Sacraments & Devotions: See below & parish website for details. Parish Priest Canon John Weatherill [email protected]Assistant Priest Fr Francis Murphy [email protected]Canon Frank O’Sullivan (retired) Parish Secretary Rebecca Roberts [email protected]PARISH OFFICE CLOSED during lockdown Hall Bookings Barbara Baster [email protected]Gift Aid Co-ordinator Phil Strugnell [email protected]@JTB Purley Next Sunday’s Readings Please refer to Universalis or the website of the Bishops’ conference of England and Wales- Liturgy Office. Regular Events and Activities Currently suspended. Livestreaming of Mass at St. John the Baptist Next Sunday, First Sunday of Advent and the beginning of the new Church year, we will be livestreaming Mass at 10 a.m. without a congregation as we will still be in “lockdown.” More details next week. We will be at churchservices.tv/purley. St John the Baptist Catholic Church 48 Dale Road, Purley, CR8 2EF 020 8660 3815 To help us cover our fixed costs, if you wish you can make a direct bank transfer to the parish bank account: St. John the Baptist, Purley Account No. 79116345 (60-50-01) Masses with congregations are suspended due to COVID-19 regulations OUR CHURCH IS OPEN FOR PRIVATE INDIVIDUAL PRAYER MONDAY TO SATURDAY 9 AM - 12 NOON (EUCHARISTIC ADORATION ON SATURDAYS) MAXIMUM OF 30 PEOPLE AT ANY ONE TIME YOU MUST WEAR A NOSE & MOUTH COVERING WHILST IN CHURCH Please pray for those who have recently died including: Philomena Cassin, Michael Stephen Hill and Philomena Bourke; also for those whose anniversaries are at time: Margaret Thalassinos, Francesco De Giorgi, Annie Rossi, Patricia Dobson, Mark Harbour, Rita Putt, Tony Keast, Mary Terese Pauline Smith, Maria Luisa James, John Quilty, Desmond Lomasney, Mary Oldfield and Jean Tomlin; and for those unwell: David Coates, Toni Kowal, Theodora-Angelica Acha, Joanne Walker, Celine McGill, Anne Brownsell, Patrick Sullivan, Jane Pollon, Alan Griffiths, Eileen Delaney, Douglas Johnston, Paddy Doherty, Alan Watson, Derek Harris, Desmond Sheriff, Teresa Holmes, Ted Hoar, Catherine Josephine Fahy, Eilis Doc Tor, and Imelda McLoughlin. SUNDAY 22ND NOVEMBER 2020 OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST, KING OF THE UNIVERSE PSALTER: WEEK 2
Next Sunday’s Readings Please refer to Universalis or the website of the Bishops’ conference of England and Wales- Liturgy Office.
Regular Events and Activities
Currently suspended.
Livestreaming of Mass at St. John the Baptist Next Sunday, First Sunday of Advent and the beginning of the new Church year, we will be livestreaming Mass at 10 a.m. without a congregation as we will still be in “lockdown.” More details next week. We will be at churchservices.tv/purley.
St John the Baptist Catholic Church 48 Dale Road, Purley, CR8 2EF020 8660 3815
To help us cover our fixed costs, if you wish you can make a direct bank transfer to the parish bank account: St. John the Baptist, Purley Account No. 79116345 (60-50-01)
Masses with congregations are suspended due to COVID-19 regulations
OUR CHURCH IS OPEN FOR PRIVATE INDIVIDUAL PRAYER MONDAY TO SATURDAY 9 AM - 12 NOON
(EUCHARISTIC ADORATION ON SATURDAYS) MAXIMUM OF 30 PEOPLE AT ANY ONE TIME
YOU MUST WEAR A NOSE & MOUTH COVERING WHILST IN CHURCH
Please pray for those who have recently died including: Philomena Cassin, Michael Stephen Hill and Philomena Bourke; also for those whose anniversaries are at time: Margaret Thalassinos, Francesco De Giorgi, Annie Rossi, Patricia Dobson, Mark Harbour, Rita Putt, Tony Keast, Mary Terese Pauline Smith, Maria Luisa James, John Quilty, Desmond Lomasney, Mary Oldfield and Jean Tomlin; and for those unwell: David Coates, Toni Kowal, Theodora-Angelica Acha, Joanne Walker, Celine McGill, Anne Brownsell, Patrick Sullivan, Jane Pollon, Alan Griffiths, Eileen Delaney, Douglas Johnston, Paddy Doherty, Alan Watson, Derek Harris, Desmond Sheriff, Teresa Holmes, Ted Hoar, Catherine Josephine Fahy, Eilis Doc Tor, and Imelda McLoughlin.
SUNDAY 22ND NOVEMBER 2020 OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST, KING OF THE UNIVERSE PSALTER: WEEK 2
Tuesday 24th November SS Andrew Dung-Lac and Companions, Martyrs
Int. Canon John Sandy Kent RIP
Wednesday 25th November
Derek O’Brian RIP Kamal Padmasiri RIP
Thursday 26th November
Daniel Barba RIP Carol Chamberlain RIP
Friday 27th November
Pauline Royle RIP Int. Catherine Taylor
Saturday 28th November Int. Kathy Skelly
Margaret Mackay RIP
Sunday 29th November First Sunday of Advent
10:00 Livestreamed Mass Mr. S M George RIP
Tom Duffy RIP
PARISH NEWS
PRIMARY SCHOOL 2021 ADMISSIONS: For those carers or parents who wish to apply for a primary school place for their child, intake September 2021: Please submit your child’s “Parish Priest’s Reference Form” to the office in the Presbytery via the letterbox. Please provide the child’s baptism details, if at St. John the Baptist, or otherwise a photocopy of the baptism certificate. Canon John will contact you, if there are any queries.In this time of “lockdown” completed forms will be posted direct to the school, as the schools in fact request.
Margaret Roper Catholic Primary School: See a virtual tour video at “Explore the School” on the school’s website homepage: www.margaretroper.croydon.sch.uk.
November: Month of the Holy Souls: In November particularly we remember the deceased. If you would like to provide names of deceased loved ones, whose names are not yet in our Book of Remembrance and/or make an offering, please do so by using your own envelope and posting it through the letterbox at the presbytery. Alternatively email us the names. Donations can also be made direct to the parish bank account (details on Newsletter).The Masses will be offered for the Holy Souls. New names of the deceased will be added to our Book of Remembrance in the sanctuary.
Purley Catenians:We are a local group of Catholic family men who come together in faith and friendship. We are continuing to meet once a month on Zoom to pray together and to share what’s happening locally in our lives. If you would like to know more about us or join one of our meetings please contact Richard Waller (02086683825) or Mike Fisher ([email protected])
