Mass Intentions This Week 8 December: Saturday
THE IMMACULATE CONCEPTION OF
THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY
10:00 Eucharistic Service
18:00 Deceased Members of the Sweeney &
Heskin Families 9 December:
SECOND SUNDAY OF ADVENT
08:30 Ellen (Nell) Collins RIP *
10:00 Ines, Gerald & Godwin Zampa *
12:00 Lawrence Periera + 14:00 Igbo Community Mass 10 December: Monday
10:00 Helena Mazur RIP 11 December: Tuesday
10:00 Gerry Bohan RIP 12 December: Wednesday 10:00 Intentions of Oscar Fernandez 13 December: Thursday SAINT LUCY 10:00 Arthur Fairservice RIP 14 December: Friday
10:00 Gerry Finigan RIP 15 December: Saturday
10:00 Eucharistic Service
18:00 Martin McCorry RIP # 16 December:
THIRD SUNDAY OF ADVENT
08:30 Michael O’Brien RIP #
10:00 Celso Gacio RIP # ~
12:00 Speciose Kalimira # + With Baptism
* With Children’s Liturgy
# With Foodbank Sunday
~ With Uniformed Groups
9th December 2018 Second Sunday of Advent (page 84 of Parish Mass Book) YEAR C
Parish Priest: Fr. Keith Sylvia 147 Bingham Road, Addiscombe, Croydon CR0 7EN. Phone 020-8654 1709
email:[email protected] website: www.addiscombecatholicchurch.com
Diocesan website: www.rcsouthwark.co.uk
Office Hours: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday & Friday: 9am - 3pm Wednesday: Closed
SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION:
Weekdays after 10am Mass Every Saturday at 5pm Or by appointment
Our Lady of the Annunciation
CHURCH CLEANING: Team A
The prophets – we have the examples
of Isaiah and John the Baptist in today’s
readings — were in no doubt that people
sinned and that the people of God had fallen
into sin. Yet, when they call the people ‘to
repent’ they start looking forward not
backwards. To repent is to start anew, to make sure that the former ways
disappear, that a new way of living appears. The repentance is the act of
preparing the way for the Lord to come along. Repentance is change so
that in the future all can see the salvation of God. Christians have never been in doubt that humanity had fallen into
sin and needed a redeemer. But to say it needed a redeemer is to look
forward. God’s justice was not the destruction of the sinful people, but to
send his Son. When Jesus came he was not here to punish for the past,
but to be the redeemer who would open up the future after sin and its
effects. Jesus called us to a new way of living, he did not come ‘to call to
account’ for the past. As we look forward to the celebration of the coming of the saviour
we have produced some handouts for you to take and give to someone
you know who might be ready to receive Christ into their lives this
Christmas. Be their John the Baptist! Encourage them to come with you
to Mass. You may change their lives. Continue to remember in your prayers Fr. Jackson Sebastian as he
prepares to join us here at Our Lady’s, and for our continuing
preparations to receive him and make him welcome.
We pray for the sick in our Parish: Elizabeth Damsel, Fr David Peck, Sheila Minus, Lauren Horwood, Sharon Gillett,
Dominic Audibert-Moloney, Marc Simpson, Isabella Ress We pray for parishioners whose anniversaries occur this Week: David Mahoney, Candida "Peggy" Corner, Baby
Martin Moss, Salvatore Parise, Bridget Coughlan, Rodney Burleigh, Ralph Rayner, Mary Sims, Monica O'Donnell,
Kazimierz (Charlie) Martynski, Baby Lilly Beaven, Irene D’Rosario, Kathleen Evans, Maureen Hayes, Freda Santry,
Eugene Baptiste, Martin McCorry, Gerry Finigan, Massimina Oriani, Joseph Cruz, Victor Michael, Louise Carter, Elsie
Carpenter, Sr. Elizabeth Craig, Ellen Curry, John Knight, Baby James Naylor
COLLECTIONS
Many thanks for your generosity at our annual Toy Collection last weekend, see overleaf for the toy sorting date. This
week is the monthly ACA collection, with proceeds going to the New Addington Homeless Outreach. Next week there
will be a second collection for The Barnabus Fund.
** Don’t forget - Next weekend is Foodbank Sunday! Please leave donations in the porch. Thank you. **
MEETINGS SVP: Tuesday 11th at 8pm (PRC)
RCIA: Wednesday 12th at 8pm (PRC)
LAST WEEK’S OFFERTORY
Loose cash £ 621.00
Gift Aid Envelopes £ 607.02
S/Os £ 975.00
Total £ 2203.02
EUCHARISTIC ADORATION
Every Friday 10.30am - 8pm In The Sacred Heart Chapel
SOCIAL CLUB Sunday Evening Entertainment
Sunday, 9th December: The Mustang Showband
Sunday, 16th December: Eugene Doonan The Christmas & New Year programme for the Social Club will
include: - Members' Party on Friday, 21st December from 7.30pm; all
Members must confirm their attendance by 16th December.
- Christmas Celebration on Sunday, 23rd December with
entertainment by Finbar & Paul.
- Tea Dance on Thursday, 27th December from 3.00pm.
- New Year Party on Sunday, 30th December with entertainment by
Ally Harron & Marian Curry. Light refreshments will be served. We very much hope that members of the Parish Community will join
us in our celebrations for the Festive Season. Thank you to our Members, their Guests and the Parish Community
for your support of our recent fundraising evening with Declan
Nerney. The event raised £3,500.00 for the CCU Appeal at King's
College Hospital. On Sunday, 16th December the Social Club will be making
presentations to the PICU at the Royal Brompton Hospital and the
Brain Tumour Charity. Coming soon .............................. Tina Turner Tribute Evening: Friday, 18th January. Tickets at
£10.00 each will be available from Sunday, 30th December. All
proceeds from this event will be given to support the Addiscombe
Guides tour to Switzerland next summer.
Items for collection: L Padain, Mr & Mrs Achilleas, C Wallace, N Akinyemi, C Burrows, J Murphy, S Wilson, A Rodrigues, V Lippet, G Slater Baptism certificates: A Czajor, C Arhin, R Dos Remedios, N Dixie, N Walsh, L Callus, B Duddy
A CONCERT AT CHRISTMAS On Wednesday 12th December at 8pm The Carroll Singers (a local
choir of ex-Coloma pupils) will present 'A Concert at Christmas' at St
Mary's Help of Christians, Coulsdon Road, Old Coulsdon. It
promises to be an evening full of Seasonal music, to enhance your
Christmas preparations. The Concert is free but there will be a
retiring collection to raise money for new windows at St Mary's
Church. All are welcome.
NOT A MILK BOTTLE TOP!
In the milk-bottle top box in the church porch I found a yale-type key
with a key fob "Birkbeck, University of London". I assume it wasn't
meant to be thrown out so please let me know it's been dropped
inadvertently and I'll put it on the lost property shelf.
Andy Bebington - [email protected]
ADDISCOMBE WINTER CARNIVAL
TODAY - Sunday 9th December from midday to 11pm We have been asked to publicise this new local event being held in
Ashburton Hall, the refurbished library in Ashburton Park. There will
be live performances, including St Mildred’s choir at 6pm, local
businesses, live music, meet santa, craft stalls as well as stalls for all
ages. The profits will go to St. Mildred’s “drop in” This is an ideal
time to have a closer look at this restored beautiful building.
THE JUBILATE CHOIR: Will perform Haydn’s Little Organ
Mass and Vaughan Williams’ Fantasia on Christmas Carols as part of
their concert on 15th December at 7.30pm at St Matthew’s
Church, Chichester Rd CR0 5NQ. Tickets at the door - adults £12,
children aged 16 and under £3. Do come and support us!
REPOSITORY CHRISTMAS has arrived in the REPOSITORY SHOP, with all
sorts of lovely new Christmassy things. Advent Calendars and other
Calendars, Candles, Cribs: large and small, Decorations, Gifts, and
a wide selection of cards. It’s well worth a look!
WOODSIDE BEREAVEMENT SERVICE (WBS) Please continue to support WBS for the next 12 months by simply
following these EASY STEPS? * If you are already a Co-Op member, go to coop.co.uk/
membership/causes and select Woodside Bereavement Service and
1% of all you spend on Co-op branded items for the next 12 months
will go to the charity. * If you are not a Co-Op member, get a temporary card next time
for £1 you visit the Co-op and register it at coop.co.uk/register. You
will then get a permanent card and can then follow the steps above. It's as easy as that to make a difference without having to give up
your time or money!
A big THANK YOU from all those we support.
TOY SORTING - TUESDAY 11th DECEMBER
7pm in the Large Hall Following our toy collection last weekend, all our confirmandii and
other young people of the Parish are invited to come along to the
large hall to help sort & organise the gifts! Thanks for your continued
support. It’s a fun and rewarding evening, so please come along!
CROYDON GOAN’S CHRISTMAS DO
Saturday 15th December in the Large Hall 6.30 - 11pm For tickets, please contact Fiona Lobo on 07796 238009 or Vince
Fernandes 020 8764 8780.
Adults 18+ - £10 12 to 18 - £8 Children 2 to 11 - £5
to include a meal, live music, Santa visit, mulled wine, mince pies!
Please also see the flyer in the porch.
ADVENT EVENTS ST THOMAS BECKET CAROL SERVICE:
Thursday 13th at 2pm in the Church. All are welcome. EVERYONE’S NATIVITY: Sunday 16th at 3pm - see notice ADVENT RECONCILIATION SERVICE:
Thursday 20th December at 7.30pm with visiting priests
EVERYONE’S NATIVITY
There will be an "Everyone's Nativity" held on Sunday 16th
December at 3pm here at Our Lady's, followed by refreshments in
the large hall. If any child OR adult would like to take part please
come to the church on the day dressed as a character from the
Nativity. It doesn't matter how many Mary's, Joseph's, Donkeys,
Innkeepers, Stars, Shepherds, Wise Men, Angels and King Herod's
we have, everyone will be included! All members of the Parish are
welcome!
TAKE SOME TIME TO REFLECT THIS ADVENT Advent is a very special season of the year – and yet it can sometimes
pass us by, because we’re so busy preparing for Christmas. For the
past couple of years, our diocesan Spirituality Commission
has produced a series of short daily emails, to help us focus on the
true meaning of Advent. These have been very well received, so we
would like to make more people aware of them. To sign up, please
visit www.southwarkdsc.org.uk
THANK YOU FROM THE FOODBANK!
Leslie Holland, who spoke after Mass last Foodbank Sunday, would
like to extend her sincere thanks on behalf of the Vine Foodbank for
the very generous donations from our parishioners! Amongst the
donations was a Study Experience blue lanyard with a small key
on it - please contact the parish office if it belongs to you!