Sunday 26th February 8th Sunday Ordinary Time (Year A) DAY FOR THE UNEMPLOYED

09.00 Lily de Souza [RIP A] 10.30 Colette & Dony Regan

12.00 Fred Birch [RIP]

18.30 Bridie Reardon 70th Birthday

Monday 27th February 09.30 Teresa O’Sullivan Feria 18.30 Eileen O’Driscoll

Tuesday 28th February 09.30 Margaret Blake [RIP] Feria. 18.30 Tadeusz Stepien

Wednesday 1st March 09.30 Nonie Fitzpatrick [RIP] St Boniface School attending

ASH WEDNESDAY 12:00 Theresa Lawrence, RIP

20:00 The Kerins Family Thursday 2nd March 09.30 Julie Matthews (Well Being) Feria 10.30 Funeral Mass: JOHN MCNAMARA [RIP] 18.30 Salvatore Diana [RIP} Friday 3rd March 09.30 Vincent Herbert [RIP] Feria. 18.30 Mrs Marcella Devlin

Saturday 4th February 09.30 Margaret Burns

St. Casimir 18.30 Jeremiah Hartigan [RIP 11A]

Sunday 5th March FIRST SUNDAY OF LENT (Year A)

09.00 Helacio Cubero [RIP]

10.30 Joan Hayes

12.00 Sr. Monica Higgins [RIP]

18.30 Mr & Mrs McCormack

25th & 26th FEBRUARY 4th & 5th MARCH

LITURGICAL READERS (please collect a copy of the rota) Sat18.30 Robi EKennedy, Matchel Bibat Ethna Power, Katherine Bennett

09.00 Sandra Nyakudya, Jeanet Leyton Pat Connors, Luiza Lobo

10.30 Kieran Kelly, Monique Roseberg Brownies & Guides 12.00 Calynn Da Cunha,

Charmaine Fernandes Sharon Wrightman, Mathewson Matthews

18.30 Ivon A Kandiah, Emie Roberts Michael Lobo, Sally Canizo

EUCHARISTIC MINISTERS (please collect a copy of the rota)

Sat 18.30 Matchel Bibat, Belmira Fernandes, Mario Fernandes

Doris Cubero, Daniel Fernades, Sofia Fernandes

09.00 Luiza Lobo, Any 2 other EMs please Mary Donoghue, Monique Sinfailam, Pat Willis

10.30 Edy Endoza, Valrose Hayes, Deuwayne Ikpoh

Josie McCarthy, Brenda McGrath, Rui Rodriquez

12.00 Angelo Aningalan, David Lobo, Rosemary Kanagaratnam

Virginia Francois, Peter Gilroy, Damian P Keeling

18.30 Barrie Ellis Daley, Isabella Mitchell, Kirsty Thomas

Michael Lobo, Yannick Mango, Sharon Wrightman

Church Cleaning: Team 4: Mon. 20th February 10am Team 1: Sat. 4th March 10am

Coffee Morning:

Cathryn Nasse, Mary Orr, Nadia Ward

Kasia Adamczyk, Emma Rinaldi, Kasia Wilcczak-Kuras

ST BONIFACE PARISH, TOOTING 185 Mitcham Road, London SW17 9PG

Tel. 020 8672 2345 Tweet at: @BonifaceTooting E-mail: parishpriest@stbonifacetooting.org.uk

Website: www.stbonifacetooting.org.uk www.facebook.com/stbonifacetooting

Priests: Fr Shaju, Fr Kurt & Fr Obina

For Parish Hall Bookings, please contact the secretary on 020 8672 2345 PARISH OFFICE HOURS 10.00—13.00: Mon, Tue, Thu & Fri.

St George’s Hospital Chaplaincy Fr Jonathon Routh

020 8725 3069 (Office) 020 8672 1255 (Switchboard)

St Boniface R.C. School Undine Street, Tooting, SW17 8PP

Head teacher: Mrs S. Kerins Ph: 020 8672 5874

EIGHTH SUNDAY OF ORDINARY TIME (A) 26th February 2017

“No one can be the slave of two masters: he will either hate the

first and love the second.” Mt 6:24

Nobody doubts the need for prudence and for providing for the foreseeable needs of the future. However, just as important for our wellbeing is the kind of basic trust and optimism commended by Jesus. His words offer a radical antidote to being overburdened by caution and afraid of the risks of living. We really do need the sense that Someone up there is looking after me. Today’s Gospel reminds us that we need to make a choice in life, and decide what is the most important thing we need to be truly successful. Which of two loyalties are we going to be bound by – is it the God we believe in, or is it this world in which we live? If we decide that God is first, then we will have a choice on what really counts. If money is our first choice, then things will be very different. What is the most important

thing in my life? What counts more than all others for me?

Adoration & Morning Prayer

Monday-Saturday: 08.45 & First Friday at 5.15pm

Sacrament of Reconciliation

Saturday: 11.30-12.30

& 17.45-18.15

Monday 27th February

Tuesday 28th February

Parent & Toddler Group

(9.30-11.00 Function Suite)

Charismatic Prayer Group

(19.00 Church)

Wednesday 1st March

Rosary Prayer Group (19.00 Presbytery Meeting Room)

Thursday 2nd March

Bible Study Group (13.30 Presbytery Meeting Room)

Knit & Natter Group (15.00 Presbytery Meeting Room)

Legion of Mary (19.15 Presbytery Meeting Room)

Tamil Mass (19.30 Church)

Friday 3rd March

10.00 Divine Mercy Chaplet 50+ Club (14.00 Function Suite)

Parish Open House (18.00-19.30 in the Presbytery)

Novena to St Anthony

Tuesday 10am Divine Mercy Chaplet

Friday 10am

Please do not consume food & drink in the Church for both children & adults. The Parish is very happy that we have special places in the Church for people

with pushchairs and prams. Please leave these spaces free for whom they

were intended. We also thank all parents for bringing their children to the Church and being

part of our family. If your children are getting restless,

please take them to the CRY CHAPEL.

CHILDREN’S RETREAT Parish wishes to thank all of you who

supported and prayed for the retreat. It

was so encouraging that 263 children and

young people attended the retreat.

Special thanks to SEHION UK who

conducted it and all those helped at the

retreat. Well done!

RETREAT FOR PARENTS & COUPLES Our children have shown an extra ordinary example for us that how we should renew our commitment as a Christian. Now they are asking their parents to do a retreat. So Parish is organising a Retreat for COUPLES & PARENTS ON Saturday 3rd June 11am-3pm. All the parents & couples are requested to this date in your diary.

VISIT OF BISHOP PAUL MASON

We welcome new auxiliary bishop of our

diocese, Bishop Paul Mason, to our Parish

this Sunday. He will celebrate 12:00 Mass

and will be very happy to see you in the

Parish Hall after the Mass.

ASH WEDNESDAY (a day of fasting

& abstinence) is this

Wednesday.

Masses: 9.30am, 12noon &

8pm

ALTAR SERVERS’ PARENTS MEETING

Parents of all the Altar Servers are

requested to come for a meeting on

Saturday at 3pm on 4th March to

discuss how we can encourage and care

for our Altar Servers and also to plan out

Altar Servers & Their Family Day.

CAKE MAKING, BAKING & DECORATING SESSION

Our 20’s & 30’s group is organising a cake baking and decorating after noon on Saturday 1st April 2pm-4pm in the Parish Hall. All those who are in 18-39 years are most welcome.

CHILDREN’S CHOIR Children’s Choir will resume rehearsal on Sunday 5th March at 4pm. All the children’s Choir members are requested to attend. New Members: if any child wishes to join the Choir, please fill in a form which can be found on Information Rack in the Porch and hand over to a priest or in the parish Office.

BEREAVEMENT SUPPORT MEETING

Thanks for all those attended the first gathering. The next informal gathering is on Saturday 18th March at 3pm in the presbytery. If anyone is going through bereavement, any kind of loss, separation, difficulty in relationships, depression, addiction etc and wishes to get one to one support, please do contact Fr Shaju. We are happy to provide counselling .

CONFIRMATION PREPARATION FOR ADULTS

If adult has not been confirmed and wishes to be confirmed, please complete one of the application forms available at the back of the church and return it to the parish office. Last date to submit the form is Friday 3rd March.

SCHOOL SUPPLEMENTARY FORMS

If any parent/guardian wishes to seek admission in a catholic school for the next three years and would like to get a reference from the parish in the

supplementary form, you should fill in a Mass attendance sheet. The first of these is done on this weekend 25/26 February. Please do collect a sheet from one of the priests, fill in either in the Porch or the Hall and drop in the box provided in the Porch. Please Note: only parent/ guardian should fill the sheet and the hand writing should match.

PARISH OPEN HOUSE

If you need to see a priest please drop in

without an appointment during the Parish

Open House at the Presbytery. The next

Open House is on Friday 3rd March from

6pm to 7.30pm.

ST PATRICK’S DAY CELEBRATIONS

St Patrick’s Day celebrations in our Parish is on Friday 17th March. Irish and Nigerian community are having a special feast day Mass at 6.30pm followed by feast day celebration in the hall: Irish Dance, Irish Stew, Guinness and lot more. You all are invited.

Bible Study Group: Letters of St Paul

Our Bible study group meets on Thursdays at 1.30pm in the presbytery meeting room. All are welcome to attend.

SVP CAKE SALE Please support the cake sale this Sunday 26th February after the 10.30 Mass in aid of the SVP in the Parish Hall.

GUIDES CAKE SALE Please support the Guides cake sale on Sunday 5th March after the 10.30am Mass World Wildlife Fund (WWF).

FUTURE PARISH EVENTS There are a number of parish events coming up. Please note the dates so that you will be able to take part.

A retreat day for readers and ministers of Holy Communion on Saturday 25th March from 11am-3pm.

A retreat day for choir members on

Saturday 6th May from 11am-2pm. The 110th anniversary of the dedication

of our church on 27 April 2017.

2nd Collection This Weekend

Diocesan second collection to support

smaller parishes in the Diocese.

OFFERTORY COLLECTION The collection last weekend was £2,192.56

[Loose plate 57%; Gift Aid 43%].

Thank you for your generosity.

All those who are celebrating their birthday or wedding anniversary this

week, the Parish wishes you every blessing and thank God for you, a

special gift to the Parish.

PARISH PRAYER LIST Please remember in your prayers all those on our parish prayer list.

The sick: Giuseppe Piccinini, Aires Fernandes, Sherifa Joseph, Veronica Antao, Christina Grogan, Ian Addison, Matilda Addison, Maria Da Silva, Betty Joyce, J J Hogan, Tony Hardy, Esther Daley, Clifford Tetteh, Norman Mendonca, Irene Mendonca, Idan Vijay, Thomas McDermott, Eula Britto, Geoffrey Blwyddin, Diego Pinto.

Recently Deceased: Theresa Lawrence, Lorna Charles-Agbowu, Terence McLoughlin Theresa Lawrence, Anne Richardson, Yvonne Wise, Heleno Magro, Ruth Coombs, Ann Murphy, Espicia Monteiro, Luiza Pires, Barbara Bainbridge, Fr Andrew Fernandes.

Anniversaries: Annette Miller, James Jones, Marie Jhugroo, Joseph Oliver, Joy Duggan, Pobre Fernandes, Edward Bambury, Eileen Connolly, Rita Reynolds, Rita Coote, Michael Glakin, Monica D’Souza, Leopoldo Bizzarro, Margaret Fitzgerald, Ivy Grimshaw, Mariette Fleury, Thomas Keating, John Soo, Maria Sukhdeo, Iris Browne, Maria DeSouza, Marie Bowden, James Bates, Laurence Raffertry. May they rest in peace – Amen.

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