownorth@rcdow.org.uk

www.stjohnfisheronline.org.uk www.rcdow.org.uk/harrownorth

This parish is part of the Westminster Roman Catholic Diocesan Trust, Registered Charity Number 233699

REGULAR NOTICES

If you or a sick relative could benefit from a visit from the parish St Vincent de Paul Society, please contact the parish office or SVP direct on 07935 776298. If you would like a visit from the priest and/or to regularly receive Holy Communion, please contact the parish office.

Recently deceased: Veronica Plourde (Fr Robert’s mother), Joanna Foster Aileru

Pray also for: Marian Tallon, Anne Tyhurst, Bridie Aherne, Rajesh Rajakarier, Christopher Duncan, Ronald Batchelor, Thomas Quinn, Dymphna Lynch, Bernard Payne, Rosa Faleiro, Thomas Quinn, Dymphna Lynch, Bernard Payne, Rosa Faleiro, Ann Lavelle, David McIntosh, Godfrey Taylor, Michael O’Connor, Geraldine Aiello, Luigina Johnson, Susan Tully, Peter Foran, Ellen Trombetti, Teresa Rynne, Kieran Jordan and all whose anniversaries of death occur at this time.

Recently added to the sick list: Maria Foster; John & Marian Cunningham

Please keep the sick in your prayers. We will be restarting the sick list and affording it a higher profile in the parish. The first step is including new additions to the list in this newsletter

PARISH NOTICES

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Tabernacle Veils – If you have recently been watching our live streamed masses you may have noticed that a new white tabernacle veil has been acquired. It is made in Poland by the company who manufactured our diocesan vestments using the same material. From time to time people ask Fr Graham whether they can contribute towards something for the church, perhaps in memory of a departed loved one or in appreciation of a favour received. In time we will procure a new pair of stained glass windows in the sanctuary. Yet if anyone would like to make a specific offering towards the purchase one of the tabernacle veils in the other liturgical colours of purple, green and red then please contact Fr Graham. Alternatively if you think that you would be able to make one using the same material that would be great! Thank you.

Holy Mass intentions – With the closure of the parish office fewer Mass intentions are being received. If you would like a Mass offered for a particular intention or for someone, living or deceased, please contact Fr Graham. Mass intentions are available from early July. You are reminded that the suggested mass offering in the diocese is £10 which goes, with thanks, to support the priest who celebrates the Mass.

Online Reflections and ‘Lectio Divina’ – From 7.30pm this Thursday, 11th June, Fr Graham will again host a time of reflection followed by a ‘Lectio Divina’ – a prayerful scripture reading and meditation - on the next Sunday’s Gospel using Zoom, This will use the materials provided by St Bueno’s Jesuit Spirituality Centre. If you would like to join us for all or part of the hour or so please e-mail Fr Graham for the Zoom link. You can get a preview of the materials, or use them yourself, at https://stbeunosoutreach.wordpress.com/. Do join us and meet some new faces in the parish and help us build community in these challenging times.

Spiritual Support - A helpful summary is available on www.rcdow.org.uk under ‘Resources During Mass Suspension’ in the News Centre. In addition there is a ‘Dial a Mass’ from the Middlesbrough for those who do not have internet access; the number to call is 01642 130120. Mass starts whenever you call!

On Sunday 14th June, the Sunday Worship Programme, which airs at 8.10am on BBC Radio 4, will broadcast Mass celebrated by the Cardinal in Westminster Cathedral. Please share this welcome news with family and friends who do not have access to the internet and are thus unable to watch livestreamed Masses.

Spiritual Communion - You are encouraged to gather, especially on a Sunday, as a household and join in a Spiritual Communion; details on how to make a Spiritual Communion are available with this newsletter.

Financial support for of the parish - Many of you will be facing uncertainties regarding income and employment as a result of the pandemic but thank you to those of you who able to continue to support the parish financially at this time through regular giving. If you do not contribute in this way and would like to then the simplest way to donate is with a bank transfer. For further details and/or to donate please visit our parish website and click on the ‘donate’ tab. Thank you for your support.

Catholic Papers are no longer offered by the parish due to very poor take up. If you wish to subscribe to a Catholic paper you can do so at a reduced price through the following links and have it delivered to your door or computer:

https://www.thetablet.co.uk/subscribe https://catholicherald.co.uk/subscribe/ www.thecatholicuniverse.com

For other sources of church news click on the ‘keeping informed’ tab on the parish website.

Prayer is not asking. Prayer is putting oneself in the hands of God, at His disposition, and listening to the voice in the

depths of our hearts

St Teresa of Calcutta (1910-97)

Please let us know if you or people you know are in need of help at this time. We are contacting parishioners who might be in need and have a number of people willing to offer help. If you are in a position to respond to requests for help or require help yourself please contact Fr Graham, Kay or the parish SVP group (see above).