Mass Times & Liturgy Services Vigil 6.30pm (Sat). Sunday 8.30am, 10.30am & 6.30pm Mon. Tues, Thurs, Fri, Sat.10.00am Wed, 7.15am Friday 10.00am Morning Prayer 9.15am Monday & Friday Rosary 9.30am Monday & Friday Adoraon Wednesdays 8-9.15pm Friday 10.30-11.00am Saturday 10.30-11.00am Confessions Saturdays 10.30-11.00am Sundays 10.00-10.20am Fr Peter writes: ST MARGARETS PAGE The 26th Sunday in Ordinary Time 30th September 2018 Jesus presents another image of the Church that is fundamentally eucharisc. The power of the Cross and the outpouring of the Holy Spirit onto the world, a consequence of Jesus’ death and Resurrecon is sll a life-giving force. St Mark’s Gospel presents two contrasng images form the end of Jesus’ public life, the Temple and Bethany. From the Triumphal Procession into Jerusalem ll His arrest on Thursday evening Jesus spends the night with His friends, Lazarus, Martha, Mary and others at Bethany. He does not stay overnight in the Temple precincts. St Mark reports that Jesus arrives on what we know to be Palm Sunday and then returns to Bethany before coming back once more to the Temple, on Monday, to cleanse the place of the money changers. The warmth of Bethany contrasts with the contractual religion of the Temple. This same warmth is found in the Eucharist where the clarity of the Cross and the power of the Resurrecon is made tangible. A living Chrisan community will always be Eucharisc, because the Cross is the Tree of the Knowledge of good and evil, the Cross, and that spiritual clarity is made available through communion. Adam and Eve were expelled from the Garden of Eden for trying to usurp this knowledge in an all too human way. Through the Cross and Resurrecon the knowledge is given through the gracious act of Jesus Christ. The celebraon of Mass thus becomes the focal point for any renewal of the Church’s life because it provides both food for the journey of life, but also idenfies all those places in our human hearts where we want to exclude Jesus’ saving power because we wish to cloud the difference between right and wrong. The corrosive power of spiritual jealousy and of spiritual pride construct places in our hearts where we wish the Gospel would not go, maybe our working life, our family life, or our general moral life. Jesus died for the vicms but also died for all those who succumb to spiritual jealousy and pride too. Therefore, He died for all of us, and we recognise that life-giving fact every me we parcipate in Mass. The poet WB Yeats in his poem, ‘The Stolen Child’ about how some fairies ence a child to follow them into their world, has the line, ‘for the world's more full of weeping than you can understand’ and this line became for the retreat director a meditaon on the Passion. This reflects the dark place the Church finds itself in these mes. It is also the place of loneliness that Jesus entered with His Passion and Death in order to establish forever the co-ordinates of good and evil. The High Priest, Caiaphas, predicts that ‘it is beer for one man to die than for the whole naon to be destroyed’ (John 11.50). In the eyes of Caiaphas, the death of Jesus would allow religion to connue on in the same manner, not of Judaism itself but the corrupt form into which is had descended in places, notably the Temple. The comments of Caiaphas are one end of a spectrum that would include, at the other end, what the John says to Jesus in this Sunday’s Gospel, complaining that someone was casng out demon’s in His name. It is very easy to feel jealousy with regard to one’s own faith but to do so is to begin to shield one’s eyes from the spiritual, moral and physical suffering of the world, that is the very heart of Jesus’ mission. The need to protect the group or instuon has been a constant theme throughout human history and not one restricted to religion alone. This deep-seated jealousy has led to violence, to idenfying scapegoats, and to overpowering urge to cover-up wrongdoing. This covering up, wherever it may occur has nothing to do with maintaining moral order nor maintaining the difference between right or wrong. Effecvely, to cover-up is to become a stumbling block in the name of religion, a serious sin in the eyes of Jesus, as His use of the language of ‘milestones around the neck’, and ‘fire that can never go out’ makes clear. Parish Priest: Canon Peter Newby. Parish Youth Worker Molly Bayliss-Conway. Safeguarding Officer Sarah Jones. St Margaret of Scotland Catholic Church, 130 St Margaret’s Road, Twickenham TW1 1RL 020 8892 3902 Web www.stmargarets-church.co.uk for ‘THE PAGE’ on line Diocesan Website:parish.rcdow.org.uk/stmargaretsonthames The Parish Office is open Monday-Friday 8:00am-12.45pm Parish Administrator: Jean McGinley; Bookkeeper: Ann Edes
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Mass Times & Liturgy Services Vigil 6.30pm (Sat).
Sunday 8.30am, 10.30am & 6.30pm
Mon. Tues, Thurs, Fri, Sat.10.00am
Wed, 7.15am
Friday 10.00am
Morning Prayer 9.15am Monday & Friday
Rosary 9.30am Monday & Friday
Adoration Wednesdays 8-9.15pm
Friday 10.30-11.00am
Saturday 10.30-11.00am
Confessions Saturdays 10.30-11.00am
Sundays 10.00-10.20am
Fr Peter writes:
ST MARGARETS PAGE
The 26th Sunday in Ordinary Time
30th September 2018
Jesus presents another image of the Church that is fundamentally
eucharistic. The power of the Cross and the outpouring of the Holy Spirit
onto the world, a consequence of Jesus’ death and Resurrection is still a
life-giving force. St Mark’s Gospel presents two contrasting images form
the end of Jesus’ public life, the Temple and Bethany. From the
Triumphal Procession into Jerusalem till His arrest on Thursday evening
Jesus spends the night with His friends, Lazarus, Martha, Mary and
others at Bethany. He does not stay overnight in the Temple precincts.
St Mark reports that Jesus arrives on what we know to be Palm Sunday
and then returns to Bethany before coming back once more to the
Temple, on Monday, to cleanse the place of the money changers. The
warmth of Bethany contrasts with the contractual religion of the
Temple. This same warmth is found in the Eucharist where the clarity of
the Cross and the power of the Resurrection is made tangible. A living
Christian community will always be Eucharistic, because the Cross is the
Tree of the Knowledge of good and evil, the Cross, and that spiritual
clarity is made available through communion. Adam and Eve were
expelled from the Garden of Eden for trying to usurp this knowledge in
an all too human way. Through the Cross and Resurrection the
knowledge is given through the gracious act of Jesus Christ.
The celebration of Mass thus becomes the focal point for any renewal of
the Church’s life because it provides both food for the journey of life,
but also identifies all those places in our human hearts where we want
to exclude Jesus’ saving power because we wish to cloud the difference
between right and wrong. The corrosive power of spiritual jealousy and
of spiritual pride construct places in our hearts where we wish the
Gospel would not go, maybe our working life, our family life, or our
general moral life. Jesus died for the victims but also died for all those
who succumb to spiritual jealousy and pride too. Therefore, He died for
all of us, and we recognise that life-giving fact every time we participate
in Mass.
The poet WB Yeats in his poem, ‘The Stolen Child’
about how some fairies entice a child to follow them
into their world, has the line, ‘for the world's more
full of weeping than you can understand’ and this
line became for the retreat director a meditation on
the Passion. This reflects the dark place the Church
finds itself in these times. It is also the place of
loneliness that Jesus entered with His Passion and
Death in order to establish forever the co-ordinates
of good and evil. The High Priest, Caiaphas,
predicts that ‘it is better for one man to die than for
the whole nation to be destroyed’ (John 11.50). In
the eyes of Caiaphas, the death of Jesus would allow
religion to continue on in the same manner, not of
Judaism itself but the corrupt form into which is had
descended in places, notably the Temple.
The comments of Caiaphas are one end of a
spectrum that would include, at the other end, what
the John says to Jesus in this Sunday’s Gospel,
complaining that someone was casting out demon’s
in His name. It is very easy to feel jealousy with
regard to one’s own faith but to do so is to begin to
shield one’s eyes from the spiritual, moral and
physical suffering of the world, that is the very heart
of Jesus’ mission. The need to protect the group or
institution has been a constant theme throughout
human history and not one restricted to religion
alone. This deep-seated jealousy has led to violence,
to identifying scapegoats, and to overpowering urge
to cover-up wrongdoing. This covering up, wherever
it may occur has nothing to do with maintaining
moral order nor maintaining the difference between
right or wrong. Effectively, to cover-up is to become
a stumbling block in the name of religion, a serious
sin in the eyes of Jesus, as His use of the language of
‘milestones around the neck’, and ‘fire that can never
go out’ makes clear.
Parish Priest: Canon Peter Newby. Parish Youth Worker Molly Bayliss-Conway. Safeguarding Officer Sarah Jones.
St Margaret of Scotland Catholic Church, 130 St Margaret’s Road, Twickenham TW1 1RL 020 8892 3902
Web www.stmargarets-church.co.uk for ‘THE PAGE’ on line Diocesan Website:parish.rcdow.org.uk/stmargaretsonthames
The Parish Office is open Monday-Friday 8:00am-12.45pm
Parish Administrator: Jean McGinley; Bookkeeper: Ann Edes
Entrance Antiphon All that you have done for us , O Lord, you have done with true judgement, for we have sinned against you and not obeyed your commandments. But give glory to your name and deal with us according to the bounty of your mercy Response to the Psalm The precepts of the Lord gladden the heart.
PLEASE PRAY FOR:
The Sick:
Rose Lorden, William Hamilton, Mary Arnolda ,
Caroline Horsbrugh, Ethan Knott, Carol Samba
Colin Bartram, Gerry McEntee, Rose Williams,
Carmen Bourne, Peter Coughlan, ,
Amanda Lonergan, Cesar Juan Urrutigoity,
Mary Ethel Arnolda, Francesca Bianchin,
Sydney and Patricia Parkes, Catherine Sugrue,
Wanda Ostrowska, Christopher Browne,
Margaret Masterson, Maureen Costello,
Kathy Bannister, Shehzad Mirza,Bernard Sharratt,
Dolores Wyman Hilary Sudell & Judith Thomas.
Recently dead:
Alan Picton father of Vicky Phelan. His requiem will be at St James Church Twickenham
on Tuesday 2nd October at 10.30am. The remains
will be received into the church on Monday 1st at
5.30pm.
Josée Michels wife of Hans and mother of Hans Jnr,
Nicolette, Patricia and Bart, late of Sheen and an
active member of this Parish for many years.
Jeanne Hill, wife of the late Arnold Hill and mother
of John, Laurence, (the late David), Paul, Leslie and
Daniel. She was a member of this parish for many
years. Funeral arrangements to be announced later.
Anniversaries
Anne O’Hare, Mary Deal, Josephine Chivers,
Ben Orton, Mariaa Kilczewska, Joseph McAlees,
Bridie Barry, Joe Miller, Brian Philip Smith and
Benedicta Barber .
30th September 2018 26th Sunday in Ordinary Time (B) Numbers 11:23-29 Psalm 18 James 5:1-6 Mark 9:38-43.45. 47-48
7th October 2018 27th Sunday in Ordinary Time (B) Genesis 2:18-24 Psalm 127 Hebrews 2:9-11 Mark 10:2-16
Sat.29th
10.00am 10.30am– 11.00am 6.30pm Vigil
Communion Service
Adoration
Mass Julian Flanagan RD
Watkins
Sun.30th
8.30am
10.30am 6.30pm
Mass Our Parish Mass John Hooper Mass Peter Dixon RD
Winter
Walker
Mon. 1st October
9.15am 9.30am 10.00am
Morning Prayer The Rosary Mass For ALPHA
Tue. 2nd 10.00am Mass
Wed.3rd 7.15.am Mass
Thurs.4th 10.00am
Mass
Fri. 5th 9.15am 9.30am 10.00am
Morning Prayer Rosary Communion Service
Sat. 6th
10.00am 10.30am–11.00am 6.30pm Vigil
Mass
Adoration
Mass
Sun. 7th 8.30am 10.30am 6.30pm
Mass Angela Stafford RD Mass Josḗe Michels RD Mass Peter Dixon RD
Slattery Walker
Mass Intentions Saturday 29th—Sunday 7th October 2018
CAFOD FAST DAY Friday 5th October
Fast Pray and Give Today
Have a simple meal and give what you save—your gift will save lives.
Remember to Gift Aid your donation. CAFOD can reclaim 25p of tax on every £1 you give. Please take a CAFOD envelope and bring it back
next weekend with our donation . Thank you.
‘Refugees: Where to Start? A Parish Response’ – Thursday 11th October
Join us for an evening of practical advice on understanding the nature
and challenges of the refugee crisis and how parishes, groups and
individuals can play their part in alleviating ‘the wounds of
refugees’ (Pope Francis). Bishop Paul McAleenan will be leading the
event, and will be joined by other organisations including the Jesuit
The preparation of children for First Communion and First Reconciliation is a privileged period for every family and helps shape your child’s faith for the years ahead. There are a few easy steps to enrol your child onto the Parish First Communion Class:
In the first instance please meet with Fr Peter.
Pastoral Council
Meeting
Wednesday 3rd October at 7.30pm in the Hall
‘Come and discuss what is being proposed for the coming year’.
All welcome
Our Youth Club kicked off the year last Friday with Games Night -
20 St Margaret's kids joined in for a fun night of
friendship & laughter.
Thank you to Kirsten, Cliona & Kathryn for your
energy & enthusiasm leading the evening. If you have a child in Years 4-6 who would like to be involved, please email
[email protected]. Like all our activities at St Margaret's, the Youth Club depends on volunteers & donations. Thank you in advance to Pippa, Sarah, John & Anna who have offered to help on future dates. We'll be asking for a donation of £20 per child (£10 for siblings) for the whole school year (10 Friday evenings) to help with snacks, activities & materials. Youth Club is one of the ways we build community at St Margaret's, and we look forward to getting the kids involved in service activities throughout the year. If you have a skill, interest, hobby or talent you would like to contribute to help us keep our Youth Club gatherings fun and interactive, please let me know.
ALPHA
Arrives tomorrow at
St Margarets of Scotland! Monday 1st October 2018 The Alpha course is an evangelistic
and part of the evening is the provision of a simple
meal. This is normally a casserole or similar for 24,
plus a vegetarian option for a few, that would be
delivered beforehand to be heated on the day
along with either potatoes or rice.
I would be very grateful is some amateur chefs
might sign the form on the noticeboard
The Parish will pay for the ingredients used.
Thank You Fr Peter
Humanae Vitae 50 years on: A Jubilee Perspective
Our Speaker: Edmund Adamus is an internationally recognised speaker on marriage and family. He promotes authentic human sexuality in light of the catechesis of St. John Paul II on the Theology of the Body. (https://dmundadamus.wordpress.com Currently, he works as Professional Advisor to the Episcopal Vicar for Education in the Diocese of Portsmouth. Date: 1 October, 2018 Location: St Patrick's Church, Soho Square, Lon-don W1D 4NR Time: Doors will open at 6:45 pm and the lecture will begin at 7:00 pm. Refreshments and Q&A will follow. Admission: £5 at the door Registration: [email protected]
MURDER MYSTERY ACTORS WANTED Following on our glorious tradition of putting on a Murder Mystery Play each year we now need two more actors to step forward for the 2019 show. Date of the play will be: Saturday 23rd March and we do 9 rehearsals, every Monday evening from 21st January through to 18th March. This will be our 13th year and so far we have had 25 different actors. So if you want to have a go speak with Joe Early – 07730 877 407 or Colin Messenger on 07831 246 111 or with any of the past / current actors to realise what fun we have had over the years – and how much we raise for the parish.
Colin Messenger
Saturday 24th November 8.00am in the Hall
Peter Mumford, who spoke after the 10.30 Mass last week about the
‘Recovery Programme’, will be sharing some thoughts on:
'Addiction and Faith', this could be a great opportunity to get people thinking, and en-courage and support folk on their journey of faith. Colin Messenger
Today!” Sunday 30th September
Free admission
Music Marathon of non stop extravaganza
of musical performances 12noon to 6.00pm
Come along to hear an amazi ng afternoon of music
making with a variety of performers including local choirs,
OK Music School musicians, and an opera singer and
many more!
All money raised will go towards expanding the
OK Music School for Children and Young peope with
additional needs.
Empanadas - stalls- refreshments -games- food
and wine– cake stall- tombola.
OSTAKAR KRAUS MUSIC TRUST
Staff Vacancies
Required Immediately Mid Day Supervisors
Term-time only 11.30-1.30pm weekdays
Teaching Assistant 20 hours 8.15am-12.15pm
For further details and application pack please contact
